Luoyang Tour
As one of the six ancient capitals, Luoyang is located on the central plain of China, the important cradle of the Chinese civilization. The world famous attractions in Luoyang and nearby are the Longmen Grottoes, the White Horse Temple, Luoyang Museum and the Shaolin Temple.
The Longmen Grottoes were listed as a World Heritage Site in Nov, 2000. The White Horse Temple was the first Buddhist temple in China in the year 64 of the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220), the cradle of Buddhism in China. Shaolin Temple is famed for linking martial arts with Zen Buddhism.
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Luoyang Local Tour
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 Attractions: Longmen Grottoes, Luoyang Museum, White Horse Temple Vehicle: Private Car, Van or coach Travel Service: Lunch + entrance fees + private tour guide & driver + private car / van or coach Tour Code: LYP-01 Price: Click Here |
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Attractions: Shaolin Temple, Kung Fu Show Vehicle: Private Car, Van or coach Travel Service: lunch + entrance fees + private tour guide & driver + private car / van or coach Tour Code: LYP-02 Price: Click Here |
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Attractions: Longmen Grottoes, Luoyang Museum, White Horse Temple, Shaolin Temple, Kung Fu Show Vehicle: Private Car, Van or coach Travel Service: hotel+ lunch + entrance fees + private tour guide & driver + private car / van or coach Tour Code: LYP-03 Price: Click Here |
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Beijing Luoyang Tour
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Destinations: Beijing, Luoyang Attractions: Longmen Grottoes, Tianzi Jialiu Museum, Luoyang Museum, White Horse Temple Tour Type: A private tour Service: Personal Guide + Private car + entrance fees + meals listed + High-speed trains Hotel: Yes Departure: Daily Duration: Approx. 2 Days Tour Code: BLY-01 Price: Click Here |
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Destinations: Beijing, Luoyang, Shaolin Temple Attractions: Longmen Grottoes, Luoyang Museum, Shaolin Temple Tour Type: A private tour Service: Personal Guide + Private car + entrance fees + meals listed + High-speed trains Hotel: Yes Departure: Daily Duration: Approx. 2 Days Tour Code: BLY-02 Price: Click Here |
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Destinations: Beijing, Zhengzhou, Dengfeng, Shaolin, Luoyang Attractions: Henan Museum, Yellow River, Shaolin Temple, Longmen Grottoes, Luoyang Museum Tour Type: A private tour Service: Personal Guide + Private car + entrance fees + meals listed + High-speed trains Hotel: Yes Departure: Daily Duration: Approx. 3 Days Tour Code: BLY-03 Price: Click Here |
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Attractions: Longmen Grottoes, Shaolin Temple, Kung Fu Show Vehicle: Private Car, Van or coach Travel Service: Hotel + train + meals + entrance fees + private tour guide & driver + private car / van or coach Tour Code: BLY-04 Price: Click Here |
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Beijing Luoyang Extended Tour
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Tour Code: BDTP-07 Destinations: Beijing Datong Xian Luoyang Duration: 7 Days Tour Type: Private Tour Price: Click Here |
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Tour Code: BDTP-08 Destinations: Beijing Datong Pingyao Xian luoyang Duration: 8 Days Tour Type: Private Tour Price: Click Here |
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Xian Luoyang Tour
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Activities: Longmen Grottoes, Shaolin Temple in Luoyang Transport: Xian - Luoyang - Xian high speed train Tour Service: Private tour guide + vehicle + entrance fees + lunch in Luoyang; Hotel: No Customizable: Yes Tour Code: XAST-01 Price: Click Here |
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Activities: Major attractions in Xian and Longmen Grottoes, Shaolin Temple...in Luoyang Transport: Xian - Luoyang high speed train Tour Service: Private tour guide + vehicle + entrance fees + meals as listed Hotel: Yes Customizable: Yes Tour Code: XAST-02 Price: Click Here |
Luoyang Travel Information
Important Notice
All the tour quotations on this page of Luoyang Tour are not valid during Luoyang Peony Festival which lasts from April 1 to May 05 each year. For the travel service during the festival, please consult our trip advisor for new quotationsTrain travel to Luoyang
There are mainly two passenger train stations in Luoyang, e.g. Luoyang Railway Station for K & T Trains and Longmen Railway Station for G trains (high-speed trains). Luoyang Railway Station is located in the city center while Longmen Train Station in the south of Luoyang city. To get from Luoyang Railway Station to Longmen Railway Station, you may take a 40-minute bus ride by taking public bus 26, 28, 33, 65, 66. The taxi ride from Luoyang Railway Station to Longmen Railway Station costs over rmb 30, taking about 15 minutes. From Luoyang Railway Station, take the public Bus No.81(bus fare 1.5 yuan) to get to Longmen Grottoes and the taxi fare about rmb 40; from Longmen Railway Station to Longmen Grottoes, you first walk about 10 minutes to the nearby bus stop of Bus 81, then take the bus to Longmen Grottoes or take a cab to Longmen Grottoes at the fare of about 15 yuan.
