Why choose this Beijing tour ?
If you have one day extra in Beijing. Don’t miss the opportunity to discover the nearby city Datong. You will visit the Yungang Grottoes and Hanging Monastery in one day. Yungang Grottoes is a UNESCO World Heritage Site known for spectacular rock carvings, and the Hanging Monastery, an ornate temple built into a cliff.
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What makes Private Day Trip to Datong from Beijing with English Speaking Driver a unique experience ?
Your English speaking driver will pick you up at 6:00am from your centrally located Beijing hotel and transfer to Datong.
Arrive around 10:00am and two hours visiting the Hanging Monastery, one of China’s most unique and remarkable feats of wooden architecture. The monastery is also the only one built in honor to Sakyamuni, Laozi, and Confucius, who are founders of Buddism, Taoism and Confucianism respectively.
After enjoy some local food in Datong, such as sliced noodles, you will visit the Yungang grottoes,a World Cultural Heritage Site since 2001. It is considered by UNESCO as a “masterpiece of early Chinese Buddhist cave art and represent the successful fusion of Buddhist religious symbolic art from south and central Asia with Chinese cultural traditions, starting in the 5th century CE under Imperial auspices. The site is composed of 252 grottoes with more than 51,000 Buddha statues and statuettes.
Afterwards, your driver will transfer you back to your Beijing hotel and arrive at your hotel around 8:00pm.
Tour Description & Additional Info:
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Please prepare some snacks if needed
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Please wear comfortable walking shoes
Options To Choose for Your Trip:
- Private Transfer to Datong
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Private Day Trip to Datong from Beijing with English Speaking Driver Inclusions:
Included with Your Ticket
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- English speakin driver
- Snacks
- Transport by private vehicle
Not Included
- Tour guide
- Meal
- Entrance fees
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Special Instructions:
- This Tour is Provided by Beijing Tour Guide.
- Tour Timezone & Starts at Asia/Shanghai.
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted.
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
- This Tour is Rated 5 Stars based on 5 valid reviews on VIATOR.
- Minimum 1 Travelers is required to book.
- Maximum 6 Travelers is accepted for booking.
• Comfortable walking shoes are recommended
• Prepare some snacks if needed
