Mutianyu Great Wall Group Tour ( No Shopping )
( Travel on Shared Coach and English-speaking Tour Guide)
( Travel on Shared Coach and English-speaking Tour Guide)
Overview
Meeting Time & Meeting Point:
(1) Meeting time: 8:00 am (Morning Departure)
10:00 am (Afternoon Departure)
(2) Meeting Point: Subway Line 2 -【Dongzhimen Station】-Exit B
(3) Address in Chinese: 地铁2号线 【东直门站】 B出口
Transportation to the meeting point by Subway:
Take any subway line at your closest station before change to the “Line 2” and get off at station “Dongzhimen Station”(东直门站). Following the signs for exit B. Your tour guide with red waistcoat will be waiting for you. Please show your reservation name and they will direct you to the correct bus.
Tour Description
Meet our tour guide and driver at the Meeting Point before proceeding to the Great Wall at Mutianyu. Head to the Mutianyu Great Wall. The Mutianyu Great Wall is known for its beautiful surroundings - dense woods and rich pastures changing colors with the seasons of a year. This section of the Great Wall is located in Huairou District 80km on the northeast of Beijing. As one of the best-preserved parts of the Great Wall, Mutianyu section of Great Wall used to serve as the northern barrier defending the capital and the imperial tombs.
Tour Plan
1. Meet our tour guide and driver at the Meeting Point.
2. Sightseeing drive to Great Wall at Mutianyu (90 minutes).
3. Walk at Mutianyu Great Wall (4 hours). (Optional: Great Wall Cable Car, and slides).
4. Return to the restaurant to have rural style buffet lunch.
5. Transferred back to downtown and get off at Swissotel Hotel subway station.
There are 23 watchtowers on the Mutianyu Great Wall snaking the ridge for about 3000 meters. The watch towers at Mutianyu Great Wall are distributed at short intervals. The 23 watch towers are numbered from right (east) to left (west). The 23rd tower is highest point of the Mutianyu Great Wall.
There are three ways to get onto the Wall. Apart from hiking up on foot, you can choose take cable car or chair lift(Optional).
To get down the wall, you can also take Toboggan slide down(Optional).
When you get off the ferry shuttle bus going from the shuttle bus terminal near the ticketing office, you still need to walk along an accessible stone path (600 meters long ) leading up first to the starting point for chairlift ( or toboggan down ), second to the walking path up to the Wall and last to the starting point for cable car up to the Wall respectively.
So the mostly used Cable Car Station is at the end of the 600-meter stone slope. That said, there are three ways to go up to Mutianyu Great Wall.
1) Taking chairlift to the Great Wall - to the 6th Watchtower ( or where you can take a toboggan down)
2) Walking up the Great Wall along the stone steps (like a mountain hike - 30 minute hike) - to the 10th or 8th Watchtower
3) Taking cable car up to the Great Wall - to the 14th Watchtower
The Most Beautiful Part of Mutianyu Great Wall
The hike from Watchtower No. 14 east up to Watchtower 23 is the most scenic part of Mutianyu Great Wall. Many people would choose to take cable up to Watchtower No.14 and hike east to Watchtower No.23. You may retrace to Watch Tower No.14 and take cable car down the wall, or continue to hike down to Watch Tower No.8 and walk down the wall; or you may continue to hike down to Watch Tower No.6, then either take chairlift down or toboggan down.
Price Information
Cable Car: 100 yuan(single way); 120 yuan (return)
Chairlift or Slide (Toboggan): 100 yuan (single way)
Chairlift + Slide (Toboggan): 120 yuan (return)
Opening Hours:
April to October: 8:00 -17:00
November to March: 8:30-16:30
1. This is a non-shopping tour without hidden prices.
2. The tour buses will leave on time, please arrive at the meeting point a little earlier.
3. In case you get lost, or our staff miss your booking, please do not hesitate to call your trip advisor for help (trip advisor's contact number was written in email).
4. You will have the narratives of local history and culture by your tour guide while you are comfortably sitting on a shared air-conditioned vehicle and enjoying the views passing by.
