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This day trip leaves Xiamen for the tulou country of south Fujian and returns the same evening. You visit three sights in an order your guide sets to avoid the crowds: the Tianluokeng Tulou Cluster, five earthen houses with four round ones around a square one; Yuchanglou, the tallest tulou nearby and the one raised on soft ground; and the stream-side lanes of Taxia Village. Your own English-speaking guide explains how the Hakka built these walled, rammed-earth houses, how a whole clan lived behind a single gate, and what still happens inside them today, since some are still homes. You travel by private air-conditioned car with the same driver all day, lunch is left open at a village kitchen so you pay for what you eat, and the pace is yours. It is a full, roughly twelve-hour day once you allow for the drive.
Duration: 6-8 Hours
Attractions(Cities):
Tianluokeng Tulou Cluster, Yuchanglou, Taxia village
Pick-up point:
Your hotel in Xiamen, train station or airport (based on your requirement)
Finishing point:
Your hotel in Xiamen, train station or airport (based on your requirement)
Tour Customizable:
Absolutely! (Tell us your specific requirements in the inquiry)
Payment Types:
Cash, Wire, Paypal, WesternUnion, Wechat, Alipay, Bank Transfer
Available: Daily
Your day starts when your English-speaking guide meets you at your Xiamen hotel, the railway station, or the airport, holding a Your Way Holiday sign. From there your private air-conditioned car and driver take you inland into the tulou country of south Fujian, roughly a two- to three-hour drive, and the same car stays with you all day, so your bags, water, and any purchases ride along. Your guide uses the drive to set up what you are about to see, who the Hakka people are and why they built these walled earthen houses, so the first stop makes sense the moment you arrive. Tell your guide your pace and the day flexes around you.
Your first stop is the Tianluokeng Tulou Cluster: five earthen houses grouped on a slope, four round ones around a square one. Built of rammed earth and timber several storeys high, each house held a whole clan behind a single gate. Your guide walks you through an open tulou and explains the defensive logic, the ground-floor kitchens, the grain storehouses above, the ancestral hall at the centre, and the carved beams and shared courtyard that kept a large family living together. A few houses are still occupied, so what you see are homes lived in inside a UNESCO World Heritage site, not a museum set.
Next is Yuchanglou, the tallest and one of the oldest tulou nearby, a five-storey round house famous for being raised on soft ground. Your guide points out how the builders laid a base of logs and stone to spread the weight, how the concentric ring of rooms shares one thick outer wall, and how a single entrance, heavy doors, and watch points made it defensible. Inside, circular corridors link kitchens, bedrooms, and the ancestral hall, and you can see the central well that let residents hold out under siege. There are strong angles for photographs from the courtyard and the upper walkways, and your guide shows you where and helps you ask before entering private rooms.
A short drive brings you to Taxia Village, strung along a stream in a green valley between the tulou clusters. Your guide leads you over the stone bridges and down the lanes past the family halls, and points out how the houses and workshops sit into the hillside. This is a working village: you may see tea being dried, woodwork, weaving, or pottery in a small workshop, and residents running guesthouses and shops. Where a workshop is open you can stop, watch, and ask questions. This is the natural time for lunch at a village kitchen on your own, so you pay for what you eat; tell your guide about any dietary needs and they will help you order and translate.
In the late afternoon your guide and driver take you back from the tulou hills to wherever you need to be, your hotel, the railway station, or Xiamen airport. Because the car is yours for the whole day, your timing does not have to match a fixed bus schedule; if you would rather spend longer at one tulou or head back earlier, say so and your guide adjusts. Your bags and anything you bought stay in the vehicle until the drop-off.
Each way is roughly two to three hours on the expressway and mountain road, so the full day is around twelve hours with your own car and guide. The drive is the trade-off for reaching the clustered tulou rather than a single token site.
The day covers the Tianluokeng Tulou Cluster, with its four round houses and one square one, Yuchanglou, the tallest tulou nearby, and the riverside lanes of Taxia Village. Your guide sets the order of the visits and how long you stay at each.
