10 Minutes Mutianyu Great Wall Aerial And Mutianyu Great Wall Walking Tour from Beijing Airport
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Tour Description
Met by our English-speaking tour guide at Beijing Capital Airport, drive along Jingcheng Expressway about 80km and you will reach Mutianyu Great Wall for your exciting aerial tour. You will take the safe and comfortable Robinson R44 Helicopter (4 seats: 1 pilot + 3 passengers) from USA for a 10 minutes aerial tour of flying over the magnificent Mutianyu Great Wall and the other scenic spots. Don't forget to take your camera to shoot the Great Wall from the sky!Mutianyu Great Wall is less crowded than Badaling Great Wall with picturesque views. Mutianyu Great Wall once worked as the northern barrier defending the capital and the imperial tombs. It is a green section of the great wall in Beijing with vegetation, green pines and cypresses covering 90 per cent of the section.
After the tour, head to the Mutianyu Great Wall. Mutianyu Great Wall is known for its beautiful surroundings - dense woods and rich pastures changing colors with the seasons of the year. Two unique features of this section are the double battlements and branch walls found throughout the area. Hike the Mutianyu Great Wall for 2 hours.
Mutianyu Great Wall Travel Tips
Three Ways to Go up to Mutianyu Great WallThere are three ways to get onto the Wall. Apart from hiking up on foot, you can choose take cable car or chair lift(Optional).
To get down the wall, you can also take Toboggan slide down(Optional).
When you get off the ferry shuttle bus going from the shuttle bus terminal near the ticketing office, you still need to walk along an accessible stone path (600 meters long ) leading up first to the starting point for chairlift ( or toboggan down ), second to the walking path up to the Wall and last to the starting point for cable car up to the Wall respectively.
So the mostly used Cable Car Station is at the end of the 600-meter stone slope. That said, there are three ways to go up to Mutianyu Great Wall.
1) Taking chairlift to the Great Wall - to the 6th Watchtower ( or where you can take a toboggan down)
2) Walking up the Great Wall along the stone steps (like a mountain hike - 30 minute hike) - to the 10th or 8th Watchtower
3) Taking cable car up to the Great Wall - to the 14th Watchtower
The Most Beautiful Part of Mutianyu Great Wall
The hike from Watchtower No. 14 east up to Watchtower 23 is the most scenic part of Mutianyu Great Wall. Many people would choose to take cable up to Watchtower No.14 and hike east to Watchtower No.23. You may retrace to Watch Tower No.14 and take cable car down the wall, or continue to hike down to Watch Tower No.8 and walk down the wall; or you may continue to hike down to Watch Tower No.6, then either take chairlift down or toboggan down.
Price Information
Cable Car: 100 yuan(single way); 120 yuan (return)
Chairlift or Slide (Toboggan): 100 yuan (single way)
Chairlift + Slide (Toboggan): 120 yuan (return)
Opening Hours:
April to October: 8:00 -17:00
November to March: 8:30-16:30
After the layover tour, return to Beijing Capital Airport for your next destination.
Price List for this tour (Price per person in US dollars)
Price without shopping stop | ||
Travelling Party | Tour Cost Per Person | |
Mar - Nov | Dec - Feb | |
1 person | $ 599 | $ 579 |
2 persons | $ 315 | $ 305 |
3 persons | $ 239 | $ 229 |
Remark: We provide coat to keep warm during the tours in winter. |
Price inclusion: 1.Private air conditioned vehicle 2.10-minute aerial tour 3.Entrance fees as listed 4.English 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: 1.Gratuities to drivers and guides 2.Personal Insurance coverage of personal loss, illness or damages incurred during your trip |
Travel Tips
1.Wear casually with comfortable sports shoes and pay attention to the climate in Beijing
2.For the regular 10 minutes aerial tour, you need to book 4 days in advance.
3.If you want to cancel your booked flight, please notice us of your cancellation in 48 hours otherwise 10% cancellation fee will be charged.
4.In case of the grounding of helicopters because of force majeure (weather, air-control...)
5.You should participate in a aerial tour based on your health condition. Those travelers are not recommended to take a aerial tour who are either over 60 years old or suffer from from Hear Disease, Hypertension, Cardiovascular and other diseases.
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