The wall winds over green hillside yellow at the wrong time of year with guard towers dotted along its length.
Beijing visit great wall.
Though the great wall is over 6 000 kilometers long the best 10 sections to visit are near beijing.
How to visit the great wall.
With a national population of 1 3 billion people and millions of khaki pant laden tourists trotting through china each year how can one see the great.
The best times to visit.
Mutianyu great wall great wall of china mutianyu 慕田峪.
Here are some tips for planning ahead your visit to great wall of china around beijing.
Either independently saves cost but takes more time read below to see how or you can book a tour from beijing more expensive but easier i ve done both and both have their merits.
Getting from beijing to the great wall of china can be done 2 ways.
T he great wall is an attraction that is worthy of all its hype.
Spring april may in beijing s mountains is cool warm and the green plants and flowers make the great wall beautiful.
The ideal months for the great wall hike fall on spring early summer and autumn.
1 the best restored mutianyu 2 the most beautiful jinshanling 3 the wildest jiankou 4 simatai 5 huanghuacheng 6 gubeikou 7 juyongguan 8 huangyaguan 9 shanhai pass and by far the most crowded 10 badaling.
On a good day the views at mutianyu are stunning.
Most famous beijing great wall sections are located in its suburban areas including the well preserved badaling and mutianyu the renovated juyonguan jinshanling and simatai and wild jiankou and gubeikou.
Most visitors go to the great wall as part of a half or full day trip from beijing.
Unfortunately the concept of a serene visit here is somewhat of an illusion.
Beijing accessibility restrictions for visitors.
While it can t actually be seen from space it s a spectacular man made wonder best seen in person.
Set boldly against the tall jagged mountains this section of the wall is a photographer s paradise.
Beijing is the best destination to admire the great wall of china.
This private day tour takes you to visit both ming emperor tomb underground palace and sacred path and longqingxia gorge in beijing.
The best time to hike the great wall of china in beijing all the officially administered sections of the great wall are open to tourists all year round.
For the thrill seeker.
It can get very crowded when the tour buses turn up other days if you re lucky you ll have it virtually to yourself.
The jiankou section of the great wall was built during the ming dynasty 1368 1644 out of white dolomite stone from the surrounding area.
They are all not far from downtown beijing 1 2 hours driving away.
How to visit the great wall of china from beijing.
Fall september november is a the best hiking season due to the clear weather.
5 alternative must sees in beijing.
Visitors can choose from over 12 well known sections and access them through a group tour private driver private tour public transportation sometimes combined with taxis or by driving their own car.
