Soak up the highlights of UNESCO-listed Mount Tai on this comprehensive private guided tour from Beijing by bullet train. Accompanied by your private guide, take the panoramic cable car up to the Jade Emperor 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. Wonder along the markets at the Heavenly Street. Gain insight into the culture and history of the Mount Tai. Enjoy beautiful view of the soundings and overlook of the city. This private tour including English speaking tour guide, transportation fee, lunch, entrance fee, cable car round trip, Beijing- Tai'an train tickets.
1st Class Train Tickets
Pickup included
Your driver will pick you up from the lobby of your hotel, then you will be transferred to Beijing South Railway Station. Enjoy a 2.5 hours bullet train ride on your own, your local tour guide will greeting you at the arrival hall. Then, heading directly to Mount Tai.
Upon arrival, you will travel to Taishan Tourist Center. Take a sightseeing bus to the 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. Mount Tai is the most famous sacred mountain of China, with exceptional historic, cultural, aesthetic and scientific value. Settled by humans as early as the Neolithic, the mountain has been worshipped continuously throughout the last three millennia. It is considered one of the most beautiful scenic spots in China and was an important cradle of oriental East Asian culture since the earliest times.
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 honor 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. Here, you will enjoy a breathtaking bird's eye view of the entire area. After the tour finished, you will be transferred to Tai'an railway station, after arrive Beijing, our driver will bring you back to your Beijing downtown hotel.
Choose to be picked up from a list of locations
Your driver will pick you up from your Beijing city hotels lobby and take you to the Beijing South Railway Station. You will take the morning train to Tai'an which takes about 2 hours. Upon arrival, meet your friendly local tour guide, travel to Mount Tai directly.
A current valid passport is required on the day of travel