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Weihai

Weihai 威海 (pop:2,500,000) is located at the tip of the Shandong Peninsular Shandong Province, North East China.

Travel to Weihai, visa requirements

Bus

Bus is the best option. There are many companies serving Weihai with many destinations possible at good frequencies.

Boat

You can also arrive by ferry from various places in China and from Incheon, Korea, although this may be once a day or less.

Train

There is one train per day to Jinan and otherwise not very much else or least anything very convenient. Yantai is the nearest bigger city and has better train connections.

Air

You can fly to Weihai but the airport is far away - around 50 miles. The best option is to fly to Yantai, and then get a taxi to Weihai. The flight services from Beijing, Shanghai and other Chinese cities is much better than to and from the Weihai airport which only has a small irregular timetable of flights.

Get around

Bus or taxi - both are efficient and cheap.

The bus routes are conveniently and clearly marked on the English/Chinese map sold around town so it's easy. It costs 1 yuan for the bus.

Weihai attractions and sightseeing

City tours

Beaches, Weihai is by the coast and has many nice beaches.

Shopping, Weihai souvenirs

Good restaurants and cheap meals

Weihai nightlife, bars, clubs and pubs.

Hotels, youth hostels, lodging

There are plenty of places to choose from so shop around. The rates are posted at the front desk, usually in English, and that's the "rack" rate. You should expect a lower rate and they usually quote one. You can bargain for even lower rates, but since I don't speak Chinese, it's hard to do and the rates seemed fair anyway - about $30 for a nice room with a/c, tv, phone, and up-to-date/clean at a normal looking hotel with a nice lobby, probably a restaurant, and usually a little spa of some kind. There are some very cheap places to stay.

You need to decide first where you want to stay as Weihai has a number of areas that could suit you depending on what you are in Weihai for.

Downtown is nice if you want to be near the ferry terminals, the main parks and shopping, and have easy access to most transport.

You could stay near the bus/train station, but that's a little remote and not much around.

The last option is the beaches. You have 3 main ones to choose from with hotels ranging from almost normal to way-too-swank. Some of these are like self-contained resorts and can be isolated to themselves. The International Bathing Beach area is popular, but really any of the beaches is just fine.