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7 Xiamen Tours That Earn the Early Start

7 tours  ·  from $93

Nobody has enough days here. These 7 xiamen tours are the ones that earn a whole one, with costs, durations and how far ahead each needs booking.

Private Day Tour To Tianluokeng Tulou from Xiamen Including Lunch - The long ride from Xiamen to Zhangzhou
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Private Day Tour To Tianluokeng Tulou from Xiamen Including Lunch

1.Private Day Tour To Tianluokeng Tulou from Xiamen Including Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 21 reviews · from $229Our pick

Spend about nine hours with a private English-speaking guide and vehicle from downtown Xiamen. Visit the Tianluokeng tulou cluster, Yuchang Building, and Taxia village, then share a traditional Hakka meal and homemade rice wine with a local family. Guides such as Adam, Cathy, Lily, Sophia, and Gong Ping have led this route.

“Good tour to see the tulous, typical Hakka houses. Everything was perfect with a wonderful guide (Cathy).”

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Private One Day Xiamen And Gulangyu Highlight Tour Including Lunch - Reaching the view at Sunlight Rock
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Private One Day Xiamen And Gulangyu Highlight Tour Including Lunch

2.Private One Day Xiamen And Gulangyu Highlight Tour Including Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 17 reviews · from $199

Spend eight private hours seeing Xiamen’s essential sights, beginning with a ferry to UNESCO-listed Gulangyu Island. Walk through old lanes, climb Sunlight Rock, visit Shuzhuang Garden and its Piano Museum, then enjoy seafood lunch before South Putuo Temple, Hulishan Fortress, and the Ring Road. English-speaking guides such as Lily and 亮亮 have led this tour.

“Gu Liang Yu was the highlight, and I’m so glad we visited it by tour instead of trying on our own. The included lunch was also wonderful and in a very nice restaurant.”

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Xiamen Half-Day Private Tour include Gulang Yu Island and Garden - Shuzhuang Garden and the Piano Museum
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Xiamen Half-Day Private Tour include Gulang Yu Island and Garden

3.Xiamen Half-Day Private Tour include Gulang Yu Island and Garden

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 12 reviews · from $135

Meet guides such as Cathy or Saya at your Xiamen hotel, cruise port, or railway station, then take a ferry to Gulangyu for gardens, colonial architecture, beach walks, and the Piano Museum. Continue to Shuzhuang Garden, with optional local lunch or dinner, private transport, and downtown drop-off.

“Great tour experience! Cathy was really helpful and professional and was very informative in explaining the history of the places that we went. Coordination and logistics by Sunny Tours was good too. Highly recommend!”

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Xiamen Layover Day Tour-Gulangyu,Shuzhuang Garden And Piano Museum - The private vehicle and ferry connection
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Xiamen Layover Day Tour-Gulangyu,Shuzhuang Garden And Piano Museum

4.Xiamen Layover Day Tour-Gulangyu,Shuzhuang Garden And Piano Museum

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · from $132

This five-hour private tour takes you from the airport, port, or railway station to Gulangyu Island by deluxe ferry. With a guide such as Cathy, you’ll see colonial buildings, Shuzhuang Garden, the Piano Museum, and views from Sunlight Rock. A private vehicle, bottled water, admission fees, and round-trip ferry tickets are included.

“Cathy was an excellent guide, and our time together on this beautiful island was wonderful. She was very knowledgeable and tailored the tour to suit us perfectly. Our driver drove safely and effuciently. His van was clean, modern, and very comfortabke. Thankvyou fir a great day.”

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Xiamen Private English Tour Guide Service - Gulangyu Island in a three-hour block
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Xiamen Private English Tour Guide Service

5.Xiamen Private English Tour Guide Service

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · from $93Best value

You get an English-speaking local guide for up to eight hours in Xiamen, with a day shaped around your plans. Guides including Evelyn, Sunny, and Cathy have helped visitors manage ferries, Didi rides, tickets, airport meetups, Gulangyu Island, and Zhongshan Road. Transport, food, and admissions cost extra.

“Our tour guide arrived on time at the port terminal to pick us up. Her English was very good. We occasionally had a laugh as we got confused about a question. We had to choose to go to Gulangyu Island or Xiamen city. Sunny told us there wRead more”

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Tianluokeng Tulou Village Private Day Trip from Xiamen with Lunch

6.Tianluokeng Tulou Village Private Day Trip from Xiamen with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · from $226

Set your morning departure and pickup point in Xiamen, then ride about two hours to Tianluokeng with a private guide and driver. Explore Hakka tulou homes, learn about feng shui and the Chinese elements, eat a local lunch, and visit 700-year-old Yuchang Building. Guide Lily is noted for making the long drive engaging.

“Lily the tour guide was very friendly and her conversation made the 2 hour drive from Xiamen pass by very quickly. She shared a lot on the tour about the history of the Tulou buildings and the surrounding areas. Very attentive as well, took pRead more”

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Private Day Tour Tianluokeng Tulou Cluster And Taxia Village From Xiamen - Starting from Xiamen with a private car
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Private Day Tour Tianluokeng Tulou Cluster And Taxia Village From Xiamen

7.Private Day Tour Tianluokeng Tulou Cluster And Taxia Village From Xiamen

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 3 reviews · from $177

Leave your Xiamen hotel with a private guide and driver for Fujian’s remarkable tulou country. See Tianluokeng’s Four Dishes and One Soup from a mountain viewpoint, enter the leaning Yuchanglou, and stroll beside Taxia’s stream. Guide Jane, a Hakka guide, has led this route, though guide assignment may vary. Lunch is extra.

“Our English speaking guide, Jane, who was Hakka, was interesting and informative, we visited 3 of the Tulou, each one slightly different, and such a unique style of communal living - where some are living to this day, I can see this style of living will cease to exist in generatioRead more”

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