Small Group Max 7 Travellers of Datong Day Tour: Yungang Grottoes-Hanging Monastery-Local Village Visit

Picked up from your hotel and get transferred to the meeting point directly. Our point-to-point transfer service saves your time from waiting in the vehicle for others.
Hop aboard your minivan and drive to Yungang Grottoes. Listen to the tales and legendary stories of one of the four largest Grottoes in China on the way. Upon arrival, a round trip battery cart is arranged for you to save your time and walk to the Grottoes. Get off the cart and follow your guide to explore different stone carvings of Buddha statues built in three different phases, with the first phase of grand large Buddha statues, second phase of innovation period and the third phase with private patronage featuring smaller caves with smaller statues.
Continue to drive to Hanging Monastery, the only existing Monastery built in honor of three Chinese traditional religions: Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism. Take a guided walk through the temple and discover how the wooden structure survived 1400 years in the cliff and find out why it is built into cliff which was a lot more difficult than simply built up on a mountain. Make a stop at the rural village first and take some photos while walking through on the way back to the city. Talk to the locals to know farmer’s life. Get oriented to visit a raw untouched Beacon Tower of Ming Dynasty.
The fun full day exploration concludes and you will be transfer back to your hotel.