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Gubeikou Great Wall Sunset Hike 1 day
Hike 8km over Beijing’s oldest Great Wall to reach the Gubeikou General Tower by sunset. With views over the Gubeikou, Jinshanling and Simatai Great Wall sunset pictures can’t get any better.
A 2 hour drive brings us to a farmhouse in a small folk village on the border of Beijing and Hebei province. Our local farmer friends will serve us tasty lunch on their terrace with view on the Great Wall.
Just behind the farmhouse starts a little trail up the hill and within 15 minutes we arrive at the Gubeikou Great Wall. During the following 6 km hike on top of the Great Wall we take some breaks in the shade of some of the numerous watch towers or climb on top of the Beacon Towers when excellent photo opportunities arise.
Our hike on the Great Wall ends by sunset on top of the Gubeikou’s the General Tower. This 2 story tower is the highest point in the area overlooking the Gubeikou Great Wall, the Jinshanling Great Wall and if the weather is good you can see all the way till the Jinshanling Great Wall. Time for your perfect Great Wall sunset picture.
Once the sun is gone behind the hills we leave the Great Wall and take a tiny hidden trail through the brush and into the valley till we reach a small road where our driver will be waiting to bring us back to Beijing. Around 9 pm we will be back in Beijing at our meeting point.

Gubeikou Great Wall Hiking
Level 2: easy
We rate this trip level 2 as it is a 1day hike on a fairly easy trail. There is one uphill hike of about half an hour to start with. The rest of the trail is just slightly going up and down. It’s a perfect trip for families with kids and people with an average physical condition will enjoy the trip as well. It is a safe trail but there are a few slippery spots so its good to wear shoes with a good grip.
Gubeikou Great Wall is located in Miyun county, 140 kilometers away from downtown Beijing.
Gubeikou was first built during the Northern Qi dynasty (550-557). In the early Ming dynasty (1368-1644), General Xuda was ordered to rebuild it. To enhance its defensive capability, more stones were add. Unfortunately, not many can be found today. The best-preserved is called the Big Flower Watchtower (Dahualou), because of its square shape with 12-arrowed windows, which resembles a blossoming flower when seen from afar.
When Qi Jiguang was appointed the chief commanding officer of the Ji Garrison (one of the eleven garrisons during the Ming dynasty), he ordered to lay another layer of bricks standing side by side the original one, forming the unique...
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What you should bring:
Comfortable hiking or sport shoes and long trousers are recommended.
A small daypack to carry water
Your camera
Toilet paper
From October till April: warm jacket
From May till September: sun lotion & hat
Booking and Payment
You can reserve your place for the trip by clicking on “join this trip” and filling out the online booking form.
You will receive an automatic reply with an overview of your reservation and a link to PayPal.
You can click on the PayPal link and follow the instructions to make your online payment.
If you live in China and you wish to pay online in CNY you can do that trough Wchat. Our Wchat account is hikingchina
Discounts:
Kids younger than 18 receive 10% discount.
Members receive 20% discount.
Kids younger than 7 receive 50% discount.
Included in the price:
English speaking Guide
Lunch & water
Transport, guide, entrance tickets
Not included in the price:
Insurance.
You need to have travel insurance when you engage in our activities. Organizing this insurance from your own country is the best choice as China has different rules.
If you don’t have any insurance yet you can request a quote from our insurance partner Worldnomads
Cancelation policy.
Cancelation made by the participant more than 1 week before the trip will entitle the participant 100% refund.
In case of cancelation by the participant 7 days or less before the trip there is no refund but you can reschedule your trip to another date.
If a trip gets canceled due to unforeseen circumstances (very bad weather, closed trails, heavy pollution, not enough people signed up for a trip or other acts of god) you will of course get a 100% refund.
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We left from the pick-up stop right on 11:30 and traveled by mini-bus just over 2 hours (with a stop at shops) to a farm house which is at the bottom of ...
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Private tours are great way to travel if you have a group of friends, family or colleagues ready to explore nature. Also for school trips or company team building activities a private tour is the way to go. We have experience guiding trips with up to 60 people from international schools and companies. Price of private tours will vary depending on the number of people, the chosen transport and accommodation. Let us know your desires and we will customize a trip for you. Open tour
Are you planning far ahead but your favorite trip is not on our schedule at the time you’re coming to China? Are you an indepentdant traveler that wants to keep the costs as low as possible? Just let us know your favorite trip and starting date at least 6 weeks in advance and we will add your trip to our hiking agenda. As soon as we have 6 people joining the trip we are good to go!
Private tour prices for Gubeikou Great Wall Sunset Hike 1day
Prices are per person and include:
Pick up and drop of by private bus at your hotel ( Please let us know the pick up address)
English speaking guide
Entrance tickets
Lunch and water
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Price per person in CNY |
Price per person in USD |
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Nr of people | Adults | Kids < 18 | Adults | Kids < 18 | ||||
2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | ||||
3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | ||||
4 | 1000 ¥ | 900 ¥ | 166 $ | 149 $ | ||||
5 | 900 ¥ | 810 ¥ | 149 $ | 134 $ | ||||
6 | 800 ¥ | 720 ¥ | 133 $ | 120 $ | ||||
7 | 750 ¥ | 675 ¥ | 125 $ | 112 $ | ||||
8 | 700 ¥ | 630 ¥ | 116 $ | 105 $ | ||||
9 | 650 ¥ | 585 ¥ | 108 $ | 97 $ | ||||
10 | 600 ¥ | 540 ¥ | 100 $ | 90 $ | ||||
15+ | please contact us for larger group prices |
Open tour
Are you planning far ahead but your favorite trip is not on our schedule at the time you’re coming to China?
Are you an independent traveler that wants to keep the costs as low as possible?
Just let us know your favorite trip and starting date at least 6 weeks in advance and we will add your trip to our hiking agenda.
As soon as we have 6 people joining the trip we are good to go!
Private tour
Private tours are great ways to travel if you have a group of friends, family or colleagues ready to explore nature together.
Also for school trips or company team building activities, a private tour is the way to go.
We have experience guiding trips with up to 60 people from international schools and companies.
Price for private tours will vary depending on the number of people, the chosen transportation and accommodation.
Let us know your desires and we will customize a trip for you.