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Louyang Longmen Grottoes and Shaolin Temple Day Tour from Xian
Xi'an
Important Information
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Service animals allowed
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
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Not recommended for pregnant travelers
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Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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Take one day to travel round-trip from Xi’an to Luoyang by high-speed train to visit two famous attractions, Shaolin Temple and the Longmen Grottoes. Your private guide picks you up in Luoyang and takes you to Shaolin Temple to watch a kung-fu demonstration that displays amazing martial arts moves. Then head to the Longmen Grottoes, a UNESCO World Heritage with Chinese Buddhist stone carvings that cover the rock mountain inside and out. Your private tour includes transportation, entrance fees, lunch, and hotel pickup and drop-off.
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Private tour is operated with just your party and a guide/driver
Free hotel pickup and drop-off included
Informative, friendly and profess...
Highlights
14 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
14 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Round way 2nd-seat bullet train tickets:Xi'an-Luoyang-Xian(if selected)
Entrance tickets as mentioned in the itinerary
Private transfers in air-conditioned vehicle with licensed driver in Xian&Luoyang
Bottle of mineral water
English-speaking tour guide service in Luoyang
Gratuities
Guide service on the train
Any Meal
Itinerary
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Xi'an
Your driver in Xi'an will pick you up from your hotel lobby around 6:50 am and transfer you to Xi'an North Railway Station to catch the high-speed train G3154 (08:39-10:18) or similar train from Xi'an to Luoyang (approx. 1.5 hours).
3 hours
2
Longmen Grottoes
Upon your arrival in Luoyang, our local guide and driver will meet you at the railway station and take you to the Longmen Grottoes which is a treasure house of ancient stone-carving art more than 100,000 stone statues here, varying from 2-centimeter to 17.14-meter high, and extending for about 1,094 yards along both banks of Yi River. About 12 kilometers far away from Luoyang city, it is one of the three most valuable Buddhist Cave and rock carvings in China (2 hours).
3 hours
3
Monastero Shaolin (Shaolin Temple)
We will start heading towards the famous Shaolin Temple (approx. 2.5 hours drive) that is known for Shaolin Kung Fu. You will have a chance to witness the real Kung Fu performed by Shaolin monks. Shaolin Temple is famous not only as one of China's most important Buddhist temples but also as the center of Chinese Kung Fu. First constructed in 495, the temple was mainly designed to accommodate Batuo, a famous Indian monk. Now Shaolin Temple is reputed as "the Number One Temple under Heaven" that is also listed as UNESCO World Cultural & Natural Heritage in 2010 as part of the "Historic Monuments of Dengfeng". The temple is the cradle of the Chinese Zen Buddhism and the Shaolin martial arts.
3 hours
4
Xi'an
After you visit Shaolin Temple, your guide will take you to Luoyang Longmen Railway Station for train G1933 (19:08-20:38) or a similar train back to Xi'an (approx. 1.5 hours).
4 hours
5
Xi'an
Xi'an driver will pick you up at Xi'an North Railway Station and transfer you back to your hotel in Xi'an.
30 minutes
Louyang Longmen Grottoes and Shaolin Temple Day Tour from Xian
Xi'an
About
Take one day to travel round-trip from Xi’an to Luoyang by high-speed train to visit two famous attractions, Shaolin Temple and the Longmen Grottoes. Your private guide picks you up in Luoyang and takes you to Shaolin Temple to watch a kung-fu demonstration that displays amazing martial arts moves. Then head to the Longmen Grottoes, a UNESCO World Heritage with Chinese Buddhist stone carvings that cover the rock mountain inside and out. Your private tour includes transportation, entrance fees, lunch, and hotel pickup and drop-off.
Instant Confirmation
Private tour is operated with just your party and a guide/driver
Free hotel pickup and drop-off included
Informative, friendly and profess...
Highlights
14 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
14 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Round way 2nd-seat bullet train tickets:Xi'an-Luoyang-Xian(if selected)
Entrance tickets as mentioned in the itinerary
Private transfers in air-conditioned vehicle with licensed driver in Xian&Luoyang