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See the most famous UNESCO sites of Beijing on a full-day tour from Jinan. This private tour will enable you to experience the most attractive historical sites in Beijing: Great Wall at Mutianyu section. Travel at your own pace without any rush, with the option to take the cable car or chair lift up to the wall and a toboggan down at Mutianyu Great Wall. The tour includes English speaking tour guide, travel by private vehicle, entrance fees, cable car round trip / Chair Lift up and toboggan down tickets at the Great Wall, a Chinese lunch, Train Tickets. You can choose to finish your tour in Beijing or Jinan.
Price: $268.00
Duration: 4 hours
Save time and money by pre-booking a private transfer service to your Jinan hotel! You'll be met by a representative at the Jinan Railway Stations and transferred in comfort to your hotel. This is the ideal way to start your holiday! This transfer is valid for all Railway stations in Jinan.Transfer services are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and coincide with your train's arrival.
Price: $40.00
Duration:
Pleasure Tour is a 15 years of development and legitimate China inbound tourism products supplier, we offer high quality, accurate and competitive service and price.Welcome to the world of Pleasure Tour. We create a true travel experience with integrity, innovation, struggle and excellence This is the most convenient, safe and legal way to transport your vehicle between the airport and the city hotel. All prices are already included and you will not be charged. Hold your name tag and wait for you, then enjoy safe and worry-free personal driving service. * From airport to hotel or from hotel to airport. * Vehicles we offer are cars that comply with applicable laws and regulations and are insured. * Carry in air-conditioned passenger cars. * The driver will pick up your luggage. * 7 * 24 hour urgent customer service, if you make a reservation before 12pm, you can ask a multilingual customer support representative for help in case of problems. * Free cancellation within 48 hours
Price: $26.79
Duration: 2-3 hours
Delve into the nature beauty and history of Jinan on a leisurely 4 hour walking tour with an expert guide. You’ll see historic buildings, stroll around the gardens and courtyards with your tour guide in the Baotu Spring, see the local life at Quancheng Square, taste local snacks and shop for souvenirs along Furong Street. English speaking tour guide, entrance fee, transportation fee during the tour, Jinan city hotel pick up are included.
Price: $87.47
Duration: 4 hours
Spend full-day maximize your time in Jinan and opt for a private and customizable sightseeing tour instead. This personalized tour is tailored to your needs and allows you to tick off Jinan city attractions, such as Baotu Spring, Daming Lake, Thousand-buddha Cliff Statues, Furong Ancient Street, Black Tiger Spring, Shandong Provincial Museum etc. You can also choose one or two local market to do some shopping. Just feel free to discuss with your tour guide. English speaking tour guide, private vehicle, lunch, hotel pickup and drop-off are included.
Price: $228.00
Duration: 6-8 hours
Soak up the highlights of UNESCO-listed Mount Tai on this comprehensive private guided tour from Jinan by round-trip bullet train. Accompanied by your own tour guide, take the panoramic cable-car to the peak, admire ancient monasteries as you travel to Jade Emperor Temple, which was built in honor of the Jade Emperor of Taoism, and Song Dynasty Bixia Temple. Enjoy beautiful view of the soundings and overlook of the city. Stroll around the halls and courtyards of Dai Temple at the foot of the Mount Tai. This private tour including English speaking tour guide, transportation fee, lunch, entrance fee, cable car round trip, Jinan-Tai'an train tickets.
Price: $288.00
Duration: 8-10 hours
See two most famous UNESCO sites of Beijing on a full-day tour from Jinan by bullet train. This full-day private tour will enable you to experience the most attractive historical sites in Beijing: Great Wall at Mutianyu, Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City. The tour includes entrance fees, lunch on own, train tickets. You can choose to end your tour in Beijing or travel back to Jinan.
Price: $329.00
Duration: 10-14 hours
There is not a taxi call center in Jinan, so it is difficult to reserve a taxi in advance by phone. If you need to reserve a transfer service to Jinan Yaoqiang Airport (TNA), this pre-booking service might offer some help. It is designed for people who prefer to reserve everything in order ahead of time. The service is delivered by an experienced professional driver from a national car rental company, and an English speaking travel agent staff with 24/7 backup support for urgent help.
Price: $54.88
Duration: 1 hours
Enjoy a safe, comfortable,convenient and worry-free private transfer service between your hotel in Jinan to the famous Mount Tai. Choose you preferred start time between 7:00am to 9:00am. Your driver will pick you up from your Jinan City Hotel's lobby, assist you with entrance ticket purchasing. After your self-guided tour of Mount Tai finished, you will be transfer back to your hotel in Jinan. There is no factory and shopping stops, the service is valid for 9-10 hours.
Price: $117.34
Duration:
On this 4 hour private walking tour in Jinan you will see the sights of the city and experience normal everyday life from up close. Enjoy views of the Daming Lake as you stroll around the bridges, gardens, courtyards and temples. Soak up the water views and hear stories of the lake. Check out the locals everyday life at the peaceful neighborhoods of Qushuiting Street, which history tracing back to the 4th century. Stroll around the Furong Ancient Street to find out all types of Jinan snacks and souvenirs. This private tour including English speaking tour guide, entrance fee, one way transportation fee to the attraction, and hotel pick up. It’s an easy walk with plenty of stops, ideal for a variety of fitness levels.
