We will meet at 8am and will arrive at the Chenjiapu Great Wall at about 11am. Start our hiking from the first Tower named Dahei Lou in the Upper section of Chenjiapu Great Wall westwards to Daheigou in the Lower Chenjiapu. On the way we will pass through the General Tower, the Mandarin-duck Tower, and be amazed by the famous Hunchback curve (Luoguocheng). Some parts are completely overgrown, we have to bushwack through the growth on top of the wall to go ahead and stairs are dangerously crumbling, other parts have been fully restored. There are alternate routes around the steepest climbs allowing the hiker to adapt their activity to suit their hiking level. We`ll take our time climbing up and down and make sure that we have a relaxed and enjoyable visit. Sitting atop the watchtowers along the way, we could hear nothing but the wind. This hike also offers excellent views of the surrounding mountains and the chance to see native wildlife in its natural habitat.
Accommodation: CUMMUE BY THE GREAT WALL is a private collection of contemporary architecture designed by 12 Asian architects. It was exhibited at the 2002 la Biennale di Venezia and bestowed a special prize. In 2005, it was hailed by Business Week as a "New Architectural Wonder of China".

This is a special day! In the early morning, we will take a short hike up the mountain from Dongjiakou village to see the Cihou Tower, a special structure that is only seen at this portion of the Great Wall. Although this Dongjiakou section is relatively short, with a length of only 8.9 km, it has remained one of the best-preserved sections of the original Ming Dynasty Wall, built more than 600 years ago. Then we will return to the Donjiakou village to visit the ruins of the fortress and to chat with the villagers, who are the descendants of the builders and guards of the Great Wall, and who have proudly maintained this section of the Wall themselves, generation after generation, without government funding. In the late morning, we will start our 3-hour hike westward along the Wall, stopping to have a simple lunch along the way. At the end of our hike, drive back to the hotel.
Accommodation: CUMMUE BY THE GREAT WALL (same as Day 02)

After a refreshing breakfast, a 2hrs drive will take us to Gubei Watertown at the bottom of Simatai Great Wall. After check in a traditional guest house hotel, we will go to visit this water town. In the later afternoon, do a 2hrs round hike on the spectacular Simatai Great Wall. Our hiking on Simatai stops at Tower 10 where we could watch a beautiful sunset on the top of Jinshanling Great Wall and overlook the surrounding. Then we will down to the bottom of Simatai. After a delicious dinner, you will have a leisure time to enjoy the night view of Gubei Water Town.
Gubei Water Town is situated in Gubei Township of Miyun County northeast of Beijing, hence the name of Gubei Water Town. It has a charming location with a massive backdrop of the world famous Simatai Great Wall, accompany of the romantic Yuanyang Lake ( Mandarin Duck ) and the ancient Simatai Village that was developed from Simatai Castle built during the reign of Emperor Wanli ( 1573 -1620 ) in Ming Dynasty ( 1368 – 1644 ). So the Gubei Water Town resort is a rare combo of Great Wall, Mountains, Lakes and Ancient Villages.
Accommodation: Traditional guest house in Gubei Water Town

After breakfast, we will transfer directly by safe van to Gubeikou section of the Great Wall. This is a 10 km hike from the authentic fortresses of the Gubeikou Great Wall eastward to the renovated staircases of Jinshanling Great Wall. The scenery here is stunning and the photo opportunities endless. We will enjoy the breathtaking views with a relatively peaceful hike. Note: Gubeikou to Jinshanling hike would be a little bit more difficult than the Jinshanling to Gubeikou hike, because the west terrain of Gubeikou is lower than the east part of Jinshanling, and travelers need to walk up from Gubeikou to Jinshanling. Both of this two trekking lines are stimulation and refreshing.

