Top Luoyang Half-day Tours

Take a half-day tour to the impressive Longmen Grottoes, a network of caves with more than 110,000 Buddhist stone statues carved into limestone walls. Located seven miles (12 kilometers) south of Luoyang, the Grottoes are a UNESCO World Heritage Site and contain the largest collection of late Northern Wei and Tang Dynasty art on record.

Welcome to our city—Luoyang, it’s located between Xi’an and Beijing or Shanghai and etc. You can catch the bullet train from different directions to visit here. You will explore the city with splendid history for being the thirteen dynasties ancient capitals. You can visit history sightseeing attractions, Wold Cultural Heritage--Longmen Grottoes, the first China Buddhist temple White Horse Temple. We provide professional and knowledgeable tour guide service and private transportation. You will enjoy flexible pick-up and drop-off service from Luoyang.

Today your Luoyang driver will pick you up from your own booked hotel and drop you to Luoyang Longmen train station for your bullet train to Xi'an, meet Xi'an guide and transfer to Terrocotta army. Terracotta warriors are the most significant archeological excavations of the 20th century and it is list into UNESCO World Heritage Site, it is no doubt a must-see for every visitor to Xi'an.

Today our guide will meet you in the Luoyang city hotel lobby and you may choose depart in the morning or afternoon as per your own wish, but you have only one choice for the half day tour. The Longmen grottoes were built at around the year 493 when Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty moved the capital to Luoyang and were continuously built for 400 years until the Northern Song Dynasty. In November 2000, it was listed as World Culture Heritage by UNESCO. There are 2345 grottoes, 2800 tablets, 70 pagodas and over 100000 statues carved, then you will visit Xiangshan temple which is in front of Longmen grottoes, it was built in 516 AD our femeal emperor used to pay in this temple and the famous Poet Baijuyi used to donate this temple who wrote many famous poem in China. Many Locals also come here to pray for good luck to their family.

This 3-hour walking tour of the ancient city of Luoyang showcases the best of this iconic destination. Tour old gates, allays, its shops and lively night food markets as part of this all-inclusive experience. Navigate the narrow alleyways with your guide, learn about local life and gain a deeper understanding of cultures and traditions. Stroll around the shops, search for your unique souvenir. Discover many local snacks at the food street then enjoy a local dinner before your tour concludes.

Forgo the shopping and inner-city sightseeing for a more spiritual experience on Shaolin Temple with this private half-day tour. Accompanied by a knowledgeable guide, gain fascinating insight into the Shaolin Temple and Watch kung-fu Show,Tasty lunch, Entrance fee,private guide and transfer service are inclusive.