Private Day Tour To Yongding Tulou From Xiamen
Overview
Tulou, or Earth Buildings, is one of the UNESCO sites near Xiamen, and well-known for its unique Hakka culture. This private day trip will let you explore Yongding Tulou, the representative of Tulou, for its spectacular architecture and long history of Hakka people. Please note there are different tulous, and you can choose other tours if you prefer Nanjing Tulou.
Inclusions
- Driver/guide
- Lunch
- Hotel/port pickup and drop-off(only on the Xiamen Island)
- Transport by private vehicle
- Bottled water
- Entry/Admission - Yongding Earth Building
What to expect
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Yongding Earth Building, South of Longyan Region, Yongding County 364100 China
At 8am, your tour guide or driver will meet you at your hotel lobby of centrally located Xiamen hotels with a signage writing your name.Then you will take a 3-hour ride to Yongding County where you will visit the Hongkeng Tulou Cluster, which includes Zhencheng Tulou, Rusheng Tulou, Kuiju Tulou and Fuyu Tulou etc. Due to its spectacular architecture of the earth buildings Tulou, it was inscribed on the list of cultural heritage by UNESCO in 2008.
The early history of Yongding Tulou can be traced back to 1200 year ago. These Tulou were built by local Hakka people, and are still well-preserved. Today these earth buildings look like magnificent castles with its yard, garden to construct a golden card in Fujian Province.
Lunch is included at local restaurant.
Later you will be transferred back to your hotel in Xiamen where the day trip concludes.
Duration: 4 hours
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Yongding Earth Building, South of Longyan Region, Yongding County 364100 China
At 8am, your tour guide or driver will meet you at your hotel lobby of centrally located Xiamen hotels with a signage writing your name.Then you will take a 3-hour ride to Yongding County where you will visit the Hongkeng Tulou Cluster, which includes Zhencheng Tulou, Rusheng Tulou, Kuiju Tulou and Fuyu Tulou etc. Due to its spectacular architecture of the earth buildings Tulou, it was inscribed on the list of cultural heritage by UNESCO in 2008.
The early history of Yongding Tulou can be traced back to 1200 year ago. These Tulou were built by local Hakka people, and are still well-preserved. Today these earth buildings look like magnificent castles with its yard, garden to construct a golden card in Fujian Province.
Lunch is included at local restaurant.
Later you will be transferred back to your hotel in Xiamen where the day trip concludes.
Duration: 4 hours
Additional information
- Infants must sit on laps
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
- Adult pricing applies to all travelers over 3 years old
- Most travelers can participate
- 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.
Odyssey48537127639
January 2020
This tour cost $298 per person. It was a three hour drive and then only 1.5 hours seeing three Tulou. We saw only one Tulou from the 19th century. The most important Tulou were only 15km away, but not included in the tour. The English speaking guide Jane could barely speak English and conveyed le...
This tour cost $298 per person. It was a three hour drive and then only 1.5 hours seeing three Tulou. We saw only one Tulou from the 19th century. The most important Tulou were only 15km away, but not included in the tour. The English speaking guide Jane could barely speak English and conveyed less information than you can get in 15 minutes by reading the Wikipedia entry. The tour includes a “traditional Hakka lunch”. But the lunch is not in the Hakka village. It is in a restaurant. You can get much better Hakka food in any major city in China. Then the guide tells me that I can’t order a vegetable dish since our lunch allowance is only 60 RMB per person. That’s less than $10. She said I would have to pay an additional 40 RMB. The chicken dish ordered by the guide was inedible. Skin and bones. That was the last straw and I called Silk Road Tours to complain. The Chinese tourists in comparison were having a feast. After I called to complain, the guide said I did not have to pay 40RMB and that I could order another dish. I asked for shrimps and the guide said they were all out. I ended up with tofu that probably cost less than $5. She asked if I wanted to see another Tulou. I said of course I want to see everything important that can be seen in one day. So she stopped at a 20th century Tulou that did not require an entrance ticket. I got back at 4:30pm having spent less than 2 hours seeing the Tulou and almost 6 hours in the car. The driver expected a tip and was unhappy that I didn’t give one. In sum a complete ripoff. Be forewarned. Make sure that if you go you are taken to see the main complex of Tulou including a 700 year old Tulou. Now I feel like I have to go back again and I waisted $300. Avoid Silk Roads Travel, they are a ripoff.Glenko
January 2020
We were picked up by a driver who was on time and in an acceptable vehicle. He could not speak English but communicated using a telephone app. So far so good. We drive 2.5 hours and picked up the guide Jane. Her English was extremely poor and I could only understand 50% of what she was saying. We...
We were picked up by a driver who was on time and in an acceptable vehicle. He could not speak English but communicated using a telephone app. So far so good. We drive 2.5 hours and picked up the guide Jane. Her English was extremely poor and I could only understand 50% of what she was saying. We were taken to one area, “the Scenic Area of Hakka Cultural Village in Fujian Tulou”. We were told there was a 5 kilometer walk to see three sites. We noticed there were golf carts taking some Chinese tourists, and we suggested taking one so that we could see more sights. The guide refused. First she said it cost more, and I offered to pay. Then she said they were only for locals. On the way back, she tried to hail one, but unsuccessfully. The information she conveyed in her broken English was less than you could get in 15 minutes of reading Wikipedia. We walked 4km and it took 1.5 hours and then she said that was it. I asked about lunch. I was under the impression that lunch would be in the village with real Hakka food. She said we would drive to a restaurant. I asked why we did not see any of the older Tulou. The ones we saw were 20th century with only one from the 19th Century. I had to tell her that I wanted to sample the local rice wine, she did not suggest it. We got to the restaurant and she suggested two dishes, beef and chicken. We said we wanted a vegetable dish too. She ordered it and said we would have to pay 40 RMB since our food allowance was 60 RMB per person. That is less than $10 per person. We had paid $299 per person. At that point I had had enough and I called Silk Roads tour. They said that the guide was wrong and we would not have to pay 40 RMB. I also said that I was upset that the tour was only 1.5 hours and that we had seen only 3 of the newer Tulou. Then the food came and the chicken dish was inedible. Skin and bones. I should note that you can go to good Hakka restaurants in all major Chinese cities. I should also note that the Chinese tour groups in the restaurants were having huge meals. I told Jane the chicken was terrible and I was still hungry. The agency had called her after my complaint (actually I had to call twice and she said we didn’t have to pay 40 RMB and that we could order anything we wanted. So I said that I wanted shrimp. She said they were all out of shrimp. I settled for Hakka tofu. Probably the cheapest dish on the menu. Then she asked if I wanted to see more Tulou. I said that for $598 I wanted to see all important sites that you could see in one day. They took us to one nearby Tulou from 1912 I believe. There was no admission fee which I suppose is why they took us there. I said what about the older Tulou? She said they were 15km away and it would take 20 minutes and it was not included in our tour. We got back to the hotel at 4:30. In total we spent 5.5 hours in the car, less than 2 hours visiting Tulou and 45 minutes at lunch. And we did not see the most important site which is called Tianluokeng. In short the trip was a complete rip-off and I did not see the most important cluster of Tulou. Be forewarned.