Destinations:Beijing / Juyongguan/ Mutianyu / Simatai/ Jinshanling / Tinjin / Huangyaguan / Beidaihe / Shanhaiguan / Laolongtou / Jiaoshan / Beijing
Experience the magnificence and mystery of the Great Wall, the only man-made structure visible from space. This moderately challenging hiking program gives your an in-depth knowledge of the various layers and sections of this incredible monument, its history, functions, and awesome size. This is a fully escorted program.
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. Be met & transferred to your hotel. Free at leisure for the rest of the day.
Day 2 (B, L, )
Beijing
Full day trip to the Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, and 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, )
Beijing / Juyongguan-Beijing
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 Juyongguan Great Wall.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, )
Beijing
Visit the Hutongs by rickshaw and pearl Market.
- Hutongs: The old narrow paths where common people lived. All the Hutongs crisscross with each other, dotted with the Kindergarten, the Bell Tower, the Drum Tower, the Tea House, and the lake, House of Gong Infante and local people's houses among them.
Day 5 (B, L, D )
Beijing / Mutianyu-Beijing
Transfer via: Private car on our arrangement
You will be picked up at your hotel lobby in the morning and drive to Mutianyu Great Wall, and drive back to Beijingin in the afternoon.
Day 6 (B, L, D )
Beijing-Jinshanling / Simatai-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 7 (B, L, )
Beijing / Tianjin
Transfer via: Soft-seat train T531 (0835-0944) on our arrangement
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 8 (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 9 (B, L, )
Tianjin / Beidaihe
Transfer via: Soft-seat train 4417 (0738-1048) on our arrangement
You will be sent to railway station for your train to Beidaihe in the morning.Arrive at Beidaihe. Be met & transferred to your htoel. Have tours to the Shanhaiguan Pass, the Laolongtou and Jiangnu Temple.
- Shanhaiguan Pass: It is considered the No.1 pass of the Great Wall and the key to the defense of two ancient capitals - Beijing in the east and Chang'an (Xi'an) in the west.
- Laolongtou: It is the easternmost end of the Great Wall, which stretches 23 meters into the sea like a dragon drinking water, hence its name.
Jiangnu Temple: The temple was built to memorize a common woman who made collapsed the 800-mile Great Wall by her crying for her newly-married husband who was forced to leave home to build the wall.
Day 10 (B, L, D )
Beidaihe
Have a hiking along the Great Wall from Laolongtou section to Jiaoshan section.
Day 11 (B, )
Beidaihe / Beijing
Transfer via: Soft-seat train T510 (1330-1640) on our arrangement
You will be sent to railway station for your train to Beijing in the morning.Arrive in Beijing, you will be met and transferred to your hotel.
Day 12 (B, )
Beijing / Exit
Transfer via: International flight on your own arrangement
Free at leisure until to be transferred to the airport for flight to your next destination.
Service Ends;
Price Details for this tour (per person in US$): currency converter
Travel in party of |
2-5 persons |
Price |
$1035 |
Single room Supplement |
$ 289 |
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:
City |
Hotel |
Beijing |
Peixin Hotel |
Tianjin |
Ocean Hotel |
Beidaihe |
Beidaihe Hotel |
