Jinshanling Great Wall: The 12 Best Hiking Tours

1.Small Group Hike at Jinshanling Great Wall

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 667 reviews · 9 hours · from $52Our pick

Leave Beijing at 8am for Jinshanling, then hike from the eastern section toward the main gate across restored and original wall. Expect steep steps, more than 15 watchtowers, open views, and a quiet trail. Your package may include an English-speaking guide, lunch, trekking poles, snacks, and bottled water.

“Unreal from start to finish!! Denit (sorry if spelt wrong) was amazing with his knowledge and just an all round lovely person. The good/restaurant after was some of the best food I’ve had in Beijing!! Couldn’t recommend enough! Thanks so much!”

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2.Small Group 6km hiking Jinshanling Great Wall EN speaking driver

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 347 reviews · from $75Top rated

Spend about three hours walking the Jinshanling Great Wall on your own, far from Beijing’s busiest wall sections. Jackie, Iris, Zachary, and other English-speaking drivers handle the comfortable round-trip transfer, entrance ticket, shuttle bus, and bottled water. Expect steep stairs, open ridges, and a real workout, with no hiking guide or lunch included.

“Fabulous day... had the wall to ourselves... very helpful guide. Good to bring some little snacks for the hike and if it's summer time maybe bring an extra shirt and lots of sunscreen.”

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3.Full-Day Small-Group Great Wall Hiking at Jinshanling

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 347 reviews · from $138

Start at 8:00 am for a full-day hike from Simatai West to Jinshanling, mixing original and restored wall sections. Your English-speaking guide, often Dewit, Cheney, Luis, or Jason, leads the route, explains watchtowers and wall design, and helps with photos. Expect steep steps, bottled water, trekking poles, and a farmer-run lunch.

“Our guide, Luis, was amazing! The entire tour was great. He was flexible adapting the tour to the groups needs and told us a lot of information about the Great Wall. This section is definetly the most beautiful one and there was almost no one there. Just Perfect!”

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4.Great Wall at Gubeikou and Jinshanling Private Sunset Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 307 reviews · from $160

Leave Beijing at 11 a.m. for a private hike across two very different Great Wall sections. Guide Adele, Leo, Tony, or another English-speaking guide leads you through unrestored Gubeikou, then Jinshanling’s restored towers for sunset. Expect 5 to 10 kilometers of walking, lunch, bottled water, and a long but worthwhile drive.

“Leo was great!! He knows a lot about Chinese history/economy/culture and he has interesting things to speak about the Great Wall! The two areas of the Great Wall the we went were amazing!!”

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5.Private Trekking Day Tour to Jinshanling Great Wall

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 127 reviews · from $122

Travel from Beijing by private vehicle to Jinshanling, then walk 5 to 6 kilometers across restored and rugged wall sections. You’ll pass the East Five Eye Tower, Black Tower, Lesser Jinshan Tower, and Big Jinshan Tower, with time for photos. All-inclusive options add an English-speaking guide, entrance tickets, and a Chinese lunch.

“The friendly driver Zhang Baowen was already waiting for us at the hotel lobby and started our relaxing Journey to this quiet and scenic part of the great wall. He waited for us at the end of the hikking (from the middle to the east gate) and adapted our drop-off location as we desired. In conclusion a great service.”

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6.Beijing Private Transfer to Jinshanling or Simatai Great Wall

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 119 reviews · from $86

Travel from your Beijing hotel by private air-conditioned vehicle to Jinshanling, or to Simatai and Gubei Water Town. Choose transport only or add a private guide. Drivers such as Gao Dapeng, Sun Zhishun, Yu Yongtai, and Tian Wei help with tickets, directions, and return pickup. Expect 8 to 9 hours, bottled water, and entrance fees paid separately.

“The transfer was very smooth, with our friendly driver Li Qingshan, who was very helpful in securing tickets for us at the Gate, as well as picking us up again. My only negative remark, would be that the car was slightly on the crammed side for 6 passenger, especially for 5 hour round trip. Otherwise a very smooth and good transfer which I can only recommend.”

