Qingdao 3 Days 2 Nights Travel Guide

Here is an exclusive itinerary customized by a travel blogger for you—— 🌊🚤 "Red Tiles, Green Trees · Blue Sea and Sky | Qingdao 3 Days 2 Nights 2000 RMB to Explore 'Romantic Badaguan + Laoshan Sea of Clouds + Original Brew Beer + Off-the-Beaten-Path Islands'" German Style × Coastal Stroll × Mountain and Sea Secrets × Beer Freedom × Island Slow Life 📍City: Qingdao, Shandong ⏰Duration: 3 days 2 nights (recommended May to October, warm sea water, pleasant climate) 💰Budget: 1986 RMB per person (stay in a sea view room near Badaguan, drink original brew beer, climb Laoshan Taiqing Palace, take a boat to explore off-the-beaten-path islands) ✅ Special Tips: Qingdao is not just "beer with clams," It is— 🏛️ China’s only coastal city where "mountain, sea, city, and island" blend together 🍻 The birthplace of century-old Qingdao Beer, original brew served straight from the fermentation tank! 🌄 Laoshan, a Taoist sacred mountain, the top mountain by the sea, with sea of clouds rolling like a fairyland 🎡 Badaguan international architecture cluster, known as "China’s most beautiful villa area" 🛥️ Take a boat to off-the-beaten-path islands—Zhucha Island, Lingshan Island, few people and beautiful scenery This is an Eastern Swiss-style coastal city with a built-in filter. ✅ Cost Breakdown (per person) Item Cost Round-trip transportation (high-speed train, from Beijing) 120 RMB × 2 = 240 RMB Local transportation (bus + subway + taxi + boat ticket) 180 RMB Accommodation: Sea view homestay near Badaguan (2 nights) 880 RMB (440 RMB/night) Meals (5 dinners + 3 breakfasts + snacks) 520 RMB Attraction tickets (Laoshan + Beer Museum + boat + small tickets) 166 RMB Souvenirs/emergency fund 100 RMB Total 1986 RMB 💡 Can be compressed to under 1600 RMB: choose budget hotels or shared rooms, eat more frugally 🗓 Day 1: First Encounter with Qingdao | Red Tile Coast + Original Brew Beer + Zhanqiao Night View 🚄 Morning: Arrive at Qingdao Station or Qingdao North Station Recommended high-speed train: Beijing → Qingdao, about 3.5 hours, ticket price 240 RMB Qingdao Station is the most romantic—step out and see the sea and German-style old buildings Taxi to Badaguan homestay: about 30 RMB 🏨 Recommended stay: Badaguan · Taipingjiao Sea View Homestay or Xiaobailou Art Hotel ✅ Recommended to stay around Badaguan, walking distance to the sea, red tiles and green trees visible from the window ✅ Price about 440 RMB/night, including breakfast, full of artistic vibe, perfect for photo check-ins 🏰 Afternoon: Stroll through [Badaguan Scenic Area]—International Architecture Museum Free admission (some villas charge for interior visits) Ten roads named "Guan," lined with phoenix trees, ginkgo, and cherry blossoms Must visit: Huashi Building (once lived in by Chiang Kai-shek) ticket 8.5 RMB Princess Building (Danish fairy tale style) ticket 8 RMB Laoshan Taiqing Palace cable car entrance (backup route) 📸 Photo tips: wear vintage dresses or Republic of China style, shoot "European-style coastal masterpieces" *🌊 Evening: Check in at [Zhanqiao Pier] + [Little Qingdao] + [Lu Xun Park] coastal walk Zhanqiao Pier is free, Little Qingdao ticket 10 RMB (optional) At the end of Zhanqiao Pier is Huilan Pavilion, seagulls circle, sunset casts golden light Little Qingdao lighthouse stands like a guardian of Qin Island, Lu Xun Park rocks hit by waves 🎥 Shoot silhouette masterpieces "between sea and sky" 🍺 Dinner: Original brew beer freedom! [1903 Beer Time Restaurant] or [Taidong Night Market] Recommended: Original brew beer (freshly tapped, creamy foam) 15 RMB/pint Draft beer + spicy stir-fried clams + grilled squid + seaweed jelly ✅ About 80 RMB per person, enjoy a tipsy night without breaking the bank! 