A recommendation from Brent. Don't take the usual tours to see the Great Wall. Have a look at the walks organised by Beijing Hikers.
I contacted the hikers a few weeks ago to see what they might have coming up in October. They got back to me saying they were in the process of organising their October walks. The very friendly guy asked when we were going to be there, what we were looking for etc and, without any promises, said they would see what they could do.
The October programme just came out and there, in the middle of the week we will be in Beijing, was a perfect walk. A less visited section of the Wall, a strenuous but not exhaustive walk - designed to perfection.
The pictures from previous walks along this section of the Wall looked great so I booked immediately.
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