8 Days Beijing Escorted Soft Adventure Tour with Great Wall

Day 1

Be met on arrival and transferred to our overnight accommodation at the Days Inn Forbidden City which is very central located, just beside the Tian'anmen Square.

Day 2

Today you will visit the famous sights of Beijing include Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City, including the Clock Museum, Treasure Hall, the Gate of Heavenly Peace, and the Temple of Heaven. In the afternoon, we'd like a rickshaw tour through the Hutongs, and possibly lunch with an authentic local family. In the afternoon, tour the Hutongs, Beijing's ancient, narrow streets, dinner at Han Can by the famous Lotus Lane.

Day 3

After breakfast, we coach to the Jin Shan Ling section of the Great Wall, arriving in time for lunch. We begin trekking for the first time along a dirt track for around 40 minutes until the Wall comes into view. It's then a 30 minute climb up to the Wall itself. The mountain is quite steep and stony and we trek for around 4km along the ruins of the wall - some sections have only one side of the Wall remaining. The highest point is about 700 meters above sea level and the views and scenery are incredible. After around 5-6 hours hiking, we will arrive at our destination for today - The very rugged and beautiful Simatai Section of the Wall. Overnight at the traditional Chinese style Simatai Guesthouse next to a small reservoir.

Day 4

The Great Wall at Simatai dates from the Ming Dynasty and boasts some 135 watchtowers. Today's trek is a real challenge with very steep sections and some sheer drops. This morning we trek on the wall itself and climb more than 1000 steps. We will have lunch at a watchtower and then leave the wall to trek down to a valley. Afterwards we head back to the Simatai Guesthouse by a different route for lunch and a short rest. Later, we will head to Huang Ya Guan Great Wall by coach. We will stay the next two nights at the Huang Ya Guesthouse which is in the traditional Chinese courtyard style in a beautiful mountainous setting with the wall towering on either side.

Day 5

From the guesthouse, we will trek through the nearby village and follow an uphill road through the countryside. The wall here follows a narrow mountain ridge that gives spectacular views over the surrounding area - the scenery here is reminiscent of classical Chinese landscape paintings. Once we arrive at the Taipingzhai section of the wall, we will be taken back the guesthouse for lunch. Afternoon is at leisure at the guesthouse or you can explore the Street of Eight Diagram, an architectural wonder of the Ming Dynasty lying just below the pass.

Day 6

Hiking east for about 1 - 2 hours, we stop to visit the East Qing Dynasty Tombs. After taking a boat trip to Shang Guan Hu Great Wall, we will hike through a stony valley before ascending to the unreconstructed wall which twists and winds its way along the mountains, interspersed with crumbling ruined watchtowers. Overnight at Zun Hua International Hotel.

Day 7

This morning is spent on a coach ride back to Beijing, followed by an afternoon visit to the splendid Summer Palace set amongst sweeping lakeside gardens. This evening, we will have a special farewell banquet featuring the famous Peking Duck Dinner. After dinner together, there will be an optional visit to a specialist foot massage parlor to ease those aching limbs.

Day 8

A free morning before transferring to the airport for flights to your next destination.

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