11 Days Great Wall Hiking Tour
Destination:Beijing
Tour Code: CHTT01
Tour Duration: 11 Days
- Tour overview:
- Great Wall, which winds for around 8852 kilometers in North China, has been being known throughout the world as one of the Eight World Wonders and attracting millions of visitors from home and abroad. Hike in different section of it and you can feel its great splendor!
Tour Summary
Day by Day Itinerary
Reviews
B=Breakfast,L=Lunch,D=Dinner
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Day 1 |
Beijing
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Upon arrival, you will be met and transferred to your hotel.
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Day 2 |
Beijing/Old Dragon's Head/Shanhaiguan Pass
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After an early breakfast we will have 4 hours drive from Beijing to The Old Dragon Head (Laolongtou) Scenic Spot . |
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Day 3 |
Jiaoshan/Sandaoguan
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This morning, we drive to the foot of Jiaoshan and start our hiking with ascending to the peak. |
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Day 4 |
Dongjiakou/Great Wall Village
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We drive about 40 kms to Dongjiakou after breakfast. |
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Day 5 |
Luweishan/Liujiakou/Zunhua
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After breakfast, we drive 2 hours about 130kms to Luweishan(Deer Tail Hill). It is about 4-5 kms and the trekking will take us about 5 hours till we get to Liujiakou village. Then we drive to Zunhua town for hotel check in.Overnight in Zunhua International Hotel. |
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Day 6 |
Zunhua/Huangyaguan
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Hike about 3 hours in another section of the Great Wall near Zunhua. |
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Day 7 |
Huangyaguan/Simatai
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This morning, we drive about 20 minutes up to This morning, we drive about 20 minutes up to Taipingzhai village, where we start our 3-4 kms hiking from Taipingzhai to Huangyaguan Great Wall . |
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Day 8 |
Simatai/Jinshanling Great Wall
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We start to 12 kms hike westwards to Jinshanling Great Wall , around 12km. Overnight in Jinshanling Hotel. |
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Day 9 |
Jinshanling Great Wall/Jiankou
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This morning, we will hike along the Great Wall from Jinshanling Great Wall to Gubeikou, it's 12 km and need about 4 hours hike. |
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Day 10 |
Jiankou/Beijing
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This morning, we will have a hike on the other section of Jiankou Great Wall.
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Day 11 |
Beijing
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Free at leisure until be met and transferred to airport for your flight home. |
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-NOTE:
1. Normally hotels allow a maximum of 3 adults per room with an extra bed, at extra charge. Some hotels will allow three adults and a small child.
2. Tour price is indicative only, please enquire for a detailed quotation.
3. More people more discounts. Please enquire for more details.
Price Includes
A. Entrance fees:To scenic spots as listed above in the itinerary.B. Meals: All meals as specified in the itinerary.
C. Private Transfers: Among airports, hotels and scenic spots while sightseeing in the above cities by the private air conditioned vehicle.
D. Guide and Driver: As outlined in the itinerary, a well selected English-speaking guide and driver will accompany you throughout the entire tour in that city. They do not fly with you from one city to another.
E. Hotels: Hotel Based on two persons sharing one room with twin beds. All hotels as listed in the above itinerary serve daily western or Chinese breakfast. All rooms are air-conditioned with private facilities unless specified.
F. Luggage Transfers: Between airports and hotels.
G. Service Charge & Government Taxes.
H. Travel insurance in mainland China during the above travel period.
I. Arrangements: The tour cost includes planning, handling, operational and communication charges.
B=Breakfast,L=Lunch,D=Dinner
Day 1
Beijing Arrival
Transfer via: Flight on your own arrangement
Upon arrival, you will be met and transferred to your hotel. Your guide will give you a briefing of the schedule of the next few days, and will answer your questions. Rest of the day will be your free time; you can explore the city by yourself or just relax.
Day 2
Beijing to Old Dragon's Head to Shanhaiguan (B,L,D)
After an eraly breakfast we will have 4 hours drive from Beijing to Old Dragon's Head (Laolongtou).
After lunch, we will hike 3 kms from Chenghailou Tower to Shanhaiguan Pass which is appraised as the First Pass Under Heaven. Shanhaiguan had played an incomparable strategic important role in China's history. Then, we tour around the tower of Shanhaiguan
Overnight in Haisheng Garden Hotel.
