Datong Great Wall Hike Day Tour
Overview:
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Day By Day Itinerary
Picked from your downtown hotel in Datong at 8:00am by our English speaking experienced tour guide and then first drive to Deshengbu Fortress, about 45km northwest of Datong. you will spend one hour to visit the ancient garrison town near the Wall. It is recorded that along the 335km Datong Outer Great Wall there used to be 52 fortress and Deshengbu was one of the ancient walled, garrison towns that are the epitome of north China. Deshengbu Fort was built in 1574 on the south of the important pass linking Datong to Inner Mongolia, a strategically important passage.
After Deshengbu Fortress, continue to drive about 30km and reach Datong Great Wall at Zhenchuankou. Zhenchuankou Great Wall is typical of the tamped earth Great Wall near Datong. The earth rammed wall at Zhenchuankou is hard and firm and are still well kept despite of the wind and rain for the past over 500 years. The wall mostly made of earth tamped down between planks in layers one on top of the other.
From here you are escorted to hike on or along the rammed earth wall extending to the Wall in the east direction for 2-4 hour. After your hike， you will be returned to your hotel around 5:00pm.
Meals: Picnic lunch
Datong Great Wall Hike
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After Deshengbu Fortress, continue to drive about 30km and reach Datong Great Wall at Zhenchuankou. Zhenchuankou Great Wall is typical of the tamped earth Great Wall near Datong. The earth rammed wall at Zhenchuankou is hard and firm and are still well kept despite of the wind and rain for the past over 500 years. The wall mostly made of earth tamped down between planks in layers one on top of the other.
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From here you are escorted to hike on or along the rammed earth wall extending to the Wall in the east direction for 2-4 hour. After your hike， you will be returned to your hotel around 5:00pm.
Meals: Picnic lunch
Datong Great Wall Hike
Price List for this tour (Price per person in US dollars)
| Travelling Party | Tour Cost Per Person |
| 2 person | $235 |
| 3-5 persons | $200 |
| 6-9 persons | $130 |
| 10 persons and above | $105 |
| 1. Overnight in one of the ancient fortress near the Wall with a tent in summer (July & August) and using a bed in a local villager's house (May, June, Sept and Oct). Note: We'll prepare a sleeping bag for you or you may bring your own sleeping bag. 2. No bathing or shower for the night |
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| Price inclusion: 1.Air conditioned vehicle 2.Lunch as listed 3.Entrance fees 4.Englsih Speaking tour guide 5.The above private tour is customized for you, your family or your friends exclusively. No other travelers will join in your group. |
Price exclusion: 1.Gratuities to drivers and guides. 2.Travel insurrance for your coverage of injury or accident |
Available:
Daily (April - October)
Datong Great Wall Travel Tips
1. The Datong Great Wall Tours above are available from April - October each year.
2. Make sure you are in good shape and ready for 2-4 hour hike
Note: A car always accompanies you not far from the wall you are hiking. If you don't have strong legs, you may use your car to finish your journey along the road paralleling the Wall.
3. Things to take: sports shoes or hiking boots, sticks, cap, sun-glasses, sunscreen, bottles of water, snacks, pocket knife, lip balm and first aid kit.
4. No toilets on the hiking route. Please always carry toilet paper by yourself.
5. We have two bottles of water for each person per day.
6. If you need trekking sticks, please let us know in advance.
7. Wearing pants and long-sleeves even in summer to hike through bushes and saplings.
8. You are responsible for your travel insurrance for your coverage of injury or accident.
9. Be a green and responsible hiker, takeing nothing but photos and leaving nothing but footprin
Reservation Notes
| ● | Personal online booking information below must be provided or book by email  ：Full Name, Nationality, Gender, Names of Travelers, Flight No., Arriving Time and Start Date. You are also welcome to call us at (+86)18611964400 ( 9:00 am - 6:00 pm Monday through Saturday). Tour Beijing will not refund any losses due to missing or incorrect information. |
| ● | All rates on Tour-Beijing.com are subject to reconfirmation from our trip advisors when an actual booking is being made. |
| ● | Child definition: from Age 3 to 11 Years. Contact our trip advisors to check if discount rate is available for your kids. Basically, children under 1.2m in height will get child discount rate, except bus tours. |
| ● | All tours listed on website are all based in English Speaking local guides. For other languages, please contact our trip advisors for new quotations |
| ● | Cash or Prepayment (Paypal, credit card payment, wire transfer, AliPay, WeChat Pay). Both RMB and USD are acceptable. Your actual mode of payment will be confirmed by your trip advisor. Basically, only bus tours (day tour) accept cash payment on the day. |
| ● | When your booking is confirmed, you will get a confirmation email or call from us, which includes the confirmed detailed itinerary with prices. |
| ● | When your booking is confirmed, you will get a confirmation email or call from us, which includes the confirmed detailed itinerary with prices. |
| ● | The cancellation fee: to be confirmed by trip advisor, based on different itineraries and different policies. |
| ● | The schedule can be adjusted by your tour guide due to the actual traffic condition. |
| ● | You are strongly recommended to book this tour at least 35 days in advance to secure the land arrangement involved and avoid the risk of being canceled. |
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