Tours in Datong

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!

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.

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。

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.

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.

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.

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

Meet guide in the hotel lobby in Datong or Datong train station, you will visit Yuangang Grottoes and Hanging temple,after tour drop to hotel in Datong. it was carved out of a mountain side and about 1 km in width, is one of the four famous treasure troves of Chinese grotto art 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. 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.

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.

Visit highlights of Shanxi including Datong and Pingyao with this 3 days private tour from Datong. You will be picked up at Datong hotel/train station and dropped off Pingyao hotel/Train station.

See main sites of Datong from this package private 2-day tour, experience the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Yungang Grottoes, the largest Nine Dragon Screen in China. And visit the impressive Hanging Monastery built 1500 years ago and Wooden Pagoda in Ying County, private guide, driver, entrance fees of sites and hotel pickup and drop-off are included.

Experience the best of Datong city on a full-day tour that includes top attractions. Accompanied by a private guide, tour the Nine Dragon Screen, Huanyan Temple, Drum Tower and the City Wall, learn the history. If you are interested in visiting other city sites not listed above, please feel free to discuss with your guide directly or you can submit your request upon booking. Lunch, attraction entrance ticket, and private transfer are all inclusive.

Spend full day with accompany of professional tour guide and private transfer to explore the historical relics in Datong. On this guided tour, you will visit one of the four most famous grottoes in China - Yungang Grottoes, and explore the peculiar wood-structured Hanging Monastery on the cliff at the foot of Mt. Hengshan.

It's one way private transfer between airport and hotel in downtown, which is the most convenient and safest way for transfer by a vehicle with legal operation qualification. All prices included, no more extra charge. The driver will meet you at exit of arrival hall or hotel lobby with your name tab.then enjoy reliable, hassle-free private transfer service • Transfer from airport to your hotel or transfer from your hotel to airport • The vehicle we provide is compliance with relevant laws and regulations,the insurance is provided ,fully insured, • Transfer by a private, air-conditioned vehicle • Relax as a professional driver helps with luggage • 7*24 hrs emergency customer service ,if you reserve the vehicle before 12pm, you could ask for the multigual customer assiantant any help when you in trouble • 48 hrs free cancellation Vehicle: 5 seat standard superior car

Visit highlights of Shanxi including the Datong, Mount Wutai and Pingyao with this 5 days private tour from Datong. You will be picked up from Your Datong hotel/train station and dropped off at the Pingyao hotel/train station.

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. Qiao Family Courtyard is located only approximately 40km northeast of Pingyao Ancient Town and 54km southwest of Taiyuan, the compound is fortified behind a 10m high wall with battlements. It is not exaggerated that you will be go deeply into the once most prosperous merchant family by visiting Qiao Family Courtyard on your way to Pingyao Ancient Town. It was the private residential house of Qiao Zhiyong, who was the most famous member of the powerful trading family with significant commercial influence even beyond Shanxi, as they were in the trade sector, a nationwide business.

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.

Take a morning tour to the Yungang Grottoes on a day trip from Datong. See one of most famous sites for stone sculptures in China and marvel at their tremendous size. Enjoy lunch and travel to the Hanging Temple at the foot of Mt. Hengshan. Hightlights: • See the Yungang Grottoes and marvel at the size of one of China's main grotto sites • Go to the Hanging Temple at the foot of Mt. Hengshan • Try to imagine how the Hanging Temple has withstood winds and storms over the years

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

Take a private day tour to two top attractions in Datong: Yingxian Wooden Pagoda and Hengshan Hanging Temple. Tour guide, private vehicle, hotel pickup and drop-off, entrance fees and local lunch are all incusive.

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.

Enjoy a day tour of the Yungang Grottoes and Hengshan Hanging Temple (Xuankong si). With a private guide, you’ll visit Datong highlights such as Hanging Temple and discover the 50,000-plus Buddhist statues within the Yungang Grottoes. Plus, you’ll visit the cliff-side Hengshan Hanging Temple (Xuankong si).

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.

Get a fresh take on a UNESCO World Heritage Site, China's iconic Great Wall. Explore the 16th-century fortress and garrison town of Zhenchuankou, where you'll hike for two to five hours along the rammed earth wall.