TOUR 7A: The secret Great Wall hike from the Ocean

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 We will transfer you to the airport from your hotel in Beijing as a way to say thank you for choosing Great Wall Adventure Club. 

 We begin our journey with a 4-hour drive to Old Dragon's Head and onto Shanhaiguan Pass. We will visit the Shanhaiguan Great Wall Museum, where you will hear about the history and military strategy of this section of the wall, as well as displaying military relics. After a wonderful dinner, we will tour the Old Town of Shanhaiguan, which will give you a chance to learn about the culture and history of hundreds of years.
 

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Meals: Breakfast: Lunch: Dinner:

Accommodation: Shanghaiguan Hotel or similar

 Jiaoshan Peak is known as "the first mountain of the Great Wall." Jiaoshan ancient wall will bring you back in time. It has four gates: the east gate "zhendong", the west gate "welcome," the south gate "wangyang," and the north gate "weiyuan." The Great Wall in the east leads directly to the Bohai Sea, and there is a small town inside Guancheng. Only two sides are gates, forming an angle with other small cities in the city. The further you hike the wall, the more it becomes deteriorated. We will drive to Dongjiakou Great Wall and rest overnight there.  
 

Distance: 9 km Time: 4 hours  

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Meals: Breakfast: Lunch: Dinner:

Accommodation: Shanghaiguan Hotel or similar

 We start with a trip to the East Qing Tombs. These are the best-preserved tombs in China. They hold the following:

Five emperors

Four empresses

Five imperial concubines

One princess

Placed in order of the most distinguished and senior members.
 

We will then hike the Huangyaguan Great Wall section. Here you will come across a pattern. This pattern is known as the “Bagua pattern,” a unique labyrinth designed to confuse, fool, and trap enemies..  
 

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Meals: Breakfast: Lunch: Dinner:

Accommodation: Huangyaguan Hotel or similar

Fort (Taipingzhai) is where we begin today’s journey; it starts from Banlagang Mountain in the east and finishing at Guafu Tower, known as Widow Tower in the west. 

Making our way westward, we will reach the steepest part of this section, the Huangyan 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. We will then drive to Jinshanling, and there we will rest for the night. 

Distance: 9 km 

Time: 4 hours 

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Meals: Breakfast: Lunch: Dinner:

Accommodation: Huangyaguan Hotel or similar

The Simatai Great Wall is the only Great Wall in China that retains the original appearance of the Ming Dynasty. It is a precious world cultural heritage. It was named "Top 25 Sceneries in the World Not to Be Missed" by the British Times. 

The destination Jinshanling is where you will hike to and is a place that the whole world sees as it's the most photographed area of the Great Wall. 

Tonight, we will camp on the Great Wall in an ancient watchtower.

Distance: 8 km

Time: 3.5 Hours

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Meals: Breakfast: Lunch: Dinner:

Accommodation: Camping on the Wall!

 Adventure through the most ancient battlefield of The Great Wall named Gubeikou. This section was used against the Japanese in the WWII. 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. We will transfer to Jiankou, where we will sleep tonight.

Distance: 11 km 

Time: 4.5 Hours

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Meals: Breakfast: Lunch: Dinner:

Accommodation: Miss-U-Much Hostel  

This area is very beautiful and 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 for its ‘wildness’ 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.

We will cross to Mutianyu, a half-rebuilt section famous for its unique beauty and importance of being a military imperial guard for Beijing since ancient times.

That ends our week-long adventure. 

Distance: 9 km

Time: 4 Hours

INCLUDED

Meals: Breakfast: Lunch: Dinner:

Accommodation: Good Fortune Inn

We are also caring for a vegetarian diet and gluten-free cuisine when required. We will inform the chefs in the restaurants and hotels we will visit in advance, so there are no speed bumps on your journey.