Juyongguan Great Wall

A private transfer is the best way to start your holiday and will avoid you having to search for a taxi or ride in a crowded bus to reach your destination. Your driver will pick you up at your hotel in Beijing city center or airport and will drive you to the Great Wall. Once arrived, your driver will assistance you to purchase tickets(at your own cost), and tell you where he will be waiting for you, then you will enjoy your own time to explore the Great Wall. After your self guided tour, meet your driver at the parking lot, you will be transferred back to your hotel in Beijing/airport. Please note this is only a private transfer service, entrance fee, meals and tour guide are not included. Your driver doesn't speak English, and if you have any questions on the road, you can use the driver's mobile phone to reach out the local operator. If you have a layover, please indicate your flight details when make booking, local operator will send the meeting point and pick up time by email. Here are some sections of the Great Wall you can choose: 1: Mutianyu Great Wall - most popular section among foreign tourists It is 75km away from Beijing downtown, offers great landscape of well-preserved walls and towers as well as beautiful surrounding greenery. Its road steps are also well paved. Driving Time: 1.5 hours Entrance fee 60rmb p/p, cable car round trip or ski lift up and toboggan is 140rmb p/p 2: Huanghuacheng Great Wall – unique lakeside Great Wall Some parts of Huanghuacheng are submerged by a big beautiful lake, which make the Great wall look like paddling in the water. It is less crowded than the other sections. Driving Time: 1.5 hours Entrance fee 65rmb p/p, no cable car 3:Juyongguan Great Wall - the closest section of the wall to visit from Beijing Unlike most of other sections of Great Wall which are just walls and towers, Juyongguan has an impressive fortress which used to controlled the access to Beijing for centuries. Driving Time: 1 hour - 1 hour 15 minutes Entrance fee 45rmb p/p, no cable car 4: Badaling – the most famous as well as most crowded section of Great Wall Open to tourism in 1957. Badaling Great Wall is the most visited section as well as the most commercialized section. No recommend to visit during public holiday, traffic will be bad. Everyone have to take the attraction's shuttle bus which waste time. Driving Time: 1.5 hour Entrance fee 45rmb p/p, cable car 120rmb p/p 5: Gubei Water town and Simatai Great Wall - explore beautiful water town and visit the Great Wall at night. Gubei Water Town is actually a replica of the Wuzhen Water Town in Southern China. Stroll around old streets, try local Chinese snacks, shop at the outdoor bizarres which is especially beautiful at night. While Simatai Section of the Great Wall is one of the more wild and authentic sections of the wall and has a beautiful view of Gubei and the surrounding mountains from the top. Driving Time: 2 hours Entrance fee 280rmb p/p, inculding cable car

Meet our tour guide in your hotel's lobby. Then heading directly to Juyongguan Great Wall(1.5 hours drive). Your friendly tour guide will explain the related histories and stories along the way. Feel free to ask questions if you have. Upon arrival, follow your tour guide to hike up and down and explore different towers at Juyongguan. Juyong Pass was constructed with structures of various functions ensuring logistic supplies and effective management and governance. In the Yuan Dynasty (1272-1368), the Juyong Pass functioned as a major traffic artery from Beijing to Inner Mongolia. From the 14th to the early 20th century, a large number of temples and shrines of Buddhist, Taoist, and Confucianist origin were built in the Juyong Pass. After a delicious lunch in the local restaurant, continue to the Sacred Way of the Ming Tombs. Stroll along the Sacred Way, admire 18 pairs of marble figures lined up in antithesis which were erected over 500 years ago. Gain deep insight into the Fengshui theory which practiced here and learn more stories about the Ming Dynasty. Next, move on to the Dingling Tomb at the Ming Tombs. Construction of Dingling Tomb (定陵) started in 1584 and was finished in 6 years later. In 1620, Emperor Wanli (万历皇帝) was buried here with his two empresses. Discover the treasures found from the underground palace in the museums and walk into the underground palace to experience the massive tomb with five chambers. After the tour finished, you will be transferred back to your hotel in Beijing.

