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Private Badaling Great Wall and Longqing Gorge Ice Lantern Festival Tour( Winter Exclusive)
Badaling Great Wall, Longqing Gorge Ice Lantern Festival, Lunch
1 Day From $85USD
Tour Code: Duration: Available: Tour Code:BJ- GW- 17 Duration:8-10 hours Available:Daily
Overview
Badaling Great Wall is located in Yanqing County, 80 kilometers northwest of downtown Beijing.  Firstly built in 1505 with a total length of 7 kilometers, Badaling also holds the highest position of the Great Wall Wall in Beijing, with the highest altitude of 1015 meters.  This section is also the earliest to be open to tourists among all the parts of the Great Wall, with its dangerous mountain slopes, splendid scenery, and distinctive four seasons. Longqing Ice Lantern Festival is available in the winter from January 15 to the beginning of March next year. Various colorful ice scriptures with the spectacular ice fall against the dam wall are always the highlights.
Highlights
Hiking in the most famous and representative of the Ming Dynasty Great Wall
See the spectacular ice scriptures and ice lanterns with different themes.
Itinerary
Day 1Badaling Great Wall and Longqing Gorge Ice Lantern Festival

12:30 Your guide will pick you up at the hotel lobby and drive to Badaling Great Wall (about 2 hours drive).


14:30-16:30 From the entrance of the Badaling Great Wall, the wall stretches south and north. The southern part of the Badaling Great Wall is about 1.3 km with seven watch towers and is shorter and less crowded than the north. The northern part stretching for 3 kilometers, with twelve water towers, is more prolonged and enjoys a better view. This part is also the most tourists' choice. The highlight of the Badaling Great Wall is the north No.11 watchtower, the highest point of the Great Wall. Cable cars and toboggan are also available in this section (about 2 hours).


17:00-18:00 Your guide will suggest a good local restaurant of your preference and pay on your own.  After dinner, start driving to the Longqing Gorge Ice Festival. (30km, about a 1-hour drive)


19:00-20:00 Enjoy the ice and snow wonderland and take beautiful pictures with colorful ice scriptures and lanterns (about 1 hour).


22:00 Arrived at the hotel and ended a wonderful day.

Book Price
Group Size Adult (Age>8) Child(Age: 4-7) Infant (Age:0-3)
1 $ 369 Half Price Free
2 $ 199
Half Price

Free

3 $ 159 Half Price
Free
4 $ 135 Half Price
Free
5 $ 115 Half Price Free
6 $ 115 Half Price Free
7 $ 105 Half Price Free
8 $ 95 Half Price Free
9 $ 89 Half Price Free
10 $ 85 Half Price Free
Options
If you like, you can continue to join our Night Tour (click it for more information) OR Enjoy room service for a nice Chinese Whole-body Massage (click it for more information) by our therapist at your preferred time.
Includes
Hotel pick- up and drop-off
Experienced English-speaking tour guide service. Other languages guide service upon request.
Air-conditioned vehicle with a private driver
Bottles of drinking water
Admission ticket enter the Badaling Great Wall , Longqing Gorge Ice Festival
Excludes
Meal
Cable car to the Great Wall
Gratuity to the guide and driver
Warmly Suggestions
1 Your guide will contact you or leave a message in your hotel room the evening before your next day's tour.
2 Many places have already started using E-tickets now. Please bring your valid passport on the day of travel if the sites need to confirm your name with the tickets.
3 Please note that the itinerary is flexible, and we can adjust it according to your interests, the weather, or any unexpected conditions.
4 For the lunch-inclusive tour, we will take you to a local Chinese restaurant and curate all the dishes. Please let us know if you have any food allergies or taboos. If you want to change any dishes, your guide will assist you. You can cover the cost difference for any costs above our budget. Let the guide know whether you want the guide and driver to eat at the same table as you. We respect your custom and choice!
5 The quoted price is an 8-9 tour price. More than 10 hours may incur an extra charge.
6 This tour is private, and no other tourist will join in.
7 Tips are not compulsory, but it is encouraged to tip the guide and driver if they provide good service.
8 Our tours are not shopping tours, so we will not take you to any factories or stores for shopping without your request.