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by aosh , Aug 13 '02
Pros: Breath taking views, not over-restored, avoid large crowds.
Cons: NOT recommended to overweight or middle-aged travelers. Potentially dangerous. Acrophobes beware. Aggressive peddlers.
Introduction
No words or picture can accurately illustrate the grandeur of the Great Wall. Likewise, no words can prepare you for the awe that you will experience once you arrive there. It takes none other than a visit for one to...
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by bruce.li , Nov 21 '00
Pros: Great
Cons: None
Review Topic: Sights & Attractions
"If you have not gone to the Simatai Great Wall you have not seen the real Great Wall." I always told my friends who were going to the Great Wall. In China there is a old...
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by scarr , Jun 24 '01
Pros: Beautiful, natural setting plus a man-made wonder of the world in its unrestored state.
Cons: The hike is strenuous if you are overweight or over 40.
I visited The Great Wall at Simatai with a small tour group in May 2001.
The Great Wall at Simatai is located about 75 miles outside Beijing in a remote region of low mountains. This part of The Wall is unrestored since the early Ming dynasty...
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by gomatsu , Apr 17 '00
Pros: best section of China's Great Wall
Cons: dangerous area
The Simatai section of China's Great Wall (unlike the more popular tourist-oriented sections such as Badaling or Mutianyu) has not been restored. For the purist it therefore represents the "original" wall in all its weathered splendor. Atop the...
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by titaniumtommy , Aug 17 '01
Pros: The Wall in its natural state
Cons: Can be dangerous at times
Don't go to Balading or Mutianyu sites of the Great Wall. These sites have been "super-restored" by the Chinese government and fell more like you are walking through an amusement park with no rides (save for the trams).
Simatai is a great...
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by NeelC , Jul 10 '00
Pros: Unmatched feeling of accomplishment once you’ve climbed the Wall
Cons: peddlers unrelentingly hawking goods to tourists
I visited the Simatai section of the Great Wall in May, and it was by far the highlight of my trip to Beijing.
The friend that I was traveling with and I were considering going to the more trafficked Badaling section of the wall, but decided...
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by antoinenoens , Aug 27 '01
Pros: THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PART OF THE WALL,UNSPOILED,GREAT PEOPLE AROUND
Cons: NONE
AS A PROFESSIONAL TOUR OPERATOR WE TRY TO GIVE PEOPLE THE BEST, WE FOUND IT AND ARE HAPPY NO TOO MANY OTHERS HAVE.
EVEN WITH THE 2000 PEOPLE WE BROUGHT FROM BELGIUM THIS YEAR IT STILL SEEMS NOBODY IS THERE.
WE MAKE OUR CLIENTS UNDERSTAND THAT...
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