Today, our experienced guide will show you the Great Wall of China in the early morning without crowds, next tour only one of the 13 emperors’ tombs( no enough time to see all of them) and the Sacred Way as a optional choice to visit, the big holy animals and guardians carved out of white marbles in the afternoon. Beijing is too big to tour by yourselves, long distance to drive with heavy traffic and huge sights to tour around. Our experienced guide will use their knowledge and experience to smooth your trip to accomplish your dreams in Beijing. Sample Itinerary: Hotel pick up in the early morning( 7:00am, 7:30am or 8:00am, the early the better, if you really don’t like crowds and queue.) Drive 1.5-2 hours to reach the Great Wall which is 76KM away from the city center. Take the shuttle bus for about 4 minutes from the tourists center to the entrance of the Great Wall Take the chairlift up mountain to reach the entrance of the Great Wall near the No. 6 watchtower. Enjoy your hiking for 1.5-2hours. After the Wall, drive around 10 minutes to the nice restaurant for local restaurant near the Great Wall After lunch drive 1 hour to the 13 emperors’ Tombs of Ming dynasty, tour the one of them about 40 minutes. (Changling for the surface palace which is a museum for treasures excavated from Ding Tomb. Dingling for the underground palace where emperor’s and empresses’ coffins were buried) (Note: choose one among these two tombs) If you choose the option includes the sacred way, It will drive 10 minutes to the Sacred Way, hug holy animals and guardians lined up for protecting the royal family, tour for 30 minutes. (Please note that there are two options to choose from) In the end, drive around 1.5-2 hours to take you back to your hotel. Finish the big day happily

Tour Overview: Duration: 8–10 hours Departure time varies by seasons: Peak season: Summer holiday time: 6:00am for 15th July~1st September Local common holiday time : 6:00am for 4th-6th June, 1st-5th May, 31st May-2nd June and 1st-8th October Normal season:6:30-7:00am Low season: 7:30am ( 15th November to 1st April of the next year ) Inclusions: Hotel pick-up, round-trip transport, entry ticket, English-speaking guide, lunch, ending point drop-off Exclusions: Cable car/chairlift/toboggan fees, personal expenses Detailed Itinerary: ⏰ 6:00–7:30 AM: Pickup from Beijing Pickup Points: 1.Hotel pickup (downtown Beijing within specified area) 2. Meeting point: Swissotel Beijing Hong Kong Macau Center or Beijing Regent Hotel (backup option) (Pro Tip: Grab a quick breakfast from hotel) 1.5-2 hours’ Scenic Drive to Mutianyu ‍♀️On the Bus: guide shares insider stories and travel tips for Mutianyu Great Wall ‍♀️4+ hours’ Exploring Mutianyu Great Wall ✅The entry ticket is included. ❎Cable cars and chairlift and toboggan ride are not included Cable Car (Round-trip) | ¥140 per person Chairlift Up + Toboggan Down | ¥140 per person Please note: children and students’ hight is over 1.2 meters will be regarded as adult and same costs as the adults. 1 hour Lunch Break near the Great Wall Buffet Chinese food: gourmet and hygiene 2 hours drive: Return to Beijing Drop-Off: Olympic park ( subway station besides)

Embark on a private day trip from Beijing to explore Longqing Gorge. Choose to spend a day here to cruise on clear water and hike the mountain or combine the tour with a visit to Badaling Great Wall or Guyaju Caves. A: Longqing Gorge Private Day Tour Including Cruise/Hiking or Cable Car (6-7 Hours) Meet your tour guide in your hotel's lobby, hop in to a private car heading directly Longqing Gorge. Upon arrival. Follow your tour guide to explore the Longqing Gorge. You will take the fun dragon escalator up then experience a cruise along the beautiful lake which will give you a nice memory, enjoy amazing view of the area and be amazed by the beauty of the nature. Explore the temples and island with your tour guide. Due to the weather at Longqing Gorge is very different than city, cable car might close, if the cable car closed, your tour guide will take you to hike up to the mountain and enjoy amazing views of the surroundings. You also can choose to visit the nearby site such as Ming tombs or Juyong guan Great Wall instead. If the cable car is running, you will take the fun cable car up to the mountain to explore the Taoist temple up there, get to know its stories and histories, then take your time to enjoy amazing views of the surroundings. After the tour you will have lunch in a local restaurant, then heading back to your hotel in Beijing. B: Longqing Gorge and Badaling Great Wall Private Day Tour Including Cruise and Cable Car(7-9 hours) Meet your tour guide in your hotel's lobby, hop in to a private car heading directly Longqing Gorge. Upon arrival. Follow your tour guide to explore the Longqing Gorge. You will take the fun dragon escalator up then experience a cruise along the beautiful lake which will give you a nice memory, enjoy amazing view of the area and be amazed by the beauty of the nature. Explore the temples and island with your tour guide. After lunch in the local restaurant, heading directly to Badaling Great Wall of China, an iconic landmark illustrating the innovation of ancient Chinese engineering. Take the cable car up to the Badaling section, one of the best-preserved parts of the structure, and listen as your guide provides an engaging narrative about the attraction’s history. Tour end with hotel drop off. C: Longqing Gorge and Guyaju Cave Dwellings Private Day Tour (8-9 hours) Meet your tour guide in your hotel's lobby, hop in to a private car heading directly Longqing Gorge. Upon arrival. Follow your tour guide to explore the Longqing Gorge. You will take the fun dragon escalator up then experience a cruise along the beautiful lake which will give you a nice memory, enjoy amazing view of the area and be amazed by the beauty of the nature. Explore the temples and island with your tour guide. After lunch in the local restaurant, finish your day tour with a visit to Guyaju Caves, a multi-village complex of more than 170 dwellings carved directly into the rock face before returning to your hotel.

