Beijing to Datong See YunGang Cave, Hanging Temple (Bullet Train)
Description
Take a day bullet train trip from Beijing to Da Tong see the spectacular Yun Gang Grottoes -- one of the four famous Grottoes from china; Hanging Temple, that listed on the top 10 dangerous buildings from the world, two amazing sites within one day. Stress free, round trip bullet train ticket, all sights entrance fees, a tasty chef-prepared delicious lunch as well as and zip seamlessly transfer services between Beijing to Da tong are well pre-booked and organized.
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Da Tong beautiful journey starts with morning pickup from your Beijing hotels at around 6:15am, driver will safely transfer you to Beijing North railway station. Take the early train G2529 ( 7:19-9:28am ) to Da Tong. Upon arrival, Da Tong tour guide and driver will on time meet you at the station lobby exit, there is only one exit at the same floor, heading to visit Yun Gang cave, undoubtedly it's the region’s most famous natural landmark. You will see has 1500 years old history from Bei Wei period statues, get to see one-kilometer-long 252 carving groups caves with 59000 buddha statues in, bigger size 17 meters high, small one only a few centimeters, especially the most famous 20th cave " Big Open Buddha " with exposing outside, the landmark of Da Tong, don't miss the treasure of ancient Chinese carving art.
After a simple famous Da tong delicious lunch, continue explore the amazing sights Hanging Temple, which is 70 kilometers distance from Yun Gang cave. Like the Leaning Tower of Pisa, it was listed as one of the top ten dangerous buildings in the world on American Time magazine, attracting many foreign exploration friends come. Boarding on the top, explore the 1500 years ago, amazing for its half cave half wooden frame structure, like a paper cutting stick on the cliff's temple. Take the breathtaking and thrilling worth trip when you are at Datong, Your guide will use their informative commentary sheds light on the sights. At the end of day, you will take the train G2542 (19:08-20:53) back to Beijing, Beijing driver will meet you at the exit 2, and safely transfer you back to your Beijing hotel at the end : )
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- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(45)
Tour service was great from start to finish. They pick you up at your hotel (and even bring you breakfast), train tickets are pre-booked, the guide and driver meet you at Datong to take you to the sites, and they provide lunch at a delicious restaurant. Molly our guide was very nice and knowledgeable. We learned a lot about the grottoes and hanging temple. The only issue was we weren’t able to get everyone tickets to walk up to the hanging temple, but the agency was very communicative and responsive and tried their best to resolve the issue (tickets are very limited so you should make sure you have them when you book the tour).
Molli was a great tour guide she knew her stuff and was very entertaining. We learned a lot on our tour and we got to see beautiful sights as well.
The trip was extremely well organized, they came to pick us up at the hotel, we went to visit the caves and the guide Molly was extremely attentive accompanying us to the return, explained everything clearly and attentively. Highlight the lunch that was in a typical and very good restaurant, they let choose what we wanted from the Menu and gave us suggestions.
Amazing sites. Andy was very thorough in his explanations of each area we went to. Lunch was plentiful and accommodating to my vegetarian diet. Booked too late to go up to the hanging temples but well worth the visit.
This trip was especially a five-star journey! Our tour guide for perfect English and was able to answer all of our questions. George was the best! Everyone was on time and our driver was excellent. Our lunch was Superior to any meal I have received on a tour. I will definitely use this tour group for our next trip!
This was all incredibly smooth from beginning to end. The agency on the Beijing end was clear and proactive and very communicative, and answered all of my questions. (Cathy was particularly lovely!). And Phoebe, the guide in Datong, was great. The caves were amazing; she was exceptionally knowledgeable; and we had a fantastic lunch in Datong. We also visited the two largest temples in Datong, which were beautiful and historic. All in all, a great day!
An amazing and seamless experience. Everything was planned by Cathy from Beijing. She was very helpful and kind, following every step and making the journey easy. In Datong, our guide George was waiting for us. We visited the amazing YunGang cave, had very enjoyable meal in a local restaurant and visited the hanging monastery. George speaks English and has all the answers to your question. He will do his very best for you to have an amazing journey. I highly recommend this tour !
Excellent trip with all transport and food aspects organised. George was an excellent guide, informing us throughout the tour and making sure we were taken care of. Highly recommend this trip and George as a guide.
Pleasant trip. Enjoyed visiting the grottoes and the hanging temple. Guide was knowledgeable and nice. Driver drove safely. Would recommend booking the tour.
Friendly and knowledgeable tour guide.. Very enjoyable, safe and organised tour.. Tasty local lunch included.. Highly recommended :-)
