Private Full-Day Tour to Shaolin Temple and Mt.Song from Zhengzhou
- 8–9 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 2 languages
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
This is a private full day tour from Zhengzhou to Shaolin Temple. Shaolin Temple is the birthplace of Martial Arts and Chan Buddhism. Take a cable car up to Mt.Song and enjoy a great view up there in a distance or hike to the top Temple: Sanhuang Village Scenic Resort. Entrance fee, round-trip cable car tickets, local lunch, private transfer are all inclusive.
Inclusions
What's included
- Round-way cable car tickets
- Lunch
- Bottled water
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Entrance fee
- Professional tour guide
What's not
- Gratuities
Itinerary
Your private guide and driver will pick you up from your downtown hotel in Zhengzhou and head to Shaolin Temple (about 1.5 hours driving), which locates in Dengfeng County, Henan province. It was originally built in 495 in the Northern Wei Dynasty (368-534), reputed to be 'the Number One Temple under Heaven'. Accompanied by your tour guide, you will first visit Shanmen Hall, Hall of Heavenly Kings and Thousand-Buddha Hall.
Followed by the Pagoda Forest at Shaolin Temple, the most interesting part of the whole complex. It refers to the 228 stone or brick pagodas built from 791 AD during the Tang Dynasty through the Song Dynasty, Yuan Dynasty, Ming Dynasty, and Qing Dynasty.
Then you will take a cable car up to Mt.Song accompanied by your tour guide. It is known as the central mountain of the Five Great Mountains of China, summit is 1,500 meters above sea level.You will enjoy a great view on the mount.
This part is an option for you. Sanhuang Village is the highlight on Mt.Song. But it still takes more than 1 hour walking and hiking from the staring point of cable car arrives. If you are able to fit this, you can keep going all the way to this top Temple. Otherwise, you can walk to the suspension bridge and enjoy the scenery in a distance.Then take a cable car down. After that, your tour guide will take you to a local restaurant and you can enjoy your lunch there. Your tour conclude with your Zhengzhou hotel drop-off or you can choose to end in Dengfeng City.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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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
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Please Note: you will have a late lunch, it's better to prepare some snacks
How it compares in Zhengzhou
- Its from-price is close to the median of the 12 day trips we list in Zhengzhou.
- Its length is typical for the group.
- By number of reviews it ranks 1 of 12.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Zhengzhou
Zhengzhou is the capital of Henan province in central China, a Yellow River rail hub with Shang dynasty walls and the Shaolin Monastery nearby.
On the broad plain of central China, Zhengzhou stands on the south bank of the Yellow River. About 3,500 years ago a Shang dynasty city stood here, and stretches of its rammed-earth wall still rise among the modern streets. The Henan Museum holds the province's bronzes, jades and ceramics, and the city is one of China's busiest rail junctions, where the main north-south and east-west lines cross.
Top-ranked sights in Zhengzhou: Yellow River (Huang He).
