Day 1
Arrive / Jinan
Our guide will pick you up at Jinan airport and transfer you to the hotel. The rest of the day is on your own to explore the city.
Day 2
Jinan ( B, L, D)
Tour sites: the Baotu Springs, the Daming Lake, the Thousand Buddhas Mountain
The Baotu Springs --Baotu Spring (baotu quan), also known as the "First Spring under Heaven", is one of the most popular of Ji'nan's springs with a long history of more than 2,600 years. Together with its environs, it has been turned into a park of the same name, located to the southwest of the old city district of Ji'nan.
The Daming Lake--Located in the center of Jinan, Daming Lake Park is regarded as one of the three must-see tourist spots in Jinan together with the Baotu Spring Park and Thousand-Buddha Mountain. Formerly known as "Lotus Seed Lake" and "West Lake", the lake got its current name in the Jin Dynasty.
TheThousand Buddhas Mountain --During the reign of the Emperor Kaihuang (581-600AD) of the Sui Dynasty (581-618AD), Buddhism became flourished. Many monasteries were built around Lishan Mountain and numerous Buddhist images were sculptured on the rocky cliffs. Hence the place became known as the Thousand Buddha Hill, which today also embraces Yellowstone Cliff (Huangshi Ya) and Jueshan Mountain in the south and east respectively.
Day 3
Jinan / Tai'an ( B, L )
Tour sites: Mt. Taishan
Drive to hotel in Tai'an. Climb the Mt. Taishan. It stands grandly in Tai'an City, jutting out into the sky in the center of Shandong province. The main peak rises steeply and imposingly 1,545 meters above sea level. It deserves the title of "the first among the five sacred mountains of China" and "the first mountain under heaven". It is said that in ancient times, 72 kings came to Mt.Tai offering sacrifices to heaven and earth. Move on to visit the Daimao Temple, the imperial ancestral temple.
Day 4
Tai'an / Qufu (B,L)
Tour sites: the Confucius Mansion,the Confucius Temple and the Confucius Forest
Dive to Qufu and transfer to the hotel. Visit the Confucius Mansion,the Confucius Temple and the Confucius Forest. These sites, over 2,000 years old, are links with China's most famous sage and educator-Confucius. Covering 140,000 square meters, the site boasts over a hundred halls, towers, pavilions and other buildings clustering around 9 courtyards.
Day 5
Qufu / Jinan / Exit ( B )
Be transferred back to Jinan Airport for departure.
Service ends.
Stay at:4-star hotel
Price:
2-3 persons: 3050 CNY/Pax SGL: 600 CNY/Pax
4-5 persons: 2280 CNY/Pax SGL: 600 CNY/Pax
About price: the price as above is for reference, only available in 2009.
Price Includes:
1). Hotel accommodation base on standard room. With daily breakfast
2). Meals in the stated itinerary: B for breakfast, L for lunch, D for dinner.
3). All entrance fee as mentioned in the itinerary above.
4). Responsibility of travel agency.
5). Private transfers between hotel, airport and tour sites as listed in the itinerary.
6). Private tour vehicle & English-speaking tour guide.
Price Excludes:
1). Hotel accommodation and breakfast fees
2). International round-trip air-tickets.
3). Tips to tour guide and driver.
4). Accident insurance.
REMARK: All the prices will rise by 15% up during Chinese holidays.
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