Five Sacred Mountains Selected 4 Days · Mount Tai, Mount Song, Mount Hua
Mount Tai / Mount Song / Mount Hua / Xi'an · 4 days 3 nights · Moderately difficult
Reference Price
$570Rise / Person
- Purely for fun, no shopping
- The itinerary can be slightly adjusted
- Includes ticket reservation service
Prices vary between peak and off-peak seasons; the following order confirmation shall prevail · Tickets for highlands and peak seasons need to be booked in advance
Itinerary Details
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Three mountains, one day each, all using cable cars + the essential sections, lowering the physical threshold to the minimum.
Day-by-day itinerary4 days in total · daily destination, meals, accommodation and transport
Expand day by day; click a title to collapse. Itinerary for reference and may be adjusted for weather and traffic.
- D1Arrive at Mount Tai · Dai Temple
DestinationFrom various places → Mount Tai
- Meals
- Meals are self-managed
- Accommodation
- Mount Tai Hotel
- Transport
- Airport/Station Pickup and Drop-off
- Distance
- Within the city
Daily detailArrive at Mount Tai from various locations, with a dedicated airport or station pick-up to your hotel. Afternoon free time.
Half a day at Dai Temple + one day hiking; If you have enough energy, you can take the cable car both up and down.
Dai Temple: The imperial temple at the foot of the mountain, featuring the murals of the Song Dynasty Tiankuang Hall and Han cypress trees.
Meals: Tai'an pancakes, Mount Tai tofu feast.
Tip: If you want to save effort, you can take the cable car to Zhongtianmen and then walk Shibapan; To watch the sunrise, stay at the summit or depart at 3 a.m.
In the evening, take the high-speed rail or tour bus to Songshan, and stay overnight at Songshan. - D2Songshan · Shaolin Temple, Pagoda Forest, and Songyue Temple Pagoda
DestinationSongshan → Huashan
- Meals
- Breakfast: Hotel · Lunch: Local (included) · Dinner: Self-arranged
- Accommodation
- Songshan Hotel
- Transport
- High-speed rail / tour bus → Huashan Mountain
- Distance
- Intercity Transfer
StopsDaily detailShaolin Temple and Pagoda Forest: Regular residence, First Patriarch's Hermitage, and a group of tombs and pagodas for eminent monks from various dynasties, with fixed martial arts performances.
Songyue Temple Pagoda: Built during the Zhengguang era of the Northern Wei, it is the oldest existing brick pagoda in China, with fifteen eaves and dense eaves.
Songyang Academy: One of the four great academies of the Song Dynasty, with a Han dynasty general's cypress tree.
Zhongyue Temple: A Taoist temple complex, the largest among the Five Peaks.
Meals: Dengfeng Shaobing, Shaolin vegetarian vegetarian meal.
Tips: Martial arts performances are held multiple times a day; please confirm the schedule before entering. Songyang Academy and Zhongyue Temple are on Taishi Mountain, Shaolin is on Shaoshi Mountain, divided into two sections.
In the evening, take the high-speed rail or tour bus to Mount Hua, and stay overnight there. - D3Mount Hua · West Peak Cableway and West Peak, South Peak and Sky Boardwalk
DestinationHuashan → Xi'an
- Meals
- Breakfast: Hotel · Lunch: Local (included) · Dinner: Self-arranged
- Accommodation
- Huashan Hotel
- Transport
- High-speed Rail / Tourist Bus → Xi'an
- Distance
- Intercity Transfer
StopsDaily detailWest Peak Cableway and West Peak: The fastest way to enter the mountain. The West Peak cliff and the legend of Chenxiang splitting the mountain to save her mother are here.
South Peak and Changkong Boardwalk: The highest point (2154 meters), the plank road hangs outside the cliff and requires a safety harness.
East Peak (Chaoyang Peak): The best spot to watch the sunrise, where the hawk flips is on the side of the Chess Pavilion.
Yuquan Temple and North Peak: The traditional entrance to the mountain, this is the ancient route of Huashan Mountain.
Meals: Huashan cold noodles, xue noodles, Dadao noodles. Tip: To climb the
Changkong boardwalk and Yaozi Flip, you need to queue separately and wear a seatbelt; those afraid of heights skip it; The temperature difference on the mountain is large.
In the evening, take a high-speed rail or tour bus to Xi'an, and stay overnight in Xi'an. - D4Xi'an · Terracotta Warriors and the return journey
DestinationXi'an → Airport/Station Drop-off
- Meals
- Breakfast: Hotel · Lunch: Local (included) · Dinner: Self-arranged
- Accommodation
- Not included
- Transport
- Private vehicle for transfer to airport/station
- Distance
- Walking about 4-6 km within the city
StopsDaily detailTerracotta
Warriors, Xi'an City Wall,
Shaanxi History Museum
, Daci'en Temple, Giant Wild Goose
Pagoda. Meals: Hui Street paomo, persimmon cakes, cold noodles; If you want a quiet meal, go to Yongxingfang.
Arrange for shuttle service to airport/station according to flight or train time, and the tour ends.
Route Overview
Selected highlights of the Five Great Mountains main line: the Fengchan Stone Inscriptions of Mount Tai (East Peak), Shaolin Temple and Songyue Pagoda of Mount Song (Central Peak), and the Plank Walk in the Sky of Mount Hua (West Peak). Each of the three mountains has a completely different character and can be visited all at once or separately.
The entire journey takes 4 days, progressing along "Mount Tai (East Peak) → Mount Song (Central Peak) → Mount Hua (West Peak)": Tai Shan / Song Shan / Hua Shan / Xi'an. The pace is arranged as "one city, one section," with high-speed trains for inter-city travel, and flights used for sections where travel time exceeds 5 hours.
Destinations on this Route
- Mount Tai: Half a day at Dai Temple + one day hiking; those with average stamina can take the cableway both ways.
- Mount Song: One day at Shaolin Temple + Pagoda Forest, one day at Songyang Academy + Zhongyue Temple + Songyue Pagoda.
- Mount Hua: Cableway up and down can be done in one day; hiking the "Only One Path since Ancient Times" requires a full day and is very exhausting.
- Xi'an: Ancient capital of thirteen dynasties, with well-preserved city walls suitable for cycling around. The Terracotta Army and Shaanxi History Museum are the top two must-see stops for first-time visitors to China.
Cultural Series
This route belongs to the Five Great Mountains Greeting Heaven & Praising the Rivers and Mountains series. There are other itineraries with the same theme but different durations for comparison.
Costs include
- Accommodation listed in the itinerary (double occupancy)
- First entrance tickets to the attractions specified in the itinerary
- Ground transportation listed in the itinerary (high-speed rail / tour bus / scenic area sightseeing bus)
- Full-time Chinese-speaking tour guide service
- Daily breakfast, and meals specified in the itinerary
- Travel agency liability insurance and travel accident insurance
Cost not included
- Round-trip international airfare between the place of departure and China
- Personal visa and document fees
- Main meals and personal expenses not listed
- Optional items (cable car, additional boat rides, performances, etc.)
- Tips for guides and drivers (voluntary)
- Single room supplement