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Private Day Tour to Explore the Quanzhou Old City from Xiamen
Quanzhou
Important Information
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Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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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.
Highlights
From 7 hours to 8 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
From 7 hours to 8 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Private transportation
Bottled water
Entrance fees
Lunch
English-speaking guide
Gratuity
Private Day Tour to Explore the Quanzhou Old City from Xiamen
Quanzhou
About
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.
Highlights
From 7 hours to 8 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
From 7 hours to 8 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Private transportation
Bottled water
Entrance fees
Lunch
English-speaking guide
Gratuity
Itinerary
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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 hour and 30 minutes
2
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.
1 hour
3
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
4
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.
1 hour
5
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.
