Private Day Tour To Tianluokeng Tulou from Xiamen Including Lunch


9 hours
Pick-up offered
Free cancellation
1 - 15
Mobile ticket

Overview

Enjoy the picturesque of the "Four Dishes and One Soup"- Tianluokeng Earth Building Cluster, visit the “rickety building”- Yuchang Building and stroll in the Taxia water village in a 9-hour private tour with your private knowledgeable Tulou travel guide. Having a local lunch together with the Hakka  families while sitting inside the earth building will help you to better understand the local inhabitant's life and the history of Hakka Earth Buildings.

Inclusions

  • Chinese lunch at popular local restaurant
  • Transport between attractions, including pickup and return to your hotel (within the Xiamen main island)
  • Professional, passionate English speaking tour guide service
  • Insurance: China Life Tourist Accident/Casualty Insurance during the tour
  • Government taxes & fees
  • Bottled water
  • Entry/Admission - Zhangzhou Tianluokeng Village
  • Entry/Admission - Yuchang Building
  • Entry/Admission - Ta'xia Village

What to expect

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: Zhangzhou Tianluokeng Village, Tianluokeng Village, Shuyang Town, Nanjing County 363600 China

After breakfasts, your private guide will pick you up at your hotel lobby. Sit back and relax in a well maintained, air conditioned non smoking private vehicle for a 2.5-hour drive. You will learn from your knowledgeable Tulou travel guide about the history of the Tulou (Hakka Earth Buildings), the local life of the Hakka people, some basic facts of the earth buildings you will visit and other things you should know for this tour.

Get off the vehicle, you will first go to the viewing platform to have a bird view of Tianluokeng Tulou Clusters. You will have 20 minutes free time to enjoy the picturesque of the famous "Four Dishes and One Soup" . Don't forget to take some stunning photos like everybody else come here do.

Walk down from the viewing platform, the vehicle will take you directly to the village. You will step into this masterpiece of traditional Chinese residential buildings and unveil its mystery by your own eyes. With the help of your Hakka language speaking guide, you could also have a conversation with the inhabitants whose ancestors built this building 650 years ago.


Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Yuchang Building, Xiaban Village, Shuyang Town, Nanjing County 363608 China

After the 1-hour visiting of the Tianluokeng Tulou Clusters, you will go to a local Hakka family to have a traditional Chinese lunch. Enjoy the local Hakka food and their special home made rice wine!

Later after lunch, you will continue visit the “rickety building”-Yuchang Building which is the oldest and largest round building known so far. You will see the teetering columns that seems almost to collapse but to your surprise it has undergone seven hundred years of erosion and numerous earthquakes. It has still remained the same as ever and has become a living specimen of ancient residential buildings.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Ta'xia Village, Shuyang Town, Nanjing County 363608 China

Come out of Yuchang Building, you will stroll in Taxia Village along the tranquil river, known as “Zhouzhuang Water Town in south of Fujian”. You will have an inside looking of this typical Chinese Hakka village which is the home to many famous overseas Chinese. Take a look at the ancestral hall, De Yuan Hall where the local Hakka people worship their ancestors.

After the tour, you will have a good rest on the comfortable vehicle during the 2.5-hour drive back to Xiamen. 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.

Duration: 1 hour

Additional information

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Stroller accessible
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • Service animals allowed
  • May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
  • Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
  • Near public transportation
  • Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
  • Infant seats available
  • Passport name, number, expiry and country is required at time of booking for all participants
  • Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
  • Transportation is wheelchair accessible
  • Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
  • Face masks required for guides in public areas
  • Face masks provided for travelers
  • Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
  • Social distancing enforced throughout experience
  • Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
  • Gear/equipment sanitized between use
  • Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
  • Guides required to regularly wash hands
  • Regular temperature checks for staff
  • Temperature checks for travelers upon arrival
  • Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
  • Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons
  • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking

Ticket delivery

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Cancellation

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.
m_nicag41
December 2020

Amazing experience. Very comfortable trip thanks to the driver. Our guide Adam was taking care of every detail and he was so helpful. He has a very good knowledge on Chinese history. You will have fun same time you will learn a lot. If you are visiting Xiamen or nearby, this experience is a must!

David L
January 2020

Our tour guide Adam did a great job on historical story telling, he explained very well about how the people built those magnificent round buildings without any modern technology and materials hundreds of years ago. Truly amazing!

hohoclara
December 2019

Took me a while to finically decide on joining the private tour as it’s quite expensive. Turns out it’s quite worth the price. The responds to my queries online were very quick and helpful. Our tour guide Adam was very prepared. He messaged me ahead of time and organised everything neatly. The 2...

hisakomori2002
November 2019

昔の集合住宅だが、敵から身を守るための工夫が色々あり先達の知恵に驚くばかり、建物は風水により周りの山を亀に見立てその方向に入り口を作るなど感心させられることばかり、今も数家族が住んでいるらしいがトイレも風呂もないという、トイレはバケツに、畑の肥料にする。近くの川では洗濯をしている人もいた。文化的な生活に慣れている我々からは想像しがたい。

199nedm
October 2023

This was an outstanding opportunity to learn about unique architecture and part of the world. I had a prompt pick-up at an Xiamen hotel, after booking just about 36 hours before an unexpected free day. Cathy my tour guide was enthusiastic and spoke English very well. The driver was safe and car...

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