Private Full-Day Tour to Shaolin Temple and Mt.Song from Zhengzhou
This is a private full day tour from Zhengzhou to Shaolin Temple. Shaolin Temple is the birthplace of Martial Arts and Chan Buddhism. Take a cable car up to Mt.Song and enjoy a great view up there in a distance or hike to the top Temple: Sanhuang Village Scenic Resort. Entrance fee, round-trip cable car tickets, local lunch, private transfer are all inclusive.
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Private Full-Day Tour to Shaolin Temple and Mt.Song from Zhengzhou
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What's included in Private Full-Day Tour to Shaolin Temple and Mt.Song from Zhengzhou
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Monastero Shaolin (Shaolin Temple)
Your private guide and driver will pick you up from your downtown hotel in Zhengzhou and head to Shaolin Temple (about 1.5 hours driving), which locates in Dengfeng County, Henan province. It was originally built in 495 in the Northern Wei Dynasty (368-534), reputed to be 'the Number One Temple under Heaven'. Accompanied by your tour guide, you will first visit Shanmen Hall, Hall of Heavenly Kings and Thousand-Buddha Hall.
Pagoda Forest of Shaolin Temple
Followed by the Pagoda Forest at Shaolin Temple, the most interesting part of the whole complex. It refers to the 228 stone or brick pagodas built from 791 AD during the Tang Dynasty through the Song Dynasty, Yuan Dynasty, Ming Dynasty, and Qing Dynasty.
Mt. Song
Then you will take a cable car up to Mt.Song accompanied by your tour guide. It is known as the central mountain of the Five Great Mountains of China, summit is 1,500 meters above sea level.You will enjoy a great view on the mount.
Inclusions
- Round-way cable car tickets
- Lunch
- Bottled water
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Entrance fee
- Professional tour guide
- Gratuities
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Please Note: you will have a late lunch, it's better to prepare some snacks
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Pickup and Dropoff
Choose to be picked up from a list of locations
Please arrive at the pick up point 10 minutes before departure time.
Additional Information
Departure Point:Pickup from your centrally located Zhengzhou hotel or Zhengzhou East Railway Station.