Jiankou To Mutianyu
A tough hike that follows the Great Wall from Jiankou’s General’s Tower all the way over to the Mutianyu Great Wall, starting on unrestored wall and finishing on a restored section, hiking begins from a small village in the Jiankou village and following with a zigzag hillside trail that rises quickly to a Great Wall tower that is almost 1,000 metres above sea level.
From there we’ll head east, following the wall towards Mutianyu. There is some steep climbing, and you’ll need a good head for heights and some balancing skills – at some points the Great Wall is overgrown with bushes, and this will force us to walk along the very edge, quite high above the ground. Along the way we’ll pass through many towers. At one point we’ll have an option – take a forest detour past an old meeting place that would make a very good campsite, or climb up and down a steep broken down section of wall that’s named the Ox-Horn.
The famous or infamous Sky Stair is a stair-like outcropping at an angle of 70 to 80 degrees and quite dangerous. It is called the “infamous” Sky Stair because many people have been injured and a few have even lost their lives. This section of the Great Wall is very narrow and it is extremely difficult to get a good foothold. You have to climb using both of your hands and feet. Inexperienced hikers will find this section extremely difficult, this spot is an ideal challenge for adventurous hikers and mountain climbers.
After 5 hours hiking, you will reach watch tower 14 of the Mutianyu Great Wall, where can take cable car from there or keep walking 1 hour to watch tower 6 where can enjoy a very fun toboggan slide.
| CAR FARE | TOUR ITINERARY | INCLUDED / NOT INCLUDED | REMARKS |
| 5 Seater CNY1200 | 1.Pick up from hotel around 06:00am | 1.Driver salary, gasoline, tolls and parking are included. | 1.Absolute NO SHOPPING tour. |
| 7 Seater CNY1500 | 2.Heading to the Wall taken approximately 2 hours. | 2.Drinking water, tissue, umbrella, raincoat, battery charger are provided. | 2.Car service is valid for 10 hours, additional overtime is CNY100/hour. |
| 11 Seater CNY1700 | 3.Hiking the Wall estimately 5 hours. | 3.Basic information of the sightseeing places are provided by driver. | 3.Additional sightseeing spots will be billed CNY200/spot. |
| 17 Seater CNY2100 | 4.Quick lunch at the Subway or Chinese restaurants at Mutianyu. | 4.Fees of entrance, cable car, toboggan, shuttle bus & meals are not included. | 4.Car fare is per vehicle not per person and need to be paid in cash at the end of tour. |
| Mini Bus CNY2800 | 5. Heading back to hotel after meeting the driver. | 5.Tour guide service is not provided. | 5.CNY600 will be incureed for additional request of tour guide service. |