Luoyang Private Tour to Shaolin Temple and Mt.Song with Sanhuang Village Option

Meet your private guide and driver at your downtown hotel in Luoyang and transferred by an air-conditioned and comfort private vehicle 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.

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.

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.

This part is an option for you. Sanhuang Village is the highlight on Mt.Song. ut it still takes more than 1 hour walking and hiking from the staring point of cable car arrives. If you are able to fit this, you can keep going all the way to this top Temple. Otherwise, you can walk to the suspension bridge and enjoy the scenery in a distance.Then take a cable car down. After that, your tour guide will take you to a local restaurant and you can enjoy your lunch there. Your tour conclude with your Luoyang hotel drop-off.