One Day Qingdao City Tour

Day 1 Qingdao ( L )

Itinerary: Full day Qingdao city tour to Tianzhu Jiaotang (Catholic Church), Zhan Bridge (Zhanqiao), Badaguan Scenic Area and First Bathing Beach with lunch. (Private vehicle and guide).

You will be picked up from your hotel then start the tour.

You will take a walk along the Zhan Bridge, a landmark of Qingdao, welcomes travelers at their first stop in this beautiful coastal city.At the south end of the bridge is a Chinese style octagon pavilion standing in contrast to European buildings in the background. Qingdao Bay is crescent shaped; like an arrow, the bridge shoots into the broad sea.

And then you will visit the Badaguan Scenic Area, a famous picturesque sanitarium area in China. This place used to have eight avenues that were named after eight famous passes in China. Thus, it was named Badaguan, which means eight passes.

You will enjoy sight-seeing on the First Bathing Beach, which is surrounded by mountains on three sides. In the area modern buildings and traditional villas are blended together to make a beautiful scene. The first bathing beach is the best of its kind in Qingdao. It is famous for its gentle slopes, thin sands, clear water, and calm waves.

Later we'll visit the Tianzhu Jiaotang( former St. Michael's Cathedral) which was designed by German architect Pepieruch in a Gothic and Roman style and built between 1932 and 1934 with 60m-high (197-ft.) twin bell towers housing four bronze bells.

After the tour you will be transfered back to your hotel and finish the tour today.