Beijing Great Wall
Great Wall Hiking Tours
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GW01 : Badaling Hiking Tours
The Badaling Section of the Great Wall is the prettiest and most strategic part, drawing tens of millions of tourists both from home and abroad, including more than 370 foreign leaders and celebrities. The details below will help you appreciate its beauty and feel its greatness, step by step.
GW02 : Jinshanling to Simatai Hiking
Preserved in a good state of its original features with many diverse watch towers, the 10 kilometers Great Wall from Jinshanling section to Simatai section wanders and fluctuates against the mountains for almost 400 years. The majesty and beauty of this hiking route can only be known until one has been experienced.
GW03 : Gubeikou Great Wall Hiking
Gubeikou Great Wall plays a strategically important role in protecting the northern gateway to Beijing. It has not undertaken any restoration and keeps its original appearance totally. Its construction rates highly as an architectural achievement. The scenic highlights include Wohushan Great Wall and Panlongshan Great Wall. This tour will provide you detailed hiking tips of this section of great wall.
GW04 : Mutianyu Hiking Tours
Mutianyu Great Wall, never as crowed as Badaling section but with the same splendor and elegance, has become the new love of more and more visitors from home and abroad. This section is well preserved and much gentler than other parts of Great Wall, so it is good for the old and the young. With greenery covering up to 90% of the mountain, Mutianyu Great Wall gives visitors different views in different seasons.
GW05 : Juyongguan Appreciation
Apart from the historical and ruined wall relics, the villages and water lines along the Great Wall are also great destinations for hiking with another kind of scenery. You can walk along the Yongding River and hike through the Guanting Grand Canyon to see the ancient villages at the foot of the mountains. The natural scenery of Youzhou is extraordinarily wonderful. Green mountains and limpid water will give you a very deep impression.
GW06 : Huanghuacheng Great Wall
With green mountains and clear water around, Huanghuacheng and Xishuiyu Great Wall have the natural and man-made landscape harmoniously coexisted are distinct from all others. The Great Wall in these sections retains the original features without any restoration.
GW07 : Huangyaguan Great Wall Hiking
First built in North Qi Dynasty and repaired in Ming Dynasty, Huangyaguan Great Wall enjoys a history of more than 1400 years. Leaning against steep hills in the east and cliffs in the west, the Huangyaguan Great Wall with perfect defense works is considered as miniature of architecture along the entire Great Wall.
GW08 : Jiankou Great Wall Hiking
Great Wall of Jiankou section built in Ming Dynasty is one of the most famous wild walls constructed on the ridge of the dangerous peaks and broken cliffs, and is famous for its majesty and danger. It was one of the most favorite parts of great wall hiking for hikers around the world.
GW09 : Shanhaiguan with Laolongtou Hiking
Laolongtou (Old Dragon's Head), Shanhaiguan Great Wall and Jiaoshan Great Wall composed the most eastern section of Ming Great Wall. Laolongtou, with one end sinking into the sea, is the eastern starting point of Ming Great Wall, while Shanhaiguan Pass is considered to be the First Pass and Jiaoshan Mountian boasts the First Mountain of Great Wall.


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