No. Lunch is at a village kitchen at your own cost, which lets you eat what you actually want and pay for what you order. Tell your guide in advance if you need a vegetarian, lighter, or spice-free plate and they will help you order and translate.
Your guide and driver bring you back from the tulou hills to your Xiamen hotel, the railway station, or Xiamen airport, whichever suits your plans. The car stays with you all day, so the drop-off and timing flex around your schedule.
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Duration：6-8 Hours
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Tour Style：A full day on Gulangyu Island and the nearby Xiamen coast with your own English-speaking guide and private car. The route pairs the island lanes and villas with Shuzhuang Garden, the Piano Museum, and South Putuo Temple, then adds Hulishan Fortress and a drive along Island Ring Road. Your guide and driver meet you at your Xiamen hotel, the train station, or the airport, and stay with you until you are back at the point you choose. You cross to Gulangyu by ferry and walk the car-free lanes at your own pace, with your guide handling tickets and timing. Between stops you travel in an air-conditioned private car with bottled water on hand. Lunch is left open on purpose so your guide can take you to a real local eatery instead of a tour-bus canteen; you pay only for what you eat, and vegetarian, halal, and lighter requests are easy to arrange. It is a relaxed day built around Gulangyu gardens, museums, temples, and sea views.
Duration：2 Days, 1 Night
Attractions(Cities)：Gulangyu Island, Shuzhuang Garden, Piano Museum, Island Ring Road, Xiamen University, Zeng Cuo An, Shapowei Art District, Hulishan Fortress
Tour Style：Two unhurried days in Xiamen built around Gulangyu Island and the coast, with your own English-speaking guide and private car. The route centers on car-free Gulangyu, its villas and lanes, Shuzhuang Garden, and the Piano Museum, with a slow drive along Island Ring Road, split over two days so you can set your own pace and linger where you like. Your guide and driver meet you at your Xiamen hotel, the train station, or the airport, and return you to the point you choose each evening. Ferry tickets to the island are arranged for you, and the private car with bottled water covers the coast road. Lunch is left open on purpose so your guide can take you to a real local eatery instead of a tour-bus canteen; you pay only for what you eat, and vegetarian, halal, and lighter requests are easy to arrange. It is an easy introduction to Xiamen's island, gardens, and shoreline without a rushed schedule.
Duration：6-8 Hours
Attractions(Cities)：Gulangyu, Nanputuo Temple, Zeng Cuo An, Huandao Road
Tour Style：A relaxed full-day look at Xiamen with your own English-speaking guide and private car. The route covers Gulangyu Island, Nanputuo Temple, the old fishing village of Zeng Cuo An, and seaside Huandao Road, at a pace you set. Your guide and driver meet you at your Xiamen hotel, the train station, or the airport, and stay with you to the end of the day. You travel between sights in an air-conditioned private car, with bags kept secure and bottled water on hand. Lunch is left open on purpose: your guide stops at a real local eatery instead of a tour-bus canteen and helps you order, so you pay only for what you eat. Vegetarian, halal, and lighter meals are easy to arrange ahead. It is an unhurried day built around Xiamen's island, temple, lanes, and coast, with a guide who handles the Gulangyu ferry and timing so you can focus on the walk.
Duration：6-8 Hours
Attractions(Cities)：Yunshuiyao Ancient Village, Huaiyuan Building, He Gui Lou
Tour Style：A day trip from Xiamen into the tulou hills of Nanjing County, for travelers who want to understand the Hakka earthen houses rather than photograph them from a bus window. Your English-speaking guide and private car are yours all day, so you set the pace, stop when you like, and skip the coach parks. You walk the streamside lane at Yunshuiyao, step inside the round Huaiyuan Building, and look up through the five stories of He Gui Lou, built on a floating foundation of pine piles. Entrance fees are arranged ahead, so you walk in without queuing. Lunch is left open so your guide can find a village kitchen and you pay for what you eat; vegetarian plates are easy to order. Your guide meets you at your hotel, the train station, or the airport in Xiamen and returns you to the point you choose by late afternoon.
Duration：2 Days, 1 Night
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