29 Jul 2019
We wanted to hike on the wild wall to have a more peaceful experience of the Great Wall. We contacted John (hereisbeijing.com) via WeChat, and after a short while we had agreed on the pickup - he even suggested to combine the trip with another traveller and save a bit of money. To prepare for the heat, he suggested to start already at 5:30, which suited us perfectly.
John picked us up at our hostel in BJ and gave the opportunity to have breakfast and shop snacks on the way. He had excellent and very thorough instructions for how to get to the wall on the Jiankou (the wild side) and what to expect there, and prepared us with water for the way. After our hike, he picked us up on the Mutianyu with very flexible schedule, allowing us to enjoy the wall without rush.
We absolutely loved the hike from Jiankou to Mutianyu and John made the way hassle-free. We can warm-heartedly recommend John in case you want an easy, friendly, flexible, and organized drive to the wall and back!