Private Day Tour to Explore the Quanzhou Old City from Xiamen


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From $269.10

Price varies by group size

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Departs: China, China

Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Free cancellation

Up to 24 hours in advance.

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Overview

Quanzhou is an old harbour city where the Chinese started to sail to other countries since ancient time. There are old temples, old town, old bridge, and the earliest mosque in China, and the museum that are worth visiting. This private day tour will let you travel from Xiamen with a local guide to explore the Tianyuan Monastery, Luoyang Bridge, Guandi Temple, and Maritime Museum etc. Centrally located Xiamen hotel pickup and drop-off are included. Pickup time is 8:30am.


What's Included

Bottled water

English-speaking guide

Entrance fees

Lunch

Private transportation

What's Not Included

Gratuity


Traveler Information

  • ADULT: Age: 3 - 85

Additional Info

  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

What To Expect

Kaiyuan Monastery
At 8:30am, you will be picked up from your centrally located Xiamen hotel and take one-hour private car ride to Quanzhou, an old city. Firstly you will visit Kaiyuan Monastery that was built in 686AD in Tang Dynasty. There are halls, pagoda, exhibition museum in the monastery. Particularly the east and west pagodas are renown for the carvings.

1 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Tonghuai Temple of Guan Yu and Yue Fei
Then, you will move to visit the old town of Quanzhou, where there is a living temple for the Guandi god. It is an old temple with colorful painting located in the center of the old town.

60 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Qingjing Mosque
Afterwards, you will visit the oldest mosque in China, the Qingjing Mosque, which was first built in 1009 in Song Dynasty (960-1279). There are ruins in the mosque to display the long history here.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Luoyang Bridge
Enjoy the nice walk on the China's earliest stone bridge, Luoyang Bridge, which was built in 1053AD. Marco Polo described it in his book.

60 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Quanzhou Maritime Museum
After lunch, you will visit the Maritime Museum displaying the long history and antiques about the Chinese people to explore the oversea.
Later, you will be transferred back to your Xiamen hotel where the trip concludes.

60 minutes • Admission Ticket Included






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