All Inclusive Luoyang Private Day Tour to Shaolin Temple and Longmen Grottoes

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8 to 10 hours (approximately)
Pickup offered
Offered in: English

Join this private day tour to Shaolin Temple and Longmen Grottoes from Luoyang. You will watch a kung-fu performance that displays amazing martial arts moves;  Discover the history and culture of the Shaolin Temple; Admire the biggest pagoda forest in China; Experience the spectacular UNESCO World Heritage Site - Longmen Grottoes to view thousands of Buddhist statues carved into the steep limestone cliffs. This private tour includes tasty local lunch, all entrance fee, an English-speaking guide and transport by private vehicle. 

What's Included

Entrance fee
Private tour
Professional guide
Bottled water
Hotel pickup and drop-off (For hotels in Luoyang city)
Lunch
Transport by private vehicle
Gratuities

Meeting and pickup

Pickup points
You can choose a pickup location at checkout (multiple pickup locations are available).
Pickup details:

We will pick you up from your hotel in Luoyang city, please offer the hotel information when make booking

Itinerary

Duration: 8 to 10 hours (approximately)
  • 1
    Longmen Grottoes

    Following a morning pickup from your accommodation in Luoyang city center at 8:00am, meet your private guide and hop aboard your air-conditioned vehicle. Heading directly to Longmen Grottoes. Accompanied by your knowledgable tour guide to explore this UNESCO Site -The Longmen Grottoes comprise more than 2,300 caves and niches carved into the steep limestone cliffs over a 1km long stretch. Admire the largest and most impressive collection of Chinese art of the late Northern Wei and Tang Dynasties (316-907), you will also visit the Fengxian Temple and the Wanfo Cave.

    2 hours • Admission ticket included
  • 2
    Monastero Shaolin (Shaolin Temple)

    Enjoy a 1.5 hours ride to Shaolin Temple. Your tour guide will explain the relate histories and stories along the way, feel free to ask any questions if you have! Once arrive at Shaolin Temple, enjoy a local lunch,  then witness the real Kungfu performed by Shaolin monks. Explore the Shaolin Temple which was first constructed in 495 A.D. Later, Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty (386-557) had the temple built to accommodate the Indian master Batuo. As Chinese Kungfu also originated from Shaolin Temple, it has been recognized as the origin of Chan Buddhism and the cradle of Kungfu. Get you know the histories and related stories about Shaolin Temple - culture, people and soul.

    2 hours • Admission ticket included
  • 3
    Pagoda Forest of Shaolin Temple

    Afterwards, you will explore the Pagoda Forest which is a concentration of tomb pagodas for eminent monks and abbots of the temple. There are more than 240 tomb pagodas of various sizes from the Tang, Song, Jin, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties (618-1911), making it the biggest pagoda forest in China.  After your tour finished, you will be transferred back to your hotel in Luoyang.

    30 minutes • Admission ticket included

Additional info

  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
  • Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
  • Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
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