Private Hike from Beijing: Go Beyond The Jiankou and Mutianyu Great Wall

Overview

Available languages

Portuguese

Chinese

English

8 hours

Mobile ticket

If you love adventure, this challenge Great Wall hiking tour fits you well. Hike from Jiankou to Mutianyu section of the Wall is the best way to witness the historical remains and the majestic of nature beauty about China. When you stand on the top of Zhengbeilou (one of the ruined towers), you will be touched by the meaning of "Great Wall". This entire hiking route takes 3 to 5 hours (6 miles/10 km), and you will be provided some free snacks during the tour. Lunch, Great Wall entrance fee, cable car or slideway/liftchair tickets, private guide and transfer service are all included.

Note: This tour also offer private transfer only service option.

Additional Info

Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries

Not recommended for pregnant travelers

Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health

Public transportation options are available nearby

Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Minimum age is 16 years

Under 18 years old must be accompanied by an adult

Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required

Please dress properly with comfortable hiking shoes

Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What To Expect

Your private tour guide/driver will meet you at your hotel lobby, and take you to Jiankou Great wall by private transfer. Xizhazi Village is the start point of this hiking route towards Zhengbeilou, one of the ruined towers on the Wall. On the half way to Zhengbeilou, you will have a short walk to a broken tower where you can capture the best scenery of Jiankou. After a short break, keep going to Zhenbeilou. You will be able to see the spectacular panorama of Jiankou and its basin terrain. Due to the overgrown bushes, you will have to walk along the Wall edge. After passing through many towers along the way, you will reach the Mutianyu section. Here are the 3 options of going down from Great Wall: • Take cable car (own pay) down at Tower 14 to the exit . • Continue walking to Tower 10 where you can get off Mutianyu then walk down the hill trail to reach the exit. • Continue walking to Tower 6 then go down by slide (own pay). Since the track is very easy to follow, your guide / driver will meet you at the exit of Mutianyu. After hiking, you will enjoy a tasty lunch (optional) in a local restaurant nearby, then head back to Beijing.

What‘s Included

Private transportation

Hotel pickup and drop-off

Lunch (if all inclusive option is selected)

Bottled water

Snacks

Air-conditioned vehicle

Private Guide (if all inclusive option is selected)

Gratuities

Lunch, all tickets and private guide service if you choose Transfer only tour option

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Options

All Inclusive Private Tour

This unit price is for 1 people.include English speaking tour guide,private air-conditioned sedan with driver, lunch, entrance tickets and cable car or slideway of Great wall.
Pickup included

Private Transfer only

Your driver with basic English speaking skill picks you up at hotel. English phone translator support is available along the way.You will have a comfortable air-conditioned vehicle.
Pickup included

Reviews

5.00

3 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Amazing Christmas Day experience
Henrietta L,,Jan 5, 2020
- Review from Viator
5.00
We booked a driver through Viator to do Jiankou to Mutianyu section of the Great Wall on Christmas Day. Once booked, James contacted almost immediately us to confirm our pick up time and location via email. He messaged us the day before our trip to confirm again and to warn us that the weather might make conditions dangerous due to snow/ice. Zuo our driver picked us up and we drove toward jiankou. Despite us being worried about the language barrier in terms of arranging a pick up point etc, Zuo communicated expertly through phone translation and proved to be very humorous and entertained us greatly on our journey. When we hit icy/snowy roads, he safely navigated tricky parts, before making the decision to alter our drop off point for safety reasons. Although it cut off a little bit of our walk, we were more than happy with the new point and understood how to communicate with him when we reached the other end. We had an amazing walk on the snowy, wild section of the wall, seeing only a handful of people for the first few hours. Incredible views, steep bits to climb up and slip down, a brilliant adventure despite our trainers not being the best footwear for quite deep snow (possibly crampons would have been useful!). When we got Mutianyu however, it was very clear that this was the tourist section which was a very different experience from the wild section. After a couple of texts to Zuo, we climbed down from the wall and got a shuttle bus to where he was waiting for us. The walk took us about 5 hours, but included lots of stops for views, photos, snacks and working out how to scramble up steep bits. He provided us with water when we reached the end and made sure we were comfortable for our 2 hour drive home. Thanks to James for organising and to Zuo for helping make our Christmas Day trip one to remember - we’d love to return. Highly recommended, an amazing experience!!
Great Day at the Great Wall
mmu4444,,Oct 17, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Mr. Gao was a great guide. He took very good care of me on this “wild” section of the Great Wall. In my opinion, this is the best way to experience the Great Wall… to see a portion that is left as it has been for centuries, coupled with a portion that has been restored but is incredibly scenic. This is a much better option than the Badaling. Section which has been overly commercialized.