Day 3
Jiaoshan to Sandaoguan (B,L,D)
This morning, we will drive to the foot of Jiaoshan and start our hiking with ascending to the peak. After Jiaoshan, we keep on hiking downhill and uphill for a couple of times, you will enjoy the amazing scenery. We will have lunch box.
In late afternoon, we get to a village by Sandaoguan which is the trail end of hour hiking today. Then, we drive back Shanhaiguan.
Overnight in Haisheng Garden Hotel.
Day 4
Dongjiakou to Great Wall Village (B, L, D)
This morning, we will drive about 40 kms to Dongjiakou after breakfast.
The trek from Dongjiakou starts with the various construction with embossment on some of the arches which are very rare to see. About 2.5 hours later, we descend down the wall to a local family for lunch.
Hike another 3-4 hours along the Great Wall to another direction near the Village.
Overnight Home stay in Great Wall Village.
Day 5
Luweishan to Liujiakou (B, L, D)
After breakfast, we will drive 2 hours about 130kms to Luweishan, which means the hill of Deer Tail for its formation. The Great Wall on this section is also wild and renowned as Great Wall in the Water.
It is about 4-5 kms and the trekking will take us about 5 hours till we get to Liujiakou village.
Then we drive to Zunhua town for hotel check in.
Overnight in Zunhua International Hotel.
Day 6
Zunhua to Huangyaguan (B,L,D)
This morning we will hike about 3 hours in another section of the Great Wall near Zunhua.
After lunch, we drive to Huangyaguan Great Wall. Huangya, (yellow cliff), named after the yellowish hills and rocks nearby. It was originally built in Tianbao 7th of Beiqi (557 A D), the Huangyaguan was mainly repaired for the first time in Ming Dynasty with bricks under the leadership of General Qi Jiguang.
If weather permits, we could admire the sunset over the Yellow cliff from our hotel. Also if you like, you can climb a small section of Huangyaguan on the western sectioin.
Overnight in Huangya Shanzhuang.
Day 7
Huangyaguan to Simatai (B,L,D)
This morning, we drive about 20 minutes up to Taipingzhai village, then we will start our 3-4 kms hiking from there to Huangyaguan.
After lunch, we drive to Simatai Great Wall, which is well known for its ruggedness. The construction of Simatai Great Wall started under the supervision of General Qi Jiguang in the early Hongwu years (1368-1398) of the Ming Dynasty. It is 5 km long with all together 35 watchtowers.
After check into the hotel, if time permits, we come to hike the eastern section of Simatai Great Wall.
Overnight in Changcheng Shanzhuang.
Day 8
Hike from Simatai to Jinshanling (B,L,D)
Today, we will hike from Simatai westwards to Jinshanling, it's around 12 kms.
The Jinshanling Great Wall was initially built from 1368 to 1389, also mainly directed by General Qi Jiguang. The 700 meters elevated Great Wall is about seven to eight meters high and five to six meters wide, which is made of brick and stone and its Watching Beijing Tower is on the highest position, where people say they could see Beijing right from here.
Overnight in Jinshanling Hotel.
Day 9
Jinshanling to Jiankou (B,L,D)
In the morning, we start 12 km about 4 hours hike along the Great Wall from Jinshanling to Gubeikou.
In the afternoon, we get to Gubeikou town and drive about 1 hour to Huairou town. Then keep on driving to Xizhazi village by Jiankou Great Wall and so convenient to explore different section of the Wall.
Jiankou has a large range of the Great Wall and worth to explore around for a couple of days.
Overnight Home Stay in Xizhazi Village.
Day 10
Jiankou to Beijing (B,L)
This morning, after a hike on the other section of Jiankou Great Wall, we drive to Huairou town for lunch, followed with a visit to Mutianyu Great Wall. In Mutianyu, we hike up to the peak of the mountain and come back the same way.
Afternoon, we drive 2.5 hours back to downtown of Beijing.
Day 11
Beijing Departure (B)
Transfer via: International flight on your own arrangement
Free at leisure until your guide meet you in your hotel lobby and then transfer you to airport for your flight home.
