Meet up with your friendly private guide at your hotel in the morning, and drive directly head to Shaolin Temple.This is a famous martial arts monastery, the birthplace of both kung fu and Zen Buddhism. Beautiful scenery throughout the entire complex. very peaceful and serene place to visit. The history of the place is fascinating to hear, The absolute highlight was watching a Shaolin Kung Fu performance, Also seeing hundreds of kids marching down to the training ground (all dressed identically) was a sight to behold. For lunch, eat with the monks inside the Shaolin Temple( a simple vegetarian lunch).

Then, you will visit thePagoda Forest of Shaolin Temple which is a concentration of tomb pagodas for eminent monks and abbots of the temple. There are more than 230 tomb pagodas, making it the biggest pagoda forest in China.