* The rare opportunity to sleep on the Great Wall and wake up to a beautiful sunrise
* The views and landscape from the Great Wall are magnificent
* The best sections of the Great Wall picked out by our most experienced guides
* A rare chance to spend a night camping on the Great Wall
* An Iron man Triathlon-style of extreme hiking, the distance is about 80kms!
* All meals are included!
Huanghuacheng sits near a lake and a reservoir. The crescent-shaped reservoir is called Huanghuacheng Reservoir, while the name of the lake is Jintang. Today we'll walk from the Wall on the east side of the reservoir and continue to the Westside and to end at Xishuiyu for 8 or 9 hours.
It might not be the highest, longest, or most challenging stretch of Wall, but Huanghuacheng's water features create a variety of scenery, unlike any other section. It also hosts a perhaps unrivalled choice of activities. Besides walks on the rather tastefully restored portion, there is also a unique range of boat trips, including sightseeing cruises, rowing boats upon the Haoming Lake that the Wall encircles. One of the best things about the Huanghuacheng Great Wall, it is mostly quite. Compared to other sections, this is a fantastic area of the Great Wall that is both unique and holds an exciting past.
Distance: 18 kms
Hours: 8-9
INCLUDED
Meals: B, L,D
Accommodation: Camping on the Great Wall
This is a stunning area widely known for its white glow and its steepness. Known as 'Arrow Nock' in English as it features an arrow-shaped mountain. It was built in the Ming Dynasty era (1368 - 1644). Today The Great Wall at Jiankou retains its original appearance since its construction in 1368. It is known as the wild section, otherwise untouched, unrestored, and has all its history on display for you to see! One of the most notable features is its zigzags for 9.3 miles.
Tonight, we will camp on the Great Wall in an ancient watchtower.
INCLUDED
Distance: 17 km
Hours: 8-9
Meals: B, L, D
Accommodation: Camping on the Wall
This is a very intensive hike on the Great Wall, but once completed, it is more than worth it.
Gubeikou is unique in its way as it varies in size and design. It is a long windy wall which is very steep. This view is terrific and you will get to take it all in for about 10km. The Jinshanling Great Wall, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, has parts of its wall restored about a quarter. The rest is all unrestored, which gives you a more personal experience of The Great wall bringing you back in time. We will see the sunset while hiking on the wall. In 1933, the Chinese army fought against a Japanese invasion at Gubeikou. After four long months of battling, there were over 5000 Japanese soldiers killed and 9000 Chinese soldiers. You can see that Gubeikou is not merely a relic, but it remained as a battlefield in the modern world.
Distance: 16 kms
Hours: 8
INCLUDED
Meals: B,L,D
Accommodation : Huangyaguan Hotel
Peace Fort (Taipingzhai) is where we begin today's journey.
The characteristics of this section of the Great Wall building are: the wall of the table has bricks and stones, the enemy building has squares and circles, and the building bricks are hollow and solid. There is everything in Guancheng Fortress and the enemy's watergate. Connecting mountains and rivers, the layout is ingenious.
Making our way westward, we will reach the steepest part of this section, the Huangya Sky Ladder. When we climb over the ladder, we will reach the area of the Great Wall built in the Northern Qi Dynasty, marking the end of the Huangyaguan section.
Today is the last day of this iron-man 4UX adventure.
Distance: 23 kms
Hours: 10
INCLUDED
Meals: B,L
"Absolutely fantastic Experience!"
We recently did a 4 day hike of the great wall with Great Wall Adventure Club and it was a truly unforgettable experience. The Great Wall of China is an amazing landmark and what better way to really see it than to walk it for 4 days. The walking was challenging yet rewarding, the accommodation we stayed in was fine and the food over the few days was incredible. Our leader Aaron was fantastic, very talkative, knowledgeable, friendly and spoke good English. Our driver was also great! Highly recommend this company to anyone wanting to see the wall or hike the wall.
- Streety101, Melbourne, Australia on TripAdvisor.
Date of experience: 13 Sep 2016
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