Tour Schedule:
Day 1: Beijing-Datong (Morning Flight)
Our English-speaking tour guide and private driver will pick you up from your hotel in Beijing, and then drive to Beijing airport to take a flight to Datong (1 hour). Upon arrival, transfer to hotel check in. First we will visit Yungang Grottoes. They are excellent examples of rock-cut architecture and one of the three most famous ancient sculptural sites of China. The others are Longmen and Mogao. Then we continue to visit Huayan Temple, which is the largest and most perfectly preserved temple of the Liao (916-1125) and Jin (1115-1234) dynasties in China. After lunch, we will visit Shanhua Monastery and Nine Dragon Screen. The Nine Dragon Screen in Datong, built over 600 years ago, is presently the oldest and largest glazed screen in China today. Be transferred back to your hotel after visit.
Meal: Lunch
Day 2: Datong-Pingyao (Car Transfer)
Morning car transfer to visit the Hengshan Hanging Temple, the temple was built in 491 with a history of more than 1400 years, and hangs on the west cliff of Jinlong Gorge more than 50 meters above the ground, hence it is called Hanging Temple. Then continue drive to Pingyao. On the way to Pingyao, visit Qiao Family's Courtyard which is the model of old Chinese residential courtyard. Arrive in Pingyao and overnight at a local courtyard style hotel in the ancient Pingyao city.
Meal: Breakfast + Lunch
Day 3: Pingyao-Taiyuan-Beijing (Overnight Train)
Tour Pingyao with your guide for a whole day. Pingyao City was first built in the Western Zhou Dynasty (BC 827-BC 782) and the financial center in late Qing Dynasty, which is now regarded as the most complete preservation of integrity of the historic city of China, as well as the ancient city prototype. You will visit all the highlights of this ancient city including Rishengchang Draft Bank, Ancient City Wall and Ming and Qing Street, and Temple of the City God, etc.
After dinner, take car to Taiyuan to catch the overnight train back to Beijing.(Train K602, Dep 21:30pm – Arr next day 08:09 am, Soft sleeper, 4 people share one compartment). Overnight on the train.
Meal: Breakfast + Lunch + Dinner
Day 4: Arrive in Beijing
Your train arrives in Beijing at 08:09am. Our tour guide in Beijing will expect you in front of your train carriage and then take you to the car or van and transferred back to your hotel in Beijing. (Service Ends)
Meal: None
Price: from$417
Tour Includes:
1/ Domestic flights with taxes.(Beijing to Datong)
2/ Soft-berth train ticket from Taiyuan to Beijing.
3/ Hotel fare in 4 star hotel and daily buffet breakfast (twin room)
4/ Lunch and dinner listed in the itinerary
5/ Entrance fees to the sightseeing
6/ Private vehicle, driver and English-speaking guide
7/ Accident insurance
Tour Excludes:
1/ Personal expenses
2/ Tips to the guide and driver (optional)
Notes:
A. Please fill in the form carefully, your personal information here should match what is on your passport for travel purposes.
B. We recommend that you book this tour early, especially during Chinese national holidays, as it is difficult to get train tickets for that time.
C. The train information listed above is for reference, it might be changed due to holidays, late booking, or any other unpredicted reasons, we keep such right without any prior notice. However, your travel time and numbers of the scheduled attractions will never be shortened.
D. This is a private tour package. No other travelers will join your exclusive group.
E. Only traditional Chinese meals are planned during the tour, if this is not preferable please let us know in advance.