Overview:
On 9-hour this private tour, combine visits to the Mutianyu section of the Great Wall and the Huanghucheng Waterside Great Wall with transportation in between. Ride a cable car or ski lift to the top of the wall and spend two hours hiking, then take a toboggan down. Lunch and hotel pickup and drop-off within Beijing’s 4th Ring Road included.
Meals: Lunch
Attractions: Mutianyu Great Wall, Great Wall at Huanghuacheng, Water Great Wall at Huanghuacheng
Mutianyu Great Wall
Your English-speaking guide and driver will meet you in your hotel’s lobby in Beijing to start today’s trip. You will heading to the Great Wall at Muyianyu section, located in Beijing’s Huairou County about 70km from Beijing’s city center (about 1 hour and 30 minute drive). Upon arrival at the Great Wall,your professional tour guide will give you an explication of the Great Wall and the related Chinese history and culture. You will have your choice of taking a cable car or chair lift up and spend 2 hours hiking on the Wall. Then you have the option of taking a toboggan ride back down (a lot of fun and highly recommended)or simply return the way you came. Mutianyu section was first built in Northern Qi Dynasty (550-557). There are 23 watchtowers distributed at close intervals along the wall. It is mainly made of slabs of granite. It measures 23 feet (7 meters) to 26 feet (8 meters) in height, and 4 yards (4 meters) to 5 yards (5 meters) in width.It is the longest intact section of The Great Wall at a length of 5,400 meters.It is known for its beautiful surroundings, dense woods and rich pastures changing colors with the seasons of a year.
Great Wall at Huanghuacheng
Then you have lunch at local restaurant,another 1 hours to Huanghuacheng Waterside Great Wall. Huanghuacheng section is an uncrowded section. You can experience different activities like taking a boat on the lake(optional) to appreciate the Great Wall on the surrounding mountains. You can hike around the lake and across the dam instead of climbing the mountains.Some stairs are very steep, but you will be satisfied with the achievement and the scenery when you climb to the top.During summer the countryside around Huanghuacheng’s Great Wall is swathed in yellow, as masses of wild flowers come into bloom.Huanghua Great Wall was built in North Qi and was renovated for a few times during Sui and Tang dynasties.in Yuan dynasty, this area was an important transport spot and in Ming dynasty it was turned into a military town. 10,800 meters long.Huanghuacheng Great Wall.
Water Great Wall at Huanghuacheng
At the end of the tour, driving back to downtown,the tour guide and driver will drop you off at the hotel in Beijing or site in the city.
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