Beijing Datong 2 Day Private Tour
Beijing Datong 2-Day Private Tour ( by road )
Departure: Daily
Duration: 2 Days/1Night
Pick-up point and time: Your Hotel in Beijing
Finishing point and time: Your Hotel in Beijing
Payment Types: Cash, Credit Cards, Wire
We speak: English
Tour Code: BDTP-01A
Pick up from your hotel in Beijing at 8:00am. Take a private car or van to Datong. The Beijing-Datong drive takes about 4-5 hour. When you arrive in Datong, you take a rest and enjoy your Chinese lunch. Then you will start your life-time visit to Yungang Grottoes. In a valley at Yungang, some 16km west of Datong, there are more than 45 recesses dug into the hills and filled with Buddhist statues of various sizes and shapes, 51,000 altogether, later called Yungang Grottoes ( Cloud Ridge Caves ) listed UNESCO World Heritage in 2001. After your visit to Yungang Grottoes, you will be returned to the city center of Datong and visit the Nine Dragon Wall, which used to guard the mansion or palace. In China, a big wall of dragons in front of the entrance should block evil spirits can only walk in straight lines. The wall is 8 meters high, 45 meters long, and has 9 different dragons made of 426 glazed tiles. It is the largest nine dragon screen in China. Check-in at our designated hotel in Datong. Free for rest of the day.
Pick up from your hotel Datong in the morning. First drive to Hanging Temple, 65 km away south-east of Datong. The temple hangs on the west cliff of a hill with over 50 meters above the ground, hence Hanging Monastery. Hanging Monastery was first in 491. The present monastery was mainly rebuilt and maintained in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) and Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). The biggest attraction of Hanging Temple is the fact that the temple includes Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism. After lunch, move on to Yingxian County to visit the Yingxian Wooden Pagoda, the oldest and largest wooden Buddhist pagoda in existence in the world. The pagoda is 67 meters high the pagoda wih a 9 story octagonal building. It was was buit without using any nails. It is admired as one of the Three Wonders of Pagoda in the world" together with Eiffel Tower in France and leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy. Lunch included. After today's tour, you will be transferred by private car or van back to your hotel in Beijing around 7:00pm.
Departure: Daily
Duration: 2 Days/1Night
Pick-up point and time: Your Hotel in Beijing
Finishing point and time: Your Hotel in Beijing
Payment Types: Cash, Credit Cards, Wire
We speak: English
Tour Code: BDTP-01A
Day By Day Itinerary ( B - Breakfast, L - Lunch, D - Dinner )
Day 01
Beijing - Datong by Private Car or Van ( L )
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Day 02
Datong-Hanging Temple-Yingxian Wooden Pagoda-Beijing by road ( B L )
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Price List for this tour ( US$ Per Person )
| Cost: in US$ per person | ||
| Travelling Party | Tour Cost | |
| 2 person | $480 | |
| 3-5 persons | $440 | |
| 6-9 persons | $320 | |
| Single Room Supplement | $42 | |
| Hotel in Use | Yungang Internation Hotel ( 5 star ) | |
| Price inclusion: 1. All private transfer with Air-conditioned car, van or coach for your own use 2. Entrance Fees as listed 3. Englsih Speaking tour guide 4. Meals as listed 5. One-night two sharing stay at our designated hotel. If she or he wants to share one room, please pay single supplement 6. The above private transfer is customized for you, your family or your friends exclusively. No other travelers will join in your group. |
Price exclusion: Tips to the tour guide and driver |
| Available: Daily Travel Tips: Wear casually with comfortable sports shoes. Pay attention to the weather in Datong. |
Reservation Notes
| 1. | Please use our online booking or send your travel request via email to You are also welcome to call us at 00 86 10 67160201 ext 1006 or 1007. |
| 2. | Our real trip advisors will have your booking confirmed no more than one working day. When your booking is confirmed, you will get a confirmation email or call from us, which includes the confirmed detailed itinerary with prices. |
| 3. | Way of Payment
Prepayment is needed to hold your reservation. Cash payment, credit card payment or wire transfer. Both RMB and US$ or other hard currencies are acceptable. Terms & Conditions |






