Top 20 Experiences in Datong
Private Datong Day Tour Arranged by Local Tour Guide Nancy
Join us on this great tour, to visit the charming Hanging Temple. An ancient temple known for its precarious perch on a cliff face in north China reopened in time for the May Day holiday of 2016 after being damaged by a falling rock last year.In 2010, the Hanging Temple listed on "World's Top 10 Most Dangerous Architectures" by the Time Magazine. We also discover the beauty of the Yungang Grottoes ,boast more than 51,000 statues with the largest 17 meters high and the smallest 2 cm high. It was listed as a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site in 2001. An essential day trip from Datong!
Private Tour to Yungang Grottoes, Hanging Temple and Wooden Pagoda from Datong
If you are looking for the highlights and World Cultural Heritage Sites in China, Hanging Temple, Yungang Caves and Wooden Pagoda are 3 things you can't miss. The Hanging Temple, built along the cliff around 1,500 years ago, nowadays is famous for its grandeur; the Yungang Caves, was carved 1,500 years ago with 45 caves and over 51,000 statues preserved till now. The Wooden Pagoda is the tallest and oddest wooden tower preserved in China even in the whole world, which is over 960 years old. This tour is leaded by an experienced tour guide who has been explaining these places for over 10 years。
Yungang Grottoes Entrance Ticket with Optional Guided Service
Let us make your trip easy, stress-free by reserving your Yungang Grottoes tickets before you travel, you can bypass the crowds and explore the massive museum independently. Of course, you can upgrade for a guided tour to learn the histories and stories about the museum.
All Inclusive Datong Private Day Tour to Hanging Temple and Yungang Grottoes
Join this private day tour to explore two spectacular UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Datong:Yungang Grottoes and Hanging Temple. Yungang represent the successful fusion of Buddhist religious symbolic art from south and central Asian with Chinese cultural traditions. While the 1400 years Hanging Temple is an architectural wonder because it hangs on the cliff more than 50 meters above the ground. This private tour includes lunch, entrance fee, an English-speaking guide and transport by private vehicle. Tour can start from your Datong hotel's lobby or Datong railway station.
Datong Private Day Tour to Yanmenguan Great Wall and Yingxian Wooden Pagoda
Take a day out of Datong to get acquainted with Ying Xian Wooden Pagoda and Great Wall at Yanmenguan section. Follow your experienced tour guide to hike up and down at the Great Wall, learn its history and culture. You will also visit Zhenbian Hall, Temple of Guan Yu, and Yanmenguan village. Then discover the architectural gems-Ying Xian Wooden Pagoda which is the oldest and tallest wooden multi-storey building of the world. This private tour includes lunch, entrance fee, an English-speaking guide and transport by private vehicle. Tour can start from your Datong hotel's lobby or Datong railway station.
Transfer from Datong Railway Stations to Hotels in City Center
Rent a car is more flexible than the fixed route tour, more flexible time control, you can have your own itinerary. Mult Types of vehicles Travel advisor online support in English, French, Spanish Each car/van has limits of number of passengers. Please also take your luggage pieces and size into consideration when choosing the car/van type.
All-Inclusive Private Tour to Yungang Grottoes and Hanging Temple from Datong
Take a private day tour to two top attractions in Datong: Yungang and Hengshan Hanging Temple. Tour guide, private vehicle, hotel pickup and drop-of, entrance fees and local lunch are all incusive
Private Round-Trip Transfer Service to Hanging Temple and Hengshan from Datong
Enjoy a safe, comfortable, convenient and worry-free private transfer service between your hotel in Datong and Hanging Temple. You will be picked up from your centrally located hotel or accommodation in Datong, hop aboard your private, air-conditioned vehicle, after your self guided tour of Hanging Temple finished, your driver will bring you back to your hotel in Datong. You also can choose to have an English speaking tour guide to explore the sites with you.
Private day tour to Hanging temple and Yingxian Wooden Pagoda
Meet guide in the hotel lobby in Datong city or train station in Datong, you will have private day tour to Hanging temple and Yingxian Wooden pagoda. Hanging temple bulit on the cliff, it is the national key cultural unit, which is unique as it includes Buddhist, Taoist, and Confucian elements. The temple was constructed in the Northern Wei Dynasty (AD 386-534) with a history of 1500 years. The Hanging Temple was selected as one of "The Top 10 Unique and Precipitous Architectures" by Times magazine in 2010. Yingxian Wooden Pagoda - the oldest and tallest wooden multi-storey structure in the world. Built in 1056 during Liao Dynasty (907 ~ 1125) and standing at 67.31 meters high, it shocks travelers most that the whole structure was made without any nails, screws, or bolts. There are lots of elegant Buddha statues and Bodhisattva statues to worship. After tour ends guide and driver will drop you to your hotel in Datong city or Datong train station.
