Best Luoyang Private One Day Tour
- 8 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Best Luoyang one day tour is designed to be completed in 8-9 hours. You will visit Shaolin Temple in the morning. The Temple will be followed by Longmen Grottoes. Then drive back to down city. If time permits, you could visit either White Horse Temple or Luoyang Museum. The 3rd place to visit will be open for you according to your interest. Please talk with your guide and decide where to go.
Inclusions
What's included
- A bottle of mineral water per pax per day
- Private transfers in air-conditioned vehicle with licensed driver
- Entrance fee(optional choice)
- Hotel (or train station) pickup and & drop off service
- Excellent English speaking tour guide service
What's not
- Personal expense
- Gratuities
- Any Meal
Itinerary
Your tour guide will greet you at your downtown Luoyang hotel lobby (or Luoyang Train Station) and take you directly to visit Shaolin Temple, a holy place for Buddhism and the origin place of Chinese Shaolin Kongfu. Situated in Songshan City, Shaolin Temple is the birthplace of Chan Buddhism and renowned worldwide for Shaolin Kung Fu. Founded in 495 AD, this ancient monastery features historic halls, a serene Pagoda Forest, and breathtaking mountain views. It remains an active spiritual center where monk warriors preserve centuries-old martial traditions. You will have chance to see a short Kongfu show performed by martial monks there.
Next you will drive to visit Longmen Grottoes which is one of the top 4 Buddhist grottoes in China. That treasure house of ancient stone-carving houses over 100000 stone statues with largest ones taller than 17 meters and smallest ones shorter than 2 centimeters. After the tour,you will escorted back to your hotel.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Offered pickup is available for hotels within 2nd ring road of Luoyang city or Luoyang Longmen Train Station. If your hotel beyond the range, please expect it might occur extra transfer fee accordingly.
- Pickup
- Pickup is offered, or you can meet at the starting point.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- China Travel Service
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Age under 2 is free to join and children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
- You will be contacted at least one day ahead of the travel day via email to advise the pickup info. The tour guide will also call you or leave you a message through your hotel room the night before tour about pickup time.
- Please leave a note when booking if you have any special requirement about the tour, such as diet.
- You are suggested to wear comfortable shoes on tour day.
How it compares in Luoyang
- Its from-price is 34% below the median of the 26 day trips we list in Luoyang.
- Its length is typical for the group.
- By number of reviews it ranks 3 of 26.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Luoyang
Luoyang, in China's Henan province, is an ancient capital on the Luo River, famous for the Longmen Grottoes, peonies and early Buddhist temples.
Luoyang was a capital under many dynasties, among them the Eastern Zhou, Eastern Han and Tang, on the Luo River plain, south of the Yellow River. The Longmen Grottoes, south of the city, hold thousands of Buddhist statues and inscriptions carved into limestone cliffs above the Yi River, with the giant Vairocana Buddha at the centre. White Horse Temple, founded in the first century AD, is traditionally regarded as the first Buddhist temple in China.
Top-ranked sights in Luoyang: Longmen Grottoes (Longmen Caves), Shaolin Temple (Shaolin Monastery).
