7 Luoyang Tours Worth the Day

1.Longmen Grottoes Optional Tours or Tickets Only

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 31 reviews · 4 - 8 hours · from $27Our pick

Visit Luoyang’s Longmen Grottoes with a passport-only entry ticket, or add a private guide and hotel or train-station transfers. Guides such as Jeff, Cecilia, Ping, and Cindy can explain the carvings, while longer options may include White Horse Temple, Luoyang Museum, and lunch.

“The grottoes were an amazing sight. Our guide, Jeff, spoke excellent English and provided a good explanation of the grottoes. We would not have got much out of visiting this site without that. We also learned a lot about modern China from our conversations. In addition, Jeff helped us to book a museum visit for the afternoon and organised a taxi back to the hotel which was very helpful.”

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2.Private Tour: Longmen Grottoes, Shaolin Temple & Kungfu Show

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 17 reviews · 8 - 11 hours · from $158

Join a private guide and driver for a full day at Luoyang’s Longmen Grottoes and Shaolin Temple. You’ll see the huge Vairocana Buddha, eat a local lunch, and watch Shaolin monks perform kungfu. Pickup is available in Luoyang, Zhengzhou, or Xi’an, with bullet train tickets included from Xi’an.

“L' attività più bella fatta in cina. La nostra guida Francesca è stata gentilissima, simpaticissima e molto professionale. Ci ha portato a mangiare in un ristorante fantastico e ci ha descritto perfettamente tutti i luoghi che abbiamo visitato. Anche il nostro autista è stato molto gentile e carino. Consigliatissimo, senza questo tour non saremmo riusciti a goderci al meglio questi luoghi.”

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3.Luoyang Private Day tour to Longmen Grottoes and Shaolin temple

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 17 reviews

Spend 9 to 10 hours exploring two of Luoyang’s major sights with guide Spring or another experienced local guide. See Longmen’s Buddhist carvings, visit the 1,500-year-old Shaolin Temple, watch a Kung Fu show, and travel by private vehicle. Admission and lunch cost extra.

“We had a great time on this trip. Linda the tour guide is knowledgeable and helpful. The trip has a combination of history, scenery and excitement.”

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4.Luoyang Private Day Tour to Shaolin Temple&Longmen Grottoes

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 10 reviews · 8 hours · from $268

Spend eight hours with a private English-speaking guide visiting Longmen Grottoes and Shaolin Temple. You’ll ride a battery bus, cruise past cliff carvings, watch Shaolin Kung Fu, eat lunch, and explore the Pagoda Forest. Guides named Jack, Cecilia, Fey, and Shane have led this tour.

“Tour privato molto interessante e ben organizzato, la guida Fey, sempre pronta , disponibile ed esaustiva. Le grotte longmen impressionanti, veramente fantastiche. Veramente consigliata!”

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5.Day tour from Xian or LuoYang with tickets options

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · 2 - 14 hours · from $27

Travel by private vehicle and, on selected options, fast train from Xi'an to Luoyang. Your English-speaking guide takes you to Longmen Grottoes and Shaolin Temple, with entrance tickets and hotel or station transfers available. Choose a Luoyang start or Xi'an round trip.

“We enjoyed the tour enormously! We went off-road and enjoyed the beautiful scenery. Only Yangshuo is far more touristic than we thought....and hotels are build everywhere.”

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6.Longmen Grottoes Entry Ticket Only Option

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · from $32

You receive an electronic Longmen Grottoes ticket after sending each visitor’s passport name and number, then show the ticket image at the entrance. Plan about three hours for the limestone cliffs, Buddhist statues, stupas, and inscriptions. This is mainly an entry-ticket service, not a guided tour.

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7.Louyang Day Tour from Xian: Longmen Grottoes, Shaolin Temple

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · 10 - 12 hours · from $263

Travel from Xi’an to Luoyang by high-speed train, then visit the UNESCO-listed Longmen Grottoes and Shaolin Temple with a private English-speaking guide. Lily is one named guide associated with the tour. Expect a very full day, long transfers, walking, and a live Kung Fu show.

“Excellent trip. Guide Lily is the best- kind and informative. Longmen grottoes and Shaolin are interesting and beautiful. The driver drove safely and careful.”

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