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Private a full day tour to the Huanghuacheng Wall with Ming Tombs at the Ding Tomb and Sacred way. Experience the less touristy section Huanghuacheng wall and see the imperial emperor burial ground in the Ming Dynasty with it's Underground Palace. Take the photos with the marvelous animal stone statues which is a sacred way. You can take the lunch at the local Chinese restaurant at the village down the Huanghuacheng wall with rainbow trout barbecue.The 8-hour tour starts and finishes at your hotel.
Delicious Lunch in a local Chinese restaurant
Entrance Tickets to the Sights
Gas, toll & parking lot fees
English-speaking tour guide service fee
Air-conditioned vehicle with a private driver
Accommodations
Dinner
Gratuity to the guide and driver
Personal Costs
Departure Point
Traveler pickup is offered
We pick up all guests from hotel lobby within 4th ring road of Beijing
Huairou Huanghuacheng Great Wall, Beijing, China Hotel pick up around 7:30am - 8:30am and drive to Huanghuacheng Great Wall
The slightly less famous Huanghuacheng section of the wall is 65 km from Beijing in Huanghuacheng Town. This 10,800-meter section of the wall is the strongest and most well built, with six forts guarding six passes, twelve beacon towers, and thirty-two watchtowers. Ming Dynasty General Cai Kai supervised its construction.
It takes 2 hours drive to the huanghuacheng great wall, Less renovated Wall where you can have a glimpse of the wild Wall. Less visited and quieter. You can do 1,5 hour hiking along the wall.
The current unrestored condition of the wall here made it quite tricky to climb The wall is quite steep and the surface is very slippery with many loose bricks.
It needs more physical demanding since some part of this section is un-renovated and keeps a wild condition. By the end of tour, you will walk through the rugged rock pass then down to a lovely village down the hill which give you a vivid impression of rural life with all the farm lands, horse and donkey.
120 minutes
Ming Tombs (Ming Shishan Ling), Beijing, China After approximately 1 hour drive, we will visit the Ding Tomb at the Ming Tombs, Ming Tombs was listed as World Culture Heritage which was surrounded by mountains. Ding Tomb is the only emperors's tomb that open to the public.
Ding Tomb was built in 1590, Emperor Shen Zong and the empress were buried there in 1620. After it was built, the underground palace was covered with deep soil. The people in charge of the tomb construction and later burial of the imperials erected the tablet as a sign for relocating the underground palace when needed
Sacred Way also called Ming Dynasty Tombs Sacred Way that is in the part of Chang Tomb, located in Beijing Changping scenic area. Sacred Way is about 7.3 kilometers, built in the Ming Dynasty, you can see the vivid animal and humans stone statues there.
120 minutes
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Discounts for children in China are based on height! Pls let us know your children's height so we can calculate accordingly!
The quoted price is for a 8 hour tour per day.If you use more than 6 hours or less than 8 hours per day it will still be considered a full day.
Additional hours are billed at 50CNY to 100CNY for the guide and 50CNY to 100CNY for the driver.
Pls note that the itinerary is flexible and we can adjust it according to your personal interests, the weather or any unexpected conditions.
For the lunch, we will take you to the authentic Chinese local restaurant catering for the locals with great dishes. If you prefer to take a lunch in a fancy restaurant or order dishes more than our budget then you can just cover the cost difference above our budget!
We conduct only private tour but not group tour and won't mix you with others
Our tours are complete non-forced shopping tour and we won't take you to any factories without request to waste your valuable time
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
acshone
02 Dec 2018
My friend and I booked this tour and Peter was our guide, together with Han, the driver. Peter was very knowledgeable of the history of the places we visited and took care of us really well. Peter also spoke English good English. The Great Wall was amazingly breathtaking and so awesome. There was no tourist crowd except for a handful at different times and at different locations. So glad I booked this tour.
fourchettechaussette
15 Jul 2018
Linda est venue nous chercher directement à l'hôtel avec un chauffeur privé. La voiture était propre et de bonne qualité. La guide a été très gentille en répondant à nos questions sur le trajet et en respectant les moments plus silencieux. Arrivés à la muraille, elle nous a guidé jusqu'à une tour de garde et elle a participé pour prendre des photos et nous a laissé un temps libre à notre convenance pour marcher sur le mur et nous éloigner. Nous n'avons croisé d'autres touristes (3 personnes) qu'à notre descente ! A notre retour nous sommes allés manger dans un restaurant local (compris dans la prestation), la guide a commandé pour nous en fonction de nos goûts/allergies. Puis nous sommes allés à un autre tombeau car celui de Ding était en rénovation. Nous étions déçus car on voulait vraiment voir celui de Ding. La guide a acheté les billets et nous avons fait assez rapidement le tour, elle semblait pressée, mais vu la chaleur et que nous avions assez peu de questions, cela restait raisonnable. Ensuite nous avons fait la voie sacrée sur la partie des animaux, en fait c'est très rapide à faire à pied. Nous sommes arrivés d'un côté et le chauffeur nous attendait de l'autre. Voiture climatisée et mise à l'ombre en nous attendant, bouteilles d'eau à disposition. Nous avons été raccompagnés à l'hôtel. Nous sommes vraiment satisfaits !!!
NCtravel-111
28 Oct 2017
We were picked up promptly at our Beijing hotel in a nice Toyota sedan by a driver and Lucy our wonderful guide for the day. Lucy provided great background information about Beijing as we wove through city traffic. Riding in any car is an adventure here. Drivers weave in and out of other cars, bikes, pedestrians, etc. and yet you never see a wreck. Just relax and enjoy the ride. Ee emerged from the smog of Beijing into a sunny day and a small village northeast of Beijing.
It was a strenuous climb up stairs and then a rough/steep trail behind a house and there we were on the Great Wall of China. WOW! the view included a lake with a high dam below us and multiple mountains with the Great Wall snaking its way over the peaks. Just spectacular. I'm scared of open/outdoor heights and yet I was fine at the large flat guard house where we entered. I stayed put and enjoyed the amazing view while my companion and Lucy, our guide, climbed to the top of the mountain on the wall. it took them about 45 minutes round-trip clambering over slippery rocks on a very steep slope. my companion loved the experience but said it was definitely a challenge. She loved it.
After we descended to our awaiting car we stopped at a local restaurant where we saw them pluck trout from a stream and enjoyed a delicious meal of fresh local Chinese food. We could never have experienced this without Lucy to find this place and order for us. Thank you Lucy!
Our tour continued to the Ming Tombs, it's like the Egyptian Valley of the Kings but in a beautiful valley surrounded by mountains. Another wow experience. we descended deep into the underground Tomb of one of the Ming emperors and saw amazing treasures and temples. we completed our tour walking the distance of the sacred way, an avenue lined with amazing sculptures placed to pay respect to the emperors as their funeral processions passed through 600 years ago. Its a beautiful walk!
our day concluded with a drive back into the city midafternoon. We can't say enough good things about Lucy. It was as if we had a crash course in Chinese history with spectacular sights and good food.
This was a great tour but plan on strenuous walking and hundreds of steep steps and some rigorous climbing if you decide to go up the wall to the top of the mountain.
Thank you, Lucy, for a great tour experience.
This tour in
Northern China
is organized by
Catherine Lu Tours
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