Conquer the Peaks of the Five Great Mountains with a 4000 Yuan Budget

🔥 Summer Taishan Hot Guide｜Conquer the Peaks of the Five Great Mountains with a 4000 Yuan Budget, All-Inclusive Sea of Clouds Sunrise + Secret Stream Trekking! 🌄 🌟 Highlight Opening: At 4 a.m. on the summit of Taishan, I was breathless from the "orange soda-colored" sunrise beauty! Who says summer is only for hiding in air-conditioned rooms? 🌿 Taishan’s natural 25°C coolness hides the grandeur of "standing on the summit" and the fairyland of "sea of clouds and jade plate"! Night climbing under the stars, watching the rosy clouds by day, stream trekking with icy watermelon… This guide lets you enjoy a royal-level experience for 4000 yuan, with pitfall prevention tips and hidden photo spots📸! 🗓️ 3 Days 2 Nights Itinerary (Total cost ≈ 3800 yuan) 📍Day 1: Cultural Start • Night Climb and Stargazing • Morning: Arrive at Tai’an Station by high-speed train (ticket reference: Beijing → Tai’an 260 yuan/person), taxi straight to Dai Temple (ticket 20 yuan), touch the thousand-year-old Han cypress, see the imperial fengshan relics, lunch must-try Taishan’s Three Beauties Tofu Feast (50 yuan per person)45. • Afternoon: • 16:00 Depart from Hongmen! Light night climb (must-have: headlamp + trekking pole 10 yuan), foot soak in the Jing Shiyu stream to cool down💦, arrive at Zhongtianmen at 20:00 to rest, enjoy scallion pancake roll (5 yuan) to fill up5. • Night Climb Tips: Rest 10 minutes every hour, reach the summit Nantianmen before 23:00, rent military coat (20 yuan) to avoid peak crowds! • Overnight: Dormitory at Tianjie 200 yuan/person (book in advance!), grab a spot at Gongbeishi at 4 a.m. to watch the sunrise🌅 (fewer people, beautiful view)56. 📍Day 2: Cloud Wonderland • Secret Stream Trekking • Early Morning: 5:20 Sunrise at Yuhuangding, take “floating photos”📸 when the sea of clouds rolls! On the way down, visit Bixia Temple to pray, warm up with Tianjie sesame cake + millet porridge (15 yuan)24. • Afternoon: • Take the cable car down from Houshiwu (100 yuan/person), head straight to Tianzhufeng Xianhe Bay for stream trekking! 🍉 Iced watermelon + waterfall photo, explore the Sisters Pine ancient tree group (oxygen ion count off the charts)5. • Evening: Stay at Blue Sea Yuhua Hotel (five-star pool + Thai SPA, 400 yuan per person), fully relax5. 📍Day 3: Canyon Water Fun • Underground River Rafting • Morning: Taohuayu Caishixi (scenic area shuttle 28 yuan), hike the Yixiantian plank road (90% shaded), play in the Monkey Worry Stream waterfall group🌊56. • Afternoon: Tai’an Underground Dragon Palace cave rafting (ticket + rafting 150 yuan), 18°C constant temperature for summer heat relief, billion-year-old stalactite wonder is stunning! Before returning, try iced Three Beauties Soup (10 yuan) to cool down15. 🌈 Summer Must-Know Tips 1. Sun and mosquito protection: arm sleeves + SPF50 + sunscreen, bring mosquito repellent in the valley5. 2. Avoid peak climbing: fewer people Monday to Thursday, night climb choose the “midnight sunrise shuttle” after 22:30 (Hongmen → Zhongtianmen)3. 3. Hidden activity: Shaling Village stream trekking (navigate to Shuangxi Homestay), clear water and fewer people5.