{"id":1242,"date":"2026-01-26T08:00:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T08:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/99chinatravel.com\/?p=1242"},"modified":"2026-01-26T08:00:01","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T08:00:01","slug":"3-days-camping-on-the-great-wall-of-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/99chinatravel.com\/?p=1242","title":{"rendered":"3 Days Camping on the Great Wall of China"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know you can camp on the Great Wall of China?! Join us as we spend 3 days adventuring across this wonder of the world! Go to\u00a0https:\/\/surfshark.com\/karaandnate<br \/>\nor use code KARAANDNATE at checkout to get 4 extra months of\u00a0SurfsharkVPN!<\/p>\n<p>Episode 981 | Filmed November 2025 | Great Wall of China<\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\ude0d Want to save money on flights and hotels?! Check out our all new @DailyDrop Pro! \u27a1\ufe0f  https:\/\/s.dailydrop.com\/yt_kn <\/p>\n<p>\u2708\ufe0f @DailyDrop is our *FREE travel newsletter!* Get all the best travel news, tips, and tricks every weekday in your inbox by subscribing here \u27a1\ufe0f<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/s.dailydrop.com\/kn_sign-up<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udf0e Our FREE Miles &amp; Points 101 Course &#8211; https:\/\/s.dailydrop.com\/kn_101<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcf8 Get behind the scenes content on our Instagram! @karaandnate<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.instagram.com\/karaandnate\/  <\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udce7 Read our Sunday Summary email to know what goes on between videos &#8211;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"8s2lO2RssZ\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/karaandnate.com\/sunday-summary\/\">Sunday Summary<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Sunday Summary&#8221; &#8212; Kara and Nate\" src=\"https:\/\/karaandnate.com\/sunday-summary\/embed\/#?secret=8s2lO2RssZ\" data-secret=\"8s2lO2RssZ\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>  <\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014<\/p>\n<p>Who are Kara and Nate?! <\/p>\n<p>2016-2019: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FuFv4iF8wgg&amp;t=1s  <\/p>\n<p>2020-2024: https:\/\/youtu.be\/ikAN9e0gBaU?si=G644UGWIqPrOzTYW <\/p>\n<p>Originally from Nashville, Tennessee, we got married 2013 and were super \u201cnormal.\u201d I was a teacher and Nate started a small printing business from the spare bedroom of our apartment. <\/p>\n<p>We discovered the world of \u201ctravel hacking\u201d while planning our honeymoon &amp; became addicted \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p>So after 2 years of obsessively saving $35k and over 2 million miles and points, we sold our cars and apartment and left home January 10, 2016 for a \u201cone year\u201d trip around the world.<\/p>\n<p>Our goal was to see as many places as possible before we ran out of money and went back home to \u201cnormal life.\u201d We started this channel to share our experiences with friends and family, but quickly fell in love with living on the road and found a new passion for capturing our travels through video. So we did everything we could to keep going.<\/p>\n<p>4 years later, we achieved our new goal of visiting 100 countries and all 7 continents. We had no plans to slow down, until 2020 forced us to \ud83d\ude09 Which is when we bought a converted van to start exploring our own country for the first time!<\/p>\n<p>After ~2 years of van life, we are back to full time international traveling! And now we are in our 11TH YEAR of finding the best adventures the world has to offer \ud83d\ude42 <\/p>\n<p>We are incredibly grateful to be able to continue doing something we love every day. \ud83d\ude0a\ud83c\udfa5\ud83c\udf0e Thank you to everyone who has been a part of our journey!<\/p>\n<p>0:00 Camping on the Great Wall<br \/>\n1:46 Day 1 first impressions<br \/>\n10:46 first campsite<br \/>\n15:33 Day 2 sunrise<br \/>\n18:50 local market<br \/>\n20:57 best part of the wall<br \/>\n26:01 Second campsite<br \/>\n28:13 Day 3 all alone<br \/>\n34:58 touristy section of the wall<br \/>\n36:09 Tobogganing down the wall<br \/>\n37:25 Bloops<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know you can camp on the Great Wall of China?! 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