Huanghuacheng Grote Muur en Ming-graven met privérondleiding over de Heilige Weg

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.

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 !!!

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.