T he great wall is an attraction that is worthy of all its hype.
Beijing visit great wall.
How to visit the great wall of china from beijing.
Spring april may in beijing s mountains is cool warm and the green plants and flowers make the great wall beautiful.
For the thrill seeker.
Fall september november is a the best hiking season due to the clear weather.
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.
On a good day the views at mutianyu are stunning.
Beijing is the best destination to admire the great wall of china.
You will be able to see the only excaveted emperor tomb in beijing which were bured buried the the thirteenth emperor and two empresses of ming dynasty.
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.
Getting from beijing to the great wall of china can be done 2 ways.
Though the great wall is over 6 000 kilometers long the best 10 sections to visit are near beijing.
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.
They are all not far from downtown beijing 1 2 hours driving away.
Most visitors go to the great wall as part of a half or full day trip from beijing.
Mutianyu great wall great wall of china mutianyu 慕田峪.
The great wall from beijing.
How to visit the great wall.
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.
The best times to visit.
The jiankou section of the great wall was built during the ming dynasty 1368 1644 out of white dolomite stone from the surrounding area.
This private day tour takes you to visit both ming emperor tomb underground palace and sacred path and longqingxia gorge in beijing.
It can get very crowded when the tour buses turn up other days if you re lucky you ll have it virtually to yourself.
Unfortunately the concept of a serene visit here is somewhat of an illusion.
While it can t actually be seen from space it s a spectacular man made wonder best seen in person.
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.
The wall winds over green hillside yellow at the wrong time of year with guard towers dotted along its length.
5 alternative must sees in beijing.
Set boldly against the tall jagged mountains this section of the wall is a photographer s paradise.
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.
Beijing accessibility restrictions for visitors.