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Confucian Temple
Confucius Tem[le
Mount Tai
2-Day Zhengzhou Bullet Train Trip to Qufu and Mount Tai with Accommodation
Mount Tai

2-Day Zhengzhou Bullet Train Trip to Qufu and Mount Tai with Accommodation

By Unique Beijing Tours
Free cancellation available
Price is €736 per adult* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple adult tickets
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  • Free cancellation available
  • 2d
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
Overview

See the highlights of Qufu and Tai'an on this 2 day private tour from Zhengzhou by return bullet train. Mount Tai is the most famous sacred mountain of China, with exceptional historic, cultural, aesthetic and scientific value. Take the panoramic cable car up to the Jade Emperor Peak, admire ancient monasteries as you travel to Jade Emperor Temple, Song Dynasty Bixia Temple and more.Stay overnight in Qufu, learn about the the history of the region and Confucius culture as you visit the World Cultural Heritage sites including Temple of Confucius, Confucius Family Mansion and Confucius Cemetery. This private tour including English speaking tour guide, transport fee, entrance fee, cable car return, local lunch, one night accommodation in Qufu and return bullet train ride. You can choose to finish your tour in Qufu or back to Zhengzhou

Activity location

  • Taishan East Road
    • Front of Tai Mountain, Taishan District,
    • 271001, Tai'an, Shandong, China

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Taishan East Road
    • Front of Tai Mountain, Taishan District,
    • 271001, Tai'an, Shandong, China

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Tour Ends in Qufu
  • Activity duration is 2 days2d2d
  • English

2nd Class Train Tickets
Pickup included

Language options: English
Price details
€736.31 x 1 Adult€736.31
Total
Price is €736.31
2nd Class Train Tickets
  • Activity duration is 2 days2d2d
  • English

2nd Class Train Tickets
Pickup included

Language options: English
Price details
€810.13 x 1 Adult€810.13
Total
Price is €810.13
1st Class Train Tickets
  • Activity duration is 2 days2d2d
  • English

1st Class Train Tickets
Pickup included

Language options: English
Price details
€856.27 x 1 Adult€856.27
Total
Price is €856.27
Business Class Train Tickets
  • Activity duration is 2 days2d2d
  • English

Business Class Train Tickets
Pickup included

Language options: English
Price details
€957.76 x 1 Adult€957.76
Total
Price is €957.76

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedTrain Tickets
  • What's includedWhat's includedHotel pickup and drop-off
  • What's includedWhat's includedProfessional guide
  • What's includedWhat's includedPrivate tour
  • What's includedWhat's includedLunch
  • What's includedWhat's includedOvernight accommodation of standard twin room (two beds), based on twin...
  • What's includedWhat's includedBottled water
  • What's includedWhat's includedMeals as per itinerary (B=breakfast, L=lunch, D=dinner)
  • What's includedWhat's includedBreakfast
  • What's includedWhat's includedCable car return
  • What's includedWhat's includedEntrance Fee
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedAlcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedSingle supplement charge of accommodation
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedService charge

Know before you book

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.

Activity itinerary

Day 1: Zhengzhou - Tai'an - Qufu(L)
  • 1 stop
  • Meals: lunch
  • Accommodation: Accommodation : Qufu Queli Hotel
Taishan East Road
  • 4h
  • Admission ticket included
Your driver will transfer you from your hotel in Zhengzhou to the Train Station. Take the morning train to Tai'an(3.5 hours.) Upon arrival, meet your friendly local tour guide, travel to Taishan Tourists Centre, take the shuttle bus to halfway point on the mountain - Mid-Heaven Gate (Zhongtianmen) which takes about 30 minutes. Then take the panoramic cable-car to the South Heaven Gate (Nantianmen), which brings you an amazing view of the nearby rolling peaks. Accompanied by your tour guide, stroll around the Jade Emperor Peak. Admire the stone tablets and inscriptions in the area. Walk to Jade Emperor Temple, which was built in honour of the Jade Emperor of Taoism. Explore the Bixia Temple which was built at the year of 1008 during the Song Dynasty. It is the one of the masterpieces among Taoist buildings and represents the high constructing level of ancient Chinese architecture. Gain insight history of Taoism in China and its influence of Chinese culture.  Enjoy lunch in a local restaurant. Descending from the Jade Emperor Peak to the foot of the mountain.  Your tour guide will take you to Tai'an Railway Station, take the 20 minutes bullet train ride to your hotel in Qufu. 
Day 2: Qufu - Zhengzhou (B. L)
  • 3 stops
  • Meals: breakfast, lunch
  • Accommodation: Not included
Confucius Temple
  • 2h
  • Admission ticket included
After breakfast in your hotel, travel to the Temple of Confucius and watch the "Opening Gate Ceremony". Temple of Confucius was first built in 478BC to commemorate Confucius. The temple was built according to the specification for imperial palaces. Stroll around the halls and courtyards with your tour guide, learn about the symbolic significance of the architecture,  admire the statue of Confucius, pay a visit to the stone tablets, steles and pavilions, discover Confucius' life experience, and many other historic and cultural items related to Confucius and Confucius culture.
Former Residence of Confucius in Qufu
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
Next, explore the Kong Family Mansion. The descendants of Confucius live here and they were in charge of conducting elaborate religious ceremonies on occasions such as plantings, harvests, honouring the dead, and birthdays. 
Confucius' Parents' Cemetery
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
Enjoy a lunch in the near by restaurant, explore the Confucian Cemetery. Confucian Cemetery has served as the family graveyard of Confucius and his descendants for more than two thousand years. There are about 3,600 tombstones dating from the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties still standing in the cemetery. After the tour finished, your tour guide will take you to Qufu Railway Station for your train back to Zhengzhou (approx. 3 hours). Once arrives, your driver will pick you up at Zhengzhou South Railway Station and transfer you back to your hotel in Zhengzhou City. You also can choose to finish your tour in Qufu. Note: 1: You will take the train on your own, your local English speaking tour guide will meet you in Tai'an

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESTaishan East Road
    • Front of Tai Mountain, Taishan District,
    • 271001, Tai'an, Shandong, China

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLETaishan East Road
    • Front of Tai Mountain, Taishan District,
    • 271001, Tai'an, Shandong, China

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