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4 Days Datong & Pingyao Tour
- Private tour guide + Driver + Vehicle + Tickets entrance fee + Lunch + Hotel
- Yes
Tour Overview
The 4 days Datong and Pingyao tours provides a brilliant itinerary covering all the highlights of the 2 cities to disclose the secret of Northern China’s history and culture. From the remarkable Yungang Grottoes to the marvelous Hanging Temple, from holy Shanhua Monastery to the splendid Qiao Family Courtyard…What you will get from this trip is not only “travel” itslef but also a journey of “learning” and “horizon broadening”, in this tour, you are catching a quick glimpse of the developing history of northern China from the essential sites in Datong and Pingyao!
Highlights of this tour:
*Visit one of the biggest Buddhism Grottoes in China, the Yungang Grottoes*Step onto the Hanging Temple, and enjoy the thrilling but safe experience
*Visit Qiao Family Courtyard to explore the history of the Qiaojia family and the development of Shanxi merchants culture in the Ming and Qing Dynasties
*Ramble in Pingyao Ancient Town. Measure the history with your eyes, and see the daylight fade until the lanterns light up
Day-by-day Itinerary
- Day 1: Datong Arrival
Our driver and guide will wait for you at the Datong airport or train station by holding a welcome sign with your name on it and transfer to hotel. The rest day is free at your disposal.
Accommodation: Datong
- Day 2: DatongYungang Grottoes, Shanhua Monastery, Nine Gragons Screen (Breakfast+Lunch)
AM:In the morning pick up from hotel and drive to visit one of the top four Buddhist grottoes in China: Yungang Grottoes (the other three are Mogao Grottoes, Longmen Grottoes, Maiji Grottoes). Yungang grotto group has 5100 Buddhist figures in 45 major caves which lasts about 1km long.
Noon: Lunch at local restaurant.
PM: In the afternoon, continue to visit Shanhua Monastery which is a best preserved Buddhist buildings complex from the Liao and the Jin Dynasty. In the monastery visitors will see various clay human sculptures with lively and distinctive characters. Afterwards we will drive to visit Nine Gragons Screen. The screen was originally built in the early Ming Dynasty as the screen wall of the residence of the 13th son of the Emperor Zhuyuanzhang, the founder of the Ming Dynasty. The vivid dragons on the wall were so marvelous and well preserved that you cannot believe they were made 600 years ago. Afterwards back to hotel.
Accommodation: Datong
Yungang Grottoes - Day 3: Datong - Pingyao by Car (B, L)Hanging Temple, Qiao Family Courtyard
AM: After hotel breakfast, pick up from hotel and transfer to visit Hanging Temple (Xuankong Temple) which lies at foot of Hengshan Mountain. The temple was built against the cliff and faces abyss, hence is called Hanging Temple. And the temple is sacred temple for three major religions in China: the Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism.
Noon: Lunch in local restaurant.
PM: Later on continue to visit the Qiao’s Family Courtyard, a typical folk house complex of northern China. That well preserved residential compound was originally built in the Qing Dynasty with a architectural area of 4175 m2. Arriving in Pingyao we will check in hotel and prepare for the next day’s tour.
Accommodation: Pingyao
Qiao’s Family Courtyard - Day 4: Pingyao-Taiyuan Departure (B, L)Pingyao City Wall, Rishengchang Former Bank, Ming Qing Street, City God Temple
AM: Today we will do a full day tour in 2700 years old Pingyao ancient City. The first stop will be Pingyao City Wall. On the wall top you will have a bird’s eye view of the whole Pingyao City. Next we will move to the Rishengchang Former Bank where you will witness the rudiment of Chinese styled bank in ancient China.
Noon: Lunch in local restaurant.
PM: In the afternoon we will take a walk in the Street remains the looking of the Ming and the Qing Dynasty which is called Ming Qing Street to feel the trading method of the Ming and the Qing Dynasty. Afterwards we will visit the Pingyao City God Temple. In the temple we will appreciate wonderful wood carvings, paintings and sculptures. Back to hotel. After the tour, transfer to Taiyuan airport/train station for departing.
