Private Sunset&Night Tour: Simatai Great Wall & Gubei Water Town | 9 hours

30 Reviews | Beijing
From $182.00 per person Lowest Price Guarantee
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All Tickets+Transfer NO Guide
2 Adults x $285.00
$570.00
Approx Total
$570.00
All tickets+Transfer NO Guide: Including entrance tickets to water town and Great Wall , round trip cable car fees, private transfer WITHOUT guide service.
Pickup included
All Inclusive Private Tour
2 Adults x $410.00
$820.00
Approx Total
$820.00
Including entrance tickets to water town and Great Wall , round trip cable car fees, private transfer and private guide.
Pickup included

Inclusions / Exclusions

  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English
  • Hotel pick up & drop off
  • Round Trip cable car fees
  • Air-conditioned vehicle with a private Chinese speaking driver with translator App
  • Entrance Tickets to the Sights
  • Gas, toll & parking lot fees
  • English-speaking tour guide service fee (with All Inclusive option only)
  • Accommodations
  • Meals (Lunch & Dinner)
  • Gratuity to the guide and driver
  • Private English Speaking Tour Guide (With Transportation option )

Overview

Stay away Beijing crowed tourists Great Wall Pass and bad air pollution, find your own private world of Great Wall in Simatai with seasonal romantic scenery: blooming mountain flowers are dancing with spring breeze; summer sunset sinks in Cloud Sea, autumn maples dressed the mountain as oil painting; winter snow brings Great Wall a kind of quiet gentleness. Ā Simatai section Great Wall is one of the few sections to retain the original appearance of the Great Wall, known as the "dangerous, extraordinary and specialā€. If we take it as a boy, Gubei water town is like a girl, gentle and softļ¼Œused to be a historic military border village. Accompanied by your private guide, you will start the tour at noon; take the return cable car to see the impressive parapets and defensive watch towers with the beautiful sunset. Ā Guide service, entrance fees, return cable car, round-trip transportation are all included. Ā 

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We pick up guests from hotel lobby within 4th ring road of Beijing. ... Read more ā–¼

Itinerary

  • Gubei Water Town

    Be picked up by the English speaking tour guide with private vehicle at the hotel lobby at 12:30pm and drive to the Gubei water town which is situated in the north of Beijing, about 2-hour drive from the center, which surrounds the beautiful Mandarin Duck Lake Reservoir and leans against theĀ Simatai Great Wall, the most dangerous and majestic section of the entire Great Wall.Ā  It was a historic military border village and now changes to a replica of Wuzhen Water Town in the Southern China, composed of picturesque canals, bridges, courtyard houses, has developed into a large-scale sightseeing and holiday destination. At the beginning of the experience, you will be picked up at your hotel, and head to the Gubei Water Town by a comfortable private vehicle. On the way, the tour guide will share with you the history about the Great Wall, and also you will have the chance to see the beautiful mountain view through the window. Once get into the water town, you will totally forget about the city life and immerse in the unique scenery. You will wander on the main street of flagstones, there are many food spots and stores alongside, such as: Kite workshop, Lantern shopļ¼Œcloisonne crafts shop, etc., also, we are going to visit old safeguard agency, temple, academy, and eight banners guild hall. Walking in the water town, you can pass several bridges where you can take very beautiful pictures. Once go back to the town, there is an amazing ā€œKongming lanternā€show waiting for usļ¼Œyou will see hundreds of lantern flying to the night sky. When the night falls, the water town transforms into a special atmosphere. You will see a part of the Great Wall from the village and it lights up at night. You can end the tour in the town with delicious street food there and bring you back to the hotel by car.

    2 hours

  • Simatai Great Wall

    After the water village you will reach the Simatai, the one of the few section to retain the original appearance of the Great Wall in Beijing, which was built in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), know as the ā€œdangerous, extraordinary and specialā€ section. Simatai is the only part of the UNESCO-listed structure open to visitors at night, and beautifully illuminated from dusk onward. Towards the sunset time, you are heading to the Great Wall: Simatai Section, from where you can see the sunset and take overlook at the whole Gubei water town. To make the experience more relax and comfortable, you will take the cable car up and down the wall when itā€™s illuminated, and also give you a special view to see the whole wall section under night sky.

    2 hours

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Additional Info

  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Dress code is smart casual
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • Infant (1-3 years old) are free providing they do not occupy a seat
  • Extra fee is requested after 9 hours tour
  • Sun block is necessary in Summer

Free Cancellation

February 05100% refund
February 06No refund

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experienceā€™s start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experienceā€™s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experienceā€™s start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the experienceā€™s local time.
  • This experience requires good weather. If itā€™s canceled due to poor weather, youā€™ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
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