7/10D Shandong/Heze/Beijing
Qingdao/Penlai/Weifang/Jinan/Qufu/Taishan/Beijing
DAY
01: SINGAPORE/QINGDAO (MOB/L/D)
Assemble at Changi International Airport for your
flight to Qingdao. Upon
arrival, visit Zhanqiao
Bridge -
the symbol of Qingdao. Then to the pier, and Badaguang (Eight Great
Passes) is the place where more than 200 villas of different styles
can be found, and is locally called “Exposition Zone of World
Architectures”. Wusi Square
and the Music Square.
DAY
02: QINGDAO/LAOSHAN/YANTAI (B/L/D)
After breakfast, tour of the Tsingtao
Brewery,
which was established in 1903 by the Germans. The Flavour of the finest
brew in China comes from the mineral waters of nearby Laoshan, is the oldest beer factory in China.
And
then travel along the coast road to Mt.
Laoshan, a
national scenic zone and a well-known Taoism holy land, a scenic area of rocky peaks and
waterfalls that was home to the Immortals in Chinese mythology.
Taiqing Taoist Palace is the main and a well-preserved palace in
the mountain. Also visit the Old Stone Man, the frog stone. Then
continue journey to Yantai.
DAY
03: YANTAI/PENGLAI/WEIFANG
(MOB/L/D)
After breakfast, tour
to
Penglai City, a fairyland on earth. Visit the well-known Penglai
Pavilion. Legend has it that the Eight Immortals crossed the sea
here and went to the heaven form the pavilion. Then drive to Penglai
Water City, the best-preserved ancient navy base in China. Next
swing to Dengzhou Museum of Ancient Ships, the second museum in
China exclusively displaying ancient ships. Then tour to Yangjiabu
Village and Weifang Museum of Kites.
DAY
04: WEIFANG/QUFU
(B/L/D)
After breakfast, tour to the Confucius mansion, the
rambling palace where 77 generations of the philosopher's descendants
lived, the temple, and the forest that is the family
burial ground, known as the three largest ancient buildings of
China.
DAY
05: QUFU/TAI’AN (MOB/L/D)
After breakfast, take
cable car to Mount Taishan, one of the five holy Taoist
mountains, and perhaps the grandest and most ancient of China's holy
mountains and have a breathtaking panoramic view. The mountain was
listed by UNESCO in 1987 as the world natural and cultural heritage.
Scenic spots include the Heavenly Street (Tianjie) once perhaps named for its wealth of historical and religious treasures,
is today something of a tourist trap. This Disney- style area is where
you can pick up t-shirts, souvenirs etc. Then to Grand View Peak, north of the temple is inscribed with an
essay by Emperor Xuan Zong of the Tang Dynasty on his first ascent of
Taishan. The 8.8 meter-high cliff is surrounded by monuments inscribed
with eulogies of the mountain by emperors of various dynasties. Next to
Jade Emperor Summit (Yuhuang Peaks). This is the highest peak of Mount Taishan. At the peak lies the Jade Emperor
Temple, where a bronze statue of the Jade Emperor is worshipped.
DAY
06: TAI’AN/HEZE/JINAN (MOB/L/D)
After breakfast, coach to Heze, the land of peonies.
It is the largest production base for peony, China
national flower, to appreciate beautiful peonies. Then
take coach to Jinan, Shandong Province. (If not Heze Peony Festival, after breakfast coach
to Jinan, upon arrival to Daming Lake (Great Brightness Lake) covering an area of 80 hectares, is
scattered with temples and teahouses. After lunch, visit the Bao Tu Quan Spring Park (Spurting
Spring) also well known as the "first spring under heaven" is one of the most popular in the city. Together with its environs, it
has been turned into a park of the same name, located to the southwest
of the old city district. Follow by QuanCheng Square, the central square of
the capital city, Jinan).
DAY
07: JINAN/SINGAPORE (B/L/MOB)
After
breakfast, coach to the Qianfo Mountain (Thousand Buddhas Mountain), one of the three most famous scenic spots in Ji'nan,
is located about 2.5 kilometres southeast of the city at 285 meters
above sea level. It occupies an area of 166 hectares.
After lunch, transfer to airport for your flight to Singapore.
For 10 days tour, Day 07 will take a afternoon train to Beijing.