Private Day Trip to see Shaolin Temple and Longmen Grottoes from Beijing
- 13–14 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 2 languages
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Take the Bullet train in the early morning from Beijing to Zhouzhou, Henan Province. Visit Shaolin Temple, the birthplace of Martial Arts and Chan Buddhism. And one of the three most famous Grottoes in China-Longmen Grottoes. Then take the bullet train back from Luoyang to Beijing at night.
Inclusions
What's included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Bottled water
- Entrance fees
- Lunch
- Round-way second class bullet train tickets
- Professional guide in Zhengzhou
- Transport by private vehicle
What's not
- Breakfast and dinner
- Gratuities
Itinerary
Your driver will meet you at 5:30.a.m in your hotel lobby and transfer to Beijing West Railway Station to catch your departure train around 6:40.a.m to Zhouzhou, Henan province.
Your local tour guide and driver will pick you up at the Train station in Zhengzhou ,drive 2 hours to the Shaolin Temple, which locates in Dengfeng County, Henan province. Dating back 1,500 years when founded by Fang Lu-Hao, Shaolin Temple is the main temple of the Shaolin school of Buddhism to this day. Reputed to be 'the Number One Temple under Heaven' ,it is the cradle of the Chinese Zen Buddhism and the Shaolin Martial Arts such as Shaolin Cudgel. After 1.5-2 hours visiting, enjoy your lunch at the famous vegetarian restaurant in the Temple.
Then drive another 1 hour to the Longmen Grottoes, which built from A.D 493,one of the famous three grottoes in China.The other two is Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang,Gansu Province, the Yungang Grottoes in Datong, Shanxi Province. There are over 2,300 holes and niches, 2,800 steles, 40 dagobas, 1,300 caves and 100,000 statues in this Grotto. You have about 2 hours in the Grottoes. After that, your tour guide and driver will transfer you to the the train station in Luoyang and you will take Bullet train back to Beijing. Your Beijing driver will pick you up at Beijing West Railway station and transfer back to your hotel.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
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Know before you go
- Pickup
- Pickup is included for everyone.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- Beijing Tour Guide
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- The duration of transfers are approximate, the exact duration will depend on the time of day and traffic conditions
- Passport name, number, gender and country is required at time of booking for all participants
- Please make your booking as early as possible, especially during holidays. In case the train tickets sold out
How it compares in Beijing
- Its from-price is 196% above the median of the 521 city tours we list in Beijing.
- It is longer than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 257 of 521.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Beijing
Beijing, China's capital for centuries, holds imperial palaces, sacred temples and stretches of the Great Wall within reach of its modern boulevards.
At the city's heart, the Forbidden City spreads behind vermilion walls, a labyrinth of halls and courtyards that housed the emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties. Tiananmen Square lies to its south, and the hill of Jingshan Park to its north gives the finest view over its golden roofs. The Temple of Heaven, set in a park where locals practise tai chi and dance, is a masterpiece of imperial design.
Top-ranked sights in Beijing: Mutianyu Great Wall, Forbidden City (Palace Museum), Tiananmen Square (Tiananmen Guangchang).
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