Sam is friendly and helpful. He is also an excellent driver.
About Activity
What's Included
Includes
- Private vehicle
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Bottled water
- Entrance fees
- English speaking driver
Excludes
- Cable car/toboggan tickets
- Boat ride at Huanghuacheng Great Wall
- Tour guide
- Lunch
- Gratuities
Departure & Return
Departure Point
- Traveler pick up offered
Itinerary
Your friendly driver will pick you up at 8am from your hotel. Your tour begins with a 1.5-hour drive to Great Wall at Mutianyu. This section of the wall is fully restored with spectacular views and beautiful surroundings. Upon arrival, your driver will assist you with purchase of entrance tickets, and provide you with the hiking information. If you want to have more fun, you can choose taking a cable car or chair lift up to the wall (own expense). Then, you can take a toboggan ride back down after you enjoy your hiking time on the wall.
After lunch break (own expense), continue your tour to the Great Wall at Huanghuacheng. Here, you'll experience a different view of the wall. In the summer, you can enjoy a boat ride on the lake (own expense) to appreciate the beautiful surroundings. When tour is finished, you will be transferred back to your hotel in Beijing around 5pm.
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Reviews
Fantastic and well-organized trip! Very nice guide. Everything went perfectly ☺️ Highly recommended.
Driver was good, car was nice. Not really a tour though just a driver. Huanghuacheng is very theme parkish. They built a bunch of rollercoasters etc next to the wall, which is questionably refurbished.🤦♂️
The trip to Huanghuacheng was breathtaking. Seeing the great wall view along the lake was very scenic with great views. The outdoor walk in the heat needs one to come prepared with water and be prepared for a steep climb. We missed the visit to Mutianyu, which was closed due to weather conditions from the previous day, but the driver took us to a different shrine experience.
We had an amazing experience visiting the Great Wall of China with our tour guide. He was knowledgeable, friendly, and made the trip both fun and informative. The guide helped us find the best viewpoints, and took care of every detail, which made our visit smooth and memorable. Highly recommend!
Our guide to the Great Wall was absolutely wonderful! Friendly, He made the experience unforgettable. He shared fascinating tips for us and helped us capture amazing memories. Highly recommend! I’ll do it again absolutely 💯
I’m so happy we booked with Kevin we were able to get to the wall no issues. Car was comfy and safe he’s an excellent guide picked us up straight from our hotel on time. We had a great time seeing the Great Wall of China thank you.
Great experience with this company. There were very accommodating and professional — I even booked an extra day of driving with them.
WOW Incredible and amazing day tour! The guide Ben is really nice guy and kind person with so many years of experience in the Great Wall. For me was really special day in my life, I have no words to describe what I felt, exceeded my expectations, you should definitely do this! Mutianyu is beatiuful and Huanhuacheng is magical
Our driver was Bruce. The driver is not a tour guide for the Wall, but he does lots of other things; arranging the entry tickets, helping you with locating lunch and snacks, and answering questions along the drive. We went to Mutianyu first, leaving at 8 am from our hotel in Beijing. Mutianyu was not crowded when we got there, but began to be crowded two hours later when we came back down. We had a delicious lunch at a local restaurant. Then he drove us to Huanghuacheng, where there were very few people. It was lovely to walk along the wall and then return along the bank of the reservoir. It is a bit expensive to have your own driver but you aren’t on a strict schedule and you get door to door service.
It's a great combination! Different atmosphere, environment and the wall itself. Strongly recommended to go to more than one places on the wall. Our driver was excellent! Very gentle and responsable driver! We want to thank him!
Kong always was in contact with me. He provided me all the information wich I asked him. He picked us up by comfortable private car. The trip was so comfortable and organized. The Great Wall was just amazing. The trip was very exciting and nice. Definitely will book the excursions with him for my next visit to China.
He was very helpful, very insightful. He drives safe as well. He showed the best places around and came on time to pick us too.
My driver, Bruce, was prompt and very friendly and helpful plus very good English. Huanghuacheng was first stop for about 2hrs at the Wall. Nice views and a good section of the (Ming period) wall. Hills and lakes here. Not very busy. Then on to Mutianyou for another 2hrs at the wall. This was enough time for me as I only did the right-hand half of the Wall, as you enter. I also got the optional chairlift up to the Wall (I didn't want to spend energy getting there). Some parts are very steep but well worth the climb to the top. Not very busy. I did not have the energy to do the other half of the Wall. You would probably need another 1 to 1.5 hours there do do whole thing (about 3-4 hrs in total, depending on fitness). You can walk back down or get chairlift or (like me) take the toboggan run. That was fun. Less crowded than Badaling.
Excellent tour - friendly english speaking driver who arrived at designated time and was extremely helpful. Huanghuacheng was a hidden treasure which was wonderful to explore.
<p>Great tour. Didn't feel rushed at all. We were able to take our time, and our tour guide was very helpful.</p>
Our guide, Kevin, was professional and courteous from pick-up at the Conrad through dropping us back off at the hotel. He was informative yet allowed us to drive the conversation the entire trip. For the first section of the wall we went to a portion off the beaten path that was managed by the local community. Kevin navigated is the entire way and handled getting us up the wall. As this involved talking/paying two men standing at a fence at the base of the wall and then leading us up the hillside, climbing, stairs and a ladder, he was incredibly helpful. This section was far less touristy and exactly what we were looking for. He allowed us time to explore on the wall by ourselves. When we were done, he drove us to Mutianyu and assisted with purchasing our tickets and for the bobsled, touristy but fun. We set a time to meet back up at the base of the Wall and we were left to explore on our own. Kevin was an excellent guide. Open to conversation, yet not the least bit intrusive on our vacation experience.
<p>I was picked up at my hotel promptly at the arranged time by Jenny. She drove our comfortable, clean Buick minivan safely through holiday weekend traffic. Her English skills were excellent and her positivity and advice at both sites were helpful. It should be noted that this particular tour is specifically engaging a driver to take you to the 2 sites. <br/> Mutianyu arrival was nice and early before the huge throngs of travellers arrived. On our exit, we could see that long queues were forming.<br/> Huanghuacheng was pleasantly bereft of the huge crowds. It is not rebuilt. There is no visitor's center. There is simply a well worn path leading along the reservoir then up to the wall. To get on top of the wall, a steep iron ladder must be climbed and a window entered in the watchtower. This is not for the faint of heart. Luckily, the half hour on the trail and the ladder climb result in a beautiful view from this rough section of the Wall.<br/> After climbing back down, and sweating through all my garments, I was welcomed back into the Buick and conveyed back to my hotel. <br/> This service was well worth the money. There is a convenience to spending the time you choose at each site rather than being on a bus schedule. Also, the friendly personal service of the driver is a real bonus. The day was thoroughly enjoyed.</p>
We were very happy with our tour. The driver unfortunately has to wait for us at the airport, as the check-in at the Free Visa counter took 3 hd.Our driver gave us a lot of information and took us safely to the wall,just the right tour for one between stopovers.
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