Private Botique Tour: Yungang Grottoes and Hanging Monastery From Datong

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8 hours (approximately)
Pickup offered
Offered in: English

Spend full day with accompany of professional tour guide and private transfer to explore the historical relics in Datong. On this guided tour, you will visit one of the four most famous grottoes in China - Yungang Grottoes, and explore the peculiar wood-structured Hanging Monastery on the cliff at the foot of Mt. Hengshan.

What's Included

Private transportation
Bottled water
Chinese Lunch
Hotel pickup & drop-off
Fuel surcharge and tax
Professional tour guide
Entrance ticket fees
Gratuities

Meeting and pickup

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

Pickup from Centrally located Datong hotels, please provide your hotel information while booking.

Ticket Redemption Point

Datong

Itinerary

Duration: 8 hours (approximately)
  • 1
    Yungang Grottoes

    Local tour guide will pick you up from Datong downtown hotel at approx. 9:00 am, enjoy private transfer to start the highlight day trip in Datong. Your will firstly come to visit the Yungang Grottoes - the most majestic spot in the city and one of the largest grotto-groups in China. It is a relic of the Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534) and there are now 53 grottoes with 51000 statues remaining. Listed as a World Heritage Site by the UNESCO in 2001, Yungang Grottoes represent the excellent achievement of Buddhist sculptural art of ancient China.

    4 hours • Admission ticket included
  • 2
    Hengshan Hanging Temple (Xuankong si)

    After having lunch in a local restaurant, continue to visit the peculiar wood-structured Hanging Monastery on the cliff at the foot of Hengshan Mountain. Built in 491, Hanging Monastery has a history of more than 1400 years. Seen from below, it appears to be a tumble-down castle in the air, which gives a breath-taking view of Chinese architecture. Listen to your guide’s commentary of its history, and walk into the Monastery to explore this rare architecture. Afterwards, the tour guide will transfer you back to Datong hotel to conclude the trip.

    4 hours • Admission ticket included

Additional info

  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Supplied by China Theme Tour

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