Beijing's Best
Great
Wall Badaling
Group Tour
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PRICE TABLE
(Per Person)
in RMB |
in USD |
249 |
38 |
169 |
25.99 |
Free for children under 3,
5% off for children under 12.
5% off with valid student ID.
There are no unscheduled or
mandatory shopping stops.
Climbing Pole Rental:
$6/each/day; $10/pair/day.
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TOUR A1: Great Wall Group Tour on Coach Bus to
Majestic Badaling and Ming Tombs
When you see a photo from the Great Wall of China, chances are
it is from the section at Badaling. The portion of the wall at
Badaling has undergone heavy restoration, and in 1957 it was the
first section of the wall to be open to tourists. Now visited
annually by millions, the immediate area has seen significant
development, including hotels, restaurants, and a cable car. The
recently completed Badaling Expressway connects Badaling with
central Beijing, so our drive will be quick and easy. 
The Ming Tombs, located at about 31 miles outside the city, are
where 13 emperors of the Ming Dynasty are buried. Construction
of the tombs began over 500 years ago by Changling, the second
Ming Dyansty Emperor, and we will visit his tomb, along with the
Ming Tombs entrance of the Sacred Way. The site was constructed
according to the principles of Feng Shui, so there are three
large mountains surrounding the complex, with a river flowing
by. The Ming Tombs and the Great Wall at Badaling are both
UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
Highlights and Time Estimates
1: Pick up service by your tour guide and driver at 7:30-8:00AM
2: Ming Tombs-Driving Time (2 hours)
3: Ming Tombs-Sightseeing (1 hour)
4: Jade Art Restaurant-Lunch (1 hour)
5: Great Wall at Badaling-Sightseeing (2 hours). (Optional: Great Wall Cable Car, not included in tour
price)
6: Typical featured silk shopping on the way back (30 minutes)
7: Drop-off service at your hotel before 6:00PM
Notes: Times listed above may vary due to factors outside the
control of the Tour Guide and Driver (Example- traffic or
weather conditions).
You may find the gifts sold in the gift shops are interesting,
but if not, you are not obligated to buy. You are fine with a
window shopping.
Daily Departure:
Sign up and you'll be on the way!
 Free hotel pick-up & drop-off! Free lunch!
    
Compare with bus tour to Mutianyu, Great Wall.
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DETAILED TOUR ITINERARY
Great
Wall at Badaling & Ming Tombs 1- Day Bus or Coach Tour
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Tour
code:
GWA-BJBUS-A1 |
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TOUR DETAILS:
1. Between 7:30-8:00 am our English-speaking guide
will come to your hotel to pick you up, and we will
make the 2 hour drive to the Ming Tombs.
2. We will arrive at the Ming Tombs in the late
morning. There are 13 Ming Dynasty emperors buried
here (along with 23 empresses and a number of
concubines, princes and princesses), thus it is also
called The 13 Mausoleums. These tombs are the best
preserved Chinese imperial tombs and have been
nominated by UNESCO as world cultural heritage. We
will visit the Changling Tomb, where the second
emperor of the Ming Dynasty is buried. This emperor
moved the capital from Nanjing to Beijing, started
construction on the Forbidden City, and started
building the Ming Tombs site.
3. For lunch we will have a Chinese cuisine at the
Jade Art Restaurant, and it will take us about an
hour to have our meal.
4. We’ll then make the short drive to reach the
Great Wall at Badaling. This was the first section
of the Great Wall open to the public, and is the
most famous and well known section of the Great
Wall. This is where U.S. president Nixon came on his
historic trip to China, and is a popular spot for
visiting world leaders and dignitaries (U.S.
President Barack Obama came here in November of
2009). You will have two hours to hike and explore
this section of the Great Wall. (The price of the
cable car to and from the wall is not included in
the tour price.)
5. On our drive back to Beijing, we will stop for a
little bit at a traditional market, where it is not
unusual to get some great bargains, even at less
than 50% of the original asking price. If you are
unsure how to haggle in Chinese, your guide will be
more than happy to help you out!
6. You will be dropped off at your hotel at no later
than 6:00pm, ending your day’s sightseeing.
TOUR INCLUSIONS:
1 Hotel pick-up & drop-off service
2 Air-conditioned tour coach
3 English speaking tour guide
4 Entrance tickets as listed on the above itinerary.
5 Chinese lunch (Vegetarian? No problem!)
TOUR EXCLUSIONS:
1. Tip to the guide
2. Personal costs
Other Great Wall Bus Tours:
BEIJING BUS TOUR A2: Great Wall Day Tour - "Graceful Mutianyu
& Underground Palace" (RMB299 or USD44)
 Tour
Attractions: Great Wall at Mutianyu & Underground Palace (Daily)
Click to
learn more about
this mini-bus tour and signup.
BEIJING BUS TOUR A4: Great Wall Hiking Tour -
"Jinshanling-Simatai Challenge" (RMB449 or USD68)
Tour
Attractions: Great Wall hiking from Jinshanling to Simatai (Daily)
Click to
learn more about
this mini-bus tour and signup.
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