Tianjin Cruise Port Huangyaguan Great Wall Tour, Tianjin Tour

Overview

Attraction: Tianjin Cruise Port to Huangyaguan Great Wall Day Trip

Tour Type: A private tour

Service: Personal Guide + Private car + entrance fees + lunch

Hotel: No

Departure: from Tianjin Cruise Port

Duration: Approx. 8 hours

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Price: from US$95 p/p

Tour Description

Pick up early morning from Tianjin Cruise Port Terminal around 8:00 am and drive to Huangyaguan Great Wall along the expressway. Huangyaguan ( Huangya Pass ) Great Wall is located 139km to the north of the city center of Tianjin. Huangyaguan Great Wall is a restored section of the Great Wall of China including a military fortress.

This section of Huangyaguan Great Wall used to be 54km in length with 52 guide-towers and 14 beacon-Towers connected to Jiangjunguan Pass Great Wall (now in Beijing region) in the west and to Malanguan Pass Great Wall, extended to Panjiakou Pass Great Wall(Tangshan Hebei Province) in the east.

It was originally built in 556 in Northern Qi Dynasty (550-577). It was rebuilt with bricks and towers by Qi Jiguang (November 12, 1528 – January 5, 1588), the commander in chief Qizhen Garrison, one of the nine garrisons responsible for the frontier defense and the building of the Great Wall from Beijing to Shanhaiguan.

You are arranged to hike from the east section of Huangyaguan Great Wall ( 2150m long for 2-3 hour )to the Huangyaguan Pass, the castle in the valley in the west. So clamber along the 2150m long wall winding up and down the ridges with a final destination at the castle.

At the end of the day tour, you are transferred back to your cruise ship in Tianjin cruise port.

Huangyaguan Great Wall Travel Tips

There are two sections of the restored great wall with the pass or the castle in the middle nestled in an valley flanked by Banlagang Mountain (Half a Clinder Mountain) in the west

and Wangmaoding Mountain in the east. Hiking the east section is more challenging than the west section which is very easy for hiking with only 3 or 4 towers, suitable for kids

and senior hikers.

The east section of Huangyaguan Great Wallis also known asTaipingzhai Great Wall, 2152m long with its east linked to the steep ridge of Banlagang Mountain and its west connected

down to Huangyaguan Pass, or the castle in the valley. So to climb the east section, people have to drive up to the fortress of Taipingzhai Great Wall with

a sea-level of 900m , then hike about 2152m down to the pass.

One and half hour 2150m hike from Taiping Zhai to Huangya Pass (also known Bagua Labyrinth Castle).

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. We have two bottles of water for each person.

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

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

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