15 Dec 2019
Making our group reservations was extremely easy. Mark Ma designed a trip that met my group's needs perfectly. And he even stayed flexible so that I was able to add an extra person the day before the trip. As for the trip itself, Jack, our tour guide, spoke excellent English! We had a small bus for our group of 8 that took us to a remote village which we then hiked through the forest up to the Jiankou section of the Great Wall. This section is closed to the general public and is not accessible without a tour guide. Once at the wall, Jack safely guided us across the majestic views from the Great Wall...truly an amazing experience that I will never forget. Eventually, we got to the "touristy" Mutianyu section and took the Toboggan Slide Down which was a blast...definitely worth the extra 100 RMB. After the hike, Jack (a Chinese foodie) took us to a tasty lunch at an authentic Chinese restaurant...delicious! I highly recommend this trip with Mark's Guide and Driver Service.