I am from Taiyuan. I want to take my wife and children to Dalian recently. The child is less than three years old and I mainly want to see animals.

Your problem is too big, just put it briefly.

Dalian is a high-consumption area, and prices and tickets for attractions are not cheap. The hotel is convenient for traveling around Dalian Railway Station. A standard room in an ordinary express hotel costs around 300 yuan. There are many hotels in Dalian, so you need to find a regular one, such as Jinjiang Inn, Home Inn, GreenTree Inn, etc. Conditions in private hotels vary. You can check online or book in advance.

For animals and plants, you can go to Dalian Botanical Garden and Zhongshan Park, both of which are free of charge. Even when there is no flower show in Labor Park, admission is free. These are not far from Dalian Railway Station. To see animals, go to the forest zoo and wild animal range. The tickets seem to be 90 yuan. Take bus No. 5 south of the train station to the zoo. Laohutan Ocean Park is a national 5A-level scenic spot. The package ticket used to be 210 yuan, and you can visit 5 attractions. The Polar Marine Animal Museum is the highlight, and there are also animal performances in the Happy Theater. Take bus No. 2 on Jiefang Road south of the train station to Laohutan. Shengya Ocean World and Polar World in Xinghai Park are 4A-level attractions, similar to Laohutan Polar Museum. Xinghai Square is the largest city square in Asia, with good sea views and night views. Take bus 16 on Changjiang Road south of the train station to get to Xinghai Square and Xinghai Park. There is the Discovery Kingdom amusement park in Jinshitan, about 60 kilometers away from the city. The ticket price is about 160 yuan. There are costume performances at the nightclub. At the express train station north of the train station, you can take the express train line 3 (direction to Jinshitan). The beach at Golden Pebble Beach is also good. There are also attractions such as the Golden Paraffin Museum and the Geopark. You can check other attractions online first. I have introduced them in detail before. Try not to trust the unscrupulous tour guides who organize groups near the station. They offer cheap prices and often have consumption traps. Check the map in advance and you can travel freely.

The cost of accommodation and tickets for three people is about four to five thousand yuan. The rest is the cost of meals and round-trip train or plane tickets. It is impossible to estimate, so you can calculate the total yourself.

Wish you a good time.