10 Days Badaling, Jinshanling, Simatai Huangyaguan Great Wall Treking Tour

Tour Code	Departure Date	Start from	End in
CHT-55	Daily	Beijing	Beijing

Destinations: Beijing / Badaling / Jinshanling / Simatai / Chengde / Tianjin / Huangyaguan / Beijing

Take private car to experience the complete Great Wall and the wild Great Wall aroud Beijing city escorted by private English speaking Guide. This trip gives you a whole vision of the Great Wall like no others. Meanwhile, take a tour in Beijing Tianjin and Chengde city to learn much royal life in Qing Dynasty.

Tour Type: This is an Independent Private China Package which includes personal Guide & Driver + Private car / van + domestic flights & hotels + entrance fees & meals for your own party of 1, 2 or more people that you know. You are also welcome to join our Organized Group Tours & City Package Tours.

Itinerary:
Day 1 ( )
Arrive / Beijing
Transfer via: International flight on your own arrangement
Arrive at Beijing, you will be met at airport and transferred to your hotel.

Day 2 (B, L, )
Beijing
Full day trip to the Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, the Temple of Heaven. Enjoy the Peking Opera Show in the evening.
- The Tian'anmen Square: The largest city square in the world.
- The Forbidden City: The largest imperial palace in China during the Ming and Qing dynasties with a history of around 600 years.
- The Temple of Heaven: The place where the ancient emperors used to pray for the God's bless of the whole nation.

Day 3 (B, L, D )
Beijing / Badaling
Transfer via: Private car on our arrangement
Start your Great Wall Trip today. You will be picked up at your hotel lobby in the morning and drive to Badaling Great Wall, the most well-kept section of Great Wall in China.Have a visit to Ming Tomb before driving back Beijing in the afternoon.
- The Great Wall: One of the seven wonders in the world and the symbol of China.

Day 4 (B, L, D )
Beijing-Simatai / Jinshanling-Beijing
Transfer via: Private car on our arrangement
Hiking from Simatai section to Jinshanling section to see the relic of old wildly Great Wall. Take private car back to Beijng in the afternoon.
- JinShanLing has 67 watchtowers along 11 kilometres of the Great Wall with each watchtower and example of a different architecture. It is 5 - 8 metres high, 6 meters across the base and 5 metres at the top. The walkway along the top is paved with square bricks providing a level surface wide enough to construct or erect batteries. Watchtower WangJingLou is 980 metres above sea level. It is said that one can catch sight of Beijing’s light at dawn in autumn. JinShanLing is the most spectacular sight of the entire Great Wall and is representative of the Ming Dynasty Great Wall.

Day 5 (B, L, )
Beijing / Chengde
Transfer via: Soft-seat train N211 (0716-1115) on our arrangement
You will be sent to railway station for your train to Chengde early morning. In the afternoon, go to visit Imperial Summer Resort.
- Chengde: It is a city of particular charm in HeBeiProvince and a historic mountain resort, 250km. northeast of Beijing. It is situated on the northern fringes of the YanShanMountains . The city of historical and cultural renown boasts scenic hills and waters, grand ancient buildings, an imperial garden complex of the Qing Dynasty, unusual peaks and rocks and a pleasant climate.

Day 6 (B, L, )
Chengde
Visit Puling Temple, , a stele about Qianlong's suppression of a rebellion of the minorities. The temple contains a copy of the spectacular 1,000-headed and 1,000-armed Guan Yin, Goddess of Mercy, which should not be missed. then visit another Putongzhongcheng Temple, was named as Small Potala Palace, home of the Dalia Lama, in Lhasa. It was built from 1767 to 1771 for the 60th birthday of Qianlong and for the 80th birtheday of his mother. The five pagodas on several of the buildings symbolize the five schools of the Buddhism.

Day 7 (B, L, )
Chengde / Tianjin
Transfer via: Soft-sleeper train 4411/4414 (2212-0654) on our arrangement
Full day watching birds in Lotus Hill, and Yanghekou. You will be sent to railway station for yoru train to Beijing early afternoon.

Day 8 (B, L, )
Tianjin
Be transferred to the railway station for your train to Tianjin. Arriving in Tianjin, have a visit of the Shi Family's Courtyard, the Food Street and the Culture Street.

Day 9 (B, L, )
Tianjin
Go to visit Huangyaguan Great Wall and Qingdongling today.
- HuangYaGuan was first built in 557 AD and rebuilt with bricks in the Ming Dynasty. The entire wall lies on a precipitous ridge of mountains. It has an eastern cliff as a screen against invasions and a western precipice as support. It had ancient defensive structures such as a fortress, high-wall, water pass, beacon tower and sheer precipice.
- QingDongLing: It is also called Eastern Qing Tomb (1644 - 1911) is a large group of structures which hold the remains of 5 emperors, 14 empresses and 136 imperial concubines/princesses. The beauty of the landscape is enhanced by yellow-glazed tiles dotted among green pines and cypresses.

Day 10 (B, )
Tianjin / Beijing
Transfer via: Soft-seat train T538 (0932-1042) on our arrangement
You will be sent to railway station for your train to Beijing in the morning.
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Price Details for this tour (per person in US$): currency converter

Travel in party of	2-5 persons
Price	US$ 823
Single room Supplement	US$ 205

Service includes:
A. Entrance fees B. Meals as listed in the itinerary, B=breakfast; L=lunch; D=Dinner. C. Personal Guide & Driver + Private car / van for Private Transfers & sightseeing. E. Hotels (twin share bases) as listed in the itinerary. G. All the way private car, driver and English speaking guide service I. Domestic train J.Service Charge & Government Taxes.K. Luggage Transfers between airports and hotels.

Service excludes:
A. Entry or Exit China International Airfare or train tickets.B. Visa Fees. C. Excess Baggage Charges.D. City Construction Fee: US$0.40 per person per night in Beijing; no charge in the other cities.E. Personal Expenses.F. Meals: Any meals which are not specified with "B", "L", or "D".G. Single Room Supplement.H. Gratuities, Tips to guides or drivers.

Note:
1. Prices are valid until March, 2006, but may vary according to your travel time and tour availability (e.g.: Chinese holiday periods: April 30th - May 7th, Sep 30th to Oct 7th, and Chinese New Year period which usually falls in January. In 2005 Chinese New Year will be from 2nd February to 14th February).A special discount is available in winter Season, 2004. Contact us to save more.
2. The package can be arranged without hotel reservations. If you make your own hotel booking, please uncheck the “Including the Hotels” item on the Reservation Form. The travel agent will then quote you price without hotels.

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Featured Hotels for this tour:

Place	Hotel
Beijing	Peixin Hotel
Chengde	Lulu Hotel
Tianjin	Ocean Hotel