Private Day Trip of Beijing Great Wall and Sacred Way
ID: GYG79800-113016
Category:
Country: China
Duration:
08:00 hours
Description
The wonderful Juyongguan Great Wall of China was first built around 700 years ago during the Ming dynasty. The construction of the Great Wall was built for defending against nomadic incursion.
Your Beijing private tour guide will pick you up at your hotel lobby at 8 am and take you to the start of the trip in an air-conditioned vehicle. You'll go to an amazing part of the Juyonguan Great Wall, which is located 45 miles away from Beijing.
After a 2-hour hike at the Great Wall, you will enjoy a typical Chinese lunch at a local restaurant.
Later on, you will travel to the sacred way which is close to the Great Wall at Juyongguan. The statues along the sacred way are of 12 human figures (including generals, civil officials, and military officials), and 24 animal figures which include horses, lions, camel, elephants, xiezhi (an ancient Chinese mythological unicorn), Qilin (one of the 4 ancient divine animals, the other 3 ancient animals are a dragon, phoenix, and tortoise). Your tour guide will give you an introduction to all the statues and let you know more about the history behind them.
After this, on the way back to your hotel, you will also experience Chinese silk culture by stopping by a traditional silk museum.
You will arrive to your hotel at around 5:30 pm.
Highlights
- Explore the sacred way
- Take a day trip to Great wall
- Marvel at the sights
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
• Please provide your cell phone number, passport names, dates of birth, and passport numbers when making your booking because this information is needed to buy the entrance tickets first; the local partner cannot complete the booking unless passport information is provided, please bring your own passport on tour date.
We can also pick up clients from other hotels located at downtown area of Beijing
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
Cancellation is not possible. If you cancel it anyway or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity and the money you paid will not be refunded.