6 Longmen Grottoes Tours in Luoyang Worth Booking

1.Longmen Grottoes Optional Tours or Tickets Only

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

Choose simple entry tickets or add a private guide and hotel or train station pickup for Luoyang’s Longmen Grottoes. You’ll see more than 2,300 caves and niches, including the huge Vairocana Buddha. Guides such as Jeff, Cecilia, Ping, and Cindy are praised for clear English and helpful communication. Longer options may add lunch, White Horse Temple, and Luoyang Museum.

“We booked tickets for entrance only without guide and tour. All contact went smoothly via text. Entrance to the site was easy with just our passports so we could enjoy the grottos and all the Buddha statues without any problem. Beautiful historical place to visit!”

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

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

Travel by private vehicle from Luoyang or Zhengzhou, or by bullet train from Xi’an, to see the Longmen Grottoes and Shaolin Temple. Your guide explains the Buddhist art, temple traditions, and local stories. Lunch, entrance tickets, electric bus service, and the Shaolin kung fu show are included in the full package.

“Our guide, Cecilia, was fantastic (professional, interesting and practical). She offered guidance in English and French, which was very practical and entertaining. We really enjoyed the trip. Lunch, travel (car), and entrances were smooth and met our expectations..”

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

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 17 reviews

Spend 9 to 10 hours with Spring or another experienced English-speaking local guide visiting Luoyang’s Longmen Grottoes and Shaolin Temple. You’ll see Buddhist carvings, ancient pagodas, a Kung Fu performance, and a 1,500-year-old monastery with private transport for up to four people. 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 exploring Luoyang’s Longmen Grottoes and Shaolin Temple. You’ll ride a battery bus, see thousands of Buddhist carvings, take a boat cruise, eat lunch, watch a kung fu performance, and visit the Pagoda Forest. Guides including Jack, Cecilia, Fey, and Shane have been praised for clear explanations and flexible pacing.

“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.Longmen Grottoes Entry Ticket Only Option

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · from $32

Visit the Longmen Grottoes independently with an electronic ticket sent after you provide each visitor’s passport number, name, and preferred morning or afternoon entry. Allow about three hours to see caves, statues, stupas, and inscriptions carved into the cliffs. No hotel transport, meals, or tour guide is included.

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

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

Leave Xi’an early, ride the high-speed train to Luoyang, and visit the UNESCO-listed Longmen Grottoes with an English-speaking guide. Then continue to Shaolin Temple for its Buddhist heritage and live kung fu show before returning by train. The day is long, and the 2.5-hour road transfer between sites matters.

“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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