Qingdao Highlights Two Day Private Guided Tour

Qingdao, China
Duration2 days
Free cancellationFull refund up to 24 hours before
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TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted
LanguagesEnglish
Private tourOnly your group will participate
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Overview

Explore Qingdao fully with your guide, who will organize several stops across these two days, helping you to make the most of your stay here. Things to look forward to wil be walking around the city streets to see the colonial architecture, visiting the Qingdao beer brewery and sampling the goods, visiting the famous Taoist mountain Laoshan, and many more stops.
Visit Qingdao Xiaoyushan Park and the classic garden

Check out the German influence and the German castle-like buildings

Relax in the mists under the Longtan waterfall and go for a hike

Try your had at taichi on Laoshan mountain, taichi’s home

What's included

  • Entrance fee
  • Private English Guide
  • Professional Driver
  • Gratuities
  • Meals
  • Personal Cost

What to expect

Day 1: Qingdao Xiaoyushan Park and the German castle-like buildings
  1. Qingdao
    50m
    Your driver will pick you up at your hotel/ the airport /the railway station.
  2. Qingdao XiaoYushan Park
    1h · Admission ticket included
    You will explore the XiaoYuShan Park(Little Fish Hill Park).
    It is a classical-style garden well-known as the best spot to enjoy the panoramic city views.
  3. Badaguan Scenic Resort
    1h · Admission ticket included
    You will visit the Badaguan Scenic Reserve, whose leafy avenues and villas were built by the British, Swiss, and other nationalities during the colonial time of Qingdao.
  4. Qingdao Site Museum of the Former German Governor's Residence
    1h · Admission ticket included
    Built in 1907, this German castle-like building of royal European style was the residence of the German Governor in Qingdao and hence named "Governor's House".

    In 1934, it was renamed "Guest House" and became the top-notch hotel in Qingdao. Chairman Mao stayed here in the summer of 1957.
  5. Zhanqiao Pier
    50m · Admission ticket included
    You will stroll along Zhanqiao pier, built in 1891 to enable larger vessels to dock at Qingdao.

    Today, the pier stretches 1,312 feet (400 meters) into Qingdao Bay, and boasts a Chinese-style pavilion at one end.
  6. German Street
    40m
    You will be taken to explore the German-style architecture and twin-towered St Michael’s Catholic Church of the charming Zhejiang Road area, Qingdao’s oldest district.
Day 2: Qingdao Beer Museum and Laoshan Scenic Area
  1. Qingdao
    30m
    After breakfast your guide and driver will pick you up.
  2. Qingdao Beer Museum
    1h · Admission ticket included
    You will tour to the 1903 Tsingtao Brewery, which was built for Qingdao’s one-time German population during the colonial time.

    Explore the beer manufacturing facilities, and taste the famous beer.You will be offered to taste a cup of authentic Qingdao Beer for free in the beer museum.

    After the beer museum, you may explore the biggest seafood market in Qingdao near by the brewery.
  3. Laoshan Scenic Area
    5h · Admission ticket included
    You will visit the largest and oldest preserved temple in Laoshan, Taiqing Temple from 2,000 years ago.
    It is the second most important Taoist Temple in China. The Taoists from Laoshan Mountain were famous for their religious knowledge and legendary skills in Taichi.
    The Taiqing Temple complex has more than 150 rooms, including two courtyards named Martyr's Shrine and Shrine of Master of Scriptures, and inner temples like Sanguan, Sanqing and Sanhuang with their own gates and walls. Pay attention to the trees you will find on your way, some of them centenaries, like two old cypresses and a rare camellia.
    While descending the mountain, you will come across odd shaped stones, caves and imposing cliffs, as well as many clear springs. It is said to be home to some “supernatural spirits” that has inspired poems and emperor’s stories over the course of history.
    You will visit the xiaoyushan finishing village right below the Laoshan mountain afterwards.
    Airport or train station drop off.

Meeting and pickup

Pickup details

We will pick you up at the arrival hall.
The driver will be waiting for you with a sign with the lead traveler's name.

Additional information

  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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