Price: $82.00
Duration: 4 hours
It's one way private transfer between airport and hotel in downtown, which is the most convenient and safe way for transfer by a vehicle with legal operation qualification. All prices included, no more extra charge. The driver will meet you at exit of arrival hall or hotel lobby with your name tab.then enjoy reliable, hassle-free private transfer service • Transfer from airport to your hotel or transfer from your hotel to airport • The vehicle we provide is compliance with relevant laws and regulations,the insurance is provided ,fully insured, • Transfer by a private, air-conditioned vehicle • Relax as a professional driver helps with luggage • 7*24 hrs emergency customer service ,if you reserve the vehicle before 0 AM, you could ask for the multilingual customer assistant any help when you in trouble • 48 hrs free cancellation
Price: $35.70
Duration: 1-3 hours
Jinan Yaoqiang Airport (TNA) is 30km away from downtown Jinan. There is not a taxi call center in Jinan, so It is difficult to reserve airport pickup in advance by phone. To avoid the hassle of long airport taxi lines, you will love this pre-booking Jinan Airport pickup service. Your driver will hold your name sign, wait at the exit from where you come out, and then take you to the hotel with ease. Please provide flight details and hotel name and address to receive a confirmation voucher in time.
Price: $87.68
Duration: 1 hours
This convenient day trip delivers you by plane from Jinan to Xi'an for a guided tour of the UNESCO-listed Terracotta Warriors and climb Xi’an’s remarkably preserved ancient city walls. If you have extra time, stroll around the Muslim Street to experience the local life and try their tasty snacks. Accompanied by your personal tour guide, learn the histories and stories about the sites and travel at your own pace. Round-trip hotel transfers, plane tickets, entrance fee and local lunch are included. You can choose to finish your tour in Xi'an or return Jinan.
Price: $444.69
Duration: 8-12 hours
See the highlights of Qufu on a private full-day tour from Jinan by private car. Learn about the the history of the region and Confucius culture from your local guide as you visit the World Cultural Heritage sites including Temple of Confucius, Confucius Family Mansion and Confucius Cemetery. This private one day tour including English speaking tour guide, entrance fee, local lunch, private car and Jinan hotel pick up an drop off
Price: $256.00
Duration: 8-9 hours
Join this 2 day tour to travel from Jinan to Shaolin Temple and Longmen Grottoes by bullet train. Accompanied by your own private guide, you will experience the spectacular UNESCO World Heritage Site - Longmen Grottoes; Watch a kung-fu performance that displays amazing martial arts moves, discover the history and culture of the Shaolin Temple and admire the biggest pagoda forest in China. This private tour includes Jinan to Zhengzhou, Luoyang to Jinan bullet train tickets, tasty local lunch, all entrance fee, an English-speaking guide and transport by private vehicle.
Price: $648.54
Duration: 48 hours
Visit Daming Lake, relaxing yourself with the picturesque scenery it offers you the beautiful views of pavilions, buildings in willows and shades and lotus full of ponds. Visit Baotu Spring Park. The main attraction of the park is called the No.1 Spring under heaven. There are many clear and crystal spring pools and magnificent pavilions in the park. Then visit balck tiger Spring, Black Tiger Spring is one of the four spring groups in Jinan. As early as before the Jin Dynasty, Black Tiger Spring was famous for its present name. Spring water from the deep concave cave, clear water and powerful spring all year round. After lunch head to Thousand Buddha Mountain (Qianfoshan), a mountain adorned with temples, caves, pavilions, terraces, towers and Buddhas. It stands only 300 m high, should only take you about one hour to walk up and from the summit, you’ll gave a great view of the City of Springs. You won’t miss Thousand-Buddha Cliff, Xingguochan Temple.
Price: $220.00
Duration: 6-7 hours
On this Yunnan Discovery cultural trip, you will experience the historical cities of Kunming, Dali and Lijiang from Jinan by plane. This personalized tour is tailored to your needs and allows you to tick off famous attractions, such as Stone Forest, Guihu Park, Flower and Birds Market, Chongsheng Three Pagodas, Dali Ancient Town, Erhai Lake, Mu Palace, Lijiang Old Town, Baisha Village. In addition, explore Jade Dragon Snow Mountain and enjoy amazing open-air Impression Lijiang Impression Show which performances by non-professional peasant actors who are from local villages. Tour including plane/train tickets, entrance fee, lunch, show tickets, cable car round trip, English speaking tour guide and travel by air-air-conditoned private vehicle, you can choose to end your tour in Lijiang or return Jinan. Tour includes the option to book 4 star accommodation with daily breakfast.
Price: $1,465.96
Duration: 96 hours
Soak up the highlights of UNESCO-listed Mount Tai on this comprehensive private guided tour from Jinan by private car. Accompanied by your own tour guide, take the panoramic cable-car to the peak, admire ancient monasteries as you travel to Jade Emperor Temple, which was built in honor of the Jade Emperor of Taoism, and Song Dynasty Bixia Temple. Enjoy beautiful view of the soundings and overlook of the city. Stroll around the halls and courtyards of Dai Temple at the foot of the Mount Tai before the tour finished. This private day tour including English speaking tour guide, private car, entrance fee, cable car round trip and lunch. Jinan hotel pick up and drop off also included.