Your private tour guide will meet you in your Beijing hotel's lobby, then hop into your private vehicle heading directly to Badaling Great Wall. It takes about 1.5 hours driving. Your tour guide will give you an explication of the Great Wall and the related Chinese history and culture on the way. Upon arrival, you can choose to use the cable car round trip to make the trip easy or follow your tour guide to hike up and down to explore different watch and beacon towers. Gain deep insight into the Great Wall's history and stories. Your lunch will be served at a local restaurant. Badaling Great Wall usually is crowded, so we recommend to visit Badaling Great Wall as one day tour. But if you have choice to combine these sites to make a full day tour. 1: Combine with Chunhuiyuan Hot Spring. The hot spring here comes from 1230 meters underground, and it's abundantly rich in minerals and elements. The temperature of water here ranges from 29 C to 90 C. All the pools – of various sizes, temperatures and bubbliness – are filled with different remedies, including flora, rose, red wine, milk and more. After the Great Wall hike, soaking yourself into the pool, you can pamper your eyes and calm yourself with the mesmerizing view of the lake with the modern buildings opposite. 2: Combine with Ming Tombs The mausoleums of thirteen emperors of the Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644). The layout and arrangement of all the thirteen mausoleums are very similar, but they vary in size as well as in the complexity of their structures. You will visit the Dingling tomb. Built from 1584 to 1590, it is the mausoleum of Emperor Zhu Yijun, the thirteenth emperor of the Ming Dynasty and his two empresses. The highlight part is the stone Underground Palace, which was discovered between 1956 and 1958, and had a great deal of precious relics unearthed. 3: Combine with Juyongguan Great Wall Juyongguan Great Wall is considered as the north gateway to Beijing and Juyongguan Pass is one of the three major passes in the Great Wall. You can appreciate beautiful views, fine stone carvings, 14 watchtowers while hiking, and learn some Chinese history and culture in the temples. Besides, there are less tourists, which will make your tour more enjoyable. 4: Combine with the Summer Palace The Summer Palace is a vast ensemble of lakes, gardens and palaces in Beijing. It was an imperial garden in the Qing dynasty. Spend some leisure time here to stroll around the courtyards with your tour guide and learn the history and stories behind. 5:Combine with the Tian'anmen Square and Forbidden City Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City are two iconic landmarks. Tiananmen Square is one of the largest public squares in the world. The Forbidden City, a sprawling palace complex that served as the imperial residence for emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties. At the end of the tour, you will be transferred back to your hotel in Beijing.

Take a private day tour to Guyaju Cave Dwellings and Longqingxia Gorge from Beijing. See 174 amazing caves in Guyaju, which were reportedly carved by an ethnic minority called the Xiyi during the Tang dynasty. Take a fun boat ride in beautiful Longqing Gorge. Be picked up from your hotel in Beijing and travel to Guyaju Cave Dwellings by private vehicle, it will takes about 2 hours, your tour guide will explain the related histories on the way, feel free to interact with your tour gudie. Upon arrival, admire 117 amazing caves in Guyaju, which were reportedly carved by an ethnic minority called the Xiyi during the Tang dynasty (618-907 AD). Most of the caves are bunched together in two rock face villages, resembling ant farms for humans. A strong recommendation for the one who are looking for an easy trip to somewhere very impressive and fairly little-known. Please note that this listing provides 4 options, choose what suits you best! Option 1: Longqing Gorge and Guyaju Cave Dwellings Private Day tour Longqing Gorge offers many natural sites, including the Bell Mountain, Phoenix-Coronet Island, Dongdazhai and Moon Bay, you will take a fun boat ride to see clear waters, wooded mountains, curious stones, and wonderful karst caves. The site is often compared by visitors with the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River. Option 2: Ming Tombs Sacred Way of the Ming Tomb: there are 18 pairs of marble figures lined up in antithesis which were erected over 500 years ago. Gain deep insight into the Fengshui theory which practiced here and learn more stories about the Ming Dynasty from your tour guide. Next, move on to the Dingling Tomb at the Ming Tombs. Construction of Dingling Tomb (定陵) started in 1584 and was finished in 6 years later. In 1620, Emperor Wanli (万历皇帝) was buried here with his two empresses. Discover the treasures found from the underground palace in the museums and walk into the underground palace to experience the massive tomb with five chambers. Option 3: Badaling Great Wall The Great Wall is reputed as one of the seven construction wonders in the world not only for its long history, but its massive construction size, and its unique architectural style as well. Badaling Great Wall is the highlight and the most excellent section of Great Walls built in Ming Dynasty. It is also the best preserved part of Great Wall. Follow your tour guide to spend 1- 2 hours at Badaling section to hike up and down and explore different towers. Of course, you can use the convenient cable to take you up to the wall, which save you energy and time. Option 4: Juyongguan Great Wall Juyong Pass was constructed with structures of various functions ensuring logistic supplies and effective management and governance. In the Yuan Dynasty (1272-1368), the Juyong Pass functioned as a major traffic artery from Beijing to Inner Mongolia. Juyongguan section is less crowded compared with Badaling. Tour end with your Beijing downtown hotel drop off.