5. All tours & transfers are all based in English Speaking local guides.
Tour Plan
1. Meet our tour guide and driver at the Meeting Point.
2. Sightseeing drive to Great Wall at Mutianyu (90 minutes).
3. Walk at Mutianyu Great Wall (4 hours). (Optional: Great Wall Cable Car, and slides).
4. Return to the restaurant to have rural style buffet lunch.
5. Transferred back to downtown and get off at Swissotel Hotel subway station.
There are 23 watchtowers on the Mutianyu Great Wall snaking the ridge for about 3000 meters. The watch towers at Mutianyu Great Wall are distributed at short intervals. The 23 watch towers are numbered from right (east) to left (west). The 23rd tower is highest point of the Mutianyu Great Wall.
Mutianyu Great Wall Travel Tips
Three Ways to Go up to Mutianyu Great WallThere are three ways to get onto the Wall. Apart from hiking up on foot, you can choose take cable car or chair lift(Optional).
To get down the wall, you can also take Toboggan slide down(Optional).
When you get off the ferry shuttle bus going from the shuttle bus terminal near the ticketing office, you still need to walk along an accessible stone path (600 meters long ) leading up first to the starting point for chairlift ( or toboggan down ), second to the walking path up to the Wall and last to the starting point for cable car up to the Wall respectively.
So the mostly used Cable Car Station is at the end of the 600-meter stone slope. That said, there are three ways to go up to Mutianyu Great Wall.
1) Taking chairlift to the Great Wall - to the 6th Watchtower ( or where you can take a toboggan down)
2) Walking up the Great Wall along the stone steps (like a mountain hike - 30 minute hike) - to the 10th or 8th Watchtower
3) Taking cable car up to the Great Wall - to the 14th Watchtower
The Most Beautiful Part of Mutianyu Great Wall
The hike from Watchtower No. 14 east up to Watchtower 23 is the most scenic part of Mutianyu Great Wall. Many people would choose to take cable up to Watchtower No.14 and hike east to Watchtower No.23. You may retrace to Watch Tower No.14 and take cable car down the wall, or continue to hike down to Watch Tower No.8 and walk down the wall; or you may continue to hike down to Watch Tower No.6, then either take chairlift down or toboggan down.
Price Information
Cable Car: 100 yuan(single way); 120 yuan (return)
Chairlift or Slide (Toboggan): 100 yuan (single way)
Chairlift + Slide (Toboggan): 120 yuan (return)
Opening Hours:
April to October: 8:00 -17:00
November to March: 8:30-16:30
Important Notice
This group day tour is available daily all the year round. You will go visit the major attractions together with other tourists. Groups are kept to about 30-40 passengers in an air-conditioned coach with a professional Beijing chauffeur and a licensed Beijing English speaking tour guide on board who will pass on their knowledge of the sites including facts, stories and local information.1. This is a non-shopping tour without hidden prices.
2. The tour buses will leave on time, please arrive at the meeting point a little earlier.
3. In case you get lost, or our staff miss your booking, please do not hesitate to call your trip advisor for help (trip advisor's contact number was written in email).
4. You will have the narratives of local history and culture by your tour guide while you are comfortably sitting on a shared air-conditioned vehicle and enjoying the views passing by.
5. All tours & transfers are all based in English Speaking local guides.
Photos of This Tour
Price inclusion: 1. Entrance ticket for Mutianyu Great Wall 2. Pick-up at Subway Line 2 -【Dongzhimen Station】-Exit B and drop off at same place 3. Air-conditioned tour coach or van 4. Meal 5. English Speaking tour guide |
Price exclusion: 1.Gratuities to drivers and guides 2.Travel insurance for your coverage of injury or accident 3. Cable Car or toboggan ticket |
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● | The schedule can be adjusted by your tour guide due to the actual traffic condition. |
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Any problems during your trip? Want to cancel or change your trip? Your travel consultant is a phone call away from getting your problem solved.
International Call: (+86)18611964400
Email :
Company Location
Add: West 2-2, No. 143 Bazhuangzi, Fengtai South Road, Fengtai District, Beijing.
Office Hours:
Monday | 9AM–6:00PM |
Tuesday | 9AM–6:00PM |
Wednesday | 9AM–6:00PM |
Thursday | 9AM–6:00PM |
Friday | 9AM–6:00PM |
Saturday | 9AM–6:00PM |
Sunday | Closed |
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