Name: Great Wall Marathon 2024 - 6 Night Stay
Start: 2024-05-18T00:00:00+0100
End: 2024-05-18T00:00:00+0100
Location: Beijing

Run 5,164 steps into history.

With breath-taking views, and challenging climbs, this event is a once in a lifetime. Since its inception in 1999, the Great Wall Marathon has become revered as one of the world's most challenging marathons. Run the most demanding marathon of your life along one of mankind's greatest monuments.
Top 100: Rated by Runners World UK as one of the 100 best races in the world (hand picked by a panel of athletes and experts in 2022)

Two tour package options

For international participants, race entry is only possible in conjunction with a multi-day tour package. The packages include all the ingredients for a fantastic getaway: accommodation, social events, sightseeing, and select meals and transportation per the itinerary. Packages also generally include ample amounts of free time, during which you can choose to join organized excursions or explore the region at your own pace. Enjoy the sights and sounds of modern Beijing, discover one of the world’s oldest civilizations and the cultural legacy of ancient dynasties, and run the most challenging race of your life at The Great Wall Marathon!

Price From £1419 shared basis. Single rooms available

The Great Wall Marathon 2024

5,164 steps into history! Since its inception in 1999, the Great Wall Marathon has become revered as one of the world's most challenging marathons. Run the most demanding marathon of your life along one of mankind's greatest monuments

Two tour package options

If you want to stay closer to the race venue and get a taste of China outside the great metropolis, have a look at the 6-day option. It's the more relaxed tour option as your Jizhou base is closer to the Great Wall. If you want to spend all nights in Beijing, have a look at the 7-day itinerary. This 7-day tour package offers you the definitive Beijing experience! While the drive to the race venue is a bit longer, you will have ample time to explore Beijing in your pace and visit some of the incredible city's classic sights.

Extension tours and excursions

On the 7 day tour visit classic Beijing highlights such as the Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, the Temple of Heaven and sample exquisite local cuisines in the many markets and street stalls of old Beijing. You can top-off your Beijing stay with our optional excursions that take you to the Summer Palace, the former summer residence of the Imperial family, and Beijing Zoo to see the giant panda at the city zoo. Or how about visiting the impressive Ming Tombs or watching a classical Chinese Acrobatics show? Whatever your interests, the excursions offer a wide range of attractions that give visitors a great taste of Beijing.

Choice of hotels

For the standard 6-day package, participants have a choice of accommodation: standard, comfort, or deluxe hotels. For the 7-day package, there is a choice between two comfort hotels (based on location) and a deluxe hotel. In general, guests should expect the standard hotels to be clean and basic, with no added amenities. The comfort hotels will have limited amenities, while the deluxe hotels are more similar to name-brand Western hotels.