Private Evening Tour to Simatai Great Wall and Gubei Water Town | La Vacanza Travel

Private Evening Tour to Simatai Great Wall and Gubei Water Town

Duration: 8 to 9 hours
Destination: China, China, Beijing
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  • 8 to 9 hours
  • Beijing
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  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

Want to see the Great Wall under the Sunset? Come and spend your lovely evening on beautiful Simatai Great Wall. Moreover, relax yourself in the ancient Gubei Water Town (in Miyun County, Beijing). You will be surrounded by the beautiful Mandarin Duck Lake Reservoir. You surely will have a very unique experience in this rare natural old town with a combination of mountains, water, ancient villages and hilly-area quadrangle dwellings. In addition, enjoy the amazing water dancing show in front of Wangjinglou.

What Can You Expect?

Itinerary
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Stop At: Gubei Water Town, Simatai villege, Gubeikou town, Beijing China

Your friendly tour guide or English speaking driver will meet you at your hotel in the afternoon, and you will start your romantic evening Simatai Great Wall trip. After a 2-hour drive, you will first arrive at the Gubei Water Town. The water town at night is indeed mesmerizing, and you will find both water town and the wall merge into one splendid view. Don't miss out the the water dancing fountains at Wangjinglou and the stunning light show which starts at 8:00pm.

Duration: 2 hours

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

Then you will walk thru the water town and take cable car (inclusive) to the Wall. There are only 10 watch towers opened to the public, and it is fully decorated by lights at night.
After the Great Wall visit, sit down to enjoy a decent dinner at a beautiful night in Water Town.   

You will be transferred back to the hotel in Beijing downtown after four hours of visiting, .

Duration: 2 hours

Inclusions & Exclusions

Inclusions
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Transport by private vehicle
  • Bottled water
  • Round-trip cable car tickets
  • Entrance fees
  • Entry/Admission - Gubei Water Town
  • Entry/Admission - Simatai Great Wall

Exclusions
  • Tour guide (optional)
  • Dinner (optional)
  • Gratuities

Additional Info

  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Please wear hiking shoes
  • Infant seats available
  • Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
  • Simatai Great Wall is a wild wall, no restored
  • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking

Departure Point

Departure Point

Traveler pickup is offered


Departure Time

02:00 PM

Duration & Voucher Info

Voucher info

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

Duration

8 to 9 hours

Cancellation Policy

User's Reviews

alexsH2567IS

15 Jun, 2019

We organised this from home before we left and chose to have a private guide and dinner included. We were met promptly at our hotel by Lucy and her driver for our tour of the Great Wall at Simatai at night. During our 2 hour drive to Simatai Lucy shared information about her country, their lifestyle, and answered any questions we had. When we arrived at the water town, she organised all the tickets and showed us through the town and made stops at some special exhibits in the town before we headed up to the wall by cable car. It’s a bit of a walk to actually get to the wall from the cable car, but it is so worth it. It was getting on dusk and all the lights were starting to come on down in the town as well as on the wall. You don’t realise how big the town is until you see it from above. The wall was only open between 2 towers so you couldn’t walk very far, but that was ok as it was very steep and rugged and there are no side barriers so you need to be very careful. It wasn’t very crowded so you could take plenty of photos and our guide Lucy even took some photos of us together. We were never rushed and had plenty of time to enjoy the moment. Once back down in the town, Lucy asked what sort of food we wanted for dinner and then sought out a number of restaurants and found a suitable place to eat. Lucy chose some meals for us and we enjoyed them immensely. On our way back to the driver she even stopped and bought us some Hawthorne fruits on a stick (Chinese sweet) which we would never have tried ourselves. It was a fantastic afternoon and evening. Thanks Lucy you made it very special. Would highly recommend this trip to see the wall lit up at night. Karen & Alex, Sydney

Melody C

29 May, 2019

Actually we went up to the wall before sunset which was a great decision as the steps are big & uneven. Fabulous views. Our guide Neil from Odynovo was terrific.

natalieb382

02 May, 2019

Although it takes about 2 hours one way, we felt it was very worth it. We did not know that the Water Town of Gubei is completely artificially built; we were under the impression it was an original one restored and simply replaced from closer in Beijing to a little further away. We took a shuttle bus and walked along the streets during the afternoon; the kids having found a thermal pond of some sort where they could warm their feet. We were somewhat unlucky with the weather because it was raining like crazy but luckily it had stopped when we arrived. So despite being cold, it was at least not totally wet and uncomfortable. Towards the sunset we headed via Cable Car up to the Great Wall. We have been to Mutianyu before so the sole reason why we came here was the evening lights of this part of the Wall. Hence, we were not disappointed that it was a very small part only that you could walk along (and the guards made sure that you do not step one centimetre out of line). Some Watch Towers are closed until further notice. Our guide Linda said it is because of very heavy rains last summer and stones got washed away. My verdict: in terms of the evening (or should I say night) lights, this is definitely worth it. If you are into photography and especially night shots this is where you should go. We did not mind that the Water Town was artificial because it was very well done and looked beautiful. The Great Wall all lit up is also something else to see, so all good here. What we did not appreciate too much was that we did not learn anything. Linda was a very nice guide but very quiet. She told us later that she worked 40 days through and I felt that she was really exhausted- and maybe did not enjoy this trip as it is not “real Chinese” for her. I actually understand that (I mean that! No criticism here at all!) and whenever we talked about family, or she showed our boys how to count with your fingers in Chinese, or taught some words, it was good fun, but overall we had the feeling that she did not know much about Gubei (I perceive it as an open air museum that beside being artificially built could still show clearly how people lived, what they did and particularly why certain things were done and how), or the Simatai part of the Wall. It seemed to me also that she did not expect for me to take many pictures, waiting for full darkness at about 7.30 h, so eventually we had to rush down again and ended up looking for a restaurant that was still open. We were not sure if she did not know where to go or if the stay up on the Wall was longer and that put us into twang, but finding a good Chinese restaurant still open at about 8.30 h seem to be a challenge here. She first suggested one which was close by but my husband refused as it was a typical -or so it seemed to him- big white hall with mediocre food for Western tourist. We could have been wrong though. Then we did find one, which was actually part of a hotel, but that was excellent. Really enjoyed it. We then went back another 2 hours and everybody minded their own business, no further engagement into what we experience etc. Overall, it was more a photography tour (well worth it though!!) and not a learning experience.

Seaside494269

24 Apr, 2019

My husband and I have travelled to 33 countries during the last 10 years. We usually tour on our own but given the challenges of traveling in China, we decided to book the La Vacanza Travel tour of Gubei and the Great Wall. We were fortunate to get ShanShan as our guide. Her knowledge of Chinese history and culture that she shared with us on the car ride to Gubei, during dinner, and the tours was outstanding. We look forward to our next trip to China and will be sure to contact ShanShan again. We will also share our wonderful experiences with her with family and friends.

MellYap

22 Nov, 2018

Kevin is very nice and accomodating through out our tour with him. Very patient waiting for us and he also recommended good food for our stay in Beijing.

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