Day 1: (L)
You can take the flight or train from other city to Taiyuan, and the local guide will meet you at the airport or train station today.
Day 2: (B+L) Taiyuan
After breakfast go to the world cultural heritage Pingyao Ancient City: the city wall, Former Site of the Bank of China – Rishengchang Exchange Shop, Ming Qing Street. Ruturn to Taiyuan after lunch, on the way to Taiyuan visit the Miniature of the culture of Jin Businessmen – Qiao Family Courtyard, and royal park Jinci Temple.
Day 3: (B+L) Taiyuan-Wutai Mountain
After breakfast drive to the Buddhist holy land Wutai Mountain and after lunch visit the temples: the biggest and oldest temple in Wutai Mountain Xiantong Temple, the head of yellow religion temple-Posa Top, the marking building of Wutai Mountain – Tower Temple, and the most efficacious temple Wanfo Temple (Wuye Temple).
Day 4: (B+L) Wutai-Datong
In the morning leave for Datong, on the way to Datong will visit one of the eight view of Heng Mountain Hanging Temple. In the afternoon will visit the head of Chinese Stone carving art Yungang Grottoes, and the biggest screen Nine-Dragon Screen.
Day 5: (B+L) Datong-Inner Mongolia for Grassland
After breakfast in Datong, we will drive to Xilamuren Grassland, watch Horse-racing and the performance of wrestle, interview the resident in the pasture, feel moving “the date of ao bao”, ride the horse on the grassland(Self-provided) and taste the special milk products on the grassland. Taste the special hand-grasped mutton. In the evening, enjoy the performance of minority song and dance.
Day 6: (B+L) Xilamuren Grassland-Hohhot for departure
Enjoy the morning sun rising on the grassland, after breakfast go to Huhhot visit the symbol of the relate by marriage between the two race of meng and Han Zhao Jun Grave, the temple of Lama religion Dazhao Temple, Five Towers Temple.
After the day tour, you will depart from Hohhot by your own flight to next destination.
Hotel options:
| In Wutai Mountain | In Datong | In Taiyuan | At Grassland |
★★★★★ | Wufeng Hotel | Datong Yungang International Hotel | Grand Metropole Wanshi Hotel | Only Deluxe Yurt with private toilet |
★★★★ | Huahui Shangzhuang Hotel (4 star to be) | Datong Hotel | Yuyuan Hotel | |
★★★ | No 3 star Hotel | Hongqi Grand Hotel | Huayuan Hotel |
Our price including:
A. Pick-up and drop-off from your hotel, train station or airport, private car or van; Sight Entrance tickets;
B. Meals as listed in the itinerary, B=breakfast; L=lunch; D=Dinner.
C. Personal tour guide & driver + private car / van for private transfer, English speaking tour guide explain sightseeings along the tour.
D. Hotels accommodation (two people share one twin beds standard room) as listed in the itinerary, and if you have 3 people, we will arrange an extra bed in the same room if you have no special request.
E. All Service Charge and Taxes.
How to Book?
1. You can book online or by email, tell us which hotel to pick you up, then receive our confirmation email.
2. When you arrive in Beijing, our tour guide will call you the night before the tour, if you are not in hotel room, we will leave a message in your room, to inform the time to pick you up in the next morning.
We are Germans – my wife, my son and me. We did that trip last month (end of September/beginning of October), but had we had made a change: Instead of Wutai mountain we wanted to have two more days in Inner Mongolia for Singing Sand Ravine and Genghis Khan Mausoleum. That was the right combination I would say more..
Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!] by Erich Amling,10/20/2011