Thank you Jiejie for the advice! I've contacted a few (Great Wall Adventure, Great Wall Sensation, etc) but chinahiking.cn was the most helpful and she made a date for us to sign up but should the weather be bad, she said I can arrange for a private tour since I have 6 days in Beijing. I was thinking of totally rescheduling everything to catch the early trips but in the end, the cost and time wasted would be too much. Actually, the cost would be enough for a private tour so in the end I decided to stick to the same schedule :)
I was wondering if you know the best place/city to try and find a place that makes chinese chop/ name stamp? I've tried googling but there isn't a definite answer as it's pretty widespread throughout China but I'm sure the tourist traps would have them but will be really expensive.
Thank you jie jie!
Contact the following to see what they've got planned for GW hiking trips:
Downtown Backpackers Hostel (don't have to stay there to join a trip): www.backpackingchina.com
Leo Hostel (also don't have to stay there to do a trip): www.leohostel.com
Beijing Hikers: www.beijinghikers.com
I think any of these are better choices (and probably cheaper) than what you've mentioned. Also a possibility but depends on their scheduling:
China Culture Center: www.chinaculturecenter.org and go to the "Explore Beijing" tab.
