Full-Day Small-Group Great Wall Hike: Simatai West to Jinshanling | La Vacanza Travel

Full-Day Small-Group Great Wall Hike: Simatai West to Jinshanling

Duration: 9 hours
Destination: China, Beijing, Beijing
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  • 9 hours
  • Beijing
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

As the most popular hiking trip of Great Wall around Beijing, it will show you both untouched and restored sections of the Great Wall at Simatai West and Jinshanling within 3 hours. We will reach the Wall by Kylin Tower at Simatai West, and then walk westward to Jinshanling. We will get off the wall at Shalingkou at Jinshanling, or you can walk another 30 minutes if you feel energetic and then get off the wall at Zhuanduokou . The unrestored wall, the watch towers, the beacon towers snake on the mountain from east to west. You will have chance to meet local farmer friends, try local home-made food and learn local community development. It is the best place for keen photographers along the wall. Regarding fitness it is a medium-level hiking for all ages.

What Can You Expect?

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: Jinshanling Great Wall, Chengde Shi, Luanping County 068250 China

Partially restored and original section of the Great Wall.

Duration: 3 hours

Stop At: Simatai Great Wall, Gubeikou Town, Beijing 101508 China

A short part of Simatai West instead of Simatai East section.

Duration: 30 minutes

Inclusions & Exclusions

Inclusions
  • 1. air-con vehicle with experienced driver
  • 2. personal English-speaking hiking tour guide
  • 4. unlimited bottled water; snacks on the Wall; lunch in a local farmer’s restaurant
  • 5. a certificate of completion for hiking on the Great Wall of China
  • Entry/Admission - Simatai Great Wall
  • Entry/Admission - Jinshanling Great Wall

Exclusions
  • 1. travel insurance
  • 2. chairlift
  • 3. personal expenses

Additional Info

  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • Children under 5 are not allowed to take this tour
  • Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
  • There is no toilet along the path on the Wall. There are toilets at the entrance of Simatai West and Jinshanling. Please prepare before hiking and always carry toilet paper by yourself.
  • Near public transportation
  • Please don’t make any appointment after the trip as the return depending on the traffic between 5-6 pm.
  • You will be followed by local farmers when starting the hike. The farmers will give you help along the way, as a reward they will sell some souvenirs. If you don’t like this, you have to say NO firmly at the beginning (MAYBE LATER does not work in Chinese culture) or just ignore them and not speak a word with them; otherwise they can be persistent and follow you all the way on the Wall.
  • Unlimited bottled waters are stored in our car/van today, and you need a day pack to carry them.
  • We will bring trekking poles in our car/van and please tell your guide if you need one.
  • Travel insurance is optional and is the sole responsibility of travellers. It is encouraged to have coverage of injury or accident.
  • As responsible travelers, we “take nothing but photos, leave nothing but footprint”.
  • Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travelers
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking

Departure Point

Departure Point

WCRP+934, Beijing, China


Departure Time

08:00 AM


Return Details

Returns to original departure point

Duration & Voucher Info

Voucher info

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Duration

9 hours

Cancellation Policy

User's Reviews

180glendam

25 Apr, 2024

This was amazing. We were collected by Oliver, our guide, who came extra to our hotel to get us. Instead of minibus, we were upgraded to travelling in a Lincoln limousine. Oliver gave an excellent historical report on all the different dynasties of China and how each dynasty developed China. It was very a clear and interesting discussion. He told us a lot about The Great Wall and the different sections. We did this beautiful walk in about 3.5 hours. Oliver was a perfect guide. What an amazing structure. Here there are many sections still in their original state. We had a day where there were not many tourists at all. We were alone a lot of the time. We had a very tasty Chinese lunch after the walk. We were returned to our hotel by 6 pm. A perfect day. Thankyou so much to Oliver and driver and Gary, for organising this so well for us.

jotokunaga

24 Apr, 2024

Great organisation and communication. Clear meeting location and dropoff point, Jason is a fantastic tour guide and I can recommend the tour wholeheartedly.

brendanL7088UE

05 Apr, 2024

My husband and I traveled with our two children- ages eight and eleven to the Great Wall. Woody was our guide and we had a wonderful experience! We are so grateful that we found Great Wall Hiking. We had traveled to China once before, and had visited the Great Wall, but this was by far a better tour and overall experience. We did a private tour for our family and Woody went out of his way to make it an enjoyable and educational experience for our children. The meal included was delicious. I can’t recommend them enough. We spent a few weeks traveling throughout China but this tour was the highlight of our trip.

Ashleigh_G

05 Apr, 2024

Great trip with a friendly and knowledgable guide. The trip was a small group as described, of five people in total and we travelled a comfy minibus with an efficient driver who was also super friendly! We were taken to a non tourist entry point and the wall was really quiet and meant we could get some great pictures! It would have been nice to stop a little longer at certain points to take photos but we understand that we were on a tight timescale. We were taken to a local restaurant after the trek and served up several local dishes! Would definitely recommend this trip to anyone, we’re so glad we could tick this off our bucket list :)

Magdalena_G

01 Apr, 2024

Awesome tour!! Would everyone recommend to do this tour. Everything like in description! Our Tourguide Jason was incredible! His english is perfect and he told us a lot about china, history, the wall and Chinese life! Thank you for this wonderful experience!

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Great Wall tour in an unrestored section in its full authentic glory, and far away from the crowds

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