Private Day Trip to Tour Around the Must-see Highlights of Putian from Xiamen

Xiamen, China
Duration7h - 9h
Free cancellationFull refund up to 24 hours before
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TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted
LanguagesKorean, Chinese, Japanese, English, French
Private tourOnly your group will participate
Pickup offeredSee the meeting and pickup details below

Overview

This tour will take you to Tour Around the Must-see Highlights of Putian. Immerse yourself in the nature and Buddhist Culture while exploring Guanghua Temple whose layout is magnificent with the outer screen wall, Emperor Hall, and the Great Buddha's Hall forming the central axis running north to south. Visit the Jiulong Valley Forest Park which has always been known as Putian's beautiful “backyard,” The scenic area has quite a rich assortment of entertainment facilities. Admire the Jiuli Lake which is renowned for its lake, cave, waterfall and rock, and the waterfalls are praised as “the wonder of waterfalls", which are listed as “Thee Uniqueness of Fujian” with Wuyi Mount and Yuhua Cave.

What's included

  • Experienced tour guide
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Lunch
  • Bottled water
  • Experienced driver
  • Admission tickets
  • Gratuities(optional)

What to expect

  1. Putian
    2h 30m
    Your guide and driver will pick you up in your hotel lobby at your chosen departure time and drive about 2.5 hours to Putian. You will visit Guanghua Temple first. It was built in the Southern Dynasties (420-589) and became well known in the Tang Dynasty (618-907). During the height of its glory in the Song Dynasty (960-1279), over one thousand monks and nuns practiced Buddhism at this temple. Guanghua Temple covers an area of 33 hectares. The buildings are arranged around a central axis, 421 yards long: among these are Screen Wall, Mountain Gate, “Freeing Captive Animal’s Pond”, "Heavenly King Hall”, "Hall of Mahavira”, Depositary of Buddhist Books, and Wofo (Sleeping Buddha) Hall. The Hall of Mahavira is grand and majestic, being regarded as the top one among famous Buddhist temples in Fujian.
  2. Jiulong Valley Foest Park
    2h 30m · Admission ticket included
    After lunch, head to The Jiulong Valley Forest Park which has always been known as Putian's beautiful “backyard,” The scenic area has quite a rich assortment of entertainment facilities. There are ridges and peaks all over the spot with thick trees and old vines. Nine grades roaring waterfalls run downwards with water splashing in all directions. Green mountains, clear water, vivid songs’ of birds, fragrance of flowers, trees thick with leaves, strange rocks and deep valleys…all of them form an original ecological environment. And there are multiple scenic spots in the area which are close to each other for visitors to enjoy. You may climb over mountains or go into deep caves to seek adventures. Meanwhile, you may choose to take a walk in forests to enjoy the spirit of nature. Beautiful mountains and clean water melted together creates a lovely picture. Here at this eco-tourism scenic spot you may fell the harmony between man and nature as all kinds of things are integrated such as tourism, health-keeping traveling, science researches, exploring activities and fitness practices.
  3. Jiuli Lake Scenic Resort
    1h · Admission ticket included
    Then head to Jiuli Lake which is renowned for its lake, cave, waterfall and rock, and the waterfalls are praised as “the wonder of waterfalls", which are listed as “Thee Uniqueness of Fujian” with Wuyi Mount and Yuhua Cave. The nine-folded waterfalls of Jiuli Lake, enjoying a good popularity at home and abroad, are the major natural scenery of Jiuli Lake. Furthermore, this area is also famous for its “Dream Praying Culture”. There are three major scenic zones as Jiuli Lake, Maixie Rock and Zhuoquan Rock. Then your private driver will drive you back to your hotel safely.

Meeting and pickup

Pickup details

Your centrally located hotel in Xiamen.

Additional information

  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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