Tour riêng

Private Tour: Yungang Grottoes and Hanging Monastery From Datong

Tổng quát

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Tiếng Anh

8 giờ

Vé di động

Datong is famed for its rich deposit of coal as well as precious historical relics. Listen to expert commentaries from your private tour guide and get to know the stories, history, and culture behind those famous sites. You will have your own car, driver and English-speaking tour guide, pickup and drop-off from your hotel.

Thông tin khác

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

You will receive details about tour guide and exact meeting time in your voucher the day before. And the tour guide will also contact you through hotel or leave a message for you regarding the exact time the night before tour.

Lunch is not included in this tour. But you can have a lunch break at any time if needed, just let your tour guide know.

The Hanging Monastery is occasionally closed for renovation or repairs. If this is the case on your tour, you will not be able to climb up to the rooms, and your visit will involve viewing the buildings from the ground.

Chính sách hủy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Bao gồm

English-speaking tour guide

Entrance ticket

Datong Nan South Railway Station Pickup and Drop-off (On Request)

Datong hotel pick-up and drop-off

Gratuities

Lunch

What To Expect

Yungang Grottoes

At 8:30 am, your car, driver and tour guide will pick you up from your hotel in Datong to start today’s historical tour. Your first stop is Yungang Grottoes, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It's construction spanned 40 years in the 5th century. It stretches over half a mile (1,000 meters) continuously from east to west. 45 grottoes remained out of the original 53, and overall they contain 250 niches and 51,000 Buddhist statues with murals and frescoes which are all masterpiece of ancient Chinese carving art and embodiment of ancient people’s religious faith.

2 hours•Admission Included

Hengshan Hanging Temple (Xuankong si)

After that, head to Hanging Monastery at the foot of Hengshan Mountain, one hour drive away from city center. The monastery is the only one that enshrines Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism within one establishment. The architecture is amazing and it literally hangs on the mountain cliff about 164 feet (50 meters) above the ground. You will have a look from the outside as climbing up the monastery at the moment is forbidden. After the tour, you will be transfer back to your hotel at around 17:30pm.

2 hours•Admission Included

Tùy chọn

Pickup from hotels in Datong

Pickup included

Pickup from Datong Nan Station

Round-way pickup and drop-off: Pickup from Datong Nan South Station, after the tour, you will be dropped off at station or hotels in Datong City.
Pickup included

Đánh giá

4.50

2 đánh giá

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Great tour of these sites. The Grottoes...
Barbara R,
27 thg 10, 2016
- Viator
4.00
Great tour of these sites. The Grottoes were our favourite - not to be missed. Our guide was excellent, he spoke good english and was very helpful.
Only down for this tour was the price - very expensive for a day tour. We did other tours in China and none were anywhere near the price of this one.