About This Trip

This tour will show you the highlights of Beijing and Shandong. After visiting the Great Wall, the Forbidden City, the Temple of Heaven, and Hutongs, you may get a clearer image of ancient Beijing in your mind. Then, learn to paint a Peking Opera mask as your souvenir. Jinan will be your first stop in Shandong, where you can soak in the natural beauty of the Baotu Spring and Daming Lake. Continue to Tai'an to visit Mount Tai, a world natural and cultural heritage site. Learn about the story of Confucius when traveling in Qufu. And finally, explore Mt. Laoshan to get a glimpse into Taoist culture.

Itinerary Summary

DAY	PLACE	HIGHLIGHTS
1 - 3	Beijing	Great Wall, Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, Paint Masks in Hutong
4	Jinan	Baotu Spring, Daming Lake
5	Tai'an	Mount Tai, Dai Temple
6	Qufu	Family Kong's Mansion, Temple of Confucius
7 - 9	Qingdao	Zhan Bridge, Badaguan Scenic Area, Mt. Laoshan, Taiqing Palace

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Day 1: Beijing, Arrival

Upon your arrival at the Beijing airport, your local guide will welcome you and escort you to your hotel. Rest of the day is your leisure time to explore this city on your own.

Beijing

Day 2: Beijing, Tiananmen Square & Forbidden City

In the morning, the guide will pick you up from the hotel lobby at the appointed time to start today's tour from Tiananmen Square, and then to the Forbidden City, which shows the glorious history and luxurious setups by emperors over ancient times.

After that, enjoy Chinese lunch at a local restaurant and then continue the tour with a pearl store and a leisure walking tour in the hutongs to learn about the daily life of old Beijingers. What's more, you will also enjoy painting facial make-up of Peking Opera on a paper mask here.

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Beijing

Day 3: Beijing, Temple of Heaven & Great Wall

Know more about amusements of the elderly locals in the Temple of Heaven, and then start for the magnificent Great Wall (Mutianyu section). Immerse yourself in this unbelievable construction from a special view via a cable car.

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Beijing

Day 4: High-Speed Train to Jinan, City Highlights

After breakfast, board your high-speed train to Jinan City (around 2 hours). On arrival, you will meet your guide and then be escorted to your hotel. After checking in, you could have relaxing sightseeing through the city with Daming Lake, the biggest lake in Jinan, Furong Street and Baotu Spring surrounded by historical structures.

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Jinan

Day 5: Drive to Tai'an, Mount Tai

Today, your guide will transfer you to Tai'an City for a tour of the famous Dai Temple and the holy Mount Tai including Puzhao Temple and Bixia Temple. This tour will let you feel the sacred atmosphere of Chinese religion. Before driving to the hotel, take in the charm of natural beauty from the top via cable car.

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Tai'an

Day 6: Tai'an - Qufu - Tai'an, Confucius' Hometown

Spend about 1.5 hours being driven to Qufu City, where Confucius was born and grew into a philosopher whose philosophy greatly impacted people around the world and still linger in today's society.

In Qufu, you must see three sites, which are collectively known as "The Three Confucian". It consists of the Family Kong's Mansion, the Temple of Confucius and the Cemetery of Confucius. From these sites, you will learn more about Confucius and Confucian culture. After the tour, drive back to Tai'an.

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Tai'an

Day 7: High-Speed Train to Qingdao, City Sightseeing

Today, you will take a high-speed train for around 3 hours to the beautiful coastal city Qingdao. Upon arrival, you will visit the symbols of the city including Zhan Bridge, Badaguan Scenic Area and Olympic Sailing Center.

Qingdao

Day 8: Qingdao, Mt. Laoshan

Enjoy a tour to Mt. Laoshan, a famous Taoist holy mountain where you will see lots of ancient Taoist buildings, among which Taiqing Palace is the oldest and largest one. After that, drive back to Qingdao and the rest of the day is free for you to explore this city on your own.

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Qingdao

Day 9: Qingdao, Departure

Today, you will enjoy some free time until your local guide and driver escort you to the airport for your flight departing from Qingdao.

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05 Aug 2025

Second Honeymoon My wife and I celebrated our 20th anniversary by spending a few weeks touring around Asia. We loved how Odynovo worked with us to craft a tour of what we wanted to see and how we wanted to see it. This was our first time traveling with a private tour guide, and it was truly amazing. they took care of all transportation, tickets, and everywhere we went we had someone who not only spoke our language, but was also very well-versed in the places we were visiting. We saw Beijing and then took a bullet train to Xi'an. In both cities we had tour guides who had done this "a thousand times," and as a result knew all the tricks on where to take the best pictures, what lines to stand in, where to eat, and what not to waste your time seeing. At one point our guide pulled out ponchos from her backpack when it started to rain, while another helped us haggle for a good price on a new suitcase. We were surprised by how much we loved China, and it is safe to say that is because of the quality of service we got from Odynovo. Oh, and the hotels were great, too! In our first hotel my wife fell in love with her breakfast soup that she had to have every morning, while in Xi'an we were right around the corner from the Muslim Night Market and were able to get to it in less than 5 minutes of walking.We are already looking to see what tours we will be doing next through Odynovo, as the service was amazing, the quality was remarkable, and the cost was very worth it for what we received.

Shannon V

05 Aug 2025

Fabulous! We had a fabulous experience with our guide and Odynovo walking the Great Wall of China, and all other sites in Beijing. We loved our Peking duck dinner. It was fabulous. Thank you, Sammie/Jing for a great experience.

domotic d

05 Aug 2025

Beijing Beauty It started off with a friendly face at the airport, with Roy, our tour guide.The week has been such a pleasure and a treat. From adventures to The Great Wall, Temple of Heaven and the Forbidden City, to local markets, delicious Beijing food and roof top tea houses.Roy and our driver, Mr. Zhou, were prompt in picking us up and driving us around safely.The knowledge and fact about history and Beijing that Roy knows and explains is amazing and the fact he could answer my weird and inquisitive history questionsnwoth ease was a treat.He made it so easy to enjoy ourselves and absorb all that was around us, he even takes great photos too! 😊Polite, kind and thoughtful and ever patient in letting us take our time with things that interested us.I would highly recommend this tour and Roy again and again.

Zarah B

05 Aug 2025

Amazing travel experience My name is Zarah M. Babangida a Nigerian and i visited Beijing with my colleagues from the office. During our 5 day stay in Beijing, Ms. Eva Ma, was our Tour guide and from the minute we came through the Arrival Gate of the Airport, we were embraced by her alluring smile and warm welcome. She remained consistent with her warmth, a kind and intelligent professional who exuded unique passion not just for her job as a tour guide but, even more so as a proud Chinese woman. Her outstanding insight and knowledge of the sweet Chinese history and heritage left us in awe. I couldn't be more proud and thankful that she was assigned to our group and she made our stay exciting, fun-filled effortless and knowledge packed. I absolutely commend her dedication to work which she depicted throughout our stay. I recommend her to every visiting tourist because to know Eva, is to love her. If it were up to me, i will increase her bonuses or upgrade her salary as i am sure most tourists would want or revisit for her sake first and then perhaps other reasons.Thank you Eva and keep the passion up🙌.