Qingdao Coast & BeerComfortable

Trip Summary

A relaxed five-day seaside break: Zhanqiao's iron pier, the red roofs and green spires of the German old town, the Tsingtao Brewery Museum's pouring hall, Badaguan's mansion lanes, the May Fourth sculptures, the Olympic marina and a Mount Lao cliff-and-tea day.

Trip Highlights

• Fresh-from-the-line Tsingtao in the brewery's drinking hall
• St. Michael's Cathedral and the German governor's mansion hill
• Badaguan's eight named lanes of treaty-port villas
• Mount Lao's granite cliffs and sea-mist tea terraces
• Beer festival tents in August — the world's biggest beer garden

Day by Day

Day 1 — Arrive Qingdao

Fly into Jiaodong (TAO), airport metro to the old town. Evening seafood on the Beer Street with a bag of fresh Tsingtao.

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Stay · Zhanqiao PierGerman-quarter base — pier, cathedral and beer museum on footBook →

Car rental · Qingdaopick up at Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport on arrivalBook →

Day 2 — Old town core

Morning at Zhanqiao Pier and the beach promenade, St. Michael's, the former governor's mansion, then the Signal Hill panorama at dusk.

Zhanqiao Pier St. Michael's Cathedral

Stay · Zhanqiao Piersame old-town baseBook →

Tickets · St. Michael's Cathedralskip-the-line entryBook →

Day 3 — Beer & Badaguan

Tsingtao Brewery Museum with two pours and the drunk-walk exhibit, afternoon in Badaguan's mansion lanes to the Second Beach, May Fourth Square for the night lights.

Tsingtao Beer Museum Badaguan Scenic Area May Fourth Square

Stay · Zhanqiao Pierthird brewery-lane nightBook →

Tickets · Tsingtao Beer Museumskip-the-line entryBook →

Day 4 — Mount Lao

Bus to Mount Lao's coastal cable car: granite cliffs, the Taiqing Daoist palace and tea farms above the sea. Return for the Olympic marina sunset.

Mount Lao Qingdao Olympic Sailing Center

Stay · Zhanqiao Pierfinal seaside nightBook →

Tickets · Mount Laoskip-the-line entryBook →

Day 5 — Markets & out

Morning at Pichaiyuan's snack lanes for last souvenirs, then the airport out.