Our path along the wall takes us slowly up to the 24-Eyes Tower, the tallest in the area. It's named as such because it was built with six windows on each sides. Two sides of the tower have since fallen down, and the rest is being held together by a metal scaffold. If the weather is clear, we will be able to see the Wangjing Tower in the Simatai Section, about 20km away. From here it's theoretically possible to follow the wall all the way to Jinshanling, but it's practically impossible because the wall borders military land and is blocked off. So we follow a trail beside the wall, where some of the climbing is a little steep and tricky, with some scrambling required, but just for a while. On the way, we will take a pleasant diversion through Hemp village in Spider Valley, and heading on towards Jinshanling. Where we get back on the wall is the western end of Jinshanling, which is known for its well-maintained watch towers, quite close together. At lunchtime, if the day is too hot, we will have our picnic lunch inside one of the beacon towers, where it is always cool. We'll follow the wall down to Zhuanduo Pass, where we'll find a big statue of Qi Jiguang, a general of the Ming Dynasty who was responsible for the reinforcement of much Ming Dynasty Great Wall in Beijing. From there we'll follow the park road down to the big carpark at Jinshanling, where we'll finish the hike at a pre-designated time in the late afternoon.

Our minivan will meet us at the carpark and will transport us back to the hotel.

After breakfast, drive 2 hour to Xizaizhi village at the bottom of Jiankou Great Wall. We will spend the day on the Jiankou and Mutianyu section of the Wall. Jiankou section of the Wall, recognized as one of most beautiful parts of the "Wild Wall" near Beijing, and much-loved by photographers. Not visited often by "typical" tourists, this section is really rough and broken. Although we will have to be careful walking on it, the opportunity for pictures in this section is unequalled!.

At first, we will climb 40-50mins up to the wall through a mountain trail. Maybe this part will be a challenge for some of you. When we get on the wall, we will continue hike eastward to Mutianyu section of the Great Wall. On the way, we will stop at the topest point to enjoy a birdview of Jiankou Great Wall.

Taking the chairlift down to the bottom of Mutianyu Great Wall, enjoy a late lunch and check in the hotel.

Accommodation: Brickyard support the local community, leave the land in agriculture, use existing buildings, adopt green practices, and source food products locally, serving real food

This morning, after check out the hotel, our guide and drive will transfer you to Huanghuacheng section of the Great Wall. The whole section is defined in three segments by water. When summer arrives in full bloom, the entire village below is awashed in a sea of yellow wild flowers ('yellow flower' is 'huanghua' in Chinese). Hence the village name Huanghuacheng (Huanghua City in English), and by turn the Great Wall section acquires its name. This section of the wall is completely unrestored and still remains its plain character since its construction commenced in 1404, two years before the Ming Dynasty moved its capital to Beijing, and continued for 188 years.

There are several up-and-down parts today, however fortunately the mountains here are not that high or steep. First, there is a good trail alongside the Wall, after about half an hour we will get to a watchtower on the cliff. Here is a great place to take photos, one of which must be of the moon-shaped reservoir at the bottom of the mountain. Then, after another half-an-hour hiking, we will reach the highest point in this area, on the pinnacle of which there is a broken watchtower. From this vantage point you will have a nice sunny panoramic view of the whole wide valley, stretching even further toward the west.

From the top point, the wall dives steeply downwards into the valley. After picnic lunch at the Great Wall tower, we'll descend down to the lake and take a short boat tour around the lake, viewing distinguished parts of the wall underwater. Seen from the reservoir dam of Huanghuacheng, built on the former site of Xishuiyuguan Pass in 1974, the stately sunken wall is still visible under the water's smooth surface.

After lunch, drive back to Beijing, check in the hotel and have a short rest..

This evening will be more exciting. First of all, we will have a Peking duck dinner - the capital's most famous dish. Once imperial cuisine, now the legendary duck dish is served at restaurants around the world.

Then we will go to Beijing Temple Theatre to watch a Chinese opera performance. Highlight: before the start of the show, We can go to the backstage to look actor makeup process. The Beijing Temple Theatre which we will watch the opera is the living fossil of China's ancient opera towers. One of the few remaining industrial and commercial guildhalls in Beijing, Temple Theatre (Zhengyici) was also called 'Banking House Guildhall'. The two-storey opera tower in the temple theatre is unique among guildhall opera towers and is honored 'the living fossil of China's ancient opera towers'.

Accommodation: Michael's House Beijing (same as Day 01)

Today is left free for you to shop around or sightseeing if it is your first time to Beijing.

Optional City tour around Beijing is also available.

Drive to Tian'anmen Square, walk cross the square, then visit Forbidden City, the symbol of China, also called Gu Gong. It was the imperial palace during the Ming and Qing dynasties. In the late afternoon, we will transfer to Beijing International Airport for our return international flights.

-End of the tour-