One of the Seven Modern Wonders of the World, there’s just no way to visit Beijing without making a trip out to the Great Wall of China, but with many options such as Badaling, Mutianyu or Jinshanling, it’s hard to know where to go. With little to no crowds, sympathetic reconstruction, options for hiking and accessibility on public transport, here’s why you should visit the Jinshanling section of the Great Wall of China, along with details on how to get to Jinshanling.

A tour of Terelj National Park and an overnight ger-stay adventure is one the best things you can do on a visit to Mongolia. The landscape of the Mongolian steppe feels like another world, from snow-clad valleys, rolling hills and ger villages creating magical winter scenes to the utterly warm and welcoming hospitality of the nomadic Mongolians. Climb Turtle Rock, or the giant statue of Genghis Khan, have a local herdsman show you the ropes on a Mongolian horse, relax at the Aryabel Monastery and experience the warm and welcoming hospitality and culture of nomadic hosts.

Featuring beautiful Siberian Orthodox churches, traditional wooden houses that have survived a turbulent history, a city centre that’s super easy to navigate on foot, and the incredible Lake Baikal on it’s doorstep, Irkutsk proves why it should be top of your list of places to visit on a trip across Russia. Here’s all the things to do in Irkutsk in winter.

The Trans-Siberian Railway is one of those adventures that conjures up dreamy scenes of snowy tundras, exotic oriental cities, onion domed churches and fur-coat wrapped bubushkas, all washed down with a few shots of vodka for good measure. This third stage of the Trans-Mongolian Railway will head west from snowy Siberia to the opulent and intriguing capital of Moscow.

The Trans-Siberian Railway is one of those adventures that conjures up dreamy scenes of snowy tundras, exotic oriental cities, onion domed churches and fur-coat wrapped bubushkas, all washed down with a few shots of vodka for good measure. The second leg of the Trans-Mongolian Railway will whisk you from the chaotic capital of nomadic Mongolia to the edge of Lake Baikal in Siberia.

The Trans-Siberian Railway is one of those adventures that conjures up dreamy scenes of snowy tundras, exotic oriental cities, onion domed churches and fur-coat wrapped bubushkas, all washed down with a few shots of vodka for good measure. The first leg of the Trans-Mongolian Railway will whisk you from the Chinese Imperial capital of Beijing to the booming yet chaotic capital of nomadic Mongolia.