From Luoyang/Zhengzhou: Luoyang Highlights Guided Day Trip

Upon arrival, you will take an electronic bus to explore the Grottoes by walking. The Longmen Grottoes is considered as the largest and most impressive collection of Chinese art of the late Northern Wei and Tang Dynasties (316-907). You will admire the cave statues and take in the sculpture art which comprises more than 2,300 caves and niches carved into the steep limestone cliffs over a 1km long stretch.

Optional, you can choose to take a boat cruise to enjoy a paranoiac view of the grottoes at your own expense.

After the Longmen Grottoes visit, you will enjoy a delicious local lunch meal, afterward, it will take around 20 minutes to drive to White Horse Temple which is considered the birthplace of Chinese Buddhism, was founded in 68 AD, and held to be the first Buddhist temple in China.

Afterward, your final stop will be the third highlight of Luoyang, Luoyang Museum. The Museum displays 1,700 cultural relics in five exhibition rooms, which is a reflection of some different social development stages such as the Primitive Society (6000 years ago), the Slavery Society(4000-3000years ago), and the Feudal Society( 221BC-1912Ad). Besides the basic displays, the Museum also holds exhibitions of calligraphy paintings, and so on every year. (Close at every Monday)

This private tour includes English speaking tour guide, travel by private air-conditioned vehicle, entrance fee, lunch, and a round-trip hotel transfer.