Booking fee
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* This tour requires at least one of the following per booking: Adult, Senior
Enjoy a self-guided tour on a comfortably-paced private day trip to Simatai Great Wall and Gubei Water Town with your English-speaking driver. Your driver will share some Beijing city and attraction information with you on the road.
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Bottled water
English speaking driver
Entrance fee
Transport by private vehicle
Extra Tour guide Service
Cable car tickets
Lunch
Gratuities
Departure Point
Traveler pickup is offered
Departure Point: Your centrally located Beijing Hotel
Simatai Great Wall, Beijing, China Start your day with early morning pickup at your Beijing hotel at 7:30am by your English speaking driver, and drive about two hours to the beautiful Gubei Water Town. Since this is a self-guided tour, you can spend the time you want in the water town and at the Great Wall.
Choose to start your tour from the Great Wall at Simatai. In this case, you'll take the ferry to the foot of the Great Wall, and ride on a cable-car to the summit (own expense). Once you are up there, you will be amazed with how untouched and well preserved this Great Wall still remains since Ming Dynasty. The Great Wall is known for its steepness and the beautiful surroundings. 120 minutes
Gubei Water Town, Beijing, China After your time on the wall, take the cable car down and start walking around in Gubei Water Town. Relax in the ancient town, and enjoy the beautiful Mandarin Duck Lake Reservoir. You surely will have a very unique experience in this rare natural old town with a combination of mountains, water, ancient villages, and hilly areas.
Enjoy a tasty lunch meal at the Water Town or after your Water Town visit (own expense). Then your driver will drop you off at your hotel in Beijing around 4:30pm. 120 minutes
Specialized infant seats are available
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Comfortable hiking shoes are required
Simatai Great Wall is unrestored wild Wall
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.
LightPacker767952
12 Oct 2018
Our tour guide was excellent and communicated well with us! Very knowledgeable. This night tour provides great views and is not so crowded.
Shanghai S
18 Jul 2018
I had been to Simatai before and wanted to take my friends, but without a tour guide was unsure of how to go about it. I found this driving service and was so pleased with the results. The driver contacted me the day before in English, picked us up promptly in the morning. The drive was great, water was provided, and Kevin, our driver, gave us his recommendation and bought all our tickets for us so we could have a great time. We were only slightly delayed by a dead battery after our time on the wall, but Kevin was able to get us back to Beijing on time. For no extra fee, he drove us to the train station instead of back to the hotel as we were catching a ride back to Shanghai. I would definitely use this service again for the great convenience.
MELISSA_S
04 Jul 2018
The driver called us the day before to arrange the pick up. The ride was faster than expected from Beijing to Simatai. I love this part of the wall and the water town that goes with it. The service picked us up from the hotel but was kind enough to drop us off at the railway station for no extra charge.
This tour in
Northern China
is organized by
Beijing Tour Guide
We always double-check the availability with our local partners for each booking. Even though this is usually a swift process, it can take up to 24 hours. Once this process is completed you will receive your voucher or ticket by email. If our local partner is not able to confirm your booking we will offer you the best possible alternative. If the new date and/or time doesn’t fit your itinerary, we will reimburse the full amount paid.
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