4 Days Shandong Tour from US$ 364

Day 1 Arrive in Jinan (L) 

Upon your arrival, our ACT guide will be waiting for you at the airport, holding a welcoming board with your names on it. You will be transferred to your hotel by a private air-conditioned car or van. Then you will visit the Daming Lake, a natural lake where many springs converge. With clear water and willow trees setting off each other, lotus leaves pile up one another, together with the reflection of Qianfo Mountain, consisting a natural picture. Continued is Baotu Spring, the most famous of Ji'nan's 72 springs with a long history of about 2700 years. Be formed because of Jinan's special geographical position and structure, the average temperature of the Baotu Spring is 18 degrees, and the spring water is pure and could be directly used for drinking.

Accommodation: 4 star Yizheng Hotel or similar

Day 2 Jinan / Qufu / Taian (B / L)

After your breakfast, drive to Qufu via Taian, the birthplace of Confucius who was the most celebrated ideologist, politician, educationist, and the initiator of Confucianism in later Spring and Autumn Period. Today you will visit the Confucius Temple. The temple used to be a place for making sacrifices to Confucius and now it becomes a historic site under special protection by the government. It represents the culture and history of Confucianism. Continued is the The Confucius Mansion, also called Yanshenggong Mansion, a large house consisting of 463 halls, rooms, towers and houses, covering an area of 13.3 hectares, is the largest landlord manor in China's history. It is located at the east side of the temple and Confucius Cemetery; just walk several steps away from the Confucius Residence - the graveyard of the Confucian family. It has a history of more than 2340 years. There are not only about ten thousand tombs inside the graveyard, but also many stone steles, lanes and pavilions can be found here. Drive back to Taian in the late afternoon.

Accommodation: sub-4 star Taishan International Hotel or similar 

Day 3 Mt Tai / Jinan (B / L)

Have full day visit to Mt. Tai which is located in the north of Taian City and are considered by the Chinese to be one of the natio’s five “Holiest” mountains. You are going to climb the Mt. Tai by cable car. The main peak-Yuhuang Peak has a height of 1545 meters, which is majestic and spectacular. There are lots of green pines and cypresses standing among steepy rocks, and the ever-changing seas of clouds will bring you into a fantastic world. Drive back to Jinan (99km) in the late afternoon.

Accommodation: 4 star Yizheng Hotel or similar

Day 4 Depart from Jinan (B)

Free at leisure till be transferred to the airport for the flight to your next destination.