Mutianyu and Badaling Great Wall Tour

Tour Code:GW201403

Duration: 8-9 hours

This tour combines the Badaling Great Wall and Mutianyu Great Wall. You can enjoy two different scenery of the Great Wall.

Badaling Great Wall is located at Yanqing County, more than 70 kilometers northwest from the center of Beijing City. It is a mountain pass of the Jundu

Mountain.Badaling is at the highest point of north end of the Guan'gou gorge, in which the Juyongguan Pass lies.

In the history, the function of Badaling Great Wall was to protect the Juyongguan Pass.

It became a very important military strategic place since the Spring and Autumn Period (770 BC - 476 BC) and the Warring States Period (476BC-221 BC).

Many incomplete parts of the wall were proved to be built in the Warring States Period.


The Great Wall at Mutianyu is a little further from Beijing than the most popular section at Badaling, but it doesn't get as crowded as Badaling section. 

This section of the Wall is fully restored, there are hand rails to help you up on the very steep parts and the views are spectacular. You will have your

choice of taking a cable car or chair lift up and spend 2-3 hours hiking on the Wall.Then you have the option of taking a toboggan ride back down or

simply return the way you came.