Private Great Wall Hiking from Jiankou to Mutianyu | La Vacanza Travel

Private Great Wall Hiking from Jiankou to Mutianyu

Duration: 9 to 10 hours
Destination: China, China, Beijing
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  • 9 to 10 hours
  • Beijing
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

Exploring unrestored and untouched section of the Great Wall of China from Jiankou to Mutianyu can grant magnificent views of the Great Wall stretching beyond the horizon in the east and west. Lunch, entrance ticket and private transfer are all inclusive.

Itinerary
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Stop At: The Great wall of Jiankou, Beijing China

At 7:30am, your professional hiking and historian tour guide will pick you up from your hotel for the Great Wall hiking from Jiankou to Mutianyu. After a 2-hour drive, you will first arrive at Jiankou Great Wall, an unrestored and untouched wild Wall. Jiankou has more twists and turns as it wriggles up the mountain ridge. It has retained its original state without any restoration, and reveals beautiful imperfections, wildness and primitive simplicity, it's regarded as the most precipitous and picturesque section of the Great Wall which was built during the Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644).

Duration: 3 hours

Stop At: Mutianyu Great Wall, Mutianyu Village, Bohai Town, Huairou District, Beijing China

After 3 hours hiking accomanied by your tour guide, you will reach to Mutianyu Great Wall, the longest fully-restored section open to tourists. As one of the best-preserved parts of the Great Wall, Mutianyu section used to serve as the northern barrier defending the capital and the imperial tombs.
After a long hiking, you can choose to take a cable car down or slid down by toboggan (at your own expense). Or simply walk down.
Then enjoy a tasty lunch at a nice local restaurant.

Your tour ends with drop-off at your Beijing hotel.

Duration: 2 hours

Inclusions
  • Lunch
  • Transport by private vehicle
  • Professional guide
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Entrance fee
  • Entry/Admission - The Great wall of Jiankou
  • Entry/Admission - Mutianyu Great Wall

Exclusions
  • Gratuities
  • Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
  • cable car ticket/toboggan tickets
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Wheelchair not accessible
  • This is not an easy hike. Prior hiking experience is highly recommended
  • Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
  • Please wear hiking shoes
  • Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
  • Please pack some snacks if necessary, because you will have a late lunch
  • Infant seats available
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
  • Due to the weather condition,it might be closed unexpected. You can visit another section instead
  • 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 is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Departure Point

Traveler pickup is offered
Pickup from your centrally located Beijing hotel


Departure Time

07:30 AM

Voucher info

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

Duration

9 to 10 hours


User's Reviews

John_theLostAlaskan

16 Sep, 2023

Just an awesome way to experience the Wall in its unrestored state with hardly anyone else around. The transportation was first rate. My guide was friendly and courteous. The drop-off is at a small village and the hike begins. The hike is a fairly strenuous mountian climb up, perfect to experience the local forest and get "leg day" done. The climb comes to the Wall at a watchtower, requiring a short improvised ladder to enter. Then just meandering on top of the wall, by yourself (came across only 3 other people on this part of the tour), is just magical. Even though, being unrestored, it is perhaps not as photogenic as the restored sections, the lack of other people and the silence and seeing nature slowly reclaim things allowed my imagination to concentrate on what life would have been like back then. There is just enough danger on the hike up and wandering to make it feel like a true adventure. My only disappointment was that the hike up and along the unrestored section ended too early, I could have done that all day. The last part of the wall is along a "tourist" section, restored, and finishes with either a cable car or walk down (client choice). After the hike lunch at a very nice restaurant was provided. Expect about 4 hours of hiking depending on pace, 3 1/2 hours of driving, and an hour for lunch. Definitely recommend for those in the mood for a difficult climb rewarded by have a good section of the Wall to yourself.

Samodelkin

30 Jul, 2023

This was an amazing experience. The guide (Jenny) was very friendly and open. The views of unrestored part of Great Wall are awesome. A must see tour/experience if you are in Beijing and want to see the real Great Wall as it is!

James_C

16 Jan, 2020

We had a brilliant experience visiting the Great wall of China. The company was very accommodating to our needs, took us to a fantastic location and provided an excellent lunch. Lucy our guide was lovely, spoke great English and was very knowledgeable!

shirleycunningham1

28 Nov, 2019

Great Wall, whichever part you wanted to visit he is the man to go to. We chose to take the cable car up and down and walk the Wall from Mutianyu to Jiankou - it was unbelievable, words just can't express how amazing the whole experience was. The views, the feel of the history in every step and stone. We didn't want to leave, it was so magnificent. We would highly recommend Jonny for whatever part of the wall you want to visit, the difficult for the very fit, or the more gentle parts for the not so fit. He does overnight camping on the wall, whatever you choose to do you will enjoy.

AmandaHunter21

31 Oct, 2019

We did this day trip with our 8-year old son and he hiked this section no problem. Our guide Dennis and his driver picked us up at our hotel in a new minivan. It was a private tour for just our family. Dennis gave us great history all the way to the Wall. He spoke excellent English and gave very clear expectations. There was never any up-selling or awkward moments that sometimes accompany a tour. Everything was very easy and professional with this company. I highly recommend! Dennis was superb. This is a fair bit of hiking - much of it uphill. If you are in bad shape, it will hurt but it's doable. If you are in moderate shape, you'll be sore in the calf muscles. If you are in great shape, it's a breeze. This is a WAY better option than just going to see the wall on a bus. Hiking along the unrestored section toward Mutianyu gave us time to marvel at the vastness of the wall and the surrounding mountains. Must Do's: - Take the toboggan down. - Eat at the local chain dumpling restaurant at the bottom of the wall in Mutianyu. - Go in mid-October (before the leaves drop off) to miss the big crowds.

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A must do section of the Great Wall

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May 2018 Jiankou to Mutianyu

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An adventure you'll never forget!

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Weather was cold, the company and experience was warm

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Highlight of our China Holiday

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