Your English speaking guide and private car will pick you up at in your hotel's lobby.  Heading directly to Longqing Gorge, on the way you will driving pass by Juyongguan Great Wall and Badaling Great Wall, your tour guide will explain the related histories and stories, sit back enjoy the sceneries along the way. Upon arrival. Follow your tour guide to explore the Longqing Gorge. You will take the fun dragon escalator up then experience a cruise along the beautiful lake which will give you a nice memory, enjoy amazing view of the area and be amazed by the beauty of the nature. Explore the temples and island with your tour guide and spend about 2 hours inside the Long Qing Gorge Stop at a local restaurant  for a delicious Chinese countryside style lunch. Then heading directly to Dingling at the Ming Tombs. Once arrive at Dingling Tomb, your guide will give a detailed stories about the Ming dynasties history and tell the life story of the owner of this tomb. Be amazed by the complicated burial culture in the Ming Dynasty, feel free to ask questions if you have. After the Dingling visit, you will be transferred back to your hotel in Beijing.

Note: Please book this tour at least 8 days in advance, because Tickets to the Forbidden City are tight all year round, once we failed to book the Forbidden City tickets, we will visit Jingshan Park on the south side of the Forbidden City, instead of the Forbidden City, standing at the top of the hill in Jingshan Park, you can still see the entire layout of the Forbidden City and the building structures. Your Beijing group tour guide will pick you up at your Beijing's hotel lobby at 7:30AM and begin the full-day tour of the city’s highlights at the Forbidden City, the largest and most powerful ancient imperial palace complex in the world, with 650 years of history to discover. Your guide will take you along the central axis of the site from south to north for an hour-long tour. Then take a short visit to Jade gallery before having lunch at a loccal reataurant, later on explore China's No.1 highlight attraction: the Great Wall. You will visit the less crowded and quieter section of the Great Wall. After a 2-hour hike at the Great Wall, you will experience the interesting tea ceremony at Chinese tea house in downtown of Beijing. Then go back and you will arrive to your hotel at around 5:30 pm.

Beijing Group English speaking tour guide will call to your hotel room or leave a message to inform you exact picking up time one night before tour date, guide and bus driver will be holding a sign with your name written on it between 7AM-8AM in your hotel lobby on travel date. Ride in an air-conditioned bus to the impressive local Jade Factory located 45 miles away from the Beijing downtown area. Jade (Yu in Chinese ) was regarded as beautiful stones since ancient times, which is generally classified into soft jade and hard jade. It has also long been closely associated with ancient Chinese culture. In Chinese people's eyes, jade has a lot of significance and meaning attached to it. In Chinese art, jade is an ornamental stone used in a different variety of jewelry art, figure carving and other types of sculpture and relief sculpture. Jade was prized for its hardness, musical qualities and protective qualities, causing it to become associated with Chinese conceptions of the soul and immortality. After a visit at the Jade Factory, then explore the Great Wall of China , which is located 50 miles (around 80 kilometers) from the city area of Beijing, you can feel the majesty and grandeur of this human miracle. The Great Wall is the crystallisation of the wisdom of the Chinese nation and the fruit of the labour of the ancient Chinese people. The 10,000-mile-long Great Wall was once a military project built by the ancient Middle Kingdom as a defence against invasion by foreign enemies. Then have lunch, later on, experience the Ming Tomb – the best preserved and one of the well-known imperial tombs in Beijing, then have several cups of tea and enjoy interesting Chinese tea ceremony at tea house before end your tour at around 16:30 by driving back to your hotel.