Qingdao Trip Overview
Discover the incredible UNESCO World Heritage-listed sites of Shaolin Temple on a private tour from Qingdao by plane. Greeted by a knowledgeable guide, travel by private air-conditioned vehicle, you will have plenty time to watch a kung-fu performance that displays amazing martial arts moves, discover the history and culture of the Shaolin Temple and admire the biggest pagoda forest in China. Tour includes plane tickets, tasty local lunch, all entrance fee, an English-speaking guide and transport by private vehicle. You can choose to end your tour in Zhengzhou, or return Qingdao.
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Duration: 8 to 12 hours
Starts: Qingdao, China
Trip Category: Air, Helicopter & Balloon Tours >> Air Tours
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Discover the incredible UNESCO World Heritage-listed sites of Shaolin Temple on a private tour from Qingdao by plane. Greeted by a knowledgeable guide, travel by private air-conditioned vehicle, you will have plenty time to watch a kung-fu performance that displays amazing martial arts moves, discover the history and culture of the Shaolin Temple and admire the biggest pagoda forest in China. Tour includes plane tickets, tasty local lunch, all entrance fee, an English-speaking guide and transport by private vehicle. You can choose to end your tour in Zhengzhou, or return Qingdao.
Itinerary
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Pass By: Airport Toll Gate, China, Shan Dong Sheng, Qing Dao Shi, Cheng Yang Qu, G20青银高速 邮政编码: 266108
Your driver will pick you up from your Qingdao city hotels lobby and take you to airpot for a 2 hour flight to Zhengzhou.
Stop At: Monastero Shaolin (Shaolin Temple), Songshan Mountain, Dengfeng 450000 China
Upon arrival, your tour guide will hold your name sign waiting at the exit of the arrival hall, you will be transferred to Shaolin Temple directly (approx. 1.5 hours drive), on the way your tour guide will explain the related history of the Shaolin Temple, and you will enjoy the beautiful countryside view.
Shaolin Temple is famous for Chinese Kungfu, first you will have a chance to witness the real Kung Fu performed by Shaolin monks. As a UNESCO Site, the Shaolin Temple was first constructed in 495 A.D. Later, Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty (386-557) had the temple built to accommodate the Indian master Batuo. As Chinese Kungfu also originated from Shaolin Temple, it has been recognized as the origin of Chan Buddhism and the cradle of Kungfu. Accompanied by your knowledgeable tour guide, you will get you know the histories and related stories about Shaolin Temple – culture, people and soul.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Pagoda Forest of Shaolin Temple, West of Shaolin Temple, Dengfeng 450000 China
Afterwards, you will start to explore the Pagoda Forest which is a concentration of tomb pagodas for eminent monks and abbots of the temple. There are more than 240 tomb pagodas of various sizes from the Tang, Song, Jin, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties (618-1911), making it the biggest pagoda forest in China.
Enjoy lunch in the local restaurant, after the tour finished, you can choose to end your tour in Zhengzhou or return Qingdao.
Duration: 1 hour
