Private Tour

Private Hiking Adventure at the Gubeikou Panlongshan Great Wall

Overview

Available languages

Chinese

English

Mobile ticket

Your hike begins with a stroll past a small reservoir, followed by a brisk ascent up a dirt track leading to the Great Wall. The climb isn't challenging, yet upon reaching the Great Wall, you'll find yourself nearly at the highest point of the entire hike.

The highest point of the entire hike is the 24-Eyes Tower. The name '24-Eyes' is derived from the number of windows—six on each of the tower's four sides. Presently, the tower only has two sides due to damage over the years.

After the visit to 24-Eyes Tower, you'll hike back down the wall all the way to the General's Tower, enjoying the views of a long line of the Great Wall unfolding in front of you.

The General's Tower is a large structure that likely served as the command post for this section of the Great Wall. You have the option to climb on top of the General's Tower, providing a unique perspective akin to that of a soldier on guard.

Additional Info

Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries

Not recommended for pregnant travelers

Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health

Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

The remaining total duration is for travel time

A moderate level of fitness is required.

Cancellation Policy

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

What To Expect

Great Wall at Panlongshan

The Gubeikou Great Wall is one of the most accessible stretches of the 'wild' wall in Beijing. Even if there were a cable car – there isn't – you wouldn't need it. The hike is picturesque, offering stunning views without too much difficulty. You'll enjoy long views of the Great Wall running along ridgelines. As you reach high points, the wall unfolds before you, providing the perfect backdrop for your photos. Surprisingly, Gubeikou is seldom visited. There's a great chance that it will be just you and your guide, with the wall all to yourself. On this visit, we'll focus on the middle and top sections of Gubeikou's Panlongshan Great Wall, showing you the key highlights of this segment of China's Great Wall—24 Eyes Tower, Haowang Tower, and the General’s Tower. Later in the day, if you feel like taking a longer stroll, we'll offer the option to extend the hike to Gubeikou's North Gate—a large, restored arch in a ring of the wall that once encircled the village.

4 hours • Admission Included

What‘s Included

Private transportation

Bottled water

Post-hike meal at a countryside restaurant

Entry tickets for the Gubeikou Great Wall

Gratuities

Personal spending

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Reviews

5.00

5 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Excellent private hike.
Explore280115,,Oct 18, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We did private hike from Gubeikou to Jinshanling. XiRan was excellent guide with lot of knowledge of history. Five of us at the hike, youngest 13 year old. Highly recommend the Beijing Hikers. They picked us from hotel and everything worked as promised.
Awesome family hike on the Great Wall
P6598DFkatiem,,Apr 21, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Two families with tweens. We had an awesome trip camping in the wall and trekking on the Great Wall. Huang Wei our guide was fabulous, knowledgeable, kind and organised everything. Would highly recommend for a less touristy and great experience. Hayden was also great doing all the admin at the start of the trip.
Incredible Great Wall experience
hotroc,,Mar 29, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
An extraordinary experience from booking to the meeting point to start to finish. If u r lookjng for an authentic and extremely invigorating experience look no further. Note not for the feint hearted. We left our hotel 7am and got back 7.45pm. Wqlk finished 1.5 hrs later than advised. But Hayden and amazing team on the ground made this an experience never to forget. Ps the finish drinks and snacks so appreciated!
Intimate excursion to the Great Wall of China!
quentin40200,,Nov 13, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
A good and complete day! Taken care of in the morning, we let ourselves be guided for a good hike on the Great Wall of China! The tour is planned on an isolated section of the wall so away from the crowds and noise. That day, it was raining a little, which gave us an incredible mysterious atmosphere in the silence of the fog! To finish the tour, our guide Soon took the small group to a traditional Chinese restaurant where we tasted all kinds of traditional dishes! In short, incredible day!
Private Large Tour - Amazing Experience - Book with Beijing Hikers!
aregan207,,Jul 10, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
I organized a private tour for me and 24 friends to hike the Great Wall. Beijing Hikers was amazing! First, organizing the tour was incredibly easy. I reached out via the website and they were great at helping me pick a private tour that would be best for my larger group. They are also incredibly responsive. Second, the tour was seamless. We were visiting China in July (not ideal for hiking since it is so hot), but they were great at providing us information to be prepared for our hike. The transportation to and from the hike was easy and very comfortable. They provided an adequate number of guides for our group. The guides were wonderful, spoke English (nobody in our group spoke Chinese) and we felt safe the entire time. The scenery and the hike were incredible. We didn't see a single other group when we were hiking the wall. Finally, the meal included after the hike was very very good. I would 100% book a tour with Beijing hikers again and plan on recommending this tour operator to any friends or family traveling to China. End to end the experience was easy, seamless and allowed us all to really experience getting to see a world wonder with no other tourists.