Hike from Gubeikou Great Wall to Jinshanling Great Wall

Pick up from your hotel in Beijing around 8:00am and drive to Gubeiku Great Wall. The 150km drive takes about 2 and half hours. Gubeikou was a strategic pass of the Great Wall in ancient times, offering an important access to Inner Mongolia and northeast of China. The main part of the Gubeikou Great Wall was first built in the Ming Dynasty 1368, and composed of two main sections -Panlongshan Great Wall ( the Coiled Dragon Mountain Great Wall) and Wohushan Great Wall (the Crouching Tiger Mountain Great Wall).

You are arranged to hike Panlongshan Great Wall, nicknamed after the same name mountain on which it lies - Panlongshan Mountain. Panlongshan Great Wall is mostly unrestored, original, less tourist and one of the most beautiful sections of the Wall around Beijing. The hike up and down (no cable car ) takes you approximately 2 hours.

After 2-hour hiking on Panlongshan Great Wall at Gubeikou, we have to get off the wall to keep off a military zone nearby which cuts off the wall. Then we have to walk through the path in the field for 1.5 hour. Climb over a hill and soon we will reach Jinshanling Great Wall where we are going to spend one hour for hiking and photo taking.

The Jinshanling Great Wall was first constructed built in the Ming Dynasty. The famous general, Xu Da, of the early Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) supervised and directed the construction of the Great Wall. Later, Qi Jiguang led a number of defense works while guarding the north area in 1567. Each tower has its unique feature and look. There are relatively less crowded here at Jinshanling Great Wall, it is a nice place to explore the Great Wall around Beijing.

After the hike from Gubeikou to Jinshanling Great Wall, we will have a late Chinese lunch at a local restaurant before returning your downtown hotel in Beijing.

Important Notice

1. Things to take: sports shoes or hiking boots, sticks, cap, sun-glasses, sunscreen, bottles of water, snacks, pocket knife, lip balm and first aid kit.

2. Using toilets at the entrance of the Wall. No toilets on the hiking route. Please always carry toilet paper by yourself.

3. You will return to your hotel around 6:00 pm depending on the traffic and don't arrange any activity in the evening.

4. We have two bottles of water for each person.

5. If you need trekking sticks, please let us know in advance.

6. Wearing pants and long-sleeves even in summer to hike through jungles and bushes.

7. You are responsible for your travel insurance for your coverage of injury or accident.

8. Be a green and responsible hiker, taking nothing but photos and leaving nothing but footprint.

9. Travelers with chronic illnesses, such as heart disease, hypertension, chronic tracheitis, asthma, chronic nephritis, or arthritis, are not recommended to take this tour.