HCC10 Along Yellow River 10 Days
Datong - Mt Wutai - Taiyuan - Pingyao - Linfen - Hukou Waterfalls - Yuncheng - Luoyang - Shaolin Temple - Mount Hua - Xian
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Day By Day Itinerary
Day 1: US/Beijing
Fly to Beijing, China.
Day 2: Arrive in Beijing
Our tour guide will welcome you at the airport and escort you to a five star hotel.
[Oriental Bay International Hotel - 5 star]
Day 3: Beijing / Datong
Fly to Datong, visit The Yungang Grottoes, which are ancient Buddhist temple grottoes. They are excellent examples of rock-cut architecture and one of the three most famous ancient sculptural sites of China.
[Meals: Buffet Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner]
[Yun Gang International Hotel - 5 star]
Day 4: The Hanging Temple / Mt Wutai
Visit The Hanging Temple. Built more than 1,500 years ago, this temple is unique not only for its location on a sheer precipice but also because it includes Buddhist, Taoist, and Confucian elements. Then go to Mt Wutai, which is one of the Four Sacred Mountains in Chinese Buddhism. The mountain is home to many of China's most important monasteries and temples.
[Meals: Buffet Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner]
[Flowers and Plants Mountain Villa]
Day 5: Mt. Wutai / Taiyuan
Visit the Temples of Mount Wutai. Then drive to Taiyuan.
[Meals: Buffet Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner]
[Zhangze Business Hotel - 4 star]
Day 6: Taiyuan / Pingyao / Linfen
Drive to Pingyao. Pingyao still retains its city layout from Ming and Qing dynasties, conforming to a typical Bagua pattern. Preserved Ming and Qing style residences number close to 4,000. The streets and storefronts still largely retain their historical appearance.
[Meals: Buffet Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner]
[Jindu Garden Hotel - 4 star]
Day 7: Linfen / Hukou Waterfalls / Yuncheng
Visit Hukou Waterfalls, the largest waterfalls on the Yellow River, the second largest waterfall in China.
[Meals: Buffet Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner]
[Tongbao International Hotel - 4 star]
Day 8: Yuncheng / Luoyang
Visit the Temple of Guanyu, a general during the Three Kingdom era, one of the best known Chinese historical figures throughout East Asia. Then go to Luoyang, visit Longmen Grottoes.
[Meals: Buffet Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner]
[Dikuang Holiday Hotel - 4 star]
Day 9: Luoyang / Dengfeng / Luoyang
Visit Shaolin Temple. Founded in the 5th century, the monastery is long famous for its association with Chinese martial arts and particularly with Shaolin Kung Fu.
[Meals: Buffet Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner]
[Dikuang Holiday Hotel - 4 star]
Day 10: Luoyang / Mount Hua / Xi’an
Take a high speed train(2 hours) to Mount hua, one of China's Five Sacred Daoist mountains, and has a long history of religious significance.
[Meals: Buffet Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner]
[Empark Grand Hotel - 5 star]
Day 11: Xian
Visit The Terra Cotta Warriors, China’s most important archaeological site, thousands of life- sized terra cotta warriors and horses buried 2000 years ago to guard the tomb of the first emperor. Then visit the Ancient City Wall.
[Meals: Buffet Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner]
[Empark Grand Hotel - 5 star]
Day 12: Xian / US
The tour guide will send you to the airport to fly back to the US.