Resumen

Luoyang Longmen Grottoes and Shaolin Temple day tour from Xi'an with bullet train and private guide.

Sobre este tour

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 professional guide

All entrance fees included

Lunch included

Itinerario

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).

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).

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.

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).

Xi'an driver will pick you up at Xi'an North Railway Station and transfer you back to your hotel in Xi'an.

Incluido

✓ Incluido

Private transfers in air-conditioned vehicle with licensed driver in Xian&Luoyang
English-speaking tour guide service in Luoyang
Entrance tickets as mentioned in the itinerary
Round way 2nd-seat bullet train tickets:Xi'an-Luoyang-Xian(if selected）
Bottle of mineral water

✕ No incluido

Gratuities
Guide service on the train
Any Meal

Información útil

Not wheelchair accessible
Not stroller accessible
Infants must not sit on laps
Infant seats unavailable
Not recommended for people with back problems
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for people with heart conditions
We pickup hotels within 2nd ring road of Xian downtown area. If your hotel beyond the range, it might occur extra transfer fee.

Política de cancelación

Cancelación gratuita en la mayoría de los tours hasta 24 h antes del inicio. Condiciones exactas al reservar.

Opiniones

4.6★★★★★57 opiniones

Felix D.🇮🇪 Ireland★★★★☆2025-07

We saw all the highlights of Xi'an without the crowds. Worth every penny.

Sarah F.🇳🇿 New Zealand★★★★★2025-04

Seamless from pickup to drop-off. Xi'an truly exceeded our expectations.

Laura Z.🇵🇹 Portugal★★★★★2026-01