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Datong Essense With Hanging Temple Tour

Tour Code: DT-2
Duration: 4 days
Departure Date: You Choose!
Tour Type: Land tour + well selected hotel + Your own English speaking guide (otherwise specified), your own driver at your own pace and schedule.

Price per person from $314View Price Detail

Datong is an ancient city with a history of more than 2400 years. The city is endowed with rich cultural relics left from different periods like Yungang Grottos, Huayan Temple, and Nine Dragon Wall.

Day by Day Itinerary

Day 1

Place & Transport: Arrive in Datong, Flight not included
Today's Activities: Airport to Hotel Transfer (Datong)

Day 2

Place & Transport: Datong
Today's Activities: Yungang Grottoes, Datong Nine-Dragon Screen Wall, The Shang Huayan Temple
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch

- Yungang Grottoes: Located near the city of Datong, Shanxi Province, the Yungang Grottoes are carved out of sandstone cliffs on Wuzhou Mountain. The Yungang Grottoes were dug over a span of forty years (CE 453-493). It stretches some 1000 meters continuously from east to west and it is one of the the famous grotto complexes throughout China. Of the 53 original grottoes of the Yungang Grotto complex, only 45 remain intact. These remaining 45 grottoes contain some 250 niches and 51,000 Buddhism statues and murals.
- Datong Nine-Dragon Screen Wall: In the east of Datong City.It is one of the four famous nine-dragon screen walls in China.
- The Shang Huayan Temple: In the west of Datong City.It is an art museum of the Liao and Jin dynasties.

Yungang Grottoes

Day 3

Place & Transport: Datong
Today's Activities: Yingxian Wooden Pagoda, Hanging Monastery
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch

- Yingxian Wooden Pagoda: Yingxian Wooden Pagoda is the oldest and tallest wooden pagoda in China. The pagoda was built over 900 years ago. It is a mystery to scientists and tourists alike that this pagoda withstood several natural disasters and still was able to maintain its original condition.
- Hanging Monastery: The Hanging Monastery was magically built into a near vertical rock face, the whole structure being supported by nothing more than a few wooden beams.

Yingxian Wooden Pagoda

Day 4

Place & Transport: Depart Datong, Flight not included
Today's Activities: Hotel to airport Transfer (Datong)
Meals: Breakfast

Apr. 01 - Nov. 31
High Season
Dec. 01 - Mar. 31
Low Season(2010)

Your Group Size	Tour Class	Tour Price	Single Room Supplement	Inquiry
1 Person	Superior Class	$579	$0	Inquiry
Deluxe Class	$577	$0	Inquiry
Tourist Class	--	$0	No Selected!
2-5 Person	Superior Class	$315	$103	Inquiry
Deluxe Class	$314	$102	Inquiry
Tourist Class	--	--	No Selected!
6-9 Person	Superior Class	$236	$103	Inquiry
Deluxe Class	$235	$102	Inquiry
Tourist Class	--	--	No Selected!

Your Group Size	Tour Class	Tour Price Per Person	Single Room Supplement	Inquiry
1 Person	Superior Class	$611	$0	Inquiry
	Deluxe Class	$577	$0	Inquiry
	Tourist Class	--	$0	No Selected!
2-5 Person	Superior Class	$331	$119	Inquiry
	Deluxe Class	$314	$102	Inquiry
	Tourist Class	--	--	No Selected!
6-9 Person	Superior Class	$252	$119	Inquiry
	Deluxe Class	$235	$102	Inquiry
	Tourist Class	--	--	No Selected!

Hotels

City	Superior Class	Deluxe Class
Datong	Yungang International	Datong Hotel

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* Price is in US dollars, for one person. Price is for references only, may vary according to your travel time Please inquire for more details. Click here to change prices to your Currency

* Better discount is available when travel in low season from Nov to March or when travel in a large group. Please Contact Us for more details.

* If only one person is traveling then the single room supplement is not required. If, for example, three people book a hotel, with two in one room and one in another room, the single room supplement must be paid.

Price Inclusions and Exclusions

Price Inclusions:

Entrance Fees:
To scenic spots as listed in the itinerary.
Meals:
All meals as specified in the itinerary.
If the restaurant indicated is not available on the day, your guide will arrange another restaurant from our list of approved restaurants. Breakfast is usually a western style buffet. We endeavor to ensure that a choice of western and Chinese breakfasts is supplied, however there may be occasions when only a Chinese breakfast is available in some remote locations.
Private Transfers:
Transfers between airports, hotels and scenic spots while sightseeing in Datong by private air conditioned vehicle with a driver and English-speaking guide (as listed above).
Your comfort is our priority! Click here to get a description of the vehicles that we use for our tours.
Guide:
As outlined in the itinerary an English-speaking guide and driver will be provided in each city, who will remain with you throughout your time in that city. A new guide and a new driver will meet you at each city on your tour, to provide you with the best local knowledge available.
Hotels:
Hotel fees are based on two people sharing one room with twin beds.
All hotels as listed in the above itinerary serve daily western or Chinese breakfast. All rooms are air-conditioned with private facilities unless specified.
Service Charge & Government Taxes:
Insurance
The insurance is China Life Tourist Accident/Casualty Insurance.
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Luggage Transfers:
Between airports and hotels.
Arrangements:
The tour cost includes planning, handling, operational and communication charges.

Price Exclusions:

Personal Expenses:
Expenses of a purely personal nature such as laundry, drinks, fax, telephone calls, optional activities, sightseeing or meals which are not included in the tour itinerary.
Meals:
Any meals which are not specified in the tour itinerary.
Single Room Supplement.