Beijing Luoyang 2 Day Round Trip Tour
(High-speed Train Tour)

Day By Day Itinerary    ( B - Breakfast, L - Lunch, D - Dinner )

Pick up from your hotel in Beijing and transferred to Beijing West Railway Station. Take the highspeed train No.G651 from Beijing starting at 07:05 for Luoyang. Arriving at Luoyang Longmen Railway Station at 11:07, met by our representative in Luoyang.

After lunch, start your Luoyang tour with the Longmen Grottoes. It is situated on the Yihe River banks, about 12 kilometers from Luoyang city. It is one of the three most valuable Buddhist caves and rock carvings in China. The grottos were first carved during the Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534), when the rulers relocated their capital from Datong to Luoyang at the end of the 5th century. In November, 2000, Longmen Grottoes was listed as UNESCO World Cultural Heritage.

Then head to Tianzi Jialiu Museum. "Tianzi" means emperors while "Jialiu" means their chariots driven by 6 horses. The dicovery of the Tianzi Jialiu Site has great impact on the Chinese archaeology and history. The musuem is built over the sacrificial pit area for the emperors in Eastern Zhou Dynasty (770BC – 256BC) with its capital at the site of the present day Luoyang. The burial of the royal horse and chariots here in Luoyang is earlier than that of terra cotta warriors during Qin Dynasty (221–206 B.C.) in Xian.

Stay overnight in Luoyang.

After breakfast, move on to Luoyang Museum. The musuem building covers a construction area of 6,2000 square meters with 230m long, 140m wide. Its outlook resembles to a huge bronze vessel standing on the ground, implying the historical Accumulation of Chinese civilization.

Then continue to visit visit the White Horse Temple, the first Buddhist Temple ever built in China, the important cradle of Chins's buddhism, which was introduced into China from India in 68AD in Eastern Han Dynasty (25 AD – 220 AD) , the same year when the white horse temple was built.

After lunch, have a short tour of Luoyang old city area before transferred to Luoyang Longmen Railway Station and take the highspeed train No.G662 at 16:17 for Beijing. Arriving in Beijing West Railway Station at 20:33, met and transferred to your downtown hotel in Beijing.

Price List for this tour   ( US$ Per Person )

Price inclusion: 1.Air-conditioned car, van for your own use 2.Beijing - Luoyang - Beijing high-speed train tickets ( second class) 3.Entrance Fees as listed 4.Englsih Speaking tour guide 5.Two Lunches 6.One night two sharing stay at our designated hotel with daily breakfast. If anyone want to share one room, please pay single supplement 7.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 your tour guide and driver

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