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Private tourOnly your group will participate
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Overview
Make the most of your Fujian visit on this comprehensive private Xiamen day tour that covers its main highlights. First, explore the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Gulangyu Island, including Sunlight Rock and Shuzhuang Garden. After a seafood lunch, discover Xiamen city highlights, including South Putuo Temple, Hulishan Fortress, and the Ring Road.
See Xiamen’s signature sights—including Gulangyu Island—in just a day
Get personalized insights from your private guide, with separate driver
Savor a Chinese seafood lunch at a popular local restaurant
Relax with pickup and drop-off at the Xiamen destinations that suit you
What's included
Insurance: China Life Tourist Accident/Casualty Insurance during the tour
Transport between attractions, including pickup and return to the hotel within the Xiamen mainisland
Bottled water
Government taxes & fees
Professional, passionate English speaking tour guide service
Chinese lunch at popular local restaurant
Personal expenses
Meals which are not indicated in the itinerary
Gratuities to the tour guide & driver (usually CNY100 per person per day for each of them, please tip them separately.). It is not compulsory but would be a great encouragement for them
What to expect
Gulangyu Island
3h · Admission ticket not included
After breakfasts, your private guide will pick you up at your hotel lobby and transfer you to the ferry terminal. Then you will have a 20-minute deluxe ferry to your first highlight of Xiamen, the tranquil Gulangyu Island. Don't forget to take some stunning photos of Xiamen city and the Lujiang Channel on the ferry.
Riguang Mountain
1h · Admission ticket not included
Step out of the ferry, welcome to Gulangyu Island-the "garden on the sea". You'll start your journey by strolling in the elegant alleys and admiring the distinctive architectures. Inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2017, Gulangyu is filled with the charming colonial buildings such as churches, consulates, etc, it is no doubt a museum of "Architecture of the World".
Then you will climb onto the highest peak on Gulangyu the Sunlight Rock, admire the bird eye view of this tranquil island.
Xiamen Shuzhuang Garden
1h · Admission ticket not included
Get down from Sunlight Rock, you will visit the unique seaside park to Shuzhuang Garden with a world-class Piano Museum in it, which is the only piano museum in China. After the visit on Gulangyu, you will take the ferry back to the Xiamen island and have an authentic seafood lunch in a popular local restaurant where the locals eat.
Nanputuo Temple
1h
After lunch, you will have a 30-minute good rest in a well maintained, air conditioned non smoking private vehicle while it takes you to your next highlight of Xiamen-the South Putuo Temple. The temple was first built in Tang Dynasty with over 1000 years of history, you can admire the famous Buddhist cultural relics collection here.
Huli Mountain Fort
1h · Admission ticket not included
Then you will go to your third highlight of Xiamen-the Hulishan Fortress. Built in the year of 1891, the Hulishan Fortress integrated the styles of Ming and Qing Dynasties. You can touch and even stand on those well-preserved ancient military facilities (such as the gates, walls, emplacements, the barracks, the castle, the trenches and fortifications).
Kulangsu Huandao Road
1m
Come out of the Hulishan Fortress park, you will have a leisure walk at the famous Island Ring Road at the beach, which is your last highlight of Xiamen. Enjoy the stunning sea view and the tender breeze, this is where your wonderful day ends.
After the tour, you will be transferred back to your hotel, airport, train station or any other places in downtown Xiamen like a restaurant or a bar if you like.
Meeting and pickup
Pickup details
We will pick you up at the arrival hall.
Additional information
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
