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Shandong, a peninsula located in China's northeastern coastline, is a legendary place full of natural and supernatural charm. Its vast land is dotted with rivers, springs, peaks and sea views. No matter you step into the central capital and surrounding cities, or visit the eastern coastal cities, the natural scenery can be intoxicating. Moreover, Shandong is one of the cradles of China's long civilization. The first World Natural and Cultural Heritage site and the greatest one of China's Five Sacred Mountains – Mount Tai, an imperial mountain visited by 72 emperors, stands majestically in Taian, Shandong. The most influential philosopher and social theorist – Confucius was born and developed his thoughts in Qufu, Shandong. The Asian Oktoberfest takes place annually in picturesque Qingdao, Shandong, and the International Kite Festival is held annually in the kite's hometown – Weifang, Shandong. Far more than that, Shandong owns numerous intangible cultural heritage and eight of them are listed in UNESECO Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. In addition, Shandong Cuisine is the first of Eight Most Famous Chinse Cuisines. Traveling Shandong means a great feast of China's alluring nature, profound culture, interesting festival and tasty cuisine.
How to Plan your Shandong tour? A classic Shandong tour takes about one week. For Qingdao and Jinan are two transportation hubs of Shandong, we suggest you start your Shandong tour from Qingdao and ends Jinan, or in the opposite way. You can spend 2 ~ 3 days appreciating the spectacular seascape and featured architectures in Qingdao, 1 ~ 2 days hiking to the summit of Mount Tai, and 2~3 days exploring the life story of Confucius in Qufu and Jinan. For more experience, it's highly recommended to extend your trip to Weihai, Yantai, Weifang, Zibo, etc. for an in-depth Shandong exploration.
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Trip at a Glance: Jinan (1N), Mount Tai (1N), Qufu (1N), Qingdao (2N)
Sites: Mount Tai, Qingdao Museum, Badaguan Scenic Resort, Laoshan Mountain, Confucian Temple, Baotu Spring, Daming Lake
Transfer: Private Car & Bullet Train
View DetailsTrip at a Glance: Jinan (1N), Mount Tai (1N), Qufu (1N)
Sites: Baotu Lake, Daming Lake, Mount Tai, Dai Temple, Confucious Temple
Transfer: Private Car
View DetailsTrip at a Glance: Qingdao (1N), Weihai (2N), Yantai (1N)
Sites: Laoshan Mountain, Tsingtao Beer, Badaguan Scenic Resort, Liugong Island, Chengshantou Scenic Area, Yantai Hill, Penglai Pavilion
Transfer: Private Car & Bullet Train
View DetailsTrip at a Glance: Qingdao - Weihai - Yantai - Weifang - Zibo - Qufu - Mount Tai - Jinan
Sites: Qingdao Laoshan Mountain, Tsingtao Beer, Badaguan Scenic Resort, Weihai Liugong Island, Chengshantou Scenic Area, International Bathing Beach, Yantai Hill,, Penglai Pavilion
Transfer: Private Car & Bullet Train
View DetailsTrip at a Glance: Mount Tai (1N)
Sites: Mount Tai, Dai Temple, Confucius Temple
Transfer: Private Car & Bullet Train
View DetailsTrip at a Glance: Qingdao (2N), Qufu (1N)
Sites: Qingdao Beer Museum, Xiaoyuashan Park, Mount Tai Hiking, Confucian Temple
Transfer: Private Car & Bullet Train
View DetailsTrip at a Glance: Beijing (3N), Qingdao (2N)
Sites: Forbidden City, Great Wall, Qingdao Beer Museum, Badaguan Scenic Resort
Transfer: Private Car & Bullet Train
View DetailsTrip at a Glance: Qufu (2N)
Sites: Baotu Lake, Mount Tai, Confucious Temple
Transfer: Private Car & Bullet Train
View DetailsIn Shandong, you can enjoy different scenery in its various destinations. Qingdao, the host of Qingdao International Beer Festival, is an impressive coastal city. Jinan, the city of spring, owns numerous springs in different sizes as well as many other poetic waterscape. Mount Tai is a holy mountain for a cultural hike and a breathtaking sunrise. Qufu, of course, is the best place to know about the whole life of Confucius as well as experience China's traditional culture. In addition, Yantai, Weihai and Weifang show you more aspects of Shandong. Following are well-selected Shandong tours lasting for 2 to 5 days by destinations. If you are short in time, it is available to spend 2~3 days visiting one of the top destinations for a glimpse of Shandong's beauty.
Highlights: Laoshan Mountain, Qingdao Beer Museum, Badaguan Scenic Resort
This tour takes you to explore all highlights of Qingdao in 3 days, involving seascape sightseeing, mountain visit, Qingdao Beer experience, Taoism exploration...
Highlights: Qingdao Beer Museum, Badaguan Scenic Resort, Former German Governor's Mansion
Want to have a high-quality Qingdao experience in limited time? This tour allows you to visit only the essence of Qingdao in 2 short days.
Highlights: Forbidden City, Great Wall, Qingdao Beer Museum, Badaguan Scenic Resort
This tour takes you to explore China's rich culture in Beijing and great seascape in Qingdao to your fullest in one go. In addition, you will enjoy the comfortable transfer by high speed train.
Highlights: Tsingtao Brewery Museum, Zhanqiao Pier, Little Qingdao Isle, Badaguan Scenic Resort
Taking this 3 days tour, you are able to throw yourself in the revelry of Qingdao International Beer Festival, grabbing beer from different countries, ganbei (cheers) to each other, eating fresh seafood...
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Equipped with convenient airlines and high speed rails, Shandong can be traveled with many destinations easily. In fact, its location between Beijing and Shanghai makes it a great stop for the frequent Beijing-Shanghai high speed trains, so you can conveniently travel Shandong with Beijing and Shanghai. You can spend 3 ~ 4 traveling Beijing’s highlights and then start a Shandong tour. If you want to enjoy more about China’s civilization, we strongly suggest you extend your tour to its neighbor - Henan where famous Shaolin Temple and old capital city Luoyang are located. If it is your first time to China, don’t miss Guilin - most idyllic city with breathtaking karst landscape, Xian - the old capital city representing China’s past, Chengdu - the hometown of giant panda, etc. Discover the best Shandong China tours below or contact us to customize a unique tour according to your own needs!
Beijing / Mount Tai / Qufu / Zhengzhou / Shaolin Temple / Luoyang / Xian
Beijing / Qufu / Mount Tai
Beijing / Mount Tai / Qufu / Shanghai
Beijing / Jinan / Mount Tai / Qufu / Qingdao