Great Wall Camping
Gubeikou -Wild Jinshanling - West Jiankou - Restored Mutianyu Great Wall Camping
An epic 3 days Great Wall camping trip where we hike on Beijing's oldest Great Wall, stay overnight in a farmhouse with view on the Jinshanling Great Wall, pitch our tents in a tower at the wild Jiankou Great Wall and finish in style on the restored Jiankou Great Wall.
- Key Info
- Discounts & Inclusions
- Hiking Distance: 27 km
- Hiking Duration: 3 days
- Hike level: 4 strong
- Departure time: 9:30 am
- Back in Beijing: 4:00 pm (days 3)
- Price: 2700¥/449$
Meeting/drop off point: Lama temple subway exit B (How to get there?)
Discounts:
Kids younger than 18 receive 10% discount.
Kids younger than 7 receive 50% discount.
Included in the price:
English speaking guide and transport,
Back pack with tent mats and sleeping bag
Meals as described in the Itinerary
Entrance tickets, hiking sticks, water
A delightful camping trip with China Hiking to an unfamiliar (to me) section of the Great Wall. Heidi and Fred have dedicated years to researching scores of hidden pathways leading from the villages and lonely sections of small rural roads to sections of the wall that can then be followed for a stretch before eventually descending again, sweaty but enriched.
great wall trekking
great wall trekking
After a delicious buffet lunch at a local eatery, everyone can go at their own pace. The triathlon-level athletes can go ahead, reach the top first and explore the watch towers and summit sections before the others arrive. Photographers, would-be athletes, lapsed athletes and complete non-athletes, children can go at their own pace. China Hiking has a team of guides on every trip to help those who need it and make sure everybody gets to the top in the end.
But don’t underestimate the power and stamina of children. Our two eleven year olds stormed ahead at times carrying their day packs and fluffy mascot animals that would later serve as pillows, leaving us in a cloud of dust!
Can a selfie stick also serve as a walking stick? That’s for you to find out….
The photographs you take home are of the wild wall. No smooth surfaces. Clumps of bushes, even trees growing out of the stonework. It’s amazing how much of this structure survives relatively intact after hundreds of years of neglect.
Charman Mao said “You’re not a hero until you have climbed the Great Wall”. Later he also encouraged the locals to harvest the stones for local building projects. But the Wall has always been way too mighty to yield to such actions. It’s simply colossal and magnificent. It follows an incongruous and irregular, often complex path across the landscape. It is still capable of keeping people from the north out! But Fred and Heidi have located hundreds of access points. Once you are on the wall you can admire the views and appreciated the refreshing breezes. Then off into the sunset to find a camping spot. In our case, this meant camping either on the wall itself or inside and on the roof of a watch tower. We feel privileged to be able to do this as sit around a blazing camp fire and exchange stories and banter. There is nobody else around for miles. The mule that carried our dinner has long returned to the valley. Below, the twinkling of village lights. Above the twinkling of the stars. The alcoholic or non-alcoholic drinks you have diligently carried up here will taste marvelous in the open air. And if you’re lucky, somebody will have brought some marshmallows to roast on the embers.
great wall camping
great wall camping
great wall camping
great wall camping
great wall camping
Back at my workplace, I can look back on a superb trip. We had excellent weather conditions, dry enough to allow us to camp without the outer layer on the tent and gaze at the moon until we fell asleep.
I will be back for another trip with Fred and Heidi as soon as I can.
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Private tour prices for Gubeikou -Wild Jinshanling – West Jiankou – Restored Mutianyu Great Wall Camping (3 Days)
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, hiking sticks
All meals as described in the itinerary and water for during the hike
All camping gear (tents,mats, sleeping bags, backpacks)
Group Size | Price pp in CNY | Price pp in USD | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
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 | 4000¥ | 3600¥ | 604$ | 544$ |
5 | 3700¥ | 3330¥ | 559$ | 503$ |
6 | 3400¥ | 3060¥ | 514$ | 462$ |
7 | 3100¥ | 2790¥ | 468$ | 422$ |
8 | 2900¥ | 2610¥ | 438$ | 395$ |
9 | 2800¥ | 2520¥ | 423$ | 381$ |
10 | 2700¥ | 2430¥ | 408$ | 367$ |
15+ | please contact us for larger group prices |
Day 1: Gubeikou Great Wall
Hiking distance: 10km / 4-5h
Wild Great Wall
Camp right next to the Wall
Camping gear delivered
Incl. meals: lunch, dinner
Day 2: Wild Jiankou Great Wall
Hiking distance: 9km / 5h
Wild Great Wall
Camp on the Wall
Incl. meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner
Day 3: Restored Mutianyu Great Wall
Hiking distance: 8km / 4-5h
Restored Great Wall
Toboggan ride (optional)
Incl. meals: breakfast, lunch
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Detailed Itinerary
Level 3: Strong
The first day of this trip we give a medium rating as it is a long hike but there are no steep ascends. The hike and camping day on the Jiankou deserves a medium strong rating as we carry our camping gear to the campsite. The second day starts with a strong uphill hike with our backpacks on the Jiankou Great Wall. The reset of the hike is fairly easy. So the second day we give a medium/strong rating. The last day is an easy hike so this day we give an easy/medium rating. If we add up all the 3 days we end up with a level 3 rating because of the 3 consecutive days of hiking.
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Private tour prices for Gubeikou -Wild Jinshanling – West Jiankou – Restored Mutianyu Great Wall Camping (3 Days)
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, hiking sticks
All meals as described in the itinerary and water for during the hike
All camping gear (tents,mats, sleeping bags, backpacks)
Group Size | Price pp in CNY | Price pp in USD | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
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 | 4000¥ | 3600¥ | 604$ | 544$ |
5 | 3700¥ | 3330¥ | 559$ | 503$ |
6 | 3400¥ | 3060¥ | 514$ | 462$ |
7 | 3100¥ | 2790¥ | 468$ | 422$ |
8 | 2900¥ | 2610¥ | 438$ | 395$ |
9 | 2800¥ | 2520¥ | 423$ | 381$ |
10 | 2700¥ | 2430¥ | 408$ | 367$ |
15+ | please contact us for larger group prices |
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