5 Days Datong Pingyao with Mt. Hengshan Tour


Tour Name: 5 Days Datong Pingyao with Mt. Hengshan Tour

Tour Code: VAC-SXT-003

Tour Type: Private Tour

Summary: Booking the 5 Days Shanxi Essence Tour, you will fully experience the ancient culture and religions of Shanxi Province, from Datong Yugang Grottoes to Pingyao Ancient City, from Mt Hengshan to Qiao Family Compound


Day 1:  Arrive in Datong
Upon arrival Datong Yungang Airport or Datong Railway Station, you are greeted by local tour guide and transferred to your hotel in Datong City. It will be free leisure at the rest time today.

Meals: No                                                                  Accommodation: In Datong City

Day 2:  Datong
After breakfast, your today’s tour will start to visit the famous Yungang Grottoes, which hold 53 grottoes with 51,000 statues. The Grottoes are the highlight of your visit to Datong, for it is the treasure of traditional Chinese art that also influenced by Greek and Indian style.
 
After lunch, move on to Shanhua Monastery that consists of a set of well-proserved buildings of Liao Dynasty (905-1125). Later, continue to have a look at Nine Dragon Screen, the oldest and largest glazed screen in China. The dragons on the wall appear so vivid and marvelous that you can’t imagine they were built over 600 years ago.

Meals: Breakfast/ Lunch                                                                  Accommodation: In Datong City
Day 3 : Datong - Pingyao
After breakfast, visiting the Hanging Temple, at the foot of Mt. Hengshan. Because the temple is on the west side of a hill at over 50 meters high above the ground, it is named as Hanging Monastery.

Later, drive about 5 hours to Pingyao Ancient City with a stop in Qiao's Family Compound, which is used to be the house of a famous local financier during the Qing Dynasty. Built in 1756, this well-preserved compound shows you how the traditional North China Folk house was like in the past.
 
After arriving in Pingyao, check in at your hotel and enjoy the rest of the day in the ancient town on your own.

Meals: Breakfast/ Lunch                                                                  Accommodation: In Pingyao

Day 4: Taiyuan - Pingyao
Pingyao Ming-Qing Ancient Street
After breakfast. visit Pingyao Ancient City, the well-preserved ancient town that listed in UNESCO World Heritage Site. After checking in at your hotel, you will start to explore Pingyao ancient city. Strolling on the Ancient City Wall of Pingyao, you can have a panorama view of the layout of this town. Then you will move on to the Rishengchang Former Bank, which shows you the original bank system in the past. Wandering through the Ming and Qing Street, you will be impressed by the ancient and peaceful atmosphere in this old town.

Meals: Breakfast/ Lunch                                                                  Accommodation: In Pingyao
Day 5: Pingyao-Departure 
Today, you will firstly head to Wang’s Family Compound, the complex for another rich family in Shanxi Province, near Pingyao. You will see the traditional layout and wooden construction and explore how the rich family lived in the ancient times.
 
Then go to visit the Zhangbi Ancient Castle, a series of tunnels dug to hide out in times of war in over 1380 years ago, to explore how the architecture mixed with engineering in ancient time.
 
After the tour, your local guide will send you to Airport / Railway Station to catch your flight / train to next destination. Service ends!

Meals: Breakfast / Lunch                                                                  Accommodation: 

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Price Includes:

  Private transfers between airports/railway stations, hotels and sightseeing spots.
  Driver and English-speaking guide service on normal sightseeing activities noted in the itinerary.
  Two perosns share one twins or double room at hotel with daily breakfast
  Entrance fees to attractions or activities listed in the itinerary
  Meals as itinerary specifies
  China Life Tourist Accident/Casualty Insurance
  Government & service taxes
  China Life Tourist Accident/Casualty Insurance

Price Excludes:

  Round way International and domestic airfare, unless otherwise noted.
  Visa fee, passport application or renewal fee.
  Tips for guides, escort, drives, bellman, etc. 
  Personal expenses
  Optional tours, meals, activities and services
  Any extra cost caused by changes of natural disasters, fires, weather, governmental and local authority orders, political change, strikes, war, riots, quarantine, custom regulations,damages injury caused by accident beyond the control of visitarounchina.com and that has incurred due to the tourist action voilating the laws.

Remarks:

※  Prices are valid from Mar 1 this year to Feb 28, nexy year, except Chinese public holidays, local fairs or events.
※  Zhangjiajieholiday reserves the right to adjust the price caused by exchange rate
※  No guide on the flight and Yangtze River cruise. 
※  Recommended hotels are subject to change in actual booking
※  Special requirements should be advised to us in advance.
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1. All rates are subject to reconfirmation from our trip advisors when an actual booking is being made.

2. All tours & transfers are all based in English Speaking local guides. For other languages, please contact our trip advisors for new quotations.

3. Child definition: From Age 3 to 11 Years (usually enjoying 10%-40% discount. Contact our trip advisors for the actual discount for your case). 12 Years old and above will be charged as Adult Price.

4. Wear casually with comfortable sports shoes and please pay attention to the local climate of Zhangjiajie.

5. Prices are based on current exchange rate and are subject to change without prior notice. For the most up to date prices, please contact with the sales.

6. As your traveling places are in mountainous area, please pack leisure clothing and shoes.

7. The weather in mountainous area is changeable. It is better to bring your umbrella.

8. All the hotels(except 5 star hotel) in Zhangjiajie do not offer complimentary toilet articles, such as shampoo, shower gel, soap, disposable teeth brush, slippers, ect for environmental protection.

9. Tour Standard:
Economic: You will enjoy the most beautiful places in Zhangjiajie at low costs, we provide good hotels for you, and you will even have a chance to live in the family style hotels in the park. The routes is designed especially for hiking and can save you a lot of money.
Standard: We will provide tourism van with professional driver, the hotels you will stay are all 4 star and have good locations to the different science spots; A map of Zhangjiajie for everyone and one bottle of water each day.
Deluxe: The Buick Business Purpose Vehicle (or Mercedes-Benz car if our guests require )will serve you during your whole trip, 5 star hotel is your choice when you are traveling, most routes are designed to assure that you will have a leisure and unforgettable trip in Zhangjiajie; A map of Zhangjiajie and one bottle of water each day.