Adventurous Tours

Adventurous Tours - for the people who love cycling, hiking and photographing

Mass tourism to the wall tends to head for the well-know section - Badaling. If you like a challenge, you may be interested in our Adventurous Tours. Our destinations are those wild and less renovated Great Wall sections. As an old Chinese proverb: “Not been on the Great Wall, not a great man” (obviously no by cable car).

Route 1 - Huanghuacheng Great Wall Biking &Hiking Tour (1 day trip)

Huanghuacheng Great Wall is a beautifully preserved section of the wall favoured by nature lovers all year round. This section of the wall is stretching high above a crescent shaped water reservoir and another side is crumbling into a spring lake nearby. When the summer comes, it will be over grown with sweet yellow flowers buried on the mountain sides. That is why Huanghua Great Wall got its name.

Cycle in the shadow of the Great Wall of Beijing countryside, warm wind pass through from your cheeks, fresh your mind from stressed work. Many farmers rub shoulder with you, many villages pass by, and stop anywhere you like and enjoy in this singularly plain beauty. A farm cooking lunch will be treated at bottom of the Great Wall after big work out.

Trek up from 420-year-old narrow paths, that being said, the paths are far from pristine, sometimes, the climb a little bit hard and even climb up with your hand, but it is not steep until you get higher up. The trek follow your own pace, you will find this part of the wall is pleasant to hikers.

Departure: 8:00 am,
Return: 5:00 pm.

Tour group size: 10~15 people. Booking in advance.

Departing Venue:
Join-in tour depart/return at Bell & Drum Tower. If you require pick up from your hotel, 50 RMB extra.

Driving about 1 hour to cycling starting point, then cycle 2.5 ~ 3 hour along the countryside to Huanghuacheng Great Wall. After lunch, climb the Wall about 2 hours, then being driven to home.

If you cannot cycle all the way, don't worry, the mini bus will be following behind all the time.

Total cycling time: approx. 2.5~3 hours.

Total hiking time: approx. 2 hours.

Special Lunch: Barbecue local fish in farm house place.

Extra Opportunity: see 2008 Olympic main stadium (National Stadium) on the way from distance.

Price: 400 RMB pp ( including bicycle, helmet, English guide, transport, entrance fee, lunch and outdoor travel accident insurance 100,100 RMB).

Route 2 - Jiankou Great Wall - Mutianyu Great Wall Hiking - A Great Wall was built on the cliff (1 day trip)

“If you have not stopped on the Jiankou Great Wall, it will be a pity to your journey.” You will break the old trek trails of William Lindesay, see the less travelled section of the Jiankou Great Wall at the remote county. This section of the wall is shaped as a bended bow and interest part---buffalo horn is on a 1000 meters above sea level mountain ridge, and its with large cliffs on each side.

We will trek up from a farm home, and climb a small mountain to reach the wall. Then you will find the mountain ridges upon which the wall is built are steep in all directions. Take a time to grab view the Jiankou Great Wall , the white cliff rock used in its construction makes it stand out strikingly against the heavily forested hillsides. How amazing it is! Don’t forget to shot this most photogenic view.

The trekking way will be with some ups and downs, but it is not very touch. You will be clambering over fallen brick and inching you way up steep un-railed mountain faces. Our guide is very familiar with the way and will take care of everyone in our group.

After 3 hours trek, reach the comparative section of the wall---Mutianyu, which is renovated section of the wall and well-known by most tourists.

Total hiking time: approx. 4 hours.

Journey time: 2.5 hours each way.

Extra Opportunity: see 2008 Olympic main stadium (National Stadium) on the way from distance.

Price: 400 RMB pp ( including English guide, transport, entrance fee, outdoor travel accident insurance 100,100 RMB).
August price: 550 RMB pp with lunch, 500 RMB pp without lunch.

Route 3 - Jinshanling - Simatai Great Wall Hiking Tour (1 day trip)

Simatai to Jinshanling section, which is fairly remote and in more of its original condition. It is steeper to scale however with rough steps and desolate crumbling watchtowers making it a destination not for the faint-hearted-but definitely worth the effort.

Jinshanling to Simatai section of the Great Wall hiking is designed for hiking-lovers who are tired of being cooped up in Beijing and looking forward to hike in wild. It is most likely a peaceful walk with very few tourists make the longer trek out. So you can far away from noisy and enjoy the nature beauty that is around.

Our bus will pick up from hotel in the early morning to the Jinshanling Great Wall. Trek up to the top. grab view the never-ending . Winding wall-one of mankind’s most amazing structural achievements. We are continuous toward Simatai section. on the way, we can see some stretches have fallen into disrepair, with crumbling walls and steps which doesn’t detract from the beauty, but enhances the sensation of walking upon a construction that is more than 2000 years old. The hiking will take about 5 hours, beauty views have never out of the line of our sight during the way, and we will totally enjoy in and have a fantastic day!

Departure: 8:00 am,
Return: 6:00 pm.

Tour group size: 10~15 people. Booking in advance.

Departing Venue:
Join-in tour depart/return at Bell & Drum Tower. If you require pick up from your hotel, 50 RMB extra.

Total hiking time: approx. 4.5 hours.

Journey time: 3 hours each way.

Extra Opportunity: see 2008 Olympic main stadium (National Stadium) on the way from distance.

Price: 400 RMB pp ( English guide, transport, entrance fee, and outdoor travel accident insurance 100,100 RMB).
August price: 550 RMB pp with lunch, 500 RMB pp without lunch.

Route 4 - Cycling to explore Beijing Hutongs

Bicycles are major transportation in China. Explore Beijing small alleys by bike are different experience to you! You will rub shoulders with locals; watch the elders’ playing Chinese chess; hear shouting from repairmen, knife sharpeners, pot fixers and other vendors who weave through the alley ways to sell food and offer services. You will cycle in narrow alleys freely even only 0.4 meter wide lane and stop anywhere you want! The guide will elaborate the stories from Hutongs and the special architecture style of courtyards; visit a local family where you can experience the real life of ordinary people in Beijing. Although it is only an hour journey, you can touch real Beijingers’ life in deep.

Departure: Choose your own time, but must be book in advance.

Tour duration: 1 hour

Route: Nanluoguxiang - Yandaixiejie - Houhai Hutong - Visiting local residence in Hutong

Price: 120 RMB pp (bicycle, helmet, English speaking guide).

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