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Private Tour: Yungang Grottoes and Hanging Monastery From Datong
Datong, Northern China, China
$325.00
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
Overview
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.
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The experience offers several options. This price includes:
Pickup from hotels in Datong
Pickup included
Pickup included
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Duration: 8 hours
The experience offers several options, check yours above
- Datong hotel pick-up and drop-off
- Datong Nan South Railway Station Pickup and Drop-off (On Request)
- Entrance ticket
- English-speaking tour guide
- Lunch
- Gratuities
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Yungang GrottoesAt 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.
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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.
If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
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Private Tour: Yungang Grottoes and Hanging Monastery From Datong
Datong, Northern China, China
$325.00
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
How it works?
01
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You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
02
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We deliver the eVoucher or the Physical box to the recipient
03
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Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!