Beijing Private Day Tour: Great Wall at Huangyaguan Section

9 hours Free cancellation Private tour

Beijing Private Day Tour: Great Wall at Huangyaguan Section, photo 2 — Photos: the activity supplier, via Viator

About this activity

On this full-day Beijing Private tour, you will see the less crowded Great Wall at Huangyaguan Section. International Field Marathon racing is held at Huangyaguan Great Wall since 1999. If you wish to have a different Great Wall hiking experience, get on this tour! Tour includes tasty local lunch, all entrance fee, an English-speaking guide and transport by private vehicle. The tour contains no factory and shopping stops which keeps the focus on the main sites.

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At a glance

Duration: 9 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–15
Guide: Chinese, English
Operated by: Discover Beijing Tours

Ages: Infants (0–3 years) · Children (4–10 years) · Adults (11–90 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Private tour
Included: Professional guide
Included: Bottled water
Included: Hotel pickup and drop-off (for hotels within the 4th ring road)
Included: Lunch
Included: Transport by private vehicle
Included: Entrance Fee

Not included

Not included: Gratuities

Itinerary

Great Wall at Huangya Pass (Huangyaguan Changcheng)

3 hours Admission included

Your English speaking guide and private car will pick you up at your chosen time in your hotel's lobby.

It will take around 3 hours to reach The Huangyaguan Great Wall.On the way you will enjoy beautiful countryside view and feel free to ask your tour guide any questions if you have.

The Huangyaguan Great Wall (Yellow Cliff Pass) is situated in the mountainous area of Ji County in Tianjin City, which is 130 km east of Beijing. Originally constructed in the Northen Qi Dynasty (550-557) and it was repaired by General Qi Jiguang in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). The Huangyaguan Great Wall connects the Malanguan Pass in the east in Hebei Province and the General Pass in the east in Beijing City with a total length of 42 kilometers, and 52 watch towers and 14 beacon towers were built along this section. The rock and cliff to the east of the pass are always yellowish at the dusk, hence its name. This section of the wall was restored again between 1984-1986, and opened to the public in 1987. There are 20 watch towers being restored with total length of 3 kilometer.

The Huangyaguan Great Wall

retains several features:

Strong: With its walls and towers built on mountain ridge with an average altitude of 738 meters, the Huangyaguan is really overwhelming. To the east there is the cliff, and the west, crags. It winds its way across mountains like a dragon. Guarding a stronghold, it has been the north entrance of Ji County.

Steep: On the mountains with peaks rising one higher than another, the wall jumps its way up and down as a linkage between the cliff and crags. Since the mountain is sloppy, the steps are very high. In some sections, it looks like that the wall is running straight up or down. When you look down, you will feel dizzy at the sight.

Ancient: With a history of over 1400 years, the ancient wall was reserved well until today. In Ming Dynasty, it was added with walls made of bricks. The International Great Wall Marathon was held here every May from 1999, and a part of the race is on the wall. More than 1500 runners attended the event in 2009.

After your Great Wall hike you will stop at a local restaurant for a delicious Chinese lunch.

Then after a full day tour,your guide and driver will bring you back to your hotel in Beijing

Meeting point and pickup

The operator picks every participant up from their accommodation or the points below.

Pickup points

Meijia Boutique Apartment Hotel Beijing Jianguomen
Jianguomen Huihui Wenxin Zhijia
Jinming Hotel
Lake View Hotel
Jujingyuan Hotel (Beijing Guang'anmen)
Longchang Hotel
Avic Hotel
Kuaile Shiguang Hotel
Orange Hotel Beijing Guang'anmen Niu Street
King Parkview Hotel
Jiahe Short Rental Apartment
Kaixuan Hotel

and 2,234 more pickup points

We pick you up from your hotel within the 4th ring road of Beijing city, please provide the hotel details when make booking. If your hotel is out of the 4th ring road of Beijing city, may have extra cost.