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Holiday Overview
Holiday Overview
Highlights
- Fujian Tulou
- Gulangyu Island
- Nanyin Art Performance
Map & Itinerary
Map & Itinerary
Explore the most extraordinary type of Chinese rural dwelling, the circular Hakka rammed earth buildings, otherwise known as the Fujian Tulou (土楼). Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, it is some of the most amazing architecture you will ever see. The journey starts from Xiamen, beautiful seaport city with Gulangyu Island. Gulangyu Island is world known for its tranquil and enchanting environment, the only residential island in China without any vehicles and full of plants and gardens. Then we will drive into the villages to see life continue in the Tulou as it has for hundreds of years.
Holiday Itinerary
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BEIJING / XIAMEN
Arrive Xiamen Airport, transfer to the hotel. Then Visit Gulangyu Island with round-trip shuttle ship: Shuzhuang Garden (菽庄花园), Piano Museum, Haitiantang Museum (海天堂构博物馆) with Puppet show (木偶艺术表演) and Nanyin Opera (南音艺术表演) if fortunate enough.
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Accommodation Xiamen Hotel or similar
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Meals L
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XIAMEN / TIANLUOKENG IN NANJING / STAY IN A TULOU IN YONGDING
Today will spend the day exploring the amazing Hakka Earthen Buildings, which can be traced back for more than 3000 years..
From your hotel in Xiamen, after Breakfast, we will make the 2.5hrs drive to visit the tulou cluster of Tianluokeng, which is in Nanjing (南靖) county.
Tianluokeng Earth Buildings Complex (田螺坑土楼群) is the Huang Family’s residence. They are composed of one square building (Buyun Lou), three circle buildings (Hechang Lou, Zhenchang Lou, and Ruiyun Lou) and one oval building (Wenchang Lou). The square building Fangyun Building sets in the middle while other four buildings surround it. The buildings scatter and interlock according to the lie of the mountains. If overlooked from a higher place, the buildings look like blooming plum blossoms embellished on the earth embraced by the mountains. While look up them from the foot of the mountains, it occupies a mountainside position. As a combination of exquisite constructions, Tianluokeng Earth Buildings Complex is a perfect landscape with the connection of cultural and natural elements and is acclaimed as the peak of perfection. At the complex we will wander around and take a peek at the daily lives of these fascinating peoples. We will have lunch in local restaurant.
In the evening, we will then drive to Yongding (永定), where we will spend the night in an authentic Hakka earthen building village. The tulou here has a shape of an emerging mushroom, or of a falling flying saucer. In the Cold War, it was even believed by the Western countries, when examining some tulous, that is was used as China’s nuclear reactor!
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Accommodation Hakka Earthen Building (Zhenchenglou or Fuyulou) or similar (only with public restroom)
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Meals BLD
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YONGDING TULOU / XIAMEN
We will spend half a day proceeding to the tulous of Zhencheng Lou (nicknamed "the prince" of round Tulou), Chengqi Lou (with most ring layers), Rusheng Lou (smallest one), Fuyu Lou (rich landlord courtyard style) and Kuiju Lou (Putala palace style).
The “king of the tulou” at Chengqi Lou (承启楼), built in 1709, is massive rotunda tulou with four concentric rings surrounding an ancestral hall at the center