Great Wall of China Trek Trek - The Bucket List Company

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The Great Wall of China trek will allow you to experience China’s culture, history, traditions and locals at its best. Its not just the wall thats incredible but the atmosphere, culture and sights along the way. You will also get the opportunity to see Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City and Beijing’s old residential quarters to really get a feel for the Chinese culture.

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19/10/2020
Limited spaces!

2400

1900

300.00 x 8

Booking fee: 200 Non-refundable & not included in the total cost of this trip.

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Single payment: 2400

Single payment: 1900

Monthly payments: 300.00 x 8

Monthly payments: 237.50 x 8

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Price is per adult in a twin share room

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From an extra £400
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22/03/2021
Spaces available

2500

2000

192.31 x 13

Booking fee: 200 Non-refundable & not included in the total cost of this trip.

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options:

Single payment: 2500

Single payment: 2000

Monthly payments: 192.31 x 13

Monthly payments: 153.85 x 13

Include flights:

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Price is per adult in a twin share room

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From an extra £400
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01/11/2021
Spaces available

2500

2000

119.05 x 21

Booking fee: 200 Non-refundable & not included in the total cost of this trip.

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options:

Single payment: 2500

Single payment: 2000

Monthly payments: 119.05 x 21

Monthly payments: 95.24 x 21

Include flights:

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Price is per adult in a twin share room

Want your own room?
From an extra £400
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05/05/2022
Spaces available

2600

2100

96.30 x 27

Booking fee: 200 Non-refundable & not included in the total cost of this trip.

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options:

Single payment: 2600

Single payment: 2100

Monthly payments: 96.30 x 27

Monthly payments: 77.78 x 27

Include flights:

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Price is per adult in a twin share room

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From an extra £400
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The Great Wall of China winds over the hills like a majestic dragon

Welcome to the start of your journey to one of the greatest wonders of the world. The Great Wall of China was listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1987. Just like a gigantic dragon, it winds up an down across deserts, grasslands, mountains and plateaus. It stretches approximately 13,170 miles (21,196 kilometres) from East to West China. No surprise as to why it is on people’s Bucket Lists!

The Great Wall has a history of more than 2,000 years. Due to this, some of the sections of the Wall of China are now in ruins. However, due to its cultural appeal it is still one the greatest attractions in the world.

The Great Wall was built for defensive purposes, especially to stop attacks from the North of China. The history of the Great Wall is said to start from the Spring and Autumn Periods when seven powerful states appeared at the same time. In order to defend themselves, they all built walls and stationed troops on the borders. At that time, the total length of the wall had already reached 3,107 miles, belonging to different states. Enjoying the fame of “Wan Li Chang Cheng”, the main structure of today’s Great Wall starts from Hushan in Liaoning in the east and ends at Jiayuguan Pass.

The trek:

The Great Wall of China trek will allow you to experience China’s culture, history, traditions and locals at its best. Its not just the wall thats incredible but the atmosphere, culture and sights along the way. You will also get the opportunity to see the Olympic village, the Royal Summer Palace, Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City and Beijing’s old residential quarters to really get a feel for the Chinese culture.

What's included

Flights
Selected meals
Accommodation
Transfers
UK and local guides
All activities

Itinerary

Day

DAY 1: DEPART FROM THE UK

Depart UK and fly to Beijing Capital International Airport.

DAY 2: ARRIVE IN BEIJING

Arrive in Beijing.

DAY 3: TREKKING THE JIANKOU AREA OF THE WALL

Jiankou Hike (10km/6 miles, 5 hours) Our hiking will start on a high note as we will be visiting hikers’ most favorite section of the Great Wall Jiankou. The Jiankou section is known for its ruggedness and wild beauty. Today, we’ll mainly explore the east side of Jiankou where only Great Wall purists will go.

DAY 4: TREK JIANKOU TO MUTIANYU

Jiankou-Mutianyu (10km/6 miles, 5 hours) Today we’ll continue with our hike on Jiankou, but we’ll walk toward Mutianyu section. First we have to climb up a path for about 60 minutes to reach it.

Our hike will today will take about 4 hours and will cover 10km/6 miles.

DAY 5: TREK HUANGHUACHENG TO XISHUYU

Huanghuacheng-Xishuyu- (6km/4 miles, 5 hours) After breakfast, we’ll hike from Huanghuacheng to Xishuiyu for about 4 hours. We will also try an additional hike at Huanghuacheng for an hour to enjoy the great view to see the beautiful lake water. In the afternoon, we’ll drive to Jinshanling.

DAY 6: WALK GUBEIKOU TO JINSHANLING

Gubeikou- Jinshanling (10km/6 miles, 5 hours) We will be continuing our hike westward from Gubeikou to Jinshanling. Gubeikou is mostly “Wild Wall” so the hiking will be tougher than the beginning of our hike.

In the afternoon, we’ll stop by a farmotel and yard in Panlongshan for dinner.

DAY 7: TREK PANLONGSHAN TO HUANGYAGUAN

Panlongshan to Huangyaguan (6km/4 miles, 5 hours). We’ll hike at Jinshanling and West Simatai for about two hours, then drive to Huangyaguan Great Wall where we’ll hike about another 2.5 hours for the afternoon.

DAY 8: DRIVE TO BEIJING VIA OLYMPIC VILLAGE, ROYAL SUMMER PALACE TOUR

We will drive back to Beijing, stop for photos at Olympic Village with Bird Nest and Water Cube on the way back. Then go to tour the Royal Summer Palace. Free evening and check into a local hotel for tonight.

DAY 9: VISIT TIANANMEN SQUARE, FORBIDDEN CITY AND HUTONG

We will visit Tiananmen Square and Forbidden City, then tour Beijing’s old residential quarters where you can feel the old culture of this part of vanishing old town called Hutong in Chinese.

DAY 10: RETURN TO THE UK

Time to say goodbye and depart back to the UK.

What our Customers Say

Here’s what some of our awesome customers had to say:

“Just returned from a fabulous trip to China walking (or should I say climbing) the Great Wall! Can’t recommend The Bucket List Company enough – Gareth and Rolando were a complete pleasure to be with. None of us wanted to leave. I’d definitely do it again if there weren’t so many other things I want to do! Can’t wait for my next adventure.”

Christine Nicholson

Great Wall of China trek

“I have just recently been to the Great Wall of China with The Bucket List Company. What a fantastic experience I had! 10 days of action-packed adventure; wild and restored sections of the wall, lots of walking and exploring, amazing Chinese food, and exploring the sights of Beijing including Tiananmen Square, Summer Place, the Forbidden City and Pearl Market.

Along with crazy culinary delights such as snake and scorpions, the highlight of my holiday was the Gubeikou and Jinshanling sections of the wall. Our Bucket List Guides, along with Charles in Beijing, were a great support to the group, as well as being fun people to spend time with. Thank you to The Bucket List Company for a great holiday and experience.”

Angie Britton

Great Wall of China trek