Private Gubeikou Great Wall Hiking Tour: A Historical Journey from Beijing
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15 Ratings
Beijing

Embark on a historical journey from Beijing with a private guide on this 9-hour Gubeikou Great Wall hiking tour. Witness the vicissitude of history and climb the ridges of this well-preserved original section of the wall.

Duration: 9 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • The Great Wall of Gubeikou - Put on your hiking outfit and set off at 8:00am. After a 2-hour, 120 kilometer drive from downtown Beijing, you will reach the Gubeikou Great Wall. Access a local village and then onto the wall from the South Heavenly Gate.
    Climb and continue your steps and you will find yourself surrounded by beautiful scenery. Keep…
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What's Included
  • Bottled water
  • Professional guide
  • Snacks
  • Lunch
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Embark on a thrilling 9-hour adventure with your personal guide at the Gubeikou Great Wall. Journey 120 kilometers away from the heart of Beijing to experience the ebb and flow of history on this most pristine and perfectly conserved original portion of the wall. During your trek, you’ll come across bullet holes and signs of damage on the Wall, remnants…

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Location
The Great Wall of Gubeikou
Gubeikou Town,
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Mariannepalma
Jul 3, 2024
Beautiful scenery and a nice hike at the Great Wall. - Thanks to our guide James for bringing us to a wonderful part of the Great Wall. The view from the hike was amazing! He told us interesting facts about the Great Wall and the area around, and made sure that we had a really nice day from the moment he picked us up, and until we were back in the city again.
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139alexc
May 15, 2024
Avoid the crowds and see the Great Wall in it's unreconstructed state - Being relatively far out from Beijing, the Gubeiikou section of the wall is ideal if you want to avoid crowds and see the wall in a relatively unreconstructed state. We were there on a beautiful Wednesday in May for three hours and saw exactly two other people. The section is also relatively flat, although we still climbed 74 floors according to my phone, Our guide, Peter, was friendly, knowledgeable and helpful. The tour was entirely private, just our group, so we could go at our own pace and take all the pictures we wanted. Lunch was a delicious addition. It comes after the hike, so bring some snacks and eat breakfast. There are cheaper options, but you will not regret spending the money.
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Kohlleeklein
Oct 6, 2023
Great trip to the Wall - Tailor-made hike on the Wall, 100% tailored to our needs. We booked a private tour with James as a family (my father is 76 years old) and benefited from his knowledge and consideration. Professional, very friendly and flexible. His very good English skills are also worth mentioning. We had expected to see a lot of other tourists on the Wall because of the holidays, but we were practically alone. Highly recommended! Certainly not the last tour we did with him.
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391tabeak
Sep 11, 2023
Hike on the wild wall - The best experience you can possibly have! James is an experienced and professional guide, he knows what he’s doing. Hiking on the wild part of the wall counts among our best experiences in China!
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Philipp
Jul 18, 2023
Great experience in Beijing and at the Great Wall - I had an amazing solo weekend-stay with a great guide (James), who gave me the best information about Chinese history and culture in Beijing and at the Great Wall. He was able to answer all of my question and we had a lot of fun together. On our first day we visited Tian’an square, Forbidden City, Jingshan park, summer palace and walked around in the Hutong area. It was a great experience! On the second day, James showed me a more hidden and wildern part of the Great Wall with some hiking on it. It was so amazing and will ever stay in my mind. There were no other tourists or people - very enjoyable. Thank you for having me. Everything was perfectly planned - gladly again.
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Sandra
Jul 18, 2023
Breathtaking tour ✨️ - Away from super tourist and explore the beauty almost alone. James was an amazing guide. He is kind and super helpful. My mom was extremely scared of the hight and cliffs, but James held her hand wherever it was needed and made her feel safe. I 100% recommend everyone to go off the beaten path with James by your side! Memories of a lifetime ✨️
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Niels-en-ingeli
Jun 13, 2023
Amazing tour to unspoiled section of the Great Wall with excellent guide James - We went on a private tour with James. He came to pick us up at home and we drove 2 hours outside of Beijing to an unrestored section of the Great Wall. It exceeded our expectations, it was so beautiful and unspoiled. We went on a Monday and there was literally no one else there. James is a wonderful and considerate guide who provided us with interesting facts and information. He is very friendly, has humor and is nice to talk to. He made a few video's of us hiking and shared the edited versions of those when we were home, very nice！ The hike is quite demanding, it requires a lot of climbing, but you're ON the Wall pretty much the entire time. The surroundings (trees and mountains) are also breathtaking. All in all we walked for 15 km which took about 5 hours (stops and lunch included, make sure to bring enough water and food). We had an amazing day and highly recommend this tour and James as a guide.
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Timwc1031hr
Jun 4, 2023
My amazing trip to the Great Chinese Wall 🇨🇳 - I booked a private tour with James to discover the beauty of the "Wild Wall" and the experience was truly wonderful. I got picked up on time at the place I was staying in Beijing and we drove about two hours to the wall. James provided a lot of information about the history of the wall and answered all the questions I had. Once we got there we hiked about 8 km to and on the wall. James showed me some spectacular scenic spots and never got tired of me taken a million photos. Also he turned out to be a pretty good photographer himself as he took some fantastic souvenir photo of me. All in all I had a great time and cannot recommend James enough. If you are planning a tour to the Great Chinese Wall make sure to reach out to him and see if he's available.
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Philippexplore22
May 21, 2023
great tour! - We went to a very secluded place where there were almost no other tourists (around 2,5hours driving there). We walked on the wall for a few hours and enjoyed the unique view.
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Deedewit
May 23, 2022
Positive and memorable Great Wall Hikes! - James is always such a pleasant tour guide to have with us! He knows the routes, knows the history and has many local contacts to make the whole experience much easier and smoother. He is very generous with his time and knowledge. He's also flexible with people's varying fitness levels whilst keeping us on track and on schedule. I have enjoyed all my hikes with James! I'm very grateful to have him as a guide in the Beijing area! I'm happy to answer any questions about James and will definitely use his services again.
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