Private Customized Beijing City Highlights Day Trip from Datong by Bullet Train
Experience the best of Beijing city on a full-day customized tour from Datong. Enjoy the bullet train ride, a private car and a knowledgeable local guide and customize the tour to your must- see locations. Your personal guide will help you design the perfect itinerary, see Beijing highlights from palace and temples to gardens and markets. Travel at your own pace, and stop to snap photos, grab a souvenir or explore. Beijing City is at your fingertips on this private tour! You can choose to end your tour in Beijing or return Datong.
4-Day Private tour: From Datong to Pingyao
Visit highlights of Shanxi including Datong and Pingyao with this 4 days private tour from Datong. You will be picked up at Datong hotel/train station and dropped off Pingyao hotel/Train station.
Private Day Tour of Datong City Sightseeing
Datong was once the political, economic and military center of ancient North China, which left the city with a series of splendid historic and cultural relics. Have a private full day tour to visit the historical relics in Datong, know more about the top attractions from an expert local tour guide, visit the Yungang Grottoes, the Huayan Monastery and the Nine Dragons Screen in one day.
Datong Private Bullet Train Trip to Beijing: Badaling Great Wall+ Longqing Gorge
The Great Wall of China and Longqing Gorge are two top attractions outside Beijing. On this private tour, begin with pickup at your Datong hotel and travel by bullet train to Beijing and explore both sites in one day. Visit the Badaling Great Wall with your cable car ticket included, and take to the waters of the Longqing Gorge for spectacular countryside views. After the tour, you can choose to end your tour in Beijing or travel back to Datong. This private tour including train ticket, entrance fee, cable car round trip, lunch, English speaking tour guide and you will travel by private vehicle.
Private Datong Day Tour to Yanmenguan Great Wall
Join this private day tour from Datong to experience one of the seven wonders in the world -- Great Wall at Yanmenguan. Datong is called “the museum of the Great Wall” by some scholars because of its preservation of abundant wall relics. Follow your experienced tour guide to hike up and down at the Great Wall, learn its history and culture. You will also visit Zhenbian Hall, Temple of Guan Yu, and Yanmenguan village. This private tour including English speak tour guide, travel by private vehicle, entrance fee and lunch. Datong hotel or Railway Station pick up and drop off also included.
Datong Yungang Airport (DAT) to Datong Hotel
We provides convenient private transfer service between Datong Yungang Airport (DAT) and your hotel in the downtown of Datong. We offer many choices of vehicles and all our drivers are professional and know every corners of this area quite well. All the clean, tidy air-con vehicles we use are licensed with insurance. The vehicles will be just for you, your family or your group.
Datong Classic Day Tour
This full-day tour will take you to some of the most famous attractions in Datong - Yungang Grottos and Hanging Temple. Yungang Grottos as the UNESCO World Culture Heritage have 254 grottos and 51,000 stone sculptures representing the highest level of world carving art in the fifth century. The Hanging Temple was first built 1400 years ago and is unique for its architecture as well as integrating Buddhism, Daoism and Confucianism.
Private One Way Transfer from Datong to Beijing
Enjoy a safe, comfortable,convenient and worry-free private transfer service between your hotel or accommodation in Datong and Beijing, You will be picked up from your centrally located hotel or accommodation in Datong, hop aboard your private, air-conditioned vehicle and conclude with drop-off at your hotel or accommodation in Beijing. Transfer services are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Private car from Datong Hotel to Pingyao Hotel
We provides convenient private transfer service between Datong and your hotel in the downtown of Pingyao. We offer many choices of vehicles and all our drivers are professional and know every corners of this area quite well. All the clean, tidy air-con vehicles we use are licensed with insurance. The vehicles will be just for you, your family or your group.
Private Day Tour to Yungang Grottoes and Hanging Monastery from Datong
Datong is a renown historical city for both Yungang Grottos and Hanging Monastery in Shanxi Province in Northern China, this private day tour will offer you the opportunity to explore both sites with a local guide by private vehicle from Datong city.
Private city tour Datong Yungang grottoes and Huayan Monastery
Meet guide in the hotel lobby or train station, visit Yungang Grottoes located at the southern foot of Wuzhou Mountain, the grotto area was excavated along the mountain, imposingly stretching 1 kilometer with rich contents. Covering over 18,000 square meters engraving area, there are existing 45 main caves, 209 subsidiary caves, more than 1,100 niches, and more than 51,000 stone statues, among which the largest statue measures 17 meters and the smallest only 2 centimeters. Shanhua Temple was originally founded during the Tang Dynasty (618-907) but it was destroyed by war at the end of the Liao Dynasty . During the Jin Dynasty (1115-1234) it was rebuilt on a large scale. It has been preserved well until now. The Datong Nine Dragon Screen, built over 600 years ago, is presently the oldest and largest glazed screen in China today. Huayan temple Built during the Liao Dynasty , it is the largest and best preserved monastery of the Liao Dynasty in existence in China.