Beijing Datong 2 Day Private Tour
Overview:
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Day By Day Itinerary
Day 01
Beijing 
Datong
DatongPick up from your hotel in Beijing around 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 have your Chinese lunch. Then you will start your life-time visit to Yungang Grottoes.
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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.
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Check-in at our designated hotel in Datong. Free for rest of the day.
Meals: Chinese lunch
Day 02
Datong Hanging Temple Yingxian Wooden Pagoda Beijing
Hanging Temple Yingxian Wooden Pagoda BeijingPick 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 built 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.
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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 a 9 story octagonal building 67 meters high. It was was built 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.
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After today's tour, you will be transferred by private car or van back to your hotel in Beijing around 7:00pm.
Meals: Hotel breakfast and Chinese lunch
Price List for this tour (Price per person in US dollars)
| Travelling Party | Luxury Class | Standard Class |
| 2-3 persons | $490 | $480 |
| 4-5 persons | $360 | $350 |
| 6-9 persons | $320 | $310 |
| 10 persons up | $270 | $260 |
| Single room supplement | $45 | $35 |
| Hotels in Use | Howard Johnson Jindi Plaza Datong | Datong Hotel or Yanbei Hotel or same class |
| Remark: The prices above are based on two persons sharing one standard room. If you prefer a single room on your own, please pay single room supplement. | ||
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| Price inclusion: 1. All private transfer with Air-conditioned car,van 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 tour can be customized for you. |
Price exclusion: 1.Tips to the tour guide and driver 2. Travel insurance for your coverage of injury or accident |
Travel Tips:
Wear casually with comfortable sports shoes. Pay attention to Datong Climate.
Reservation Notes
| ● | Personal online booking information below must be provided or book by email  ：Full Name, Nationality, Gender, Names of Travelers, Flight No., Arriving Time and Start Date. You are also welcome to call us at (+86)18611964400 ( 9:00 am - 6:00 pm Monday through Saturday). Tour Beijing will not refund any losses due to missing or incorrect information. |
| ● | All rates on Tour-Beijing.com are subject to reconfirmation from our trip advisors when an actual booking is being made. |
| ● | Child definition: from Age 3 to 11 Years. Contact our trip advisors to check if discount rate is available for your kids. Basically, children under 1.2m in height will get child discount rate, except bus tours. |
| ● | All tours listed on website are all based in English Speaking local guides. For other languages, please contact our trip advisors for new quotations |
| ● | Cash or Prepayment (Paypal, credit card payment, wire transfer, AliPay, WeChat Pay). Both RMB and USD are acceptable. Your actual mode of payment will be confirmed by your trip advisor. Basically, only bus tours (day tour) accept cash payment on the day. |
| ● | When your booking is confirmed, you will get a confirmation email or call from us, which includes the confirmed detailed itinerary with prices. |
| ● | When your booking is confirmed, you will get a confirmation email or call from us, which includes the confirmed detailed itinerary with prices. |
| ● | The cancellation fee: to be confirmed by trip advisor, based on different itineraries and different policies. |
| ● | The schedule can be adjusted by your tour guide due to the actual traffic condition. |
| ● | You are strongly recommended to book this tour at least 35 days in advance to secure the land arrangement involved and avoid the risk of being canceled. |
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