🌃 Night tour: [Olympic Sailing Center] light show + Qinyu Road night view Free admission Light show every night at 19:30, sailboat harbor reflects like a star river Qinyu Road coastal highway, perfect for shooting "seaside highway masterpieces" 🗓 Day 2: Mountain and Sea Secrets | Laoshan Sea of Clouds + Taiqing Taoist Quest + Coastal Hiking 🌄 Early morning: Depart for [Laoshan Scenic Area · Taiqing Line]—the top mountain by the sea Ticket: 90 RMB (half price for students), scenic area shuttle bus 40 RMB (must buy) Recommended to depart before 8 AM to avoid crowds Recommended route: Taiqing Palace (ancestral court of Taoist Quanzhen Sect) → Mingxia Cave → Longtan Waterfall → cable car up the mountain (optional) → Nanshan Viewing Platform to see sea of clouds 🎯 At the summit, enjoy a panoramic view of the Yellow Sea; after rain and clearing, the sea of clouds rolls like a fairyland 🍽 Lunch: Farmhouse feast at the foot of Laoshan [Fisherman’s Courtyard] Must eat: Laoshan mushroom stewed chicken 58 RMB Steamed oysters + cold jellyfish salad 32 RMB ✅ About 60 RMB per person, enjoy mountain and sea flavors 🚤 Afternoon: Take a boat to [Zhucha Island] or [Lingshan Island] (choose one)—off-the-beaten-path island secret 👉 Recommended Zhucha Island (closer, fewer people): Round-trip boat ticket 60 RMB (departing from Huangdao Xuejiadao Pier) Volcanic rock island, with lighthouse, fishing village, rocky beach Can hike around the island in 30 minutes, shoot "Lone Island Watcher" masterpieces 👉 Lingshan Island (larger and more pristine, 1-hour boat ride, +50 RMB) 🌅 Evening: Return to the city, pass by [Shilaoren Seaside Bathing Beach] to watch the sunset Free admission Rocks stand like an old man in the sea, sunset melts into gold, a couple’s photo hotspot 🍽 Dinner: Taidong Pedestrian Street Night Market Carnival Must eat: Grilled starfish + grilled sea cucumber 20 RMB/skewer Creamy ice cream (popular large cup) 15 RMB Qingdao cold jelly + Jianbing guozi (Chinese crepe) ✅ About 70 RMB per person, eat while walking, feel the lively local vibe 🗓 Day 3: Cultural Trace + Seafood Finale 🍺 Morning: Visit [Qingdao Beer Museum]—a century of beer aroma starts here Ticket: 60 RMB (includes 6 beers + souvenir glass) Original Qingdao Brewery site, German architecture + fermentation workshop real scene Can tour the entire process of saccharification, fermentation, and bottling Highlight: original brew, pure draft, Pilsner, draft beer... unlimited drinking! 📸 Shoot industrial style masterpieces like "beer bathtub" and "fermentation tank corridor" 🛍 Noon: Souvenir shopping + lunch finale Recommended souvenirs: Qingdao original brew beer gift box (can be cold-chain shipped) 98 RMB Seaweed crisps + small packs of dried fish 40 RMB "Zhanqiao Seagull" cultural creative fridge magnet or postcard 20 RMB Lunch: [Chunhelou] century-old Shandong cuisine or [Wang Jie BBQ] Braised sea cucumber with scallions (half portion) 68 RMB Grilled chicken wings + beer 32 RMB ✅ About 80 RMB per person, a decent ending meal 🚄 Afternoon: Return trip Taxi to Qingdao Station: about 30 RMB High-speed train return: 240 RMB 📌 1. Laoshan weather is changeable, bring a light jacket, sea of clouds often appears after rain 2. Original brew beer shelf life is only 24 hours, recommended to drink the same day or ship home with cold chain 3. Zhucha Island ferry runs only 2-3 times daily, check "Huangdao Ferry" WeChat official account in advance 4. If you don’t want to climb the mountain, replace with [Signal Hill Park] to overlook the whole red tile city (ticket 10 RMB) 5. Download the "Qingdao Metro" app, bus + subway cover most attractions Qingdao is a city kissed by the sea breeze. It has— The phoenix tree-lined roads of Badaguan, The rolling sea of clouds of Laoshan, The tipsy foam of beer, And the quiet undisturbed on small islands. Here, You can drink original brew in the morning, Climb the immortal mountain in the afternoon, Chase the sunset in the evening, And feast on seafood skewers late at night, Turning your trip into a poetic journey between mountain and sea. 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