6-Day 5-Night In-Depth Tour of Zhengzhou + Luoyang + Kaifeng, Henan

Day 1

• Departure: Meet the operator at 12:00. Enter your preferred location at checkout. The operator will make the final confirmation accordingly. Free pick-up service is available from the airport/high-speed train station upon your arrival in Zhengzhou today. The driver will contact you before arrival, so please ensure that each traveler keeps their mobile phone accessible after disembarking. Taxi fares to Zhengzhou Railway Station will be reimbursed. Please be sure to note your round-trip transportation information when placing your order or notify us at least 1 day before departure.
• [Accommodation] 14:00, Reference Hotels: Jian Guo Hotel Zhengzhou, Grand Mercure Zhengzhou Jinjiang, Zhengzhou T&D Resense Hotel, or similar. If the reference hotels are fully booked, alternative hotels of the same standard will be arranged. Please be aware of this.

Day 2

• [Dining] 07:30, Breakfast, Hotel room includes breakfast
• [Attraction/experience] 10:00, Self-guided, Only Henan - A Theatrical City, Explore "Only Henan," a theatrical wonderland featuring 21 theaters, co-created by Jianye Group and Director Wang Chaoge (tour lasts approximately 5 hours). It is also China's largest theater cluster.
• [Accommodation] 20:00, Reference Hotels: Jian Guo Hotel Zhengzhou, Grand Mercure Zhengzhou Jinjiang, Zhengzhou T&D Resense Hotel, or similar. If the reference hotels are fully booked, alternative hotels of the same standard will be arranged. Please be aware of this.

Day 3

• [Dining] 07:30, Breakfast, Hotel room includes breakfast
• [Attraction/experience] 08:00, Guided tour, 云台山, Visit Yuntai Mountain and explore Hongshi Gorge, known as the "Bonsai Valley." This area features a Danxia landform, with red rocks that give "Hongshi Gorge" its name. The entire gorge is also a geological museum. Due to itinerary reasons, the visit may be changed to Laojun Mountain (Laojun Mountain is known as "The Heavenly Palace on the Summit, a Fairyland on Earth").
• [Dining] 12:00, Lunch, Taste "Delights from the Mountains" - A Feast of Mountain Treasures
• [Attraction/experience] 13:00, Self-guided, 云台山, Zhuyu Peak is a sacred place for scholars, writers, monks, and Taoists throughout history. It boasts lush vegetation and a forest coverage rate of up to 93%, earning it the reputation of a natural oxygen bar. (Excluding cable car: Upward journey ¥70/person, downward journey ¥65/person, round trip ¥120/person, payable if required.)
• [Accommodation] 19:00, In the event that the Friendship Hotel Luoyang, Ramada Luoyang, Dongshan Hotel Luoyang, or other hotels of the same standard are fully booked, alternative accommodations of a similar standard will be arranged. Please be aware of this.

Day 4

• [Dining] 07:30, Breakfast, Hotel room includes breakfast
• [Attraction/experience] 09:00, Guided tour, White Horse Temple, White Horse Temple was first built in the eleventh year of Yongping during the Eastern Han Dynasty (68 AD). It is the first temple built by the government after Buddhism was introduced into China and has always been revered as the "ancestral temple" and "source of Buddhism" in China.
• [Dining] 12:00, Lunch, Local Chinese Cuisine
• [Attraction/experience] 14:00, Self-guided, Longmen Grottoes, The Longmen Grottoes are one of China's treasure troves of stone carving art. Construction began during the reign of Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty and continued on a large scale for over 400 years through several dynasties. Stretching one kilometer from north to south, it now contains 2,345 caves and niches, more than 100,000 statues, and 2,800 inscriptions.
• [Attraction/experience] 18:00, Self-guided, Luoyi Ancient City, For your visit to Luoyi Ancient City, the tour guide will arrange transportation to Luoyi Ancient City based on your free time itinerary. After the normal itinerary, you can return to the hotel by bus. If you want to go elsewhere, you are free to do so, and you will need to arrange your own transportation back to the hotel afterward.
• [Accommodation] 19:00, Reference hotels: Friendship Hotel Luoyang, Ramada Luoyang, Dongshan Hotel Luoyang, or other equivalent hotels. If fully booked, accommodation will be arranged at another hotel of the same standard. Please be aware.

Day 5

• [Dining] 07:30, Breakfast, Hotel room includes breakfast
• [Attraction/experience] 10:00, Guided tour, Shaolin Monastery, Shaolin Temple, Pagoda Forest, and Shaolin Kung Fu Show
• [Dining] 13:30, Lunch, Dengfeng Braised Mutton
• [Accommodation] 17:00, Arrive at the hotel around 16:30, reference hotels: New Century Grand Hotel Kaifeng, Zhongzhou International Hotel Kaifeng, Huayue International Hotel Kaifeng. If the reference hotels are fully booked, you will be accommodated in another hotel of the same standard. Please be aware.
• [Attraction/experience] 19:00, Self-guided, Gulou Night Market, In the evening, the tour guide will arrange transportation to the Drum Tower Night Market, where you can embark on a culinary treasure hunt of "night market" snacks and delicacies. After the tour, you will return to the hotel on your own. Guests who do not wish to visit the Drum Tower Night Market can arrange their own activities after arriving at the hotel.