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7.Jinshanling Great Wall Private Tour with Options

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 92 reviews · 9 - 10 hours · from $175

Travel by private car from central Beijing to the quieter Jinshanling section of the Great Wall. Your English-speaking guide explains the wall, sets a walking pace to suit you, takes photos, and arranges a local lunch. Add Mutianyu, or combine Jinshanling with Gubei Water Town and Simatai for a longer day.

“We had a great day on our Jinshanling Great Wall private tour! Our guide, Huang, was welcoming and made everything easy and stress-free for us. Huang was very knowledgeable and shared interesting history with us during the drive and helped us get some fantastic photos and videos during our hike of the Great Wall. We finished up with a delicious lunch and comfortable ride back. Definitely recommend!”

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8.Jinshanling Private Tour with Night View of Simatai and Gubei Water Town from Beijing

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 77 reviews · from $261

Travel by private vehicle from Beijing to the quieter Jinshanling Great Wall, then continue to Gubei Water Town and illuminated Simatai. Your English-speaking guide, including guides such as Miko, Andy, Jay, or Anson, handles the timing, history, meals, and photo stops. Expect a long day, uneven steps, a Chinese meal, and excellent sunset views.

“Great tour to two beautiful sections of the wall, they’re the most photogenic and least crowded, we had the wall for ourselves. We had the best time with our guide Jay, he was very kind and knowledgeable about Chinese history and culture. Would definitely do it again.”

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9.Jinshanling Gt Wall Trip, Depart 7:30 Bus w/ Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 64 reviews · 10 hours · from $40Best value

Take a daily 7:30 a.m. bus from central Beijing to Jinshanling Great Wall, with entrance tickets and park shuttle included. You get about 5.5 hours to hike independently, enough for the main towers or a longer route to East Five-windows Tower. Guides such as Lucy, Maggie, Boya, Dao, and Judy help with timing and directions when assigned.

“I has a great trip to the great wall with Maggie. Very easy and clear to follow. The views are amazing. Totally recommended!”

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10.Small Group-Jinshanling Great Wall 1-day tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 58 reviews · from $61

Travel from central Beijing to Jinshanling by air-conditioned coach, then hike independently for about three hours along a quieter 6-kilometer section of the Great Wall. Your driver explains where to start and finish, while cable cars and a toboggan ride are optional at your own cost. The group is limited to 15 people.

“Everything ok, perfect sunny day, less people up, guide Tony very well, but the meal not: fast Chinese food.”

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11.Jinshanling and Simatai Wall&Gubei Watertown Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 21 reviews · 9 hours · from $185

Spend about nine hours beyond Beijing with an English-speaking guide such as Miko, Andy, Allen, or Jessica. Hike Jinshanling, eat at a local restaurant, stroll through Gubei Water Town, then ride a cable car to illuminated Simatai Great Wall. Private transport, water, lunch, tickets, and the Simatai cable car are included in the package option.

“The entire tour was fantastic. Our guide Allen did an amazing job showing us around and telling us interesting facts about China and the Great Wall. Highly recommend!”

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12.Great Wall Jinshanling To Simatai West Hiking Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 13 reviews · 9 hours · from $214

Leave Beijing early for a private 6-kilometer hike across Jinshanling’s quieter western and eastern sections. Your English-speaking guide stays with you for photos, history, pacing, and lunch. Expect steep stairs, rough watchtowers, and wide-open wall views. The East Gate route closes from November 15 to March 15.

“purtroppo non abbiamo potuto fare la grande muraglia di jingshanling chiusa a causa della pioggia. siamo andati perciò a Mutyaniu. ugualmente tanta pioggia! però ci siamo divertiti la guida Jenny è stata attenta e preparata. Attenta riguardo alla celiachia di una delle partecipanti. il cibo buono.”

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