Private Day tour to the Badaling Great Wall and Guyaju Caves

 BJ-146

The highlights include The Badaling Great Wall ，Guyaju

Badaling is the most popular tourists section, it is the section “Every one” goes to because it is the easiest and closest to get to from Beijing.It has amazing vies and its the most restored section of the Great Wall,so its very easy to hike

Depart your hotel at 8:00am
On the way toBadaling Great Wall, if traffic allows, stop to photograph the iconic “Bird’s Nest”– the Beijing National Stadium–host to many spectacular events of the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Once arrive at the Badaling Great Wall,you’ll enjoy a less hurried experience and take time to marvel at this wondrous structure and the surrounding hillsides that look north toward Mongolia.Spend 1 to 2 hours hiking up and down the various sections of the Wall,exploring the watch and becon towers.

Badaling Great Wall embodies the wisdom and civilization of the Chinese nation. It is laid with historical heritages of thousands of years. Badaling Great Wall, a place contested by all strategists since ancient times, is endowed with new historical missions these days. It strides across high mountains, straddles deep oceans, crosses time and space, and serves as a bridge of friendship for all people of the world.

There is a 40-kilometer gorge from the south mouth to the north mouth, which accommodates to the famous Juyong Pass of Great Wall. In this sense, the gorge is also known as Guangou (pass gorge). Badaling sits at the highest point in the northern end of Guangou. Here, two mountain summits stand opposite each other, leaving a channel in the middle. It looks down from a height, featuring imposing circumstances. Looking down from Badaling at Juyong Pass, we feel as if peeping at other’s roofs or courtyards. Therefore, there went the old saying that Juyong Pass was strategically important in Badaling rather than the Pass itself. Because of the special topography, the Badaling mountain pass turned into a place contested by all strategists in the old days. It had always been heavily stationed. It could be traced back to the Spring and Autumn Period and Warring States Period for Badaling to develop into a strategic military location.

Stop at a Local Restaurant for lunch

The Guyaju Cave, was a significant discovery relating to the study of ancient Chinese people who inhabited the north of the country. However, no precise record of it has ever been found, so no one knows its exact origins.The intriguing house complex has more than 110 stone rooms, and is the largest cliff residence ever discovered in China.

On each side of the precipitous cliffs, adjacent stone houses, rectangular and square, large and small, were built.The cave part of the homes vary in size from a tiny 4m2 to a still small 20m2 (43-215 ft2). Some homes are connected perpendicularly while others connect horizontally with narrow corridors and stone ladders. Stone steps, and stone ladders are used to connect the storeys of an entire cliff house. Stone lamp-stands, stone hearths, closets, and mangers in the caves, the windows and gates all remain as traces of their mysterious ancient inhabitants.

Return to hotel around 6pm

DEPARTURE TIME & LOCATION
PICK-UP LOCATION
The pick up location is in your hotel’s lobby,your guide will hold a sign with your name writen on

Notes
This is the most popular section of the Wall in China,so during the Chinese holiday it will be super crowded,please note  this tour is not running during the public holiday,please choose other sections of the Wall instead
It’s a heavy day with a lot of hiking. So be sure to wear comfortable shoes and have a good sleep the day before
This is an exclusive private day Tour. Once your tour is confirmed, that tour will no longer be available to anyone else except for your own traveling party.
We offer the Authantic Chinese food in the local restaurant,if you have special request please tell us in advance
‘The quotated price is for a tour between 8 to 9 hours,additional hours are billed $15  per hour  for the guide and $15 per hour for the driver.
The itinerary is flexible,we can adjust it according to your personal interests/weather/any unexpected conditions
Discover Beijing Tours offer these services for free, let us know in advance if you need
Child safety seats
Wheelchair

Children’s Discount
In China,children’s discount are based on height,please let us know your children’s height,so we can give you the children’s discount accordingly

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High Season – Mar. 1^st to Nov 30^th   Shoulder Season – Dec 1^st to Feb 28^th, 2013