4 Days 3 Nights Relaxed Travel Guide in Dalian

Who says traveling has to be like a special forces mission?🙅‍♀️ No early mornings! No exhausting walks! And you can still fill up your memory card with photos! Dalian truly has romance engraved in its DNA💙 The gentleness of mountains and sea, the lively city life, it’s all here～ - ✈️Day 1️⃣: Land and immediately switch to foodie mode ▪️Head straight to "Dalian Shopping Mall" to feast like a local👇 🔸Dalian Menzhi (sweet potato starch jelly + sesame sauce explosion) 🔸Seaweed buns (bite into the fresh taste of the ocean) 🔸Marinated small seafood (spicy and sour, addictive) ▪️In the afternoon, visit "Xinghuo Sanatorium" to pet wild sika deer🦌 (⚠️Bring fruits 🥕+🍒! The velvet-like feel of deer antlers!) ▪️Rush to "Xinghai Square" before 5 PM (Orange sea sunset + seagulls swirling, stunning beyond words🌇) - 🚠Day 2️⃣: Zoo marathon + romantic cable car ▪️Buy the combined ticket for "Dalian Forest Zoo + Haida Cable Car" in advance, save 20 RMB💰, enter from the south gate and exit from the north gate! The route is the smoothest! ▪️Focus on seeing 🐼 Dalian’s adorable panda Feiyun + 🐘 the elephant house ▪️Take tons of photos 📸 on the cable car, the seat facing the cross-sea bridge is a must! ▪️In the afternoon, hide out in the free 🎫 "Dalian Natural History Museum" to see whale skeletons 🐋, the third floor is so impressive it gives you goosebumps📷 ▪️At low tide, go to "Black Reef" to catch crabs 🦀, there are so many little crabs you don’t even have to look for them~ - 🦞Day 3️⃣: Local early market adventure ▪️Rush to "Taoyuan Market" at 7 AM 🍉🦞🐚, the outdoor stalls close by 9 AM! Buy palm-sized scallops and get swan eggs at bargain prices🤣 ▪️Highly recommend the underground early market, cherries at 10 RMB per jin for unlimited freedom 🍒 ▪️Must-eat freshly opened sea urchin 💛, the horse manure sea urchin is sweeter than first love!💰 Affordable, eat heartily and show off‼️ ▪️In the afternoon, go to "Amber Bay" to relax, the terrace of the popular restaurant offers a super chill sea view～ - ✈️Day 4: Pack the sea into your stomach and head home ▪️Buy lively seafood at "Malan Market", the nearby processing shops charge only 10-30 RMB per serving, super cheap! ▪️Hotels near the airport cost about 150 RMB per person and include airport shuttle service✈️ - 💡Tested Tips: 1️⃣ Renting a car and driving yourself is the best! Parking at attractions is 10 RMB per time 2️⃣ Staying near Zhongshan Square makes getting around convenient 3️⃣ Choose the transparent-bottom Haida Cable Car! Thrilling and great for photos —————————— 📣 I’m Jiang Jiang, your travel buddy | wild travel player 🚗 Focused on niche cultural travel destinations 🚶 Let’s measure the distance with our footsteps together