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- Gold Operator
- Explore!
- Hiking & Trekking
- Epic trails and breathtaking landscapes await
- Group Tour
- Join a group and forge lifelong friendships
- Fully Guided
- An experienced guide will be with you for the entire tour
- Medium Intensity
- Travelers should be comfortable with somewhat-demanding activities
- Guided in English
- Group Size 7 - 16
- Ages 16+
Highlights
- Explore Tiananmen Square and Forbidden City
- Walk the Great Wall at Old Dragon's Head
- Boat trip on Panjiakou reservoir
- Visit the majestic Eastern Qing Tombs
- Trek between Jinshanling and Simatai
Itinerary
- Introduction
- Day 1 Join trip in Beijing
- Day 2 Visit Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City
- Day 3 Drive to Shanhaiguan where the Great Wall reaches the sea
- Day 4 Trek on the Great Wall to Jiaoshan Pass. PM drive to Sahe near Panjiakou reservoir
- Day 5 Boat trip beside the wall, walk at Luowenyou
- Day 6 Visit Eastern Qing Tombs; trek on Wall to Huangyaguan
- Day 7 Drive to Gubeikou. Beacon Towers walk to Jinshanling
- Day 8 Trek on the Great Wall towards Simatai; return to Jinshanling
- Day 9 Return to Beijing; optional visit to Summer Palace
- Day 10 Trip ends in Beijing
What's Included
- Accommodation
- Guide
- Meals
- Additional Services
- Transport
- Free eSIMTourRadar offers the lead traveler (the person who booked) a free 1GB eSIM for the trip. The eSIM is redeemable only through the TourRadar app 72 hours before departure.
What's Not Included
- Flights
- Insurance
- Additional Services
Where You'll Stay
Xiao Xiang Hotel
HotelDays 1, 2, 9Shanhai Jiari Hotel
Hotelday 3Tangshan Beiguo Lanting Wenhua Hotel
Hotelday 4Qing Feng Hotel
Hotelday 5Ming He Guesthouse
Hotelday 6Rui Xiu Shan Zhuang Guesthouse
GuesthouseDays 7, 8
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Explore!
Number of tours
537
Age Range
16 to 85 years old
Response time
12 hours
Response rate
92%
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Customer Reviews
- Overall RatingExcellent
- ItineraryExcellent
- GuideExcellent
- TransportExcellent
- AccommodationGood
- AOlivia· December 23rd, 2019The whole trip was amazing! The only thing was that my transfer never showed or there was some complication. Lucky there was another couple at the airport on the same trip and we made our way together.Show more
Explore! commented on this reviewI'm glad you enjoyed your trip, so sorry about your transfer issues, we'll look in to what happenedTrip date: April 2019Review collected by Explore! - AStephen· December 23rd, 2019-Show moreExplore! commented on this reviewThanks for your review.Trip date: September 2019Review collected by Explore!
- ABarry· May 17th, 2019Please add that there will be climbing and lots of steps involvedShow moreExplore! commented on this reviewThanks for the feedback, we'll pass that to our product teamTrip date: April 2018
- AKaren· May 17th, 2019An amazing trip, great value for money, with wonderful walks, fantastic views, lovely food and warm, hospitable people. It was everything I was hoping for and more!Show moreExplore! commented on this reviewThanks for your wonderful feedback, we're so pleased you enjoyed your adventureTrip date: September 2018
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What our customers ask about this tour
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Lesley
Asked on September 22nd, 2024Do your tours include accommodation
Explore!Operator•Written September 2024Yes the tours do indeed include accommodation.
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Craig
Asked on October 14th, 2023Are there any more recent reviews of the walk on chinas Great Wall of china tour?
- Explore!Operator•Written October 2023
For the past few years due to Covid we haven't been running this tour. We have just re-launched this tour recently which is really exciting and is why our last review is from 2019.
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