3-Day Private Tour to Hakka Tulou and Xiamen

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About this activity

Visit highlights of Fujian including the Nanjing and Yongding Hakka Tulous and Xiamen City with this private 3 days tour from Xiamen.

You will be picked up and dropped off from your Xiamen hotel.

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At a glance

Duration: 3 days
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–15
Guide: Chinese, English
Operated by: happychinatours

Ages: Infants (0–4 years) · Children (5–9 years) · Adults (10–99 years)

What is included

Included

Included: The private car & private guide
Included: The entrance tickets
Included: In-vehicle air conditioning: Air-conditioned vehicle

Not included

Not included: The hotel and food

Itinerary

Day 1 · Xiamen - Nanjing - Yongding. O/N Yongding.

Xiamen

10 min

After breakfast, you will take a 2-2.5 hour drive to Nanjing County to visit the Tianluokeng Earthen Building Cluster.
Zhangzhou Tianluokeng Village

3 hours Admission included

The earthen building is a distinctive multi-storey residence made especially by Hakka people, usually built in round or square shape with dozens of rooms on each floor. At Tianluokeng you can see four round buildings surrounding a square tower. Then our guide will accompany you to Taxiashui Village where you can immerse yourself in customs of the local Hakka people.
Yongding County

18 hours

Afterwards, you will continue your private Xiamen tour to Yongding County and spend overnight at a local hotel.

Day 2 · Yongding - Xiamen. O/N Xiamen.

Yongding Earth Building

3 hours Admission included

Yongding is nicknamed as the museum of Hakka earthen buildings for housing various towers in different periods, and towers at Hongkeng Cultural Village of Yongding are a concentration of essence of earthen buildings in China. This includes Zhencheng Building - also nicknamed as Prince of Earthen Building because of its elegant decorations and design, Kuiju Building - a palace-like square earthen tower, Rusheng Building - a small tower that only contains six households, and Fuyu Building - which looks like a traditional official's mansion.
Xiamen

18 hours

After visiting these old buildings, you will be escorted back to the hotel in Xiamen by a 3 hour drive.

Day 3 · Xiamen. The tour end.

Xiamen

10 min

In the morning, your tour guide and the driver will pick you up from your hotel at about 09:00. We will transfer you to a ferry for the 10-minute boat trip to Gulangyu Island to start this private Xiamen day tour.
Gulangyu Island

2 hours Admission included

The first stop is Shuzhuang Garden in the southern part of the island. With an ingenious layout designed around the natural terrain, the park includes two parts: the Garden of Hiding the Sea (Canghaiyuan) and the Garden of Making-Up Hills (Bushanyuan). Then, you will be guided to the Piano Museum, which houses a large assortment of historic and modern fine pianos from the collection of Hu Youyi.

Gulangyu Island attracts a lot of tourists for its pleasant climate and picturesque views. Seen from a distance, it is like an enchanting garden floating on the sea. Roaming leisurely about the island, you will be amazed by buildings constructed in the Chinese as well as foreign styles, blooming flowers and lush trees, plus the fascinating coastline scenery. As a private garden once, the villa-style Shuzhuang Garden on the island owns many beautiful buildings such as pavilions and houses. In the Piano Museum within Shuzhuang Garden, visitors can also have a nice glimpse of the history of this musical instrument.
Nanputuo Temple

one hour Admission included

After lunch, your Xiamen day trip will be extended to the South Putuo Temple, a temple well-known throughout China and the location of the Buddhist College of Minnan.

The South Putuo Temple is an ancient Buddhist temple originally built during the Tang Dynasty (618 - 907). With large and imposing scale, it is composed primarily of four buildings: Devajara Hall, Mahavira Hall, Dabei Hall and the scripture library. If you are interested in Buddhist culture, you won't be disappointed admiring the sacred Buddhist statues and treasures inside the temple.
Huli Mountain Fort

one hour Admission included

After that, your guide will accompany you to the Hulishan Battery Scenic Spot which was a military outpost constructed during the latter part of the Qing dynasty. Today it features cannonry from the Qing dynasties. If time permits, you'll be able to walk along the Island Ring Road to view the spectacular seascape and man-made scenery.
Xiamen

2 hours

At the end, you will be escorted back to your hotel in Xiamen or Xiamen airport/train station. End of the tour services.

Meeting point and pickup

The operator picks every participant up from their accommodation or the points below.

Pickup points

Xiamen Alley 185 Manor Hostel
Longzhou Business Hotel
Wenxin Bieshu Apartment
Wojia'er Boutique Hotel
Dushi Boutique Hotel Xiamen Lianhua South
Mingmen Shengshi Culture Hotel
Xianglu Grand Hotel
Hanting Express Xiamen Mingfa Square
Haixia Zhijia Apartments Hotel (Xiamen Mo'er Lianhua)
Royal Coast Hotel
Jinxiao Hotel (Xiamen Lvcuo Subway Branch)
Bojie Fashion Hotel Xiamen Huli Haitian

and 583 more pickup points

We pick up any hotels in Xiamen city central

Cancellation

Free cancellation

If you cancel at least 3 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.<br>If you cancel within 3 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.