Xiamen Shore & Cruise Excursion: Yongding Gaobei Tulou Cluster

Tour Highlights
• Discover the World Heritage Site Fujian Tulou and its Hakka Culture
• Admire Chengqi Building, the King of Fujian Tulou (largest Fujian Tulou)
• Wuyun Building, the earliest rectangle Tuluo built based on Eight Diagrams theory
• Qiaofu Building,  Doctorate’s Tulou, 11 doctors were born here.

About This Tour
• Departure: Daily departing from Xiamen.
• Tour Duration: Approximately 8 hours.
• Guide Languages: Chinese & English.
• Pick-up & Drop-off Place: Xiamen Cruise Port
• Advice on Meals : Lunch is not included in this tour, please have a big breakfast and pack snacks just in case you get a bit peckish during sightseeing. If you want to try authentic local food for lunch, please feel free to inform your guide who is always ready to help.

Tour Itinerary at a Glance
• Pickup from Xiamen Cruise Port
• Drive to Yongding Gaobei Tulou (3 hours)
• Visit Chengqi Building (40 minutes)
• Visit Wuyun Building (40 minutes)
• Visit Qiaofu Building (40 minutes)
• Transfer back to Xiamen Cruise Port (3 hours)

Tailor This Tour to Meet Your Needs
• If you want to customize this itinerary, contact us via WhatsApp (+86 139 1083 0737) or email (info@GrandChinaTravel.com). We'll create a tailor-made tour package just for you.

Price Remark
• Prices are not valid during National Day (Oct 1-7), Chinese New Year, and Labor Day (May 1-5).

Price Inclusions
• Professional English language speaking tour guide.
• Air-conditioned vehicle with an experienced driver.
• Admission tickets to sightseeing places.
• All government taxes.

Price Exclusions
• Hotel accommodation.
• Your personal expenses.
• Meals are excluded allowing you flexibility on menu.
• Travel insurance is not included. Please purchase before your trip to provide for any unforeseen circumstances.
• Gratuities to guide & driver. They are customary and would be of great encouragement and reward for quality service.

Additional Info
• Confirmation will be received at time of booking.
• Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately.
• The itinerary is subject to change due to traffic conditions or bad weather.
• The itinerary is flexible; changes can be made upon written request from travelers.
• IMPORTANT : It is required by the government regulations that travelers must provide their name, gender, nationality, passport number and date of birth to their tour operator upon booking a tour. Failure to do so could result in being denied access or admittance to sites and attractions during sightseeing. When you book this tour, please complete all required fields at checkout. Please bring your passport with you on the tour.

Cancellation Policy
• Cancellations made 24 hours prior to the scheduled departure time will receive a 100% refund.
• Cancellations made within 24 hours of the tour's start time or after the tour begins are non-refundable.
• Cancellation request will be confirmed within 2-5 business days, with refunds issued within 14 working days.

Know Before You Go
• Keep your passport on you constantly. It might be needed to buy entrance tickets.
• Add us on WeChat (+86-18309280878) or WhatsApp (+86-18309280878) to reach GGC service staff at anytime.
• Pick-up time, guide's name & contact information will be confirmed by WhatsApp, WeChat or email.
• Your guide will hold GoGrandChina welcome sign with your name, waiting at the appointed meeting place.
• Meals are not included; please feel free to ask your guide for recommendations.
• Please note that if you book accommodation on Airbnb, you may not be picked up and dropped off at the door.
• We provide up to 20 minutes of waiting. If you don’t show up and cannot be contacted, this tour will be cancelled and you will receive no refund.

Xiamen Cruise Port Pickup, Transfer to Yongding Gaobei Tulou Cluster
Your private guide will be holding GoGrandChina pickup sign and waiting for you at Xiamen Cruise Port at the appointed time. You will be transferred to Yongding Gaobei Tulou Cluster by a comfortable air-conditioned private vehicle (3 hours)

Explore Gaobei Tulou Cluster
Located 230 km away from Xiamen, Yongding Gaobei Tulou cluster was built in 1709 and inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2008. The grandest and largest Fujian Tulou is Chengqi Building. Construction of this tulou began in the late Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) but it wasn’t completed until 1709, during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1912). It took three generations of the local Jiang family to build this spectacular tulou. Chengqi Building is massive round tulou with four concentric rings surrounding an ancestral hall at the center, the outer ring is 62.6 metres in diameter and four storeys tall, 288 rooms, with 72 rooms on each level, circular corridor on 2nd to 4th floor, with four sets of staircases at cardinal points connecting ground to top floors. A large outward extending roof covers the main ring. The ground floor rooms are kitchens for family branches, the second level rooms are grain storage rooms, and the 3rd and 4th floor rooms are living quarters and bedrooms. The second ring of 80 rooms is two storeys high, with 40 rooms on each level, the third ring served as community library, one storey with 32 rooms; there are 370 rooms in all. The 4th ring is a circular covered corridor surrounding the ancestral hall. The ancestral hall is at the centre. Chengqi Building has two main gates and two side gates. 15th generation Jiang clan with 57 families and 300 people live here. At its heyday, there were more than 80 family branches lived in Chengqilou. Other famous tulou in the area include Wuyun Lou, which was built during the Ming Dynasty and is currently uninhabited, and Qiaofu Lou, which was constructed during the 1960s and acts as a hotel for tourists. So if you fancy a real tulou experience, don’t forget to book a room at Qiaofu Lou.

Transfer Back to Xiamen Cruise Port
After visiting Gaobei Tulou Cluster, this Xiamen private day trip comes to the end. Your guide and driver will transfer you back to Xiamen Cruise Port (3 hours).