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Yungang Grottoes, Datong
Hanging Monastery, Datong
Hanging Monastery, Datong
Yungang Grottoes, Datong
Yungang Grottoes, Datong

2-Day Datong Tour to Yungang Grottoes, Hanging Monastery

By Travel China Guide
Price is £640 per adult* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple adult tickets
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Overview

Visit the top attractions in Datong including Yungang Grottoes, Hanging Monastery, Huayan Monastery and Nine-Dragon Screen. Accompanied by an English-speaking tour guide and private driver throughout the tour. Possess a further understanding of the development of the Buddhist in ancient China through the preserved cultural relics.

Activity location

  • Datong
    • Datong, Shanxi, China

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Datong
    • Datong, Shanxi, China

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2-Day Datong Tour to Yungang Grottoes, Hanging Monastery
  • Activity duration is 2 days2d2d
  • English

Pickup included

Language options: English
Starting time: 09:00
Price details
£640.32 x 1 Adult£640.32

Total
Price is £640.32

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedPrivate driver & air-conditioned vehicle
  • What's includedWhat's includedPrivate English-speaking guide
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedTips or service charge for guide and driver
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedHotel accommodation with breakfasts

Know before you book

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • In accordance with UK consumer law, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.

Activity itinerary

Day 1: Datong
  • 5 stops
  • Meals: lunch
  • Accommodation: Not included
Datong
  • 1h
This morning, you will meet your guide at the lobby of your hotel at the appointed time. Should you arrive in Datong by a morning train, your guide will wait for you outside the railway station and start our journey from there.
Yungang Grottoes
  • 2h
  • Admission ticket included
Your guide will accompany you to Yungang Grottoes and go around viewing more than 59,000 solemn Buddha statues made during the Northern Wei Dynasty more than 1600 years ago. Considered to be a treasure house of Buddhist arts, Yungang Grottoes took over 70 years to reach the present scale.
Huayan Temple of Datong
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
You will then be guided to Huayan Monastery to appreciate the architectural style created during the Liao Dynasty over 1100 year ago.
Nine Dragon Screen
  • 30m
  • Admission ticket included
After lunch, head for the Nine-Dragon Wall which used to be a giant screen in front of a prince's mansion 600 years ago.
Datong City Walls
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
Round off today's Datong tour with the Ancient City Wall and then take you back to your hotel.
Day 2: Datong
  • 3 stops
  • Meals: lunch
  • Accommodation: Not included
Hengshan Hanging Temple (Xuankong si)
  • 2h
  • Admission ticket included
In this morning, your tour guide and driver will pick you up from the hotel and take you to the Hanging Monastery built more than 1500 years ago. As the name suggests, this monastery was enchased in the cliff of the mountain and now it still stands firmly. If you are interested in architecture, you should not miss this scenic spot since this temple is a miracle in this field.
Ying Xian Wooden Pagoda
  • 2h
  • Admission ticket included
Then we will take a car ride to Yingxian County to see the famous Wooden Pagoda. It is the oldest wooden tower in China, which has been around for nearly 1,000 years, and not a single nail was used during its construction.
Datong
  • 4h
After lunch, continue your journey to the military fortresses in rural areas. Firstly, stop at the Guangwu Fort with tall walls surrounding the present Guangwu Village. After that, your guide will accompany you to take a one-hour hike on the wild Baicaokou Great Wall which has experienced the great vicissitudes of history and retains its original appearance. At this time, your Datong tour will draw a perfect ending. You will take a 2-hour car ride back to your hotel or the railway station in Datong.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESDatong
    • Datong, Shanxi, China

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEDatong
    • Datong, Shanxi, China

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