Post by blackcloud on Oct 12, 2013 4:10:10 GMT -5
After visiting and climbing the Great Wall many years ago as a single person with my journalist mates, I promised myself I shall bring my family of four her too for China vacation deals.
I kept my promise and the second time around, I was with my loving family and it was a blast.
I booked a privately escorted tour for my family after our cruise on Diamond Princess which ended up in Tianjin (best travel destination for top 10 China tours) port which is a bit far from Beijing so that we could have a reliable transfer and proper tour of the city.
Luckily, it was a great tour company I chose which sent us a very reliable tour guide. Climbing the wall this time was a bit hard, the weather was warmer, sun was stinking hot and there were more people than I expected and compared to my first, this trip was really a bit tiring but fun. Also, the one I climbed before was at the other less popular one and farther. Climbing was lovelier the second time around!
So we still had a blast climbing the wall, without bumping into lots of people!
Shopping was also great here but you need to really haggle. Make sure you shop around before buying at the wall. It is usually cheaper at the city centre but if you have no time, it's fine, the prices are still good anyway. But if you are on a budget, do shop around, even souvenirs are sold at restaurants in Beijing (must-see for popular China travel package) and much cheaper we found! We had our main meals included in our tour including hotels ( two rooms for the four of us) at $1,000 US Dollars including the private van, driver, entrance fees to the tourist spots and lunch and dinners for 2 nights and three days.
Badaling Great Wall is the site of the most visited section of the Great Wall partly because it is close to Beijing city and connected with tgje urban area by expressway.
Learn more others via China travel guide.
I kept my promise and the second time around, I was with my loving family and it was a blast.
I booked a privately escorted tour for my family after our cruise on Diamond Princess which ended up in Tianjin (best travel destination for top 10 China tours) port which is a bit far from Beijing so that we could have a reliable transfer and proper tour of the city.
Luckily, it was a great tour company I chose which sent us a very reliable tour guide. Climbing the wall this time was a bit hard, the weather was warmer, sun was stinking hot and there were more people than I expected and compared to my first, this trip was really a bit tiring but fun. Also, the one I climbed before was at the other less popular one and farther. Climbing was lovelier the second time around!
So we still had a blast climbing the wall, without bumping into lots of people!
Shopping was also great here but you need to really haggle. Make sure you shop around before buying at the wall. It is usually cheaper at the city centre but if you have no time, it's fine, the prices are still good anyway. But if you are on a budget, do shop around, even souvenirs are sold at restaurants in Beijing (must-see for popular China travel package) and much cheaper we found! We had our main meals included in our tour including hotels ( two rooms for the four of us) at $1,000 US Dollars including the private van, driver, entrance fees to the tourist spots and lunch and dinners for 2 nights and three days.
Badaling Great Wall is the site of the most visited section of the Great Wall partly because it is close to Beijing city and connected with tgje urban area by expressway.
Learn more others via China travel guide.