Hi! I don't know, we were with Trip a Deal and everything was organised for us. Sorry I can't help you.

As far as I know there is no place to store your luggage, so it would be a good idea if you only took things to the pass that you can carry. Its a very steep climb but a lovely experience.

Go to the left!

It’s up to you how high you go. I’m unfit & got to Fortress 8 - but others in my group who had trained or were fit went to Fortress 12 which was the top for this part of the wall. Definitely a workout for your legs & butt 😇

Hi, I hope this message would help you. First of all in order for you to visit Greatwall or Terracotta warrior you must either fly from Hongkong to Beijing 3-4H(where Greatwall is located) and you can either fly again (1-2H) or ride bullet train (5-6H) from Beijing to Xian (where Terracotta Warriors are located). For Australian Passport holder,visa is required upon entering either Xi'an or Beijng.

From Chong wen men, take Beijing Subway (Di Tie) Line 2 (either the inner circle or the outer circle, one is 8 stops one is 10 stops) to Xi zhi men, change to subway Line 13 (5 stops) to Xi er qi, then change to subway Changping Line (9 stops) to Changping. Take Exit A, at Changping Nan Da Jie but stop, take bus 870 or 655 for 3 stops to Deng Zhuang, change to bus 919 or 879, which should take you to Juyongguan Great Wall (information from Beijing Public Transport website, checked on 3 April 2018, don’t think the site has an English version). Hope you will find this useful. Public transport in Beijing has been improved/changed dramatically. New bus lines are opening and old ones are discontinued or combined all the time.

Been to Badaling once and Jurong Pass three times. I found the Jurong Pass part of the wall much easier, quieter and nicer. You can easily walk up to the beginning of the climb and then decide how far you want to go or not go up at all. You still can get some good pictures even at the bottom of the climb. The first time we went to Badaling in 1988, I was so afraid that I would get knock down by the crowds, but not at Jurong Pass. My sister who had a stroke a couple of years back took a few steps on our last trip there (Nov. 2017) and she was happy. Or, if you go to the restrooms there, after you are done, you could just walk over to the wall and then walk down.

It depends on the time of day you visit. We were on a tour and we got up at 4 in the morning to visit the wall. We were there early and it was rather relaxing visit, we then had a coffee at the bottom at about 11 o-clock. As we came down the last couple of hundred meters it got very busy and whilst having the coffee the wall looked like the entrance to a major sporting event. So if you get there early you can reach the top and back if you are fit, but would not have time to visit the shop at No 10 and defiantly would not be able to take in the views. If you get there later then there is no way.

1806 counted and hiked them In March 2018

Hi yes there is a shop with ice cream and drinks. They do offer a certificate service and this can be incorporated with a booklet showing many wall pics for about 200 yuan .