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| Great Wall of China |
We’re back from China and I’m ready to share all of our travel experiences. I’m starting with our absolute favorite, once-in-a-lifetime experience, hiking the Great Wall of China with Great Wall Adventure Club.
While we had only been in China for one day before our Great Wall trek, we were already grateful to have a day away from the crowds where we could enjoy nature, solitude, and the beauty of China’s Great Wall.
When planning our travels to China I knew hiking the Great Wall was going to be the biggest highlight. I also knew we did not want to visit one of the more touristy sections, like Badaling, with its hoards of crowds. I had heard horror stories of tour busses unloading masses of tourists, most of whom walk up the wall, take a few photos with hundreds of other travelers in the shot, some in high heels, then return to the bus, and I knew that wasn’t for us. Plus, areas like Badaling have been completely redone, while we wanted to see rugged, untouched portions of the wall. We wanted to spend an entire day hiking the Great Wall’s lesser visited sections so we could quietly enjoy it in all its medieval glory.