Dear Nora,Thank you again for such excellent arrangement under the rushed condition. I enjoyed the tour with excellent English guide. Whenever I visit historical cities, I usually join guided tour. In the guided tour especially in European countries, the guider usually prepares a presentation with picture files or using notepad for audience' better understanding. Sometime oral explanation is not sufficient. Anyway i have not seen such presentations from other tour groups around today. Again, my guider today was excellent to give me overall and essential points in the history. Driving was also gentle. All the best for your business. Ki Seob
- Booking Code:VOC-20230717
- Tour Starting Date:Monday, 17 July 2023
- Client's information:Ki Seob Sim, Canadian
Dear Nora Thank you so much for having arranged great tour for us! The visits were well arranged and we wish if we had more time then we can visit more attractions.All guides are super! Knowledgeable and have good commands of English, good sense of humor. We like them all!Transportations were ok but can not give them max points due to their ages! Drivers were all nice. Hotels in Beijing, Xi’an and Nanjing are great! Great location, well equipped, nice room and good breakfast. Hotel in Luoyang is an old style, simple breakfast, but we understand that they are in the same situation as the city. Near the Peony Hotel, I saw a new small hotel near by but I did not come in to check. I am thinking it may be better to use new small hotel than big old ones.In Shanghai, we are very disappointed about hotel. Room small, dirty, poor facilities. Breakfast is poor. Location is so so, not so convenience. I think you should find another option for your future bookings in Shanghai. Meals: the guide helped us to choose dishes and we really enjoyed. Except in Beijing, because of timing inconvenience due to traffic, we ask the guide to arrange the near by restaurants for quick food, all others were great. In General, we are all happy with your services. Hope will have the chance to come back with you for more tours in China and surely, I will recommend you and your company for my tour company friends! Nora, once again, thank you for your great work! My best regards Bich Ha
- Booking Code:VOC-20230702
- Tour Starting Date:Sunday, 2 July 2023
- Client's information:Bich Ha, Vietnam
Dear Nora, My apologies! All went very well today and I’m delighted. Can I please say how very impressed by the service I received from you, the guide, and the driver. It was absolutely superb in every respect. If it would be helpful, I would be very glad to write to your manager to say how I pleased I was, and that I will use and recommend Visit Our China in the future. Best wishes, Cameron
- Booking Code:VOC-20230520
- Tour Starting Date:Saturday, 20 May 2023
- Client's information:Dr Cameron Pyke, UK

I hope this letter finds you well. We finally arrived home from our trip last Thursday the 17th. As promised I am writing to you about our experience in China and we thank you very much for your organizing. On the whole we had a wonderful time and were very well looked after by both guides and drivers we would especially like to thank Linda and Cynthia which we would highly recommend. They both gave really excellent service in every way including punctuality, information and restaurants that were chosen for lunches, the food was delicious. The cruise on the Huangpu River was cancelled because of bad weather which couldn't be helped so the guide offered us an Acrobatic Show which we enjoyed very much. We had a lovely time on day 3 to Tongli water town. Our stay in China was wonderful. Best regards, Kathleen Pam
- Booking Code:VOC-20190905-S
- Tour Starting Date:Thursday, 5 September 2019
- Client's information:Kathleen & Pam, Australia
Dear Molly, Hope you have been well. We will be returning to Singapore in a couple of hours. Would like to commend on the tour guides, drivers and accommodation that VOC has arranged for us. The guides and drivers are very professional,very helpful, thoughtful, caring and experienced. They practised good ethics as well. We definitely have a wonderful touring experience and I will definitely recommend your company to my friends. Regards, Mrs Wee
- Booking Code:VOC-20190605-M
- Tour Starting Date:Wednesday, 5 June 2019
- Client's information:Chew Huay Huay, Singapore

Hi Sandy, Thank you for a great first tour together. I appreciate that it was a big commitment for you to be away from your office family for such a long time. I know you would have missed your young son a lot. I am also very grateful for your huge personal effort that you put into the detailed planning. The local guides were all great - Sally, Amanda Benny. Regarding the itinerary, I think we have an excellent itinerary for the beginning and the end, but the middle of the tour needs to be changed. Thank you again for all your excellent work. I look forward to visiting you in your home town for our first Tibet tour in August 2020. Jo I might travel up one day ahead of the group to meet you and have dinner with you. Best regards, Brod
- Booking Code:VOC-20190528-S
- Tour Starting Date:Tuesday, 28 May 2019
- Client's information:Brod, Australia
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