[Five days trip to Buddhist Grottoes city Datong & the Unesco World Heritage Site Pingyao city.]

Private Tour, Depart everyday.

Itinerary Details:

Day 1 Beijing/Datong
Take the overnight train K605 (23:36 - 06:21) or 2603 (23:47-07:01) from Beijing to Datong, the famous coal city in China.

Day 2 Datong/Pingyao (by tour bus or car) (B)
A local tour guide will meet you at the railway station and take you out for breakfast. Our bus will leave for Yungang Grottoes and Hanging Monastery at 9:00 am and return to the railway station at approx. 4:30 pm. This gives you enough time to walk around the downtown area where you will see the Nine-Dragon Wall and some old streets. Take the overnight train 2462 (22:39-07:19) to Pingyao, a Unesco Culture Heritage Site.

- Yungang Grottoes: A treasure house of rare and splendid Chinese sculptures enjoys worldwide fame. These grottoes are the main reason most people make it to Datong. The grottoes contain over 50,000 Buddhist statues and stretch for about 1 km east to west.

- Hanging Monastery: This monastery is just outside the town of Hunyuan, 65km south-east of Datong. Built precariously on sheer cliffs above Jinlong Canyon, the monastery dates back more than 1400 years. Its halls and pavilions were built along the contours of the cliff face using the natural hollows and outcrops. The buildings are connected by corridors, bridges and boardwalks and contain bronze, iron and stone statues of gods and buddhas.

- Datong Nine-Dragon Wall: it is built over 600 years ago, is presently the oldest and largest glazed screen in China today. It is three times larger than that in Beihai Park , Beijing City.

Day 3 Pingyao (B)
A local tour guide will meet you at the railway station and take you to your hotel (Folk Hotel). Visit the Pingyao Ancient Town and Shuanglin Temple. Return to Folk Hotel.

- Pingyao Ancient Town: Being one of the four wholly-protected ancient cities in China, Pingyao Ancient City is thought of as the 'treasure house' of ancient Chinese architectures.

- Shuanglin Temple: Located in the Qiaotou Village about six kilometers (four miles) to Pingyao, the Shuanglin Temple is reputed to be the 'ancient painted sculptures museum'.

Day 4 Pingyao/Taiyuan/Beijing (B)
After breakfast, we will go to Taiyuan, the capital city of Shanxi Province, and visit Qiao's Courtyard Houses Complex and Jinci Temple on the way. After dinner, we will take the overnight train K602 (21:30-08:05) or K610 (21:20-05:28) from Taiyuan to Beijing.

- Qiao's Courtyard Houses Complex: The prosperity of the Qiao Family originated with Qiao Guifa who was an orphan and made a living as a servant during the reign of Emperor Qianlong (1711 - 1799) in the Qing Dynasty (1644 - 1911).

- Jinci Temple: Located 25 kilometers (16 miles) to the southeast of downtown Taiyuan City, Jinci Temple is a combination of historical cultural relics and beautiful landscapes.

Day 5 Beijing
Arrive Beijing in the morning.

Price including:  
1. Pick-up and drop-off from railway;
2. Entrance tickets of sightseeing;
3. 3-star hotel accommodation(two shared one room);
4. Meals as listed in the itinerary, B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner; 
5. Private Tour buses/taxies; 
6. English-speaking tour guide explain the sightseeing about the tour;
7. Return train ticket.

Price Excluding:
1. Entry or Exit China International Airfare or train tickets;
2. Visa Fees;
3. Personal Expenses;
4. Single Room Supplement.
5. Tips to the driver and the guide.

Please Note: Price may vary according to different seasons. You can extend your stay in Beijing after this package finished, we will keep the discount hotel rate for you for the extended days.
You could choose any hotel in our website and tell us, we will tell you a price of this tour.
Children taller than 1.1 meter should be charged as full price, children shorter than 1.1 meter should be charged only half of the price.

Suggestions: You may get to Datong from Beijing either by train or by air. Flights are available on every Monday, Wednesday and Friday in Datong. If you take a train from Beijing to Datong, you may arrive at Datong at about 7:00 am and you can catch the train back to Beijing which departs Datong at about 10:20 pm.

Reservation should be made at least three days before departure time.
The train schedule released above is only for your reference. We reserve the right to choose the train according to the seat.

Note: The prices do not apply to National Holidays (Spring Festival, Labor Day, National Day).

How to Book?
1. You can book online (select column, click the orange button-- "Book It" in the following form and finish booking within three easy steps) or by email, tell us where to pick you up-- your accommodation places to stay in Beijing (hotel or apartment or campus, better with room number), then you will receive our confirmation email no more than 1 working day. You are also welcome to call us directly at 86- 10- 51660414(24/7 service). We even take last-minute booking if time is pressing.  

2. When you arrive in Beijing, our tour guide will call you on the night before tour day; if you are not in hotel room, we will leave a message in your room informing the actual time to pick you up next morning. Our vehicle and guide will arrive next morning, pick you up and enjoy the tour together.

3. Payment Method: a. Cash to tour guide (RMB/ USD); b. Credit Card; c. PayPal; d. Bank Remit (Wire Transfer); e. Western Union Money Transfer.