This is the 2nd trip to the Great Wall I've booked through Chinatour.net and I am just as impressed this time as I was when I visited the Badaling portion in July 2014. The Mutianyu section is in my opinion a more beautiful scenic area - this is what I expected when visiting the Great Wall. It also helped that the weather was cooler and summer holidays were over - we arrived to the wall early in the morning and there were very few (10) people along the whole section. This section is also much more strenuous than Badaling - but worth it. The views are fabulous! This was also my 2nd visit to the Ming Tombs - this time to Dingling which is the only excavated tomb in the Ming tombs. The tombs are very simplistic when compared to others around the world; however, they are imposing. This trip also included the Jade Factory and a tea ceremony (my favorite!) - neither of these are "hard sellers". The Jade tour is interesting and their sales room is amazing! The tea ceremony was in a different tea house this time but just as fascinating! There were 2 other people in my tour - which made for a level of comfort and fun throughout the tour - that was only enhanced by our wonderful guide Kathy - who spoke excellent English - although I think she spoke it faster than me! I would not hesitate to use Chinatour.net again in the future!
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