The 7 Datong Tours That Justify the Trip Out

1.Private Datong Day Tour Arranged by Local Tour Guide Nancy

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 46 reviews · from $219Our pick

Review of Datong’s private day tour to Yungang Grottoes and Hanging Temple, with private transport, entrance fees, guides, value, and tips.

“Tour of Datong from Beijing, a lever that was definitely worth it! Once at the railway station we met with great punctuality our Guide, Nancy, who welcomed us to her hometown giving us information and dive deeping us in the local history. NanRead more”

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2.Datong Classic Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 13 reviews · from $208

Review of Datong’s private day tour to Yungang Grottoes and Hanging Temple, with transport, guide, costs, timing, and practical booking advice.

“This was the highlight of my trip to Datong! I came here during a Chinese National Holiday weekend and so it was extra busy. Viator connected me with Nancy beforehand and she recommended that I start earlier than the normal start time iRead more”

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3.Yungang Grottoes Entrance Ticket Only

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 12 reviews · 1 day · from $33

Review of the Yungang Grottoes ticket service near Datong, covering price, passport booking, transport, timing, value, and practical tips.

“La vista ha sido espectacular y la entrada con el pasaporte muy buena. Una sugerencia que podrien comentar es el Transporte hasta las cuevas, creo que no se hace para que compres la entrada más desplazamiento. Se puede ir desde Datong con taxi y volver con taxi. O ir y volver con dos buses. Nosotras optamos por ir en taxi y volver con bus porque ya no teníamos prisa.”

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4.Datong Private Self-guided Tour with Chartered Car

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 10 reviews · from $79

Review of Datong’s private car tour to Hanging Temple and Yungang Grottoes, with timing, tickets, transport, value, and practical tips.

“Driver Mr Li picked me up from the train station. From Datong South Rail station to Hanging Temple was about 1 hour in automobile. Driver was great. I highly recommend this trip. I was supposed to go to the Grottoes but I was too tired and decided to go back to the hotel (but Read more”

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5.Temples and Grottoes day tour with tickets options

★★★★★★★★★★3.1 · 7 reviews · 2 - 8 hours · from $27Best value

Review of Datong’s Hanging Monastery and Yungang Grottoes tour, with transport, guide options, ticket warnings, costs, and practical tips.

“No ticket was issued. I struggled to buy a ticket when I arrived onsite.”

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6.Pingyao Ancient City Scenic Area Pass Ticket Only

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 6 reviews · 1 day · from $36

Explore Pingyao Ancient City with a QR entry pass covering walls, temples, museums, banks, and historic streets for $36.

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7.Private Tour Datong Hengshan Hanging Temple Yungang Grottoes

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · 8 hours · from $200

Review of Datong’s private Hanging Temple and Yungang Grottoes tour, with practical advice on guides, food, timing, transport, and value.

“Our day with Sara to the Yungang Grottoes and the Hanging Temple was amazing! We had so much fun talking with Sara. She guided us through both experiences smoothly. The sites are amazing and certainly worth a visit with an experienced guide like Sara.”

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