TOUR HIGHLIGHTS

Gulangyu Island: one of the most scenic areas in Fujian Province

Piano Museum: the world’s largest and most impressive collection of pianos at Gulangyu Island, some in shapes and sizes you’ve probably never seen before

Xiamen: the most remarkable spot of Fujian Province, praised as the ‘Garden on the Sea.’ It owns fabulous places such as Gulangyu Island, Yongding Hakkas House, Xiamen University, and beautiful beaches

Yongding, full day excursion

This series of itinerary cannot be modified in any way.*

Departure/Return Location

Xiamen Airport or Railway station

Price

Starting at $6,380 per person

What’s included

Minimum group size of 2 people

Operated with English or German-speaking local guides during Gulangyu Island tour (Day 2)

3 nights’ accommodation

Xianglu Grand Hotel or similar 4*

3 Breakfasts

1 Lunch (Day 2)

Inbound/Outbound private transfers from/to Xiamen airport/railway station with English speaking guide

Private transportation in an air-conditioning vehicle throughout the tour (Day 2)

Yongding, full day excursion (Day 3)

All entrance fees and activities mentioned in the itinerary; Gulangyu Island full-day tour (Day 2)

Meet & Greet

Exclusions

International flight tickets and airport taxes or China visa fees (if any)

Rail tickets

Travel Insurance

City tax not included, payable on the spot

Tips for guides and drivers

Optional tours and activities

Any visit not mentioned in the programme

Expenses of personal nature like tipping, laundry, telephone/fax calls, alcoholic/non- alcoholic beverages, camera/video camera fee at monuments, medical expenses or items not stated explicitly in the programme

Please note

-Lunch on day 2 is a set menu in a local Chinese restaurant with one glass of soft drink per person per meal
-Please check the China visa requirements with your local embassy or authorities
-No refund for unused services. Splitting of package is not allowed
-Early check-in, late check-out, connecting or adjoining rooms in the hotel are subject to availability and not guaranteed
-Please note that local conditions prevalent at the time of travel may result in modifications to the contents of the tour without prior notice, including possible change of hotels and/or itinerary
-In many hotels in China, the triple rooms are a double room with an additional bed or sofa bed. Their comfort conditions are lower than the international standards of the triple room
-We reserve the right to change itineraries and activities due to weather conditions, technical problems, security reasons or Corona restrictions.
-Tour code : DS-456005

Day 1

ARRIVAL XIAMEN

• Arrive at Xiamen Airport or Railway station. Upon arrival, a representative will be waiting to greet you at the airport/railway station and accompany you on the transfer to the city. The 30-minute-private-transfer will take you directly to your hotel in Xiamen. Enjoy the rest of the day at your leisure in the city. Take the opportunity to rest and recover after the flight or head out into the city for your first glimpse of life in one of China’s sprawling city.

• Overnight in Xiamen.

Day 2

XIAMEN

• After breakfast at the hotel, we will pick you up at about 9:00 at hotel´s lobby to visit Gulangyu Island. After a 1-hour-long ride, we’ll take a ferry to Gulangyu Island we´ll visit The Piano Museum that sits above the beautiful Shu Zhuang Garden and conceal the world’s largest and most impressive collection of pianos, some in shapes and sizes you’ve probably never seen before. Afterwards, we´ll continue to visit Sunlight Rock and Zheng Chenggong Memorial Hall that locally known as Huang Rock that lies on the top of Longtou Mountain in south-central Gulangyu Island. We´ll stop for lunch at the local restaurant at midday (incl.), and after we´ll continue with 2-hour-visit of Historic International Settlement and Longtou Road, the peerless mixture of different architectural styles including Traditional Southern Fujian Style, Western Classical Revival Style and Veranda Colonial Style. To sum up our visit we´ll watch the south Fujian dialects puppet show in Hi Heaven, the most fashionable and exquisite cultural attraction on the island. At 16:00 we´ll take a ferry back to Xiamen, and on the way back to the hotel we´ll stop at traditional Fish Market and Zhongshan Road to buy some souvenirs and taste local foodies. You’ll be dropped off at around 18:30 for dinner (not included).

• Overnight in Xiamen.

Day 3

XIAMEN and Yongding, full-day excursion

• Take this full-day trip to Yongding and discover the beauty of Yongding County. Starting early at the morning at 8:30, you´ll visit Yongding Tulou cluster, the most extraordinary type of Chinese rural dwellings, and you take a walk in Chuxi Tulou, the largest and oldest round tulou that is inscribed in the UNESCO World Heritage Site. Enjoy the lunch at one of the local restaurants and get a deeper insight into the Chinese gastronomy. In the late afternoon, at about 18:30, you will be back at the hotel.

• Overnight in Xiamen.

Day 4

DEPARTURE XIAMEN
• After breakfast at the hotel, prepare to check out of your room at the scheduled time and transfer to the airport/railway station for your onward or return flight/train.