Ming Qing Street
Price includes
- All entrance tickets as mentioned in itinerary
- All meals as noted in itinerary
- All private transfers as mentioned in itinerary
- Accommodation with breakfast
- Air-conditioned car and driver, English speaking tour guide
- One bottle of mineral water per day
- Hotel with breakfast
Price excludes
- Personal expense
- Gratuities (recommended)
Booking Method
Step 1: You can directly book online or please feel free to share your tour plans or thoughts at [email protected] , our travel consultant will contact you within 12 hours. Step 2: A small amount deposit will be required to book a tour. After deposit received, a detailed service voucher will be sent to you to confirm the booking. Step 3: Balance due will be required 7-15 days ahead of your travel date. If you have any further question, please feel free to contact us! Email: [email protected] Cellphone number: +86 18792910029 WhatsApp / Wechat ID: 008618792910029 Facebook: @xianholidaystravelagencyOur Hotels
In each destination, you’ll enjoy a comfortable stay in a great location!
The hotels we choose are based on star rating, great locations, well-equipped facilities, cozy bed, high quality service and guests’ feedbacks. Choices are a lot ranging from luxury 5 star, comfortable 4 star to budget 3 star. You could decide where to stay to best suit for your budget and likes. Generally, the hotels have both Western and Chinese breakfast with a wide choices.
If you have already got an ideal hotel, please feel free to tell our travel consultants and they’ll book the hotel for you.
Our Tour Guide
The core of our service is excellent travel guides. Over 20 years, we have built up a considerable professional guide team that is knowledgeable, attentive and flexible. The most experienced and reliable guides will be arranged for your unique China tour. Our passionate guide team is full of contagious enthusiasm and keen interest to share culture and history in a pleasant manner. We are always glad at your service to lead you to explore a real China and experience authentic local life in China.
Our Driver and Vehicle
The first mission of our service is to ensure you feel safe and comfortable during your travel. The vehicles we use are air-conditioned, clean and well-maintained. Our drivers are all licensed drivers with many years of driving experience. Moreover, we offer free baby seats for families with little kids.
Meals
Food is a very important part of Chinese culture. You won’t want to miss the opportunity to taste the real local Chinese food!
Buffet breakfast will be included in the hotel if you would like accommodation to be arranged by us. Having lunch at local restaurants close and convenient to the attractions you will visit, you would enjoy the local dishes in each city. Chinese style, Vegetarian or Muslim meals are all available. If you have any other diet requirements or allergies, please feel free to let us know, we will try our best to organize it.
For daily dinner, you are suggested to have it on your own when you are exploring each city in your own time, this way would be more flexible for you to choose food as per your interest and preference.
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October 26, 2020
I selected 2-days private tour with excellent tour guide Noble Liu. He shared with me a lot of details from Chinese history and culture, even introduced me in person to lucky man who found the Terracotta army...more
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October 26, 2020
We did our own private tour and had the best time! Can’t recommend this service more! Starting from initial communication, to follow up questions, to back and forth detail trip planning, to the actual trip, this team gave us full service and attention ... more
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January 18, 2020
Thank you to Sophie very helpful and also thank you to Shasha our tour guide with good knowledge the history of Xian. We stay at Holiday Inn Express, very comfortable hotel and clean. Our hotel near to Muslim Quarters, easy to find halal food... more
Malerieeew
December 5, 2019
Great tour! A bus was on time to pick us up from our hotel and drove us to each destination. Noble was our tour guide and he not only provided information on each attraction, but was also able to answer any questions we had (we had a lot!)... more
Suzy
December 7, 2019
We booked 3 tours and our bullet train tickets with China Xian tours. We worked with Grace in the office before we arrive in China. She was fantastic answering our questions and getting back to us in a timely manor and making recommendations... more
Sandy
January 15, 2020
Completely turnkey tour by Grace. Everything is planned for you. Perfectly planned from transportation, food, hotel, touring. Outstanding English speaking guide, Tim. I would definitely request him. He has an incredible... more
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January 8, 2020
I have had a wonderful day trip to Xi'an from Shanghai, all arranged by China Xi'an Tour including hotel pick up and transfer back, flights and lunch. My guide named Mr. Coffee took us to terracotta warriors, ancient city wall, halal food lunch... more
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January 1, 2020
Ms. Grace (travel consultant) was very helpful in arranging the best trip for me and my family in Xi'an. The tour guide, Mr. Joe and the driver too were both very friendly and helpful to us. As we are travelling with 2 young children... more
richard5187
December 13, 2019
The tour guide assign to us was very knowledgeable on the history of the places that we had visited and that was very important to us as this trip was mainly to expose our 2 boys to appreciate the Chinese history. more
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