Tour Features: As a Special Economic Zone, Xiamen is a bustling, metropolitan city. It is well-known by its coastal charm and pleasant tree-lined beaches. By this tour, you will have a chance to explore this wonderful city.

Day by Day Itinerary:

Day 1: Arrival in Xiamen (-, -, -)

Upon arrival in Xiamen, your tour guide will meet you at Xiamen Airport and transfer you to your hotel by private car. The rest of the day is yours to relax, or step out into this amazing city for an adventure on your own.

Day 2: Yongding, Hakka Earthen Dwellings-"Tulou" (B, L, D)

You will have an early start to Yongding, about 2-hour driving from Longyan, to visit Hakka earthen dwellings-"Tulou", unique Chinese rammed earth buildings of the Ha67kka in southwestern Fujian Province. They were built for defence purposes around a central open courtyard with few windows to the outside and only one entrance. Tulou buildings were discovered by the American Central Intelligence Agency that took satellite photos in the 1960s. They were mistaken as nuclear reactors, but later, after a closer look, they were found to be simply houses. One dwelling can house a whole clan with several hundred people and is known as "a little kingdom for the family". There are over twenty thousand of these houses architectural designs of tulou in Yongding, with a well-concentrated distribution of clusters, ten of which are over 600 years old, and the oldest one is over 1,200 years old.

Then you will be driven back to Longyan late afternoon. Stay overnight in Longyan.

Day 3: Xiamen Incity Tour: Xiamen university, Nanputuo Temple, Wanshi Botanical Garden (B, L, D)

You will be driven back to Xiamen and have a half day city tour to Xiamen. Firstly you will visit Xiamen university, founded in 1921, located at the foot of the green mountains, facing the blue ocean and surrounded by Xiamen bay. It is famous for its beautiful campus with nice scenery and parks.

Then you will proceed to Nanputuo Temple, located on the southeast of Xiamen Island. It is surrounded by the graceful sea and at the foot of the Wulao Peaks. It was founded in the Tang era and its three halls hold a wealth of Buddhist statuary.

At last, you will go to the Wanshi Botanical Garden, which houses a wealth of plants in 29 different garden and over 5,000 species of plants, especially from South China and Southeast Asia.

Day 4: Gulang Yu Island (B, -, -)

Today you will enjoy Gulang Yu Island, only ten-minute boat ride from Xiamen. You will first see the Shuzhuan Garden, which once was a Taiwan businessman's private villa. It is divided into two parts-the Garden of Hiding the Sea (Canghaiyuan) and the Garden of Making-Up Hills (Bushanyuan). The garden is in the sea and the sea is in the garden. Then you will walk to Sunlight Rock, the island's highest point that can be reached by cable car.

Afterwards, visit Haoyue Garden (Statue Of Koxinga). You will see a gigantic granite of Statue Of Koxinga, who was a Chinese hero revered both in Taiwan and on the mainland, because he drove the Dutch out of Taiwan in the 1660s. This is the largest statue of historical figure in China.

Then your personal guide escorts you to the Xiamen Airport for your flight to your next destination.

Itinerary: B: Breakfast  AB: American Breakfast   L: Lunch   D: Dinner   SD: Special Dinner

Xiamen: Marine Garden Hotel, 4 Star
Longyan: Centron International Hotel, 4 Star