Day 1 Simatai Great Wall to Jinshanling Great Wall

Get picked up from your hotel at 8:00 a.m, you will enjoy this amazing hike tour. As the most popular hiking trip of the Great Wall around Beijing, this tour shows you both the Simatai and Jinshanling sections of the wall within 3 hours. A 40-minute walk using steps will lead you to the East-Five-Eye watchtower at Simatai West. As you catch your breath just before reaching the Wall, you will be rewarded by the breathtaking panoramic view of this amazing human construction. Take a short break and some photos before we walk westward to Jinshanling. We will get off the wall at Shalingkou at Jinshanling, or alternatively you can walk another 30 minutes if you feel energetic and then get off the wall at Zhuanduokou . The unrestored wall, watch towers and beacon towers snake along the mountain from east to west. You will have a chance to meet friendly, local

farmers, try local home-made food and learn about local community development. It is the best place for keen photographers along the Wall. Regarding fitness it is a medium-level hike for all ages.

Pick-up at your hotel at 8am and drive to Simatai West. You will start hiking around 10:30 am, and it will take about 3 hours to complete your hike. Enjoy lunch at a local farmer’s restaurant before returning to your hotel.

This section offers arguably the finest hiking anywhere on the Great Wall. It is a photographer’s dream, with over 15 watchtowers, and steep gradients that give constantly changing perspectives and wide, open views. There is a fascinating variety amongst the watchtowers here. Some have two storeys, others three. Some have flat roofs, others rounded and others again are pitched with upturned eaves. This section of the wall is wild, ruined, preserved and original. On a clear day, it is difficult to fail to take good photographs here.