Luoyang is well connected by Longmen Railway Station to the outside with many high-speed trains from Beijing and Xian. In addition, many visitors come to Luoyang by train via its neighbour - Zhengzhou, the capital city of Henan Province. Plus the easy overland transportation between Luoyang and Zhengzhou, Luoyang is more accessible than most people expect.
Overland Travel to Luoyang
Luoyang is well connected by expressways and highways to Xian, Zhengzhou, Kaifeng, Beijing, Nanjing...Luoyang holds 3 long-distance bus stations,
Luoyang Central Passenger Station
Situated in the 200 meters east of Luoyang Railway Station, most of the buses here are toward to other province, and other cities of Luoyang City.
Jinyuan Passenger Station
In the west of the Railway Station Square, the buses here are mainly to the circumjacent counties and scene spots, such as Shaolin Temple, Chongdugou and so on.
Guanlin Passenger Station
The routes of the station are similar to the Jinyuan Passenger Station, mainly to the circumjacent counties and scene spots.
When to Visit in Luoyang
Luoyang belongs to the north temperate continental climate zone. It has four distinct seasons. Spring is dry and windy. Summer is hot and rainy. Winter is cold and dry. Autumn is the best season to visit the city because of the humid and pleasant climate. Luoyang also has many special festivals that are held at different times every year. You can plan your travel during the time when your favorite festival is held ( Luoyang Peony Festival: April 1 to May 2 every year). For more detailed information, you can check Luoyang Festivals to discover what is on offer.
Luoyang City Layout
The city of Luoyang is sectioned into two parts by Luo River (Luohe) - Northen Part and South Part. The bulk of Luoyang extends across the northern bank of Luo River.The main avenue is Zhongzhou Road cutting through the city going from northeast to southwest where it meets the north-south Liberation Road which leads to Luoyang Railway Station and Luoyang Long-distance Bus Station. Luoyang airport is 12km in the northen Luoyang.
The Luoyang old city is in the northeast, north of the Luo River bank. The old city is composed of a maze of narrow and winding streets.
Longmen Grottoes and Longmen Railway Station are located in the south of Luoyang city proper.
Luoyang Taxi has over 4000 taxi at present, offered by 22 taxi companies. The present number of taxis in Luoyang is enough to meet the need of the market demand. So, it is more convenient and comfortable than buses in Luoyang.
Luoyang Taxi Fares:
•RMB5 for the first 2km
•RMB1-1.5 per km for the additional distance
•An extra fee will be charged if waiting for five minutes this extra fee equal to the distance surcharge of one kilometer
Public buses run till 8 or 9pm. Bus 83 runs to Luoyang airport from opposite the Luoyang Long-distance bus station. Buses 102 and 103 run to the old city of Lulyang.
Motorbikes are everywhere at the fare of RMB 3. Motor-rickshaws are also a good mode of travelling around in Luoyang.
In the past few years Luoyang has seen various hotels booming up. Especially in the budget hotel sector, there are an increase of branding chain hotels of express and budget hotels like Jinjiang, Hanting, Home Inn and Green Tree. If you are going to pamper yourself staying at luxury hotels, Luoyang will not let you down.
