08 Apr 2019
Driver will get you to your destination and back within the expected hours (8 - 9 hours). Our driver didn't speak any English, but had an app that will translate from Chinese to English. You can also choose to speak into their app in English and it would translate into Chinese for them to understand. Keep your sentences very simple and to the point when speaking into the app. I would recommend you have a full printout of the wall map and agree on where the driver would pick you up. Our driver gave me clear directions, but I made the mistake of coming back to the drop-off location because our hike on the wall was really far out and I didn't think our driver would meet us there. But he was there at the pick up location and he had to drive back to come pick us up. What a great guy! We tipped him when he dropped us back off at our hotel. Unless you can read Chinese and have the balls to drive in Beijing, then hire one. It's so worth it.