Day 1 Check in to designated hotel in Jinan All day gathering day
All day
Today is a full-day gathering day in Jinan. We especially recommend the following areas for you to choose from and get to know the beauty of Jinan for the first time.
Recommended areas:
Baihuazhou Qushuiting Street - Jinan Old City. Tourists who arrive early can go to the Handmade Rubik's Cube Museum to experience Shandong's intangible cultural heritage. Jinan shadow puppets, Yangjiaobu New Year paintings, and Gaomi clay tigers can all be experienced here to enhance their initial impression of Shandong.
After the lights come on, you can go to Daming Lake to see the lights of Chaoran Tower, and taste Shandong cuisine in the Furong Street area.
Day 2 Hotel - Shandong Museum - Thousand Buddha Mountain - Dezhou Eurofort Hotel
·morning
Departing the hotel at 8:30 AM, we first headed to the Shandong Museum. "A lamp, a porcelain, a world; a tripod, a bell, a legacy." Every artifact here tells its own story, the rise and fall of the Six Dynasties, recounted in the idle chatter of fishermen and woodcutters. As prosperity fades into history, only a few relics and memories remain, offering remembrance to future generations.
Here we get a study tour manual and follow the study tour teacher to explore the Shandong Museum and find the ten treasures of the museum. The exploration activity can be exchanged for an archaeological blind box from the instructor. Today, all the little tourists are archaeologists.
We learned and played in the museum, and the morning passed quickly. We had lunch nearby, and after a short break, we went hiking.
·afternoon
Around 13:00, we headed to Qianfoshan Scenic Area. Today, we chose to walk the baby without any extra effort.
After entering the Thousand Buddha Mountain East Gate, we took the cable car to the highest point. From there, we rode a cable car overlooking the Golden Buddha. In about 10 minutes, we arrived at Lishan Temple. We ascended the viewing platform, offering panoramic views of the Spring City. Interested parties can check out the popular cafe. After refueling at Lishan Temple, we exited and took the slide back to the North Gate starting point. This unique downhill experience delighted tourists of all ages.
We plan to descend the mountain at 5:00 PM and have dinner at the foot of the mountain. After dinner, we will head to Texas. Tonight we will stay at the Texas Ocean Park Zoo Hotel. Tomorrow we will be able to meet various animals.
Day 3 Europark One Day - Tai'an
All day
Today we can sleep until we wake up naturally and start our tour of the park when it opens.
At 9:30, we first took a sightseeing bus to visit the large wild animal area. The animals were very active in the morning. The brown bears were running up and down for exercise, and the wolves also started their day's feeding. In the distance, the ostriches and giraffes were chasing and playing, it was very lively.
After arriving at the destination at 10:00, we headed to the cute pet area to get up close and personal with the animals. There were adorable sloths, active red pandas, greedy raccoons, and lazy kangaroos basking in the sun... The animals here were all available for close interaction. We brought our own food and went in to feed them up close.
Lunch time is almost here, so we headed to the Panda Restaurant to enjoy lunch with the pandas. Although there is a glass between us, we can still see the pandas eating at a very close distance. The little tourists can compete with the pandas to see who eats faster and better.
After dinner, there are many amusement facilities to enjoy, including a small roller coaster, a car around the cute pet area, and a carousel. Parents can bring their children to play to their heart's content. After a short rest, we are ready to go to the large animal area for interaction. We brought leaves that the giraffes like to eat and chicken that the lions like to eat. We will have the opportunity to touch the giraffe's soft fur~
We arrived at the cable car around 14:00. We chose whether to take the cable car based on the time. From the cable car, we could see the whole picture of the large animal area. Watching the animals running in the park, it was as if we had opened the eyes of God and were in the wild of Africa.
At 16:00 we went to watch the Forest Adventure in the park, where we could see animal interactions and small theater performances, which was like a real-life re-enactment of a fairy tale.
At 17:00, we ended the day’s tour and took a bus to Tai’an with reluctance to leave, staying at the foot of Mount Tai at night.
Day 4 Hotel - Tai'an Shadow Play - Tai'an Station Transfer
·morning
After waking up naturally in the morning, we went to the Shadow Puppetry Museum around 9:30 to watch an authentic shadow puppet show.
A single curtain, two worlds. Five feet of raw silk, seven tight and eight slow. Singing, reciting, acting, fighting, joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness, the play of light and shadow, watching the ups and downs with a smile. One mouth recounts the history of history, two hands dance with millions of soldiers. Watch the performance and experience the essence of Chinese culture. Afterward, we go behind the scenes of the shadow puppetry to learn the different techniques and methods of shadow puppetry, make our own, and experience the charm of this intangible cultural heritage.
We can take the finished shadow puppets away. If there is enough time, we can follow the masters to perform a shadow puppet dance and let the intangible cultural heritage come alive on the screen.
After the shadow play activity, we will have lunch nearby and then send you to Tai'an station. The activity is expected to end at 13:00.
