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Qingdao Private Tour: City Highlights and Laoshan Mountain with Lunch+Cable Car
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Duration
6 hours
Number of Guests
1 - 15 guests
Language
Chinese, English
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Uncover Qingdao's essence on this private tour, visiting Laoshan Mountain with a scenic cable car ride and famed sites like Taiqing Palace. Includes lunch, guide, transport, and flexible itinerary.
For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals
10 meals
Experience Details
Have only a limited amount of time to discover Qingdao? This immersive, private tour introduces you to the city's top attractions, all in one day. Meet your guide in the morning at your local hotel, or International Port and head to Laoshan Scenic Area. Use the convenient cable car ride to the top of the mountain. Soak up famous sights like the Taiqing Palace and Longtan Waterfall. A friendly local guide accompanies you on way to share important facts about Taoism history and architecture along the way. After lunch ,choose the sites in the city you want to see. Tour including English speaking tour guide, private vehicle, entrance fee, cable car round trip, lunch and Beer. Tour start from your Qingdao City hotel or International Port.
What You Get
Beer
Bottled water
Professional guide
Accommodation
Gratuities
Good To Know
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
What You’ll Experience
1
Laoshan Scenic Area
Your tour guide will pick you up from the the lobby of your Qingdao hotel, or Qingdao International Port, hop on your private air-conditioned vehicle, heading directly to Laoshan Scenic Area.
Facing the Yellow Sea, Laoshan Mountain is famous for its marvelous mountainous scenery and coastal landscape. Featured in many folk legends and festivals, Laoshan is also known as the birthplace of Taosim in China.
Choose one routine suits you, then follow your tour guide to explore. Tour including cable car round trip to save your energy.
2 hoursAdmission Ticket Included
2
Laoshan Taiqing Palace
Typically you will choose the The Southern Line
On the first line there are not only marvelous landscapes but also sacred Taoist Palaces. Follow your tour guide to take the cable car up ,and visit the significant points include the Taiqing Palace, Xufu Islet and Longtan Waterfall.
The Taiqing Palace has the longest history of these buildings spanning more than two thousand years. It has 155 rooms. They were well preserved and holds the typical architectural style of the Song Dynasty (960-1279).
Follow your tour guide to stroll around different halls and courtyards, get to know the history about Taoism and its belief.
1 hourAdmission Ticket Included
3
Qingdao Longtan Waterfall
Continue to enjoy the Longtan Waterfall. Afterwards, you will stop for lunch
30 minutesAdmission Ticket Included
4
Beijiushui River Laoshan
You also can choose to take the The Central Line
This line mainly focuses on Beijiushui. The name Beijiushui derives its meaning from Laoshan Mountain that has nine crooks, thus making the river turn nine times. At every corner, totally different sights can be found. The flowers, trees and odd rocks on both sides of the river emphasize the elegant beauty of the water.
Admission Ticket Free
5
Chaoyin Waterfall
The most famous sight of Beijiushui is Chaoyin Waterfall. The water crashes against the rocks, producing a huge sound similar to waves crashing against the seashore.
Admission Ticket Free
6
Huayan Temple
The most famous line is the The Eastern Line
It includes the Taiping Palace, the Lion Peak, Huayan Temple, Naluoyan Cavern and other sights.
Naluoyan Buddha Cavern is a natural granite cavern 7 meters (about 23 feet) wide and 15 meters (about 49 feet) high. More than 100 people can stand inside at one time. Its structure is quite unique. The smooth walls and flat ground are just as they were pared. On the wall of the cavern protrudes a thin stone, like a Buddha niche
1 hourAdmission Ticket Included
Qingdao Yingbinguan (Pass By)
Heading back to city, enjoy lunch in the local restaurant, then choose the city highlights you want to go.
Maybe walking pass by Qingdao Yingbinguan, to enjoy the royal European style building which used to be the residence of the German Governor in Qingdao.
Badaguan Scenic Resort (Pass By)
Or Continue to Badaguan Scenic Area which features foreign villas and paths. Stroll around the area with your tour guide, enjoy the peace and unique architecture.
St. Michael's Cathedral, Qingdao (Pass By)
Walking pass by St Michael's Chthedral.
Constructed in 1932, designed by German designer in the light of Gothic and Romanesque, the Catholic Church of Qingdao, with the autonym being St. Michael's Church, is the largest Gothic architecture in Qingdao, the only consecration church in China, and a masterpiece of Christian architecture art.
Zhanqiao Pier (Pass By)
You also can choose to travel to Zhanqiao Pier which is the landmark of Qingdao. Walk with your tour guide to Huilan Pavilion at the bridge end
7
Qingdao Beer Museum
If you are not interested in the sites above, then you can choose to visit Qingdao Beer Museum.
German Beer Company Qingdao Branch established in 1903, China’s first brewing factory that built with European technology was the predecessor of the Tsingtao Brewery Company. At present, the Qingdao Beer Museum owns 55 brewing factories and malt factories in 18 cities and provinces in China. The one-hundred-year old Tsingtao Beer has created its own history and culture. The museum was designed by an outstanding architect and designer utilizing both Chinese and western culture.
Follow your tour guide to visit the museum and sample various freshly brewed beers, you can purchase variety of souvenirs.
After the tour, you will be transferred to your hotel in Qingdao, or Qingdao International Port
1 hourAdmission Ticket Included
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Your driver will pick you up in the lobby of your hotel by holding your name sign, if your hotel is out of the city center please contact us with extra distance fee
Cancellation Policy
Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.
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Earliest available date: July 9, 2025
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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals
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