Shaolin Temple

Shaolin Temple: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this Buddhist site: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Shaolin Temple

Season: October to March.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Shaolin Temple — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -15.30545, 28.34163. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Shaolin Temple

• Embassy Park Presidential Burial Site · park · Lusaka Province · ~17 km · Must-see
• Lusaka National Museum · church · Lusaka Province · ~18 km · Must-see
• Lusaka National Park · sanctuary · Lusaka Province · ~33 km · Must-see
• Kafue Gorge Upper dam · lake · Southern Province · ~71 km · Must-see
• Kalimba Reptile Park · sanctuary · Lusaka Province · ~3 km
• KFC Waterfalls · waterfall · Lusaka Province · ~12 km
• 10 Mile Hill · viewpoint · Central Province · ~12 km
• Gabon Disaster Memorial · fort · Lusaka Province · ~13 km
• Henry Tayali Gallery · attraction · Lusaka Province · ~13 km
• Aylmer May Cemetery · fort · Lusaka Province · ~15 km
• Murray Memorial Chapel · church · Lusaka Province · ~16 km
• Michael Sata's Mausoleum · fort · Lusaka Province · ~17 km
• Levy Mwanawasa's Mausoleum · fort · Lusaka Province · ~17 km
• Frederick Chiluba's Mausoleum · fort · Lusaka Province · ~17 km
• Cenotaph · fort · Lusaka Province · ~17 km
• National Heritage Conservation Commission · fort · Lusaka Province · ~17 km
• E W Tarry's Building · fort · Lusaka Province · ~17 km
• Bayport · viewpoint · Lusaka Province · ~18 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Shaolin Temple

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