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PRICE TABLE (Per Person)
Get your breakfast delivered to the watchtower for just USD7.99! Add RMB49/person (or USD7.99/person),
Price has already included all
Day 1: Gubeikou-Jinshanling on Google Earth. Click to enlarge
Day 2: Jiankou to Mutianyu on Google Earth. Click to enlarge
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Sleep on the Great Wall (Choice 1) |
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Sleep in a local hotel or a farmer's house (Choice 2) |
Compare to our new 2X program
with promotional prices to include your one-day sightseeing in
Beijing.
Day-by-day Hiking Itinerary
(B = breakfast, L = lunch, D = dinner)
Day 1
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Beijing-Gubeikou-Jinshanling (L, D. 4-5 hours of hiking)
After the meal, we'll take a break. You can chat with Photographer Duan and visit his mini gallery. As the winner of several photographing contest, he's happy to share his experience in taking Great Wall photos.
Then, before it gets dark, we'll go up to the mountain and sleep overnight in a watch tower. We'll prepare the necessary camping facilities such as sleeping bags so you don't have to bring anything but yourself. Here it is the sound sleeper's paradise - let the mountain valley and the Great Wall echo your snoring sound!
If you prefer sleeping in a local hostel or a farmer's house, you certainly can without extra charge. However, on a raining day with thunder storm in summer or with snow in cold winter, we'll only overnight in a local hotel for safe. Temperature on the Wall is usually 10 degree Celsius lower than the ground.
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Day 2
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Jiankou-Mutianyu-Beijing (B, L. 3-4 hours of hiking)  First thing to do today is to watch the
magnificent sunrise in
early morning. After a hearty breakfast (You can have your breakfast
delivered to the watchtower and enjoy your Great Wall breakfast for
just RMB 100/person. See photo on the right.) with eggs, bread, milk etc., we'll drive to Jiankou and start hiking at Jiankou for
Mutianyu. The Great Wall at Jiankou is located
in the district of Huairou, about 80km/50 northeast of Beijing.
You'll get to a village called Xizaizhi at the bottom of Jiankou Great Wall. In
order to hike on Jiankou, first we have to climb up a path for about
60 minutes to reach the Great Wall. Our hike today will take about 4 hours
and will cover 10km/ 6 miles. The Jiankou section is known for its ruggedness and wild beauty, and you will be in awe of the marvelous views it affords. As soon as we reach Jiankou we will see a deserted watchtower that gives you a panoramic view of the entire valley. In the early morning the view is priceless with its morning fog. This section of the wall is not well known by tourists, although if you see a picture of the Great Wall from exotic traveling magazines, chances are it is from Jiankou. This is the pinnacle of exotic Great Wall scenery.  This part of the wall is often empty, so you will have some peace
and serenity on your hike today. Another highlight of Jiankou is the
enemy observation tower known as, "Ying Fei Dao Yang", so named
because this watchtower was erected on the highest peak in the area,
and eagles and hawks often perch on it. Although the majestic wall
is slowly being conquered by small trees and brambles, but the view
from the top is still stunning!From Jiankou we will cross over onto Mutianyu, a section of the wall that has been largely restored. Although it has gotten a face-lift, it avoids the army of tourists that plague Badaling. Mutianyu offers some breathtaking views of the valley and wall below, and if you look to your right you’ll see a large sign engraved in the side of the mountain encouraging you to “Cherish the teachings of Chairman Mao”. Mutianyu has also become popular for visiting foreign leaders and celebrities (former U.S. President Clinton visited Mutianyu on one of his trips to China). You can hike down to the parking lot, take a cable car, or take a toboggan ride (highly recommended, and lots of fun!) down to meet our driver. We will then have a lunch at a local restaurant. We will then drive back to Beijing and drop you off at your hotel. This trip can be taken at any point in the year. Even in winter the snow-covered wall makes for perfect scenery.
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We will pick you up at your hotel, and drive directly to the 
Then we'll
take you to have a gorgeous Chinese countryside style dinner served by a local housewife
(Photographer Mr. Duan's wife, middle in the left photo) and
her niece with traditional Chinese dishes and dumpling. Mr. Duan is famous for Great Wall photographing and is a
winner of several national awards. In his restaurant, his wife will
serve you Kong Pao Chicken, Stewed beef and potato, Green Pepper and
Pork, Fried Tofu in Spicy Sauce, Fried Egg Tomato, Sweet and Sour
Chicken, and lots of vegetables (great for vegetarians), and soup.
She changes her menu daily so you may have some different dishes on
a certain day. What's more important is that all the
vegetables she uses are planted in her yard, so it is organic and
fresh! Rice and Chinese dumpling are also fresh and of genuine
local flavor. Drink is unlimited. You also can also drink
as much beer as you want! 
Included:
*Entrance fees *Expert English-speaking tour guide
We have up to 8 different routes for overnight hiking and
camping on the
Great Wall!
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FAQs about Two-Day Great Wall Camping Tour
Q: How far of a
drive is it to the Great Wall for Day 1 (hours, please)?
Q. Where do we sleep at night? In a room or in a tent? Do you expect us to bring along the tent, or will you provide this? A: You could choose to camp on the Wall or to stay in a local family’s home for the overnight. For the people prefer to camp, we will provide the camping gear like tent, sleeping bag and sleeping mat, but impossible to have a shower. If you prefer to stay in a local family’s home, you are supposed to stay in a room with two bed, public washroom and shower room.
Q: Do we have options about the food to be served? What will be served during hiking? As I am a vegetarian, I would like to check that beforehand to avoid any surprises. A: We could provide vegetarian food if you told us before. Please refer to our lunch list for a brief idea of the two picnic lunch. Dinner will be arranged at local family’s home, generally provide Chinese food with both vegetable and meat.
Q: Can we bring water to the Great
Wall?
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