7-Day Tai'an, Qufu, Mount Tai and Qingdao Tour from Beijing

Beijing, China

This is a 7-day Beijing, Mount Tai, Qufu and Qingdao tour. This tour will bring you to the Confucius's hometown: Qufu, and also bring you to visit the Mount Tai, the Great Wall, The Forbidden City, the Summer Palace, and Qingdao, which has the soft sand beach to let you enjoy the charming scenery.

Day 1:(L,D) Beijing
First day, you will be picked up from the Beijing Capital Airport. Visiting the world's largest city center square: Tian'anmen Square; Then visiting the world's 4th largest royal palace buildings: the Forbidden City.

After lunch, rickshaw tour to Beijing's best preserved traditional Siheyuan, which is a historical type of residence that was commonly found throughout China, most famously in Beijing(about 1 hour).

Day 2:(B,L,D) Beijng
After breakfast, you will take a bus to the Juyongguan Great Wall (drive about 1.5 hours, tour 2.5 hours). After lunch, visit the Olympic Park. Then visit the Xiushui Street.

After dinner, you will head back to hotel.

Day 3: (B,L) Beijing - Tai'an
After breakfast, you will go to the Qing Dynasty Royal pier, and visit the Summer Palace by boat; After lunch, visit the temple of heaven.(about 90 minutes); Then take High-speed railway to Tai'an.

Day 4: (B,L,D) Tai'an - Qufu
After breakfast, travel to Confucius's hometown: Qufu (drive about 1.2 hours). Visit the world cultural heritage: Temple of Confucius, which is the former residence for Confucius, you will visit here around 1.5 hours.

At the end of the day, you will return back to Tai'an.

Day 5: (B,D) Mount Tai
After breakfast, visit the famous mountain in China- Mount Tai (about 5-6 hours).

Afterwards, taking the high speed railway to the beautiful coastal city - Qingdao.

Day 6: (B,L,D) Qingdao
After breakfast, visit the symbol of Qingdao--Zhan Qiao Pier (more than 40 minutes). Then visit to Qingdao Beer Museum (about 1.5 hours), you will have a detailed understanding of Qingdao beer's history and culture.

Next, you will walk to May Forth Square, which is a large public square in Qingdao's central business district. It is located between the new municipal government building and Fushan Bay and is composed of Shizhengting Square, the central square and the coastal park. Afterwards, visit the Qingdao International Sailing Center (about 40 minutes).

Day 7: (B,L) Qingdao - Beijing
After breakfast, visit the Ba Da Guan villa area, it is well known for its photogenic landscape of more than 200 western architectures in different styles, and it is also called as the Architecture Museum. Your tour will end by driving you to the airport to catch your flight.