2GC1: A Shared Hike and Your Own Great Wall Camp

 * If you are looking for breathtaking views with a relatively more affordable walk, then this hike will be right up your alley! Great deal for solo travelers or those who are on a budget.

* Catch stunning views and meet NO crowds on great rolling terrain.

* 3-3.5 hours of walking on the Great Wall with a distance of roughly 6 km.

* Walk from the restored part to the original wide side.

* Camp on the Great Wall at night to experience what the ancient warriors could do. 

* Flat rate program in English

* Group size varies from 5 people to 35 people depending on the registrations of each day 

* Lunch, dinner and breakfast are included. 

* Extended hours of hiking available with additional fees

* Last-minute registration is OK, even after midnight. There is NO deadline. 

* Available every day!

 We guarantee legal camping inside an anccient watchtower of 642 years old. 

Great Wall Adventure Club is the only business authorized by the Great Wall Administration Office to use outdoor camping to global visitors.  Some "tour agents" claim that they can do so, but they mean they'll take you to camp somewhere away from the Wall. We don't like that idea. We offer you a geniune camping experienceto "defend" the capital as ancient warriors did in the history. 

Day 1: Hike the Magnificent Jinshanling and West Simatai Great Wall  

Hotel pickup is included within the Second Ring Road. Otherwise, meet the Jinshanling group and guide at Chaoyangmen Station at 7:20 a.m., using a taxi or the subway; the described subway fare is about CNY 2–6. Typical groups are 20–25 travelers in summer and 10–15 in quieter seasons. After the hike, the other participants return to Beijing while your privately arranged camping program continues.

The Great Wall at Jinshanling is one of the best-preserved components of the Great Wall with numerous initial attributes. The Jinshanling Great Wall was originally constructed from 1368 to 1389 in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), and in 1567 and 1570 restoring of the Wall was generally routed by General Qi Jiguang (1528-1588). Rhymes, and tablet works, can be located on the Jinshanling Great Wall left from the time when Qi Jiguang routed the restoring of this area of the Great Wall.

At lunchtime in Jinshanling, our camping support team will meet you at the restaurant and transfer you to Gubeikou. After time to relax and enjoy the sunset, have a countryside dinner at our family-run camping base. We will then walk with you to the Great Wall and help set up your tent for the night.

Day 2: Watching the Beautiful Sunrise

There's nothing more that I want
Then to touch you
To seek truth
In your eyes
The only thing that I want
Is to be with you
And watch the sunrise 

Wake at about 5 a.m. in summer or 6:30 a.m. in winter to watch sunrise over the Great Wall. Take time for photographs and video before continuing your morning.

After an English-style breakfast, our local support team will transfer you to Gubei Water Town’s bus terminal. Take the express bus to Dongzhimen in Beijing, where you can connect with Subway Line 2 or the Airport Express for your onward journey.

Chaoyangmen Subway Station of Line 2 or 6. Group level of Exit A

7:30 a.m.

This tour does NOT have a deadline of registration. If you sign up at the midnight, you are fine. Simply show up by 7:20 at Chaoyangmen Station and claim your booking with Great Wall Adventure Club to your guide James. James will report to our office about your participation. 

Don't want to go back to Beijing so soon? Paying an extra $39, you can walk the Gubeikou section where you have just camped for two hours and return to Beijing at 10 a.m. 

You can also choose to walk from Gubeikou to Jinshanling and take the bus at noon for 4.5 hours. You will walk with a local guide who has assisted you with the camping last night. The fee is $99.

WE have a wide variety of affordable one-day Great Wall tours and overnight camping tours.