Weihai Xixiakou Shendiao Mountain Wildlife Park
The Xixiakou Shendiao Mountain Wildlife Park is located in Weihai City, Shandong Province, covering an area of 3,800 acres. It is currently the largest coastal wildlife park in Asia. The entire park is situated by the mountains and the sea, and the scenery alone is very beautiful, especially the marine animal area at the exit is very stunning.
The variety of animals in the entire zoo is very rich, whether they fly in the sky, run on the ground, or swim in the water, as long as you can think of it, they have it here.
You can bring your own food into the park, there's no need to spend money to buy grass for feeding at twenty or thirty yuan a bunch.
The park is particularly crowded on holidays, and it's especially tiring to bring children, basically, it's people pushing you forward in a crowd.
Below are a few points I hope can help friends who want to come and visit:
1️⃣ Transportation:
① Free parking at the main entrance if you drive yourself! Driving into the park costs 40, and you have to take a detour! Not recommended
② Take a long-distance bus from the bus station, the earliest one at 6:30
③ You can also charter a car to go there
2️⃣ You can prepare a variety of clean vegetables. Peacocks like to eat crispy cabbage, break it into small pieces. Rabbits need to buy their food to go in and feed, I didn't go in. Monkeys can be given apples, sunflower seeds, bananas. The monkey species all have talents and can catch with bare hands. There are also animals like alpacas and ostriches that love to eat vegetables behind.
3️⃣ About the magic carpet: Not highly recommended, there is one in front of the peacock garden that goes directly to the beast area, you will miss the peacocks, take it if you don't want to see them; the monkey area is also not necessary, it's a very short staircase and you will arrive after a short walk; ③ There is one in the small animal area, you will miss animals, not necessary; finally, the oceanarium, after watching the sea lion show there is a magic carpet + slide, must take! It's a long way! And you will be very tired at the end of the trip, you can take this to rest. The charge is 30/person, children are free, 2 adults and 1 child, bargain for 50 (there is some fluctuation, other areas' magic carpets are around 15)
4️⃣ Glass walkway: Not necessary! It's expensive and you miss the close-up view of the beast area.
5️⃣ The bus after the oceanarium can take you to the entrance, and there's a loudspeaker shouting: It takes 20 minutes to the entrance!!! Pure nonsense, it's just seven or eight minutes!! It's not far, just walk and it's done!!
6️⃣ Feeding meat in the beast area: There are 2 charging areas in total. The first one is 30 yuan for 8 chicken necks, the second one is in the white tiger area for 20, the first one you can watch others feed, the second one is more cost-effective to buy and feed yourself.
7️⃣ Other animal expenses: If you don't want to spend so much money on feeding, I think guinea pigs are a must to go in and feed, they are very gentle, cooperative for photos, and children especially like them. Also, if you go to the giraffe restaurant, you must buy grass, the close contact experience is amazing. There is a charge to enter the parrot area, I didn't go, there are 6 macaws outside, very close and free! Seagulls in the marine area can be fed, the experience is good.
8️⃣ Dining: Just bring your own food, if you want to experience the dining in the park, I suggest going to the giraffe restaurant, the price is not too expensive, and the taste is passable.
9️⃣ If the child is three or four years old and usually can walk well, there is no need for a stroller, there are many steps, and it's more tiring to carry it around.
🔟 Dolphin show at noon, sea lion show at 15:00. If you want to see pandas, you must go early, they sleep at noon, and the pandas here love to eat steamed buns 😂.
⚠️ The above can be adjusted according to your own situation, sit down when you are tired, holidays are really not recommended, too many people, especially when bringing children, the experience is basically zero, just tired 🤣.