Private Tour

Simatai Great Wall and Gubei Water Town Trip with English speaking driver

Overview

9 hours

Mobile ticket

Enjoy a self-guided tour on a comfortably-paced private day trip to Simatai Great Wall and Gubei Water Town with your English-speaking driver. Your driver will share some Beijing city and attraction information with you on the road.

Additional Info

Specialized infant seats are available

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Service animals allowed

Public transportation options are available nearby

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap

Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Children must be accompanied by an adult

Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately

Comfortable hiking shoes are required

Simatai Great Wall is unrestored wild Wall

Cancellation Policy

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

What To Expect

Simatai Great Wall

Start your day with early morning pickup at your Beijing hotel at 7:30am by your English speaking driver, and drive about two hours to the beautiful Gubei Water Town. Since this is a self-guided tour, you can spend the time you want in the water town and at the Great Wall. Choose to start your tour from the Great Wall at Simatai. In this case, you'll take the ferry to the foot of the Great Wall, and ride on a cable-car to the summit (own expense). Once you are up there, you will be amazed with how untouched and well preserved this Great Wall still remains since Ming Dynasty. The Great Wall is known for its steepness and the beautiful surroundings.

2 hours • Admission Included

Gubei Water Town

After your time on the wall, take the cable car down and start walking around in Gubei Water Town. Relax in the ancient town, and enjoy the beautiful Mandarin Duck Lake Reservoir. You surely will have a very unique experience in this rare natural old town with a combination of mountains, water, ancient villages, and hilly areas. Enjoy a tasty lunch meal at the Water Town or after your Water Town visit (own expense). Then your driver will drop you off at your hotel in Beijing around 4:30pm.

2 hours • Admission Included

What‘s Included

Hotel pickup and drop-off

Bottled water

English speaking driver

Entrance fee

Transport by private vehicle

Extra Tour guide Service

Cable car tickets

Lunch

Gratuities

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Options

English speaking driver

Pickup included

Reviews

5.00

4 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Amazing tour with an excellent tour guide!
LightPacker767952,,Oct 12, 2018
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Our tour guide was excellent and communicated well with us! Very knowledgeable. This night tour provides great views and is not so crowded.
Great Service
Shanghai S,,Jul 18, 2018
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
I had been to Simatai before and wanted to take my friends, but without a tour guide was unsure of how to go about it. I found this driving service and was so pleased with the results. The driver contacted me the day before in English, picked us up promptly in the morning. The drive was great, water was provided, and Kevin, our driver, gave us his recommendation and bought all our tickets for us so we could have a great time. We were only slightly delayed by a dead battery after our time on the wall, but Kevin was able to get us back to Beijing on time. For no extra fee, he drove us to the train station instead of back to the hotel as we were catching a ride back to Shanghai. I would definitely use this service again for the great convenience.
Excellent Service
MELISSA S,,Jul 4, 2018
- Review from Viator
5.00
The driver called us the day before to arrange the pick up. The ride was faster than expected from Beijing to Simatai. I love this part of the wall and the water town that goes with it. The service picked us up from the hotel but was kind enough to drop us off at the railway station for no extra charge.