Badaling Great Wall:
Enjoy the reputation of "the most majestic" and have taken customers to Badaling Great Wall. However, the main problems of Badaling Great Wall are that tourists are too concentrated and commercial development is excessive, and the most magnificent one has become "the most crowded". During the tourist season, the experience is very poor, and the reasons for not recommending it are as follows:
1No.: high-speed traffic jam: from first? Beijing? Beijing-Tibet Expressway from downtown to Badaling Great Wall, right? Beijing? A very congested highway, catching up with holidays and summer holidays, is often blocked for 2-3 hours. It takes 4-5 hours for a person to go back and forth on the road, and precious time is wasted.
Second, there are many people on the Great Wall: many people have to queue up, queue up to buy tickets, queue up to enter the city, and get caught in the crowd, so they have no sense of travel experience at all.
Mutianyu Great Wall:
"Today has become? Beijing? Great Wall ranking 1 (ranked by Tripadvisor, the first authoritative international tourism forum). Known as the "most beautiful" Great Wall, it surpasses the "most beautiful" Badaling Great Wall, both in imposing manner and tourism experience. The advantages are:
1No.: There is no traffic jam at high speed. ? Beijing? Take the "Jingcheng Expressway" from downtown to Mutianyu Great Wall, and there is basically no traffic jam at ordinary times. Passengers 1.5 hours can reach Mutianyu Great Wall.
Second: fewer tourists. Compared with Badaling Great Wall, Mutianyu Great Wall has fewer tourists. Visitors to Mutianyu Great Wall are mostly foreigners. When they arrive at the Great Wall and are basically scattered, you can start walking freely.
Third: beautiful scenery. Mutianyu Great Wall enjoys the reputation of "the most beautiful". Late autumn is the best time to visit Mutianyu Great Wall. The layers of forest are soaked and the maple leaves dance. Compared with the crowded and transitional commercialization of Badaling, Mutianyu Great Wall shows the simplicity and quietness of the Great Wall, which makes people feel the historical vicissitudes of the Great Wall better.
But Badaling Great Wall and Mutianyu Great Wall have their own characteristics. It is biased to simply say who is good. Let's compare the two sections of the Great Wall in different periods for reference:
Mutianyu VS Badaling (165438+1October-March):
The comparison result: the experience is "Badaling Great Wall is slightly better".
Cause analysis: There are few tourists in the off-season during this period. Which Great Wall you choose is the "right choice". Due to winter? Beijing? The scenery is bleak, so the majestic momentum of Badaling Great Wall is more prominent. However, climbing the Great Wall in winter is also a journey of heroic experience. Standing in the cold and bleak wind, there are few tourists at this time. Against the backdrop of the ancient and magnificent Great Wall, a sense of heroism arises.
Mutianyu VS Badaling (April-June):
The comparison result: the experience is that Mutianyu Great Wall is slightly better.
Cause analysis: At this time, spring is in full bloom, and all kinds of beautiful bouquets are in full bloom against the vibrant green mountain scenery. The "most beautiful" of Mutianyu Great Wall immediately appeared, and the Great Wall fluctuated among the winding pines and cypresses, which made people feel relaxed and happy. At this time, there are many tour groups, traffic jams at Badaling Great Wall Expressway, and more tourists. It takes a long time to queue up to reach the scenic spot. Comparatively speaking, the tourism experience of Mutianyu Great Wall has far surpassed that of Badaling Great Wall.
Mutianyu PK Badaling (July-August):
The comparison result: the experience degree is "Mutianyu Great Wall won a great victory".
Cause analysis: At this time of summer vacation, a large number of domestic tourism teams flocked to Badaling Great Wall. Traffic jams, congestion, queues and other factors have greatly reduced the tourist experience of Badaling Great Wall. In contrast, Mutianyu is basically a "foreign and domestic individual traveler", so Mutianyu is basically a complete victory at this stage.
Mutianyu PK Badaling (September-165438+1October):
Comparison result: the experience is "Mutianyu Great Wall is better".
Cause analysis: Although the summer vacation is over, a large number of tourism teams have declined. However, the Badaling Great Wall still has a large number of tour groups. At the same time, near autumn, from the perspective of late autumn beauty, Mutianyu Great Wall undoubtedly easily becomes the first, and the whole scenic spot is full of forests and maple leaf dances. The Great Wall is winding and magnificent.
PK Badaling in Mutianyu (special "Golden Week Holiday"):
The comparison result: the experience is "neither is so good, Mutianyu Great Wall is better".
Cause analysis: During the Golden Week and the small holiday, whether it is Badaling or Mutianyu Great Wall, the basic experience is "bad review". Hours of traffic jams and queues on the expressway make it difficult to visit. But even so, it is better than Mutianyu Great Wall.
Public transportation:
Badaling:
1, Metro Line 2 goes to Deshengmen, get off at Deshengmen bus stop, take bus No.877, get on the expressway directly, and stop at Badaling Great Wall directly. Ticket price 12 yuan. This is the fastest.
2. At the southwest corner of Qianmen, Beijing Tourism Distribution Center, take the tourist bus line 1 and go to Badaling Great Wall via Tiananmen East and Tiananmen West. Or take bus line 2, Badaling Great Wall and the Ming Tombs for a one-day tour.
3. Take the subway to Huo Ying, walk to Huangtudian, and take the suburban railway S2 line to Badaling. However, this route is also one of the main modes of transportation to the World Expo, and there will be more people.
Mu Tianyu:
1: Dongzhimen 9 16 Expressway-Huairou North Street-turn to H24 Road.
Specific instructions: The departure place is at Dongzhimen transportation hub (get off at Dongzhimen on Metro Line 2 and walk 300 meters), and it leaves at 5:50 every morning. About 20 stops halfway to Huairou North Street, one-way fare 15 yuan. After arriving at the terminal, transfer to H24 to Mutianyu Great Wall Scenic Area.
Advantages and disadvantages: the price is favorable, but there are too many intermediate stops, which is time-consuming, and there are few H24 buses, and it takes at least 30 minutes to get one. Usually, many people go directly to take a taxi, and the whole process takes about two and a half hours. For tourist families with old people and children, it is still recommended to choose a tourist through train.
2. EMU through train (recommended)
Description: Bus departure point: at the entrance of Swiss apartment in Beijing Hong Kong and Macao Center (take the "Dongsishitou" station of Metro Line 2, exit C, turn right 100 meters). There are two shifts every day: 8:00 in the morning and 1 1:00 in the afternoon. After the Mu bus leaves, it goes all the way along Jingcheng Expressway, and one stop goes directly to Mutianyu Great Wall Scenic Area, without changing trains. The round-trip ticket price in 80 yuan is half price for children and free for children under 3 years old. We all have seats. Sightseeing in the scenic spot is free for 5 hours, and return at 14:30 and 18:00 in the afternoon. It is estimated that/kloc-0 will return to Hong Kong and Macao Center at 6: 00 and/kloc-0 at 9: 30.
Advantages and disadvantages: I strongly recommend this through train. Mu bus goes directly to Mutianyu Great Wall Scenic Area, and the whole journey takes about 1 hour for 20 minutes. Every bus also has Chinese and English staff with good service attitude, explaining the travel strategy of Mutianyu Great Wall to tourists. One of the biggest "advantages" of taking Mu bus is that you can drive directly to the parking lot on the mountain without taking a two-way bus ferry in the scenic spot, which saves the ferry fare and waiting time in 15 yuan, which is very cost-effective. Moreover, on the Mu bus, you can buy scenic spot tickets and cable car tickets directly without increasing the price. You don't need to queue up at the window, just pick up the tickets at the scenic spot. However, the Mu bus needs to be booked in advance (Baidu Search Speed: Mu Bus official website, or pay attention to the "official account of Mu Bus WeChat", you can make an appointment directly). After making an appointment, you can pay on the same day. If you don't have an appointment, you can also buy tickets temporarily on the spot, but they will give priority to those guests who have an appointment.
3. Qianmen Tourist Shuttle
Description: Departure location: Assemble at ticket booth No.4 in Qianmen Departure Center. Departure time: 8:30. Stop at shaoyaoju and other intermediate stations. Ticket purchase: Tickets can be purchased at Qianmen Distribution Center or official website Tourism Distribution Center. The train leaves from the scenic spot at 14: 00 pm and is expected to arrive at Qianmen departure point at 16:30 pm.
Advantages and disadvantages: Qianmen tourist through train also goes directly to Mutianyu Great Wall Scenic Area, but there is a stop in the middle to pick up people, and the whole journey takes a little longer. Tickets for scenic spots can also be purchased in the car.