8-Day Xiamen Zhangzhou Chaoshan Yongding Tulou Tour

Detailed Itinerary

• Day 1: Arrive at Xiamen (No meals)

  Take your flight from home to Xiamen airport. Start your wonderful trip to China from the Harbour city- Xiamen. Be transferred to hotel and have a good rest in our well selective hotel.

  Recommended Hotel: Atour Hotel Xiamen****

• Day 2:  Xiamen - Zhangzhou  (Breakfast/Lunch)

  Highlight:  Gulangyu Island, World Architecture Expo and Longtou Road Commercial Street

  Firstly you will have a half day tour in Xiamen by taking a ferry to Gulangyu Island, the Island of Pianos for its natural beauty,colonial style architecture and a myriad of interesting piano museums. World Architecture Expo and Longtou Road Commercial Street are also waiting for your visiting. Continue your tour to Zhangzhou by car(1 hour). After arrival, you will visit Zhangzhou Millennium Ancient City and Ming and Qing Street, both are the most concentrated and representative places in Zhangzhou city.

  Recommended Hotel: Zhangzhou Grand Hotel ****

  
   

• Day 3: Zhangzhou - Yongding- Chaozhou (Breakfast/Lunch)

  Highlight: Yongding Tulou

  In the morning, you will be transferred to Yongding to visit UNESCO World Heritage Site in Yongding. One of the most famous is Gaobei Tulou where the Hakka tradition lives. Have a lunch there and drive to Chaozhou(4 hours). After arrival, you will visit Paifang Street, Guanji Gate Tower and Kaiyuan Temple.

  Recommended Hotel: Lanvande Hotel ****

    

• Day 4:  Chaozhou - Shantou - Xiamen (Breakfast/Lunch)

  Highlight: Han Wen Gong Temple,Century-old Park, Zhongshan Pavilion and Mazu Temple

  Visit Han Wen Gong Temple in Chaozhou which is the most famous temple in Chaozhou. Later, drive to Shantou, a coastal city known as "the gateway of Lingdong and the gateway of South China" (about 40 minutes by car). Have a look at the Century-old Park and Zhongshan Pavilion. And you will see how fisherman pray for their safety from the sea Goddess at Mazu Temple. It is an unique Chinese tradition.

  Recommended Hotel:  Atour Hotel ****

    

• Day 5: Xiamen - Mt.Wuyi (Breakfast/Lunch)

  Highlight: South Putuo Temple and Huandao Road

  You will take a Xiamen city tour today. South Putuo Temple is the place you will enjoy the typical  Minnan Ancient building. Then stroll around the Huandao Road to have an overlook to Kinmen far away. Take a bullet train from Xiamen to Mt. Wuyi at night(3.5hours). Be met by your local guide and transferred to your hotel.

  Recommended Hotel: Local Best Hotel ****

    

• Day 6  Mt.Wuyi (Breakfast/Lunch)

  Highlight:  Mt.Wuyi

  Today you will spend one day tour to visit UNESCO World Site Mt. Wuyi. Visit Limitation Song Street, Wuyi Palace, Sanqing Hall, and Tianyou Peak Scenic Area. Wuyi Mountain is also a famous mountain of three religions (Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism) in China. You will enjoy the remarkable natural and cultural wonders at the same time.

  Recommended Hotel:  Local Best Hotel ****

  

• Day 7: Mt.Wuyi -Xiamen (Breakfast/Lunch)

  Highlight: Great Red Robe Scenic Area

  You still have one more attraction to visit this morning, Great Red Robe Scenic Area. Then take a bullet train back to Xiamen(3.5hours). Be transferred to hotel and enjoy your night life at Xiamen by yourself.

  Recommended Hotel: Atour Hotel ****

    

• Day 8:  Depart from Xiamen(Breakfast)

  Be transferred to Xiamen airport to take a flight home. Your China tour will end soon but your memory of China will last for days.