Hi, Kirsten,
Greetings from Sophie, Top China Travel!
Thank you very much for your enquiry as below,
Hello,
We would like to travel from Beijing to Datong to see the hanging temple. From there we would like to go to Mount Wutai for some temples and walking tours. Departing Beijing Monday evening or Tuesday and returning to Beijing on Wednesday evening.
Can you let me know if this is possible.
Well noted that you planning to visit Datong and Mt. Wutai. To be honest, traveling to
Datong and Mt. Wutain from Beijing and back to Beijing in 2 days is impossible. Reasons are as below,
1. If you take train from Beijing to Datong, it will takes around 6-6.5 hours. Then you might need to take the overnight train one day in advance.
2. If you take round way flights, there is one flight from Beijing to Datong each morning every day. When the flight fly to Datong in the morning, then it will back to Beijing in the morning also. Therefore, if you choose to take flights, if you have 2 full days, it will cost you at least 2 nights and back to
Beijing on the 3rd day morning.
3. Besides, it is around 260 km from Datong to Mt. Wutai. It needs around 4-4.5 hours by driving from Datong.
Therefore, if you want to visit these 2 places, you need to do it as below itinerary. If you only have 2 days, you could only try Datong tour.
Recommended itinerary:
Day01 Arrival in Datong in the morning, full day Datong tour
Day02 Drive from Datong to Mt. Wutai, visit to Hanging Temple in route and overnight in Mt. Wutai
Day03 Full day tour in Mt. Wutai and drive back to Datong in the late afternoon.
Day04 Take morning flight or morning train back to Beijing.
Besides, it depends on private tour. If you do it on you own, it might need more time as you will need more time to find your own transportation in Datong and Mt. Wutai. It will waste a lot of time.
Therefore, if your traveling time is limited, I suggest you book the tour with us to save time and avoid incovenience.
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