Badaling National Forest Park and Badaling Great Wall Fall Foliage Day Tour

Pick from your hotel in Beijing around 8:00am and drive to Badaling National Forest Park. The Badaling Forest Park is next to the Badaling Great Wall, and the leaves in the park turn red about half a month earlier than that in the urban Beijing. People can find the whole mountain is covered all over by colorful leaves. The Great Wall is also overshadowed by green cypresses and red maples. The red leaves scenic area occupies an area of 65 hectares. The altitude there is 500 meters higher than downtown Beijing, making the place cooler in autumn and the leaves here are easier to turn red. People find that late September to October as the best time to see red leaves in the Badaling Mountain.


After lunch, move on to the Badaling Great Wall, which is known for its imposing magnitude. The wall here averages 7.8 meters in height and has a width of 5.7 meters at the top and 6.5 meters at the base. The walkway on top is 4.5 meters wide, making it possible for five horses or ten soldiers to march abreast. It is one of the most gorgeous and magnificent part of the Great Wall in Beijing. The Badaling Great Wall is the well preserved Ming Dynasty Great Wall with original appearance. Now it is divided into two sections - east and west. Most people climb the east section since the east part looks more fantastic. So your hike on this tour is focused on the east section of the Badaling Great Wall for 2-3 hours. The cable way is available and optional. After the hike, then drive back to your hotel in downtown Beijing.



Now Badaling Great Wall is divided into two sections - north and south, which both start at the Badaling Pass and Gate. Most tourists prefer to climb the north section where the highest watch tower (Tower No.08) is located. Also the cableway is available on the north section. Many people choose to climb up the north section of the Great Wall, then take the cable car down or vice versa. The cable car goes up to somewhere below between Tower No.08 and No.09.

To hike up the north section of the Badaling Great Wall, you have two starting points - either from the Badaling Pass or the Badaling Bear Park. Why two starting points? Actually there are totally 12 towers on the northern Badaling Great Wall. So you ether start at Tower No. 01 starting from Badaling Pass or Tower No.12 from Badaling Bear Park.

Most passengers prefer to hike the northern slope of Badaling Great Wall simple because the north part is more scenic and convenient with cable car and slide services in between. But still some people like to hike the southern slope to avoid the crowds for better photo opportunities. If you hike the southern slope, you have to backtrack.

Cable Car: RMB100 (single trip); RMB140 (round trip)
Opening Hours: 06:30-19:00 (in summer); 07:00-18:00 (in winter)
Hiking Time: Two Hours

Price List for this tour (Price per person in US dollars)

Price inclusion: 1.air conditioned vehicle 2.Chinese lunch 3.Ticket fees for the main entrance, exclusivie of the possible small tickets inside. 4.Englsih Speaking tour guide 5.The above private transfer is customized for you, your family or your friends exclusively. No other travelers will join in your group.

Price exclusion: Gratuities to drivers and guides.

Available: Daily Remark: Our tour guide will contact you on the evening before your departure date by calling you or leaving a message at your hotel room and fix the pick-up time for the next day morning.

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