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Jinshanling Great Wall Hiking Tour
Tour code: beijing 007
Duration: 1 day
Route: Beijing
Attractions: Jinshanling Great Wall, Simatai Great Wall
Itinerary:
One day tour to Great wall Jinshanling section with lunch.
At 6:00am pick you up from your hotel in downtown Beijing. We offer simple box-breakfast: sandwich, water and some fruits. Arrival at Jinshanling Great Wall around 11:00am.
Then hike from Jinshanling Great Wall to the west section of Simatai Great wall. The hike is about 12 KM and takes about 4-5 hours. Get down the hill at the foot of Simatai at about 3:30PM. After lunch, transferred back to your downtown hotel in Beijing.
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Trip Highlights:
The Great Wall at the Jinshanling is located at the boundary between Miyun County, Beijing and Luanping County, Hebei province. It has been a strategic place contested by militarists since ancient times. The 25-kilometer-long Jinshan Ridge section has as many as 150 watchtowers and battlements,terraces and turrets. Architecturally, there are towers of various shapes--square, circular, oblate and cornered, and roofs of different strctures --flat and vaulted.
Hike from Jinshanlin to Simatai (12km up and down) is highly recommended.
Simatai located at the boundary between Gubeikou Town,130 km away from Beijing, and Luanping County,Hebei Province. The 19-kilometre-long wall of Simatai began its construction in 1368. Architectually, the wall is delicately structured and unique in design. The 35 watchtowers there are original structured and varied in form. The Tower for Viewing the Capital at an elevation of 986 metres above sea level, is constructed on sheer precipices. This part of the great wall is charictorized as astonish,Unusual and Vicious.
Days Available: Daily
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