Datong Private Bullet Train Trip to Beijing: Badaling Great Wall and Ming Tombs

Highlights

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Itinerary

1. Your driver will hold your name sign, waiting for you in the lobby of your Datong hotel. You will be transferred to Datong Railway Station, relax on the 2 hour bullet train trip to Beijing.

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2. Upon arrival, your tour guide will hold your name sign waiting at the exit of the arrival hall. Heading directly to Badaling Great Wall. The Badaling Great Wall is one of the most important part of the Great Wall, this Great Wall was attached with great military importance. Upon arrival, you will take the cable car up to the highest point where you can overlook the entire area and take some nice photos. You will spend 2 hours hiking on the Wall with your tour guide, who will explain the related histories and stories along the way.

   2 hAdmission included

3. Enjoy lunch in the local restaurant, then heading to The Ming Tombs were the burial site for thirteen emperors from the Ming Dynasty (1409-1645).

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4. Follow your tour guide to explore Dingling Tomb, the final resting place of the 13th Emperor Zhu Yijun who is known as the Wanli Emperor, is the only imperial tomb that has been excavated. Your guide will give a detailed stories about the Ming dynasties history and tell the life story of the owner of this tomb. You will be amazed by the complicated burial culture in the Ming Dynasty. After the Dingling visit, you can choose to end your tour in Beijing or travel back to Datong.

   1 hAdmission included

Cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.

Know before you go

How it compares in Datong

• Its from-price is close to the median of the 69 experiences we list in Datong.
• Its length is typical for the group.
• The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Datong

Datong is an old coal-mining city in northern Shanxi, with a rebuilt Ming wall and the Yungang Grottoes and Hanging Monastery within reach.

Datong stands on a high plateau in northern Shanxi province, about 1,000 metres above sea level, not far from the Great Wall and the Inner Mongolian border. As Pingcheng it was the capital of the Northern Wei dynasty in the fifth century, and its Buddhist heritage dates from then. The Ming city walls have been rebuilt around the centre, and the Nine-Dragon Wall, a glazed-tile screen from 1392, is one of the largest of its kind.

Top-ranked sights in Datong: Yungang Grottoes (Yungang Shiku), Hanging Temple (Xuankong Si).

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