Luoyang Budget Hotels
Jinjiang Inn Luoyang Railway Station, Add: No.20 Shachang North Road, Xigong District, Luoyang
Hanting Express Luoyang Nanchang Road, Add: No.1 Lichun West Road, Jianxi District, Luoyang
Home Inn (Luoyang Tanggong Middle Road), Add: No.16 Tanggong Middle Road, Xigong District, Luoyang
Green Tree Inn (Luoyang Imperial City Square),Add: No.3 Kaixuan West Road, Luoyang
Luoyang Midrange & Luxury Hotels:
Christian's Hotel, Add: No.56 Jiefang Road, Xigong District, Luoyang +86-379-63266666
Mudu Lee Royal International Hotel, Kaiyuan Middle Road, Luoyang +86-379-65979999
Hua Yang Plaza Hotel, No.88 Kaixuan West Road, Jianxi District, Luoyang +86-379-65588549
Peony Hotel, No.15 Zhongzhou West Road, Luoyang +86-379-64680000
Maple International Hotel, No.329 Zhongzhou Middle Road, Luoyang +86-379-63248888
New Friendship Hotel, Fu No.6 Xiyuan Road, Jianxi District, Luoyang +86-379-64686629
Longmen Caves excursion is your highlight of Luoyang trip, south of Luo River. Luoyang downtown attractions inlcude Luoyang Museum, White Horse Pagoda and Guanlin Temple.
Luoyang also has many special festivals that are held at different times every year. Luoyang Peony Festival is held April 1 to May 2 every year.
If you are a Shaolin Kung fu fan or have much interest in Shaolin boxing, a side trip to Shaolin Temple is a must
Thanks to its past history of serving as the capital of a number of dynasties, dining culture in Luoyang has been developed for thousands of years. There are various local foods ranging from imperial dishes to folk snacks that are popular among tourists.
The locals'favor is the soup, so the soup culture is abundant in Luoyang, such as Sour and Spicy Soup, Brewis, Bufan Soup, etc..
Thereinto, the 24-courses Luoyang Shui Xi (water Banquet) is the representative, which is suitable for traveling in soup.
Another interesting side to Luoyang dining is that due to the mix of Han nationality and Muslim here, much of food here has Muslim tinge. Kebabs and Muslim noodles can be found in almost every small restaurant bearing the Muslim scrawl.
There are still many specialties from handcrafts to replicas that could be found in Luoyang. The Palace Lantern is a special handicraft in Luoyang, once used to celebrate the founding of the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220) in the imperial palace.
The handcraft, Tang Dynasty three-color glazed pottery with a history of as long as 1,000 years could be found in many places. For tea connoisseurs, a taste of the pure and crisp Xinyang tea should not be missed, made from leaves of some of China's most unsullied land.
Locals now make thousands of reproductions of the ancient bronze vessels. Various bronze copies of wine cups, swords, chariots and horses are symbolic tourist souvenirs.
The really wonderful day begins at night, this saying is especially true in Luoyang. Although Luoyang is an ancient city with the profound ancient culture, the locals enjoy a colorful and fashionable nightlife particularly in recent years. Luoyang is well-known for its low-priced snacks, you can taste the snacks along the street and in a short time you may get a full stomach.
Maybe the nightlife in Luoyang is not as crowded as it is in Beijing or Shanghai, but it is no less fascinating. When the night is approaching, thousands of colorful lamps in the shape of blossoming peonies lit along the streets.
A performance known as "He Luo Feng" is worth watching, which shows the profound culture of the city. The dancers wear traditional clothes and playing ancient musical instruments will take you back thousands of years under the dulcet music and glittering lights.
The locals especially the young generations are fond of relaxing in various bars and other entertainment centers such as KTV, bathing houses and beauty salons. There are a few tiny bars on Zhu Jiang Road. KTV, restaurants and bars are lined up and very colorful. Wondering along the road at night is enjoyable.
Luoyang is one of the important birthplaces of the Chinese civilization. Culture in the Yellow River and the Luo River symbolized by the Pattern of the Yellow River and the Writing of Luoyang is regarded as a key origin of the ancient Chinese civilization.
It was here that Taoism initiated, Confucianism originated. Buddhism first introduced and Li School - a Confucian school of idealist philosophy of the Song and Ming Dynasties born. Many Chinese descendants found their roots here and cherished a deep love for the homeland.
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