Day 6

• [Dining] 08:00, Breakfast, Hotel room includes breakfast
• [Attraction/experience] 09:00, Self-guided, Millennium City Park, Visit the Qingming Riverside Landscape Garden, known as the "Oriental Disney." Based on the famous scroll "Along the River During the Qingming Festival" by Northern Song Dynasty painter Zhang Zeduan, this large-scale folk custom theme park recreates the prosperous scene of Dongjing Bianliang (now Kaifeng), allowing you to experience "a step into the painting, a dream back to a thousand years."
• [Dining] 12:00, Sun Sheep Zheng Store in the Scenic Area
• [Return] 13:00 - 17:00, Shuttle included
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Additional information

• [Regarding Contact] Please ensure your contact method is accessible. Within 24 hours of placing your order, our staff will send a confirmation email or Klook voucher to confirm relevant travel information. Please check your inbox.
• [Regarding Entry] All scenic spots require the original ID card or passport/Mainland Travel Permit for Hong Kong and Macao Residents to enter. Please be sure to bring the document you filled in when placing your order. If you are unable to enter the scenic spot due to forgetting to bring the relevant documents or incorrect documents, any additional costs incurred will be borne by you.
• [Return Trip Suggestions] 13:30 Departure from Kaifeng North Railway Station. [It is recommended to book trains departing from Kaifeng North after 14:30] II. 15:00-15:30 Departure from Zhengzhou East Railway Station (Guests going to Zhengzhou Railway Station will disembark here (Zhengzhou East Railway Station), and the tour guide will reimburse taxi fares [Zhengzhou East - Zhengzhou Railway Station]). [It is recommended to book trains departing from Zhengzhou East Station after 16:00 and trains departing from Zhengzhou Railway Station after 17:00] III. 16:00-16:30 Departure from Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport. [It is recommended to book flights departing after 18:00]
• [About the Itinerary] For tour groups from March 15th to May 5th, we will arrange a visit to one of the following peony gardens based on the flowering period and flower conditions: Shenzhou Peony Garden / National Peony Garden / Sui and Tang Botanical Garden / Gaoshan Peony Garden / China National Flower Garden. (Choose one to visit. The specific peony garden is not designated.) (Arrangements apply only to tour groups from March 10th to May 5th.)
• 【Regarding Meals】If the tour group has fewer than 10 people, the number of dishes will be appropriately reduced (one dish per person principle, the per capita meal standard will not be reduced); if the tour group has fewer than 5 people, meals cannot be arranged, and the tour guide will refund the meal fee according to the meal standard and recommend self-funded meals.
• [Other reminders] There may be cultural and creative stores, souvenir shops, etc. in the scenic area and along the way to the exit of the scenic area. Please choose voluntarily and purchase with caution. When purchasing goods, you should ask for purchase invoices and related certificates, and keep the invoices and certificates properly. If you shop in these places, it is entirely your personal behavior and has nothing to do with the travel agency.
• [Other reminders] This itinerary is relatively strenuous. Please ensure you are in good health and suitable for travel. If any traveler is 70 years old (inclusive) or older, a signed health certificate from our company is required, and they must be accompanied by at least one relative aged 18-69 to join the tour. Thank you for your understanding.
• [Ticket Refund Policy] Refunds for complimentary or discounted tickets are based on the team discount ticket price (not the景区list price). Please inform staff in advance and bring relevant documentation.
• [Other reminders] For safety reasons: Minors under the age of 18 must be accompanied by at least one adult traveler; seniors aged 70 (inclusive) or above must be accompanied by at least one adult relative or friend; we do not accept reservations for pregnant women for this product, please understand.
• [Other reminders] The travel agency is not responsible for any further episodes and casualties of illnesses caused by pre-existing medical conditions and physical disabilities during the tour. The existing liability insurance and accident insurance clauses of insurance companies also include this situation in the scope of exemption of insurance companies. Individuals with mental illness and no behavioral control ability cannot register to participate in the group.
• [Friendly Reminder] The tour guide may adjust the order of meals at restaurants during the trip based on restaurant availability. Please refer to the actual arrangements.
• [About the Itinerary] We reserve the right to adjust the order of the tour itinerary, but the tour content will not be reduced. If the itinerary is affected by force majeure, the travel agency will assist tourists in resolving the issue, but will not be liable for any losses incurred as a result. Any additional costs incurred as a result will be borne by the tourists themselves.

Vehicle & luggage info

• Luggage allowance: 1 pieces of standard-sized luggages

Eligibility

• Children with a height of 140cm and above will be charged the same rate as adults
• Child prices include major transportation, vehicle use, and children's meals (breakfast is complimentary from the hotel, based on a standard of 2 breakfasts per room; additional breakfast charges may apply for taller or older children); other expenses are at your own expense.
• For safety reasons, minors under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult on the tour, and the accompanying adult will be their guardian during the activities.