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Three-Day Hiking on the Great Wall
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PRICE TABLE
(Per Person)
# of Head |
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1 |
1299 |
2-3 |
749 |
4-5 |
699 |
6-9 |
633 |
10+ |
549 |
WHAT'S INCLUDED IN PRICE
* Personal transfers from and to
hotel/airport/train station
* Three lunches, two dinners and two breakfasts
* Water
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Accommodation for two nights
* Entry fees to East Qing Tombs, Great Wall and Chengde Resort
* Quality vehicle, professional driver and English-speaking tour
guide
* Free membership card
* A credit of RMB100 when you reserve the next tour with us
There are no unscheduled or
mandatory shopping stops.
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$6/each/day; $10/pair/day.
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TRAVEL INSURANCE
If you currently don’t have travel insurance then
you will be required to purchase our PICC (People's Insurance
Company of China) travel and accidental insurance.
The fee will be $7.99 per person, and will cover the duration of
your hiking/camping/trekking in order to ensure that you are
comprehensively protected if injured.
For more information about our travel insurance policy please
see our insurance page.
QUALITY VEHICLES
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convenient and comfortable
shuttle vehicles
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East Qing Tombs-Huangyaguan Pass-Chengde
Route
3C : Three-day
Great Wall Hiking Tour
on Great Wall -
A fun romp through China’s imperial and majestic past!
This tour allows you to witness the glory and grandeur of China’s
last ruling dynasty, the Qing. Your program starts at the East Qing
Tombs, the resting place for many Qing emperors. Here you will also
see the tomb for the Empress Dowager Cixi, who served as the real
power behind the throne in the late 19th century.
You’ll also be taken to Chengde, which served as the summer-time
capital during the Qing dynasty when many emperors wanted to beat
the heat and humidity of Beijing. We’ll tour the magnificent Summer
Palace (a UNESCO heritage site) and its surrounding temples.
Sandwiched between these two monuments to Qing glory we’ll also find
time to hike the Huangyaguan Great Wall. This partially restored
section features some great brickwork as well as some stately
watchtowers, and is one of the more underrated Great Wall sections
you’ll find.
Highlights:
* You'll Visit the East Qing Tombs, the final resting place
of China’s last ruling dynasty and an often overlooked treat
* A hike on Huangyaguan, which is designed to encapsulate the entire
Great Wall of China, meaning you can view the entire wall in just under
a day!
* Visit Chengde, the former summer resort of the Qing Dyansty, and
marvel at the majestic palaces and temples
Day-by-day Hiking Itinerary (B=breakfast, L=lunch, D=dinner)
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Day 1: Beijing-East Qing Tombs-Huangyaguan (L+D, 1.5hours)
After meeting your guide at your hotel between 7:30-8am, we will
make the drive to the East Qing Tombs. The Eastern Qing Tombs, which
is among the finest, best-preserved and largest of the extant tomb
complexes in China. Along the south side of Changrui Mountain, the
tombs of five emperors, four empresses, five imperial concubines,
and one princess are arrayed based on the traditional concept of
placing the most senior and most distinguished in the center.
Of all the tombs, Xiaoling is the biggest and most elaborate,
standing as the focal point of the entire structure. The grandeur of
this tomb may be attributed to its having been the first sepulcher
constructed for a member of the royal family of the Qing Dynasty, so
the builders hoped to set the tone for a prosperous future. Crossing
through the Great Red Gate, you can see buildings of different
sizes, all with roofs of yellow glazed tile, connected by the brick
paths or 'sacred ways' that converge in the area of Xiaoling.
An example of the most exquisite architecture of the Eastern Qing
Tombs is Dingdongling, the tomb of Empress Dowager Cixi. Although
she handled affairs of state for more than 45 years, she never
ascended the throne. (The only female ruler in Chinese history was
Empress Wu Zetian in the Tang Dynasty (618-907). Elaborate and
highly refined decorations and carvings inside Dingdongling make it
unique among the tombs of the Qing Dynasty. The main material used
in the tomb, which took six years to build, was gold, the symbol of
royal family.
 Shortly after lunch we will drive to a small village, where we will
start our afternoon hike on the Great Wall on Huangyaguan. It is
designed as a miniature of the entire Great Wall of China, thereby
allowing you get an understanding of the entire wall in a fraction
of the time. The entire section is built on an abrupt mountain
ridge. Being endowed with both natural beauty and cultural interest,
it has become famous as a natural beauty spot and a summer resort.
After about an hour’s walk we will reach a peak overlooking the
valley below. Form the peak we can also see the Huangyaguan
Fortress, which was restored in 1984. From this vantage point, we
will be able to see its Baguan pattern, a specially designed
labyrinth designed to confuse and entrap the enemy. We will then
walk down to the fortress for a fascinating and informative visit
inside.
For that evening we will stay in a traditional courtyard hotel built
on the site of the fortress.
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Day 2: Hunagyaguan-Chengde (B+L+D, 10km/6 miles, 4-5 hours)
 With breakfast in the hotel, we will then continue our hike on
Huangyaguan, We will soon reach the major scenic point of
Huangyaguan, the “Heaven’s Ladder”. Ascend the 200 steps of the
"Heaven's Ladder" to gain a ridgetop above Huangyaguan. We will
follow the trace of the Great Wall as it undulates across the
mountains before gradually descending into a valley.
After ward, we will make our way to a local village near the wall.
There, we will enjoy a provincial-style lunch made with loving care
by one of the village’s families. We will wander around the village
a little bit, chatting up with the locals. Who knows, maybe you’ll
make a friend or a pen pal!
Then we will make the drive back to Chengde, staying overnight and
taking in dinner in a downtown hotel.
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Day 3: Chengde-Beijing (B+L)
After waking up between 7;30-8am, we will head to tour Chengde’s main
attractions. We will visit the Mountain Resort (known as the Bishushangzhuang in Chinese), a vast imperial garden (the largest in
all of China) and once used as the summer Retreat of the Qing
Dynasty, and a UNESCO World heritage Site. The Mountain Resort is
divided into four parts: the Palace Area, Lake Area, Plain Area and
Mountain Area. The resort is reported to have 72 scenic posts. How
many will you be able to find*
After lunch you will visit the Small Potala Palace (Putouzongsheng
in Chinese), which was modeled after the Potala Palace of Tibet. It
is the largest cluster of royal temples in the world. It makes up
one of the “Eight Outer Temples of Chengde”. The Eight Outer Temples
were built by the Qing government to strengthen a unity with the
minorities, thus the temples not only feature Han style, but also
the Mongolian and Tibetan styles, with the symbolic meaning of unity
in China. The architectures, inscriptions, sculpture, and murals in
these temples are important materials for the study of history,
culture, religion, and architectural art. At the palace you can
enjoy the fusion of Chinese and Tibetan architecture, and marvel at
the Buddhist sculptures and ornate yellow-tiled roofs.
After visiting the palace you will be drive back to your Beijing
hotel at 7pm, ending your tour and hike.
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complete itinerary of Route 3A: 