Terms

Local transportation: A private vehicle (land cruiser in the desert, bus or mini-van elsewhere) will accompany us for the entire tour. While we are trekking, our vehicle will transfer our food and luggage to the appointed site or hostel and wait.
Equipment, as required: tents and mats for sleeping bags when camping, rope (very necessary in some parts of the Wall), water (4 liters per person per day), 2-way radios, compass, first aid kit, GPS.
Leader: Experienced English-speaking tour leader.
Entrance fees: All first-entrance tickets to the tourist spots mentioned in the itinerary.
Accommodation: twin and tri-share clean guest house in the small counties or villages, and tents in the desert and at certain unique camping spots mentioned in the itinerary.
Meals: All meals as indicated in the itinerary, with some simple picnic lunches while trekking on the Wall.
Travel agency liability insurance.

Personal gear required: if camping, a sleeping bag sufficiently warm to protect against minus 20°C (-4°F) in Jan-March, against -10°C or -5°C (14°F- 23°F) in April and May, against 0-5°C (32°-41°F) in June. Also: hiking boots; raincoat; cap; camera; sun-cream; sun-glasses; pocket knife; day-pack, etc.
Expenses of a personal nature: favorite snacks, soft drinks, laundry , local or long-distance calls, etc.
Tips to tour guide and driver (recommended USD8-10/guest/day).
Tourist accident insurance. NB – you are strongly suggested to buy travel and health insurance before you start out from your home country.
Any service persons to carry personal belonging while trekking (although this can be arranged, it should be unnecessary – participants should find that trekking with a single day-pack for personal items should suffice).
Single supplement costs (for those who want accommodation on a single basis).
Visa to China.
Domestic and international flights and related airport taxes not listed in the itinerary.
Supplementary trips, entrance fees and services not mentioned, and extra costs due to unforeseen circumstances.