Price: $288.00
Duration: 8-10 hours
Key Info for Visitors
- Currency: CNY
- Languages: Mandarin Chinese, Shangdong dialect, English (in tourist areas)
- Climate: Continental
- Timezone: Asia/Shanghai
- Population: Approximately 9 million
- Best Time to Visit: times to visit are spring and autumn for comfortable weather.
- Visa Requirements Visitors to Jinan generally require a visa to enter China. Citizens from some countries may be eligible for visa-free transit for up to 144 hours in certain cities, but this does not typically apply to Jinan. US, EU, and UK citizens must apply for a visa in advance through Chinese consulates or embassies. E-visa options are limited and usually not available for Jinan. Visa on arrival is generally not available for tourists. A valid passport, completed application, photo, and proof of travel plans are required.
About Jinan
Jinan, known as the "City of Springs," is the capital of Shandong Province in eastern China. It is famous for its numerous natural artesian springs, which create picturesque landscapes and tranquil parks throughout the city. This unique feature sets Jinan apart from many other Chinese cities. Visitors are drawn to its blend of natural beauty, rich history, and vibrant culture. The city offers a peaceful urban environment with scenic spots such as Baotu Spring Park and Daming Lake, making it ideal for relaxation and exploration. Jinan also serves as a gateway to Shandong’s cultural heritage, including Confucian sites nearby. Its combination of natural wonders, historical significance, and modern amenities makes it a compelling destination for travelers seeking a less touristy but culturally rich experience in China.
Jinan Tours & Experiences
- Top Attractions: Highlights of Eastern China
- Duration Range: Custom Durations
- Group Size: Small groups (up to 15 people)
- Difficulty Level: Easy to Moderate
- Recommended For: The best times to visit are spring and autumn for comfortable weather. Pack light layers, comfortable walking shoes, and an umbrella for occasional rain. Respect local customs, such as polite greetings and modest dress when visiting temples. Carry some cash as smaller vendors may not accept cards. Stay hydrated and be cautious with street food if you have a sensitive stomach. Learning a few basic Mandarin phrases can enhance your experience.
Average Tour Price: $95
Lowest Price Tour: $50
Highest Price Tour: $200
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Important Tour Information
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Top Attractions
1. Baotu Spring Park – Famous for its clear, bubbling artesian springs, it is the most renowned spring park in Jinan. 2. Daming Lake – A large natural lake surrounded by gardens and historic pavilions, perfect for leisurely walks and boat rides. 3. Thousand Buddha Mountain – A scenic mountain with ancient Buddhist carvings, temples, and panoramic views of the city. 4. Black Tiger Spring – Another iconic spring known for its powerful water flow and scenic surroundings. 5. Shandong Provincial Museum – Offers extensive exhibits on the region’s history, culture, and archaeology.
Popular Activities
Visitors to Jinan can enjoy walking or cycling around the spring parks and lakes, boat rides on Daming Lake, and hiking up Thousand Buddha Mountain. Cultural experiences include visiting local temples and museums, attending traditional performances, and exploring nearby Confucian heritage sites. Food tours and local markets provide a taste of Shandong cuisine. For adventure seekers, exploring the natural landscapes around Jinan offers hiking and photography opportunities.
Frequently Asked Questions
Local Food & Cuisine
Jinan’s cuisine is part of Shandong culinary tradition, known for its fresh ingredients, seafood, and savory flavors. Signature dishes include Dezhou braised chicken, Jinan-style sweet and sour carp, and various spring rolls. The city also offers hearty noodle soups and dumplings. Dining customs emphasize communal eating and sharing dishes. Noteworthy restaurants include local favorites serving authentic Shandong dishes and modern eateries offering fusion cuisine.
Getting Around
Jinan is accessible by air via Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport, with domestic and some international flights. High-speed trains connect Jinan to major Chinese cities like Beijing and Shanghai. Within the city, public buses and taxis are common, and a growing metro system facilitates easy travel. Bicycle rentals and ride-hailing apps are also popular. Transportation costs are generally affordable, with taxis and buses being economical options.
Travel Tips
The best times to visit are spring and autumn for comfortable weather. Pack light layers, comfortable walking shoes, and an umbrella for occasional rain. Respect local customs, such as polite greetings and modest dress when visiting temples. Carry some cash as smaller vendors may not accept cards. Stay hydrated and be cautious with street food if you have a sensitive stomach. Learning a few basic Mandarin phrases can enhance your experience.
Culture & Customs
Jinan’s culture is deeply influenced by Confucian values emphasizing respect, harmony, and family. Social customs include polite greetings, modesty, and gift-giving during festivals. Important local events include the Spring Festival and Lantern Festival, celebrated with traditional performances and food. Visitors should observe etiquette such as removing shoes when entering homes and speaking softly in public places. Showing respect at religious sites and during cultural ceremonies is appreciated.
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