Spring & Autumn are the best time to visit Badaling Great Wall, you can enjoy the most comfortable weather. Especially on autumn days (Spet.-Nov.), it is beautifully decorated with golden leaves and grass. The mild temperature with clear sky and crisp air makes it an enjoyable experience for visitors. As Badaling Great Wall is much popular than other sections, you'd better not go to visit during the Chinese holidays, such as Labor's day, National holiday and Chinese New Year... Mid summer also not recommended since it's our summer vacation for school students, they are lots of family groups travel to Beijing and show the Great Wall to thier children.

Depending on your situation, the best way to visit the Badaling Great Wall from airport are taking taxi or private car transfer. It takes around 1.5 hours from airport to Badaling scenic, you don't have engouh time to visit if you choose to take the public transportation. If you travel during the summer time, you can choose to take "S2" train from Beijing to Badaling, you should take airport express line to Huangtudian Station, then take train from there. The "S2” takes 15-20 mins.

To be honest, there are few restaurants near Badaling Great Wall. The food are basic and simple. There is a commercial pedestrian street in the Badaling Great Wall Scenic Area where you can find some food to eat, such as Beijing-style restaurants with noodles & dumplings, Subway and Yonghe Soy Milk, which can be found nearby the Badaling Great Wall. By the way, you can prepare some food in advance then have a picnic lunch.

Yes, you can book the tickets in advance. Visitors can book tickets up to 7 days ahead of their visit date. There is a official website for visitors to book tickets, but only in Chinese version. You may get trouble if you can't understand Chinese. Book Badaling Great Wall tickets online, you shoul register and log in to the booking system with a Chinese mobile phone number first. Then, you need to select or input the date of visit, ticket type and number, passport information. By the way, you can ask your hotel or book a Badaling Tour with local tour operator.

Yes, it will be much more crowded than other great wall section. Badaling Great Wall is the most popular section of Great Wall, most of domestic tourists come to visit because it's very easy to reach by public transportation from Beijing city. If you don't want to join in the crowds of people, you should arrive Badaling Great Wall in the early morning(8:00-10:00am) or later afternoon (after 2pm); Try to avoid the weekends and public holidays, they are also more crowded than usual.

Badaling Great Wall is the most popular and well preserved section among Great Wall of China. Cable car and hiking are the most common activities by tourist, but you can also enjoy the 15 mins or 30 mins helicopter experience to get the panoramic view of Badaling Great Wall. The Badaling Great Wall is divided into 2 sections, you can visit the south section if you want to take a leisure hiking; North section is more crowded where the famous spots located, a special flat wheelchair accessible lane is built for wheelchair tourists to get as far as to the third watchtower of the Wall. You can book a Badaling tour with local Beijing tour company, the tour guide will use his/her experience show you the best part of Badaling.

Yes, we can arrange such tour. Half day Badaling great wall tour is one of popular travel routes from Beijing, which including English tour guide service, hotel pick up & drop off service, entrance fee; We have private great wall tour & group day tour with Badaling Great Wall, if you are travelling with a budget, you can consider our Badaling Group Tour package.

Taking train S2 is more comfortable and efficient than driving or taking a bus. You can take taxi or take subway line 2, line 4 and line 13 to the Xizhimen Station where you can find the "S2" trains which departs from Beijing Huangtudian Station and arrive at Badaling Railway Station, it takes around 15 mins from Beijing city to Badaling station. It costs CNY6 for one way, no fixed seat. Once you arrive, you need walk about 15 mins from the railway station to the entrance of Badaling Great Wall.

Badaling Great Wall is wheelchiar friendly for the sneior and disabled visitors. On the Badaling Great Wall, a special flat lane is built for wheelchair users to get to the third watch tower of the Great Wall. Badaling is more suitable for wheelchair useing than other sections and offer more no-barrier facilities.

Hiking at Badaling Great Wall is quite easy and it's suitable for senior or young children. There are two sections, south & north, the north section of the Great Wall is recommended. There are 12 towers from the starting point to the final one in the North Section. The highest among the 12 towers is the No.8 Tower, which is a must-see attraction. It is about 3 hours in total to hike from No. 1 to 12.