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11.12.17China·中国

Camping on the Great Wall of China

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This was another trip with CET Trip Beijing, an experience I had never thought of previously doing but hey, I’m always up for trying something new. Camping was definitely new for me and being able to do it on the Great Wall was spectacular.

I can’t remember which section of the Great Wall I had exactly camped on but I can definitely say that it wasn’t on the touristy sections like Badaling, Mutianyu etc. In fact, there were no tourists. It was like a breath of fresh air and could fully enjoy the experience. I need to find the name of the section.

It was a 2 hour bus journey from Beijing and we had stopped at a village where would would start our hike up a mountain, climb up the side of the Great Wall (well a wooden ladder) then hike along the wall to our camping spot. I definitely wasn’t prepared to hike up a mountain whilst carrying camping gear. Think it had taken us over half an hour with many breaks hiking up the mountain. The common say was, are we there yet and Jon, our tour guide, had kept saying we’re nearly there. It was one of those where he had a lot of energy whilst all of us were exhausted and dripping in sweat. I remember him saying it was his 8th time doing this trip, he absolutely loves it and never gets sick of it.

Camping on the Great Wall of China
Camping on the Great Wall of China
Camping on the Great Wall of China

It was absolutely freezing and windy on the Great Wall from the start as we were just over 1000km above sea level, no surprise there. I was absolutely clueless when it had came to putting up my tent but Jon had helped. Sleeping was a bit rough but some how I had managed to sleep alright. Everyone in this tour group had gotten along really well with each other so we were able to have fun in the evening, chatting, playing card games despite all of us freezing our asses off.

I was able to wake up before the sun had started rising, about an hour and a half before. From then, I was watching the mist blowing across the wall. It was one of the unbelievable, spectacular, breathtaking moments. Like ones you’ve never thought of imagining capturing. In then end, I didn’t get to watch the sun rise properly due to the mist but I didn’t mind. I’m just going to let the following photos do the talking.

Camping on the Great Wall of China
Camping on the Great Wall of China
Camping on the Great Wall of China
Camping on the Great Wall of China

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22 responses to “Camping on the Great Wall of China”

  1. Vivian says:

    I can’t imagine how cold it was up there! These photos are stunning though!

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  2. What an amazing experience. Your photos are beautiful but brrrr, I’m not sure I could cope with the cold in a tent….although for the experience I would do it.

  3. Wow, what an absolutely incredible experience. Your photos are stunning and will serve as an amazing reminder of your trip!

  4. Joanna says:

    Wow an astonishing experience! Besides the cold, I would love to camp on the Great Wall of China! The views of the sunrise you woke up to are so beautiful!

  5. Nikki says:

    wow what a totally unforgettable experience! I am very jealous it sounds fab!

  6. I had no idea you could camp on the wall. I love the idea of it but I think I’d struggle carrying all of my camping gear x

  7. What an incredible experience to be able to camp on the Great Wall of China and I love the beautiful photos that you took. It is so lovely to hear that the tour group had gotten along really well with each other so you were able to have fun in the evening, chatting, playing card games even though you were cold! x

  8. What a fantastic experience. I don’t like camping personally but then if I was there I think I would enjoy it. I mean – who wouldn’t want to camp with all the others on the Great Wall?!?

  9. Honestly I had no idea you could camp on the Great Wall of China, that is like extreme camping in the most amazing way!

  10. Wow, now this is like bucket list material! No idea you could camp there!

  11. Melanie says:

    Camping on the great wall of Chinalools insane. I would love to do this such a unique experience x

  12. OMG that’s amazing I didn’t think they’d do anything like that. I know a few friends who would love to do this.

  13. What an amazing experience! We’d love to do this – I bet it was super cold up there!

  14. My goodness it sounds like such a wonderful experience! I would love to do this

  15. Nina says:

    Wow, these photos really capture how incredible this experience must have been, those views are stunning! What a great experience, I would love to try this!

  16. Helen says:

    Wow your photographs are amazing! This must have been an incredible experience. Seeing the Great Wall is something I’ve always wanted to do.

  17. Danielle says:

    Oh wow. What an incredible thing to do. That is a total bucket list thing to do.

  18. adriana says:

    Talk about an amazing experience! Wow! This is incredible, what an experience!

  19. Louise says:

    I didn’t know you could camp on the great wall of China! You learn something new every day. I don’t think I could cope with the cold temperatures to do it myself, though. I like to be warm and snug! LOL

    Louise x

  20. Emily says:

    Stunning photos!!!

  21. Laura H says:

    I’ve climbed the Great Wall of China a few times in my life but I never knew you could camp on it!

  22. Jenny says:

    Wow what a view! It sounds like a fantastic (but cold!) experience.

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Nicol is a British Chinese blogger, using this blog to document the good, the bad and the ugly experiences, thoughts and personal journeys.

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