"It was a great experience and we
will remember it forever."
What our heroes are
saying about their Club
 Don't
forget to visit our Hall of Fame to see their
photos.
"Dear Great Wall and all:
I have just
submitted my manuscript to a publisher-two years too late! I thoroughly
appreciate the interaction I & my family had with all of you during that
first week of July. I have attached the final copy of the Beijing Chapter
and International Train K-3 chapter of my story for you. I welcome any
comments or suggestions. Thanks! I wish all of you a happy holiday season
and GREAT new year. Who knows, we might meet again--you know what a small
world we live on! Do take care, and best wishes. Thanks again!--"
John Eyberg, USA
*You can read John's book chapter:
A Tale of Backpackers
in Beijing here.
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"Dear Allan,
We are home safely, and busy with cutting grass and sorting photographs.
Doreen has done a huge heap of washing!
We were enormously pleased to meet you, and especially to meet Mrs Yang.
It made the whole trip much more personal, and we appreciate it very
much.
I must comment on the young man who was our guide in Beijing. Apart from
being a knowledgeable and enthusiastic guide, his concern to help us
when we had the problem at the airport was exemplary. After all, the
problem was my fault - though I am sure Qatar Airways used my
non-confirmation as a cheaper alternative than simply saying the flight
was overbooked. Andy treated us as though we were members of his family,
and stayed with us until everything possible had been done to find us a
bed for the night and to make sure we would be on the next plane.
All the guides did everything they could to make our visit to China a
success, and we owe you a big debt of gratitude for the way you
organised everything, especially at such short notice when we could not
go to Tibet.
Thank you again. We wish you success in this Olympic year.
Please pass on our best wishes to Mrs Yang,
Sincerely,
Frank and Doreen, Australia
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"remerciements et envoi de photos muraille de chine
Thank's for this great day we spend with you on the
great wall, fantastic feeling, very good organization, thanks a lot to
Bruce , our tour guide.
I send you 10 photos about the small group composed of
Zac,Robine,Colette,Bruce and me during this one-day hiking on 05/19,
2008."
Ange Baron, France
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"This
was a great and professional service from start to finish. I was going
to be making my third trip to the Great Wall with a friend so I wanted
to see a section I hadn't seen before. I found Great Wall Adventure Club
just by doing a search on Google and was very happy with the experience.
I booked a 1 day hiking trek from Jinshanling to Simatai which was a
definitely not a cake-walk but beautiful. Our guide, Mao, was very cool
and knowledgeable about every section of the wall. Even when we asked
off-the-wall questions (no pun intended) he always had an answer. With a
trans-pacific staff they were able to answer my emails at all hours and
right away and they can book tours in all parts of China. They helped me
with a Xi'an tour as well which I didn't end up booking b/c we didn't
have time for it. Their prices are very reasonable and the best part
about GWAC is that I got the feeling from them that they really had my
best interest in mind instead of trying to "upsell" different tours to
make a higher profit.
After having this great experience with the Wall I wouldn't hesitate to
book one of their Tibet hiking treks or Yangtze/Three Gorges tours. "
Nicole, USA
from
http://www.hopstix.com/beijing-activelife/great-wall-adventure-club_5510
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"When my 13 year old son learned we may visit the Great
Wall on our trip to China, his request was to go when there wouldn't be
crowds of people. My trip to the section at Badaling 10 years ago was
crowded, and I was sure it wasn't the Great Wall experience he wanted.
An internet search led me to your website and a day hike from
Jinshanling to Simatai looked like the perfect solution. And it was!
When we arrived at the Wall around 9 AM, we were the only people there.
It was fantastic! The view of the Wall snaking in both directions, with
not another sole in site
was truly breathtaking. We hiked for 5 hours and probably saw another 20
tourists that day. Fernando, our guide, was the best. His English was
great, and we enjoyed his insight into the history of the Wall and daily
life in China. We took several bottles of water each, and a picnic
lunch. Sitting on the Wall, sharing a meal, with the mountains
surrounding you, you have time to actually pinch yourself to make sure
you're not dreaming. After our hiking challenge, we chose to end the
trip with a zip line down. Our day on the Wall was the highlight of our
two weeks in China. If you're looking for an outdoor adventure that can
captivate anyone of any age, I highly recommend this trip!"
Tiffany Willard
Circulation Manager
Points North Magazine
USA
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"Thanks much for giving us the opportunity for a
spectacular hike on the Great Wall! We really enjoyed the time spent
with our guide, Cheney. He was very personable and his knowledge of the
history of the Wall was very beneficial. I would recommend your company
without reservation to anyone considering a visit to one of the world’s
treasures. By the way, I don’t know the name of our driver but his
driving skills are exceptional. The drive to and from the Wall was
almost as much fun as the hike!"
Allan Bloom, USA
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"Hello,
Sorry it took so long to send these pictures. We had some trouble with our
camera storage but we managed to get a backup sent to us. Here are about
14 pictures of our hike. The hike was absolutely amazing under blue skies,
and the
greatwalladventures.com tour was definitely the right choice. We saw
our friends pictures of their trip to Badaling wall and it didn't even
compare to our authenticate experience. Their pictures showed a newly
rebuilt wall while our experience felt like we were standing on ancient
history. It was the highlight of our 5 week trip. Our guide told very
interesting stories along the way. The driver took very good care of us
and even detoured past the Olympic stadium on the drive back to Beijing so
that we could have a look at it. We were very glad to have chosen
GreatWallAdventures.com for our one in a
lifetime adventure."
Ed, Canada
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"I want to thank you for your help in setting up
my Great Wall hike of April 19. Upon arriving in Beijing I called Lisa
and we chatted for a few minutes then Cheney called about 5 min. later.
Cheney was my guide and was very competent. He kept the pace moving and
was sensitive to my not doing this every day as well as his being twice
my age. All went very well, if I could do that hike two or three times a
week it would be a terrific and healthy activity. With considerably
fewer visitors than Badaling I was most pleased. I visited Badaling in
1992 and it was very crowded. My fellow tour participants went to
Badaling and described great crowds. With the unrestored nature, great
vistas, fewer people and some good physical exercise, and history as
related by Cheney it made for the highlight of my trip to China. I am
indeed pleased that this was on the penultimate day of my China journey,
it made the whole trip move at an upwards curve with JinShanLing to
Simatai the top of the curve.
Thanks again for your help! Whenever possible I will recommend this to
others who plan to travel to China.
Michael Merry, UK
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"We had the best time on the wall!!!! I would highly recommend this
trip to anyone. Can you do me a favor? Our guide on the Great Wall was
Lee. While there, a farmer was hand carving sketches in stone at Simatais (
the start of our tour, the end for others). If possible, I would like him
to purchase 3 and mail it to me. I will gladly pay him for the item,
trouble, and postage.
Thanks,"
Wes, USA
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"We had an absolutely wonderful day with Michael. I
don't have access to email
now, so this is short, but we LOVED it. Thanks very much!!"
Lynn, USA
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"Jonah and I are back in the USA .. with many fond memories
of our two weeks and China.. and especially fine members of you all and the wonderful hospitality and assistance you gave to us.. You
made our time in Beijing truly memorable..
Hope all of you are well.. and thank you again.. If any of you come to the
States one day, please let us return the hospitality!!"
Hank Marsh, USA
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"We are back from our magnificent trip to China. Just
loved it.
I will be more than happy to be a reference. I had actually intended to
write a note to thank you and tell you how much we enjoyed our day but
have been so busy.
Our hike on the wall was certainly one of the highlights of our trip.
Although the webpage says it is demanding we certainly managed it fine and
we are 60!
Thanks for having the availability of the hike. It made it so much more
enjoyable having a driver who was very good driver and a pleasant man and
of course Lee who was a pleasure to be with.
Great great day.
Cheers for now!"
Gillian, USA
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"I enjoyed the hike and the guide was great! Thanks
again!"
Jeff, USA
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"We had a wonderful time hiking with
our guide, Lee. The rain did not deter us, and we got some amazing
photos of the wall in the mist. We have attached 3 photos. A few more
will follow in another e-mail. Thank you for an unforgettable
experience!!"
Milinda, Edward, and Maggie (age 3)
San Rafael, California
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"Just a quick not to tell you that we had a
wonderful hike with Bruce, one of your guides, last month and he was
terrific. We traveled with my with 2 children, 8 & 10 year old, and
also my 68 year old mother. We found the hike from Jinshanling to
Simatai very challenging but so beautiful. It was a great experience and
we will remember it forever."
Jennifer, USA
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"I
just came back from Beijing and Shanghai for my 10 day trip. I would
give the
Eastern Morning Sun Light Downtown Youth Hostel
a two-thumb-up
Eastern Morning Sun Light Downtown Youth Hostel.
The guys I met were so friendly and they took care of my luggage when I
had to travel to leave Beijing for Shenyang for three days.
I also joined the Great Wall Hiking Tour from Jinshanling to Simatai.
great wall hiking tour. It took me about three hours to finish the
jogging. I was so excited to see the Wall and walked the same way that
ancient soldiers did. Fantastic tour!
Have fun with those great guys for the Great Wall tour!"
Daniel, Canada
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