Name: Great Wall and Deshengbu Fortress full-day private tour from Datong
SKU: 25355
Price: 10 USD
Availability: InStock

Duration: 8 hours

Activity Level: Moderate

Experience: Adventure, Unesco, Family, Historical, Nature

Language: English, Chinese

Permis photo inclus

Visite en transports en commun

Excursion en bateau sur le canal incluse

Billets de train inclus

Convient aux petits enfants

Visite accessible en fauteuil roulant

Billet musée inclus

Collation légère incluse

Déjeuner inclus

Transport inclus

Visite à pied

Overview

Visit China's iconic Great Wall a UNESCO World Heritage Site and Deshengbu Fortress during this 8-hour private tour from Datong. Explore the 16th-century Deshengbu Fortress which was one of the 52 fortresses built along the Datong Great Wall in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Deshengbu, literally “Victory Fort”, was built 1 km south of the pass connecting Datong and Inner Mongolia. Hike Datong’s less-visited part of Great Wall.

What's included

Professional licensed guide
Pick-up and drop-off
All fees and taxes

Food and drinks (own expense)
Personal Expenses

Highlights

Datong

Datong is a prefecture-level city in northern Shanxi Province in the People's Republic of China. It is located in the Datong Basin at an elevation of 1,040 metres and borders Inner Mongolia to the north and west and Hebei to the east.

Datong Great Wall

Datong Great Wall is the epitome of the tamped earth wall in the northern China. About 400km west of Beijing, the ancient Datong was one of the Nine Frontier Important Towns in Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), maintaining the 335km Great Wall within Datong and defending against the Mongol raiders.

De Sheng Bao

A small village for army in Ming Dynasty, a part of Great Wall. A smattering of historic forts, scenic ruins and occasional hikes through the countryside-tempting fare for the intrepid. The village is part of the Great Wall, just for the Army, The city wall is made of earth, it is 500 meters in width and 550 meters in length.

Deshengbu Fortress

Deshengbu Fort originally was built 1538 during the reign of Jiajing Emperor in Ming Dynasty. In 1574 the fortress was blanketed with bricks and stones. 18 guide-towers were constructed atop the surrounding wall with 4 turrets on the four corners of the wall. In 1607, Deshengbu Fortress was renovated, which was recorded on the stone plaque that can be still seen on the wall inside the south gate.

Itinerary

08:00 09:00 10:00

Your guide will pick you up from your hotel in Datong in the morning. Drive to Deshengbu Fortress.

Explore Deshengbu Fortress and De Sheng Bao.

Drive to Datong Great Wall at Zhenchuankou where you will hike for two to four hours along the rammed earth wall to explore it.

At the end of the tour, you will be transferred back to your hotel in Datong.

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Great Wall and Deshengbu Fortress full-day private tour from Datong