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Great Wall at Simatai


TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #2 of 197 attractions in Beijing
Traveller Description: The Simatai Great Wall is on the blade of the mountains. Located northeast of Beijing, it is one of the few sections of the wall to retain the... more »
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Attraction type: Landmark/point of interest, Historic site
Address: Gubeikou Town, Miyun District Beijing
China

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10 Dec 2009

The hike from Jinshaling to Simatai was so far the best thing from my 10 days between Beijing and Shanghai. I was a little worried at the beginning to do this 5 hour hike in winter and on my own but it was great although you need to be prepared to walk/climb in very steep areas with high steps. I... more

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5 of 5 stars
Singapore
22 Nov 2009

Forget about Badaling, Mutianyu, just go to Simatai - Jinshanlin Great Wall. On 21 Nov 2009, I paid RMB 420+RMB 50 (For Jinshanling Ticket) with this Chinese Tour Agency @ http://www.cits.com.cn/citsonlineWeb/switchdo.do?prefix=/oneday&page=/detailInfo.do&route_id=07000002743 The travel from Beijing is about 3 hours / 140km, to a tiny town near Hebei Province known as Gubeikou where of Great Walls of Jinshanling Great Wall and... more

5 Nov 2009

I highly recommend making the longer journey to this fantastic section of the Great Wall. I was lucky enough to have a local accompany me, who strongly advised against the other closer areas due to the high numbers of tourists. At Simatai, there was hardly any tourists and there was often only two 4-5 people along the wall sections between... more

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5 of 5 stars
roadrunner399
8 Oct 2009

The easiest route to the Great Wall from Beijing a bus to Badaling, but easiest does not mean the best. If you are adventurous and have a little extra time, go to Simatai! This is an unrestored section of the Wall, so the hike is a little more rugged. In turn, it is a little less crowded and much more... more

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5 of 5 stars
Qld. Australia
29 Sep 2009

Visited June 05 on rare for Beijing, fine, clear, and very warm day. Hired a car for about 400RMB return, be sure to pay driver at end of trip!!!!!!!!, that way driver will wait to retun you to Beijing. Walked up to wall, which was not a good idea, as you climb about 1000Metres, take cable car and take a... more

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5 of 5 stars
New York City
22 Sep 2009
2
people found this review helpful

The best experience ever in Beijing. This was one of the highlights! Breath-taking! Picture perfect! A must do! Now remember, the section of the Wall that people like Matt Lauer and Meredith Viera visit is in Badaling, the closest to Beijing. For this reason, Badaling is overrun by tourists and looks more like Disneyland than a piece of history and... more

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5 of 5 stars
Toronto, Ontario
27 Aug 2009
1
person found this review helpful

I lived in China for three months and now whenever anybody asks me for recommendations about China, the first thing I say is "Go to The Great Wall at Simatai". In my opinion, this is the only way to see The Great Wall. It is a bit of a longer trip than to the oh-so-busy-tourist-trap version of The Great Wall... more

24 Aug 2009

Like many of the people who have posted reviews on this trip, we visited several sections of the great wall during our time in Beijing. This "long walk" was far and away our favorite. My husband and I were late 50's when we did the walk, and it was fabulous. We did take group transport to the wall using http://www.greatwalladventure.com/joinus.htm.... more

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5 of 5 stars
Zhongshan, China
19 Jul 2009
1
person found this review helpful

At first we were unsure which part of the wall to discover on our first trip to Beijing. We knew we would hire a private driver rather than take a crowded tour. After posting on tripadvisor's forum and meeting two lovely people, we set up the day trip with a driver and off we went. The hike from Jinshaling to... more

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5 of 5 stars
Shanghai
1 Jun 2009

Wow! That's all you can say! We just returned from this section of the Great Wall and it was an awesome experience. Like other readers we have seen the tourist sections and were reasonably impressed, but they were over done...in terms of re-making the wall to its former glory (not to mention all of the tourists). We wanted something a... more

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Gubeikou Town, Miyun District, Beijing, China