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Simatai Great Wall is located in the northeast of Gubeikou Town, Miyun County, 120 kilometers away from Beijing, and border upon Jinshanling Great Wall in Luanping County, Hebei Province. The characteristic of this section of the Great Wall is well preserved, tourists can see a real ancient Great Wall, and because of the relatively remote location, there are fewer visitors. And actually, Gubeikou Great Wall is composed of 4 sections of great walls of Wohu Mountain Great Wall, Panlong Mountain Great Wall, Jinshanling Great Wall and Simatai Great Wall.
► How to get to Simatai Great Wall
It seems that the tourist bus No.12 has already canceled. You can take local bus No. 980 at the Beijing Dongzhimen Long distance Bus Station to Miyun Bus Station. From Miyun Bus Station, there are direct buses going to Simatai, departing at around 7:30, 8:30, 12:00 and 14:30 every day. The return buses from Simatai to Miyuan Bus Station depart at 9:00, 10:00, 14:00 and 16:00. Or you can take No.980 to Miyun West Bridge Stop, and then transfer to local public bus Mi No.37, Mi. No.50 or Mi No.51 and get off at Simatai Village Stop and walk to Gubeishui Town. Or you can charter a van with other people, it is more free for tourists to discuss the leaving time with driver, so you can have more time to visit.
► Is It Possible to Visit Gubeishui Also?
Gubei Water Town, or Beijing Wtown, located at Simatai Village, Gubeikou Town, Miyun County, and it is at the foot of Simatai Great Wall, is Beijing northeast portal. It is 120 km away from downtown Beijing, 98 kilometers away from the capital airport, 60 km away from Miyun county city, 80 km away from Chengde city.
In general, tourists can visit Simatai Great Wall and Gubei Water Town in one day. The opening time of Simatai Great Wall is 08:00-17:30, and the opening time of Gubei Water Town is 08:00-17:00. For more details of Gubei Water Town (Beijing Wtown), you can check its official website:
http://www.wtown.com/
► Tips about Reservation
Simatai Great Wall Scenic Spot carried out tourists current-limiting policy and reservations should be made one day ahead. Details are as follows:
1. The maximum load of tourists in Simatai Great Wall is: under normal weather condition there are not more than 1200 people in Simatai Great Wall, under the weather condition of high wind (wind speed of 15 m/s or higher) there are not more than 600 people, under the rain and snow weather condition there are not more than 450 people, under a thunderstorm weather condition there are not more than 220 people.
2. Reservations should be made one day ahead at least, and according to the prescribed period, reservations visitors can take free shuttle bus to the foot of Great Wall. (Bus Time: 10:20am, 11:00am, 2:00pm, 3:00pm) and enter the Great Wall scenic spots to visit. If people make an reservation successfully, it can be guaranteed to visit the Great Wall.
3. All visitors who do not make a reservation in advance, it is no guarantee that you can visit the Great Wall, which should be arranged and comply with the staff according to the Great Wall real-time traffic situation, and to enter the Great Wall during the prescribed period.
4. For visitors who purchase of Gubei Water Town tickets, if you need to visit the Great Wall, also need to be subject to the Great Wall current-limiting management.
There was coupon ticket of Simati Great Wall + Gubei Water Town, people who buy this coupon ticket do not need to make reservation to visit Simatai Great Wall in advance. But it seemed that the coupon ticket was canceled after April, 2015. For more details you can call the enquiry contact of the scenic spot: 010-81009999
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