Privétransfer naar Mutianyu Great Wall (pakketticket inbegrepen)

This Great Wall hike was a true highlight of our Asian Vacation. Our private guide Zachary picked us up at our Beijing hotel, after our drive to the village, we started the challenging hike up the mountain path to the Jiankou section of the wall. Except for a few people hanging out in the first watch tower, we had the unrestored part of the wall to ourselves on the hike. The Jiankou section was as wild as advertised, half ruined and untouched, it was so cool to see some sections of the wall that are slowly being recaptured by nature as you hike among the trees and plants growing there. Even a slight rain did not hinder our experience, there were magnificent views along our hike, the beauty of the original wall and its natural surroundings. We took photos all along our hike, our guide Zachary even took some group photos for us. As we approached the Mutianyu section of the wall, we started seeing more tourists, even the restored section of the wall was impressive, truly the best way to see and experience the Great Wall of China. After a delicious restaurant meal of the local cuisine, we were dropped back off at our hotel. I would highly recommend this 10K hike; it starts with the wall in disrepair and ends with the more finished version, words cannot describe, you just have to experience it yourself!

I was on a business trip to China and left a couple days early to explore Beijing. I really wanted to see the wild wall, away from the tourists, and am so glad I found this tour. My guide Gerry was outstanding. He met me at my hotel at 7:30am and took care of everything until we returned around 5pm. It was about a 2 hour drive from the city center to the trailhead. Then we had about an hour of a tough trail hike to get to the wall (this was the most strenuous part). The wall was absolutely amazing, towering above a huge valley surrounded by very tall mountains. We spent about 2 hours hiking the wild Jiankou section and saw very few other hikers - it was pretty special to be in such a beautiful place, getting to experience the historic wall first hand and without the crowds. Gerry took me on the Ox Bow section, which was pretty steep, but well worth the view and experience (there is a shortcut to bypass this section for the faint of heart). Once we got to the Mutianyu section, it got pretty crowded, but this was only for about 45 minutes until we got to the cable car to go down. After the hike, Gerry took me to a great restaurant serving local food and it was amazing. This tour was by far the best part of my trip and if I make it back to Beijing, I will definitely do it again. Thanks for an amazing day, Gerry!

Onze gids, Zachary maakte absoluut onze reis. Ik heb nog nooit een meer ervaren of inzichtelijke geschiedenisfanaat ontmoet! Zachary kende de geschiedenis van de muur niet alleen uit noodzaak of verplichting, maar hij gaf echt veel om alle diepte en geschiedenis die het gebouw binnenging! De pickup was soepel en gemakkelijk, de drop-off was ook eenvoudig. Het wandelen was glorieus en mooi, we hadden praktisch de muur voor onszelf! ! We wandelden een deel op en zetten het kamp op, en wandelden daarna verder voor een beter zicht op de zonsondergang, die net zo mooi was als we ons hadden voorgesteld. De volgende dag wandelden we naar beneden en zetten onze kampeerbenodigdheden af, en vervolgden toen onze wandeling in de tegenovergestelde richting, helemaal naar het volgende dorp waar we werden opgehaald en meegenomen naar een geweldig lokaal restaurant! Een van onze favoriete onderdelen was dat Zachary alle lokale gerechten voor ons bestelde. Beste maaltijd die we hadden in China, geen grap. Wat het wandelen betreft, was het gedeelte dat we wandelden "HuangHuaCheng" en het was redelijk ruig en ongerestaureerd. Ongeveer 2 uur wandelen dag 1 en 4 uur wandelen dag twee. ZO VELE TRAPPEN. heel mooi!  10/10 zou het in een oogwenk opnieuw doen. Zachary maakte de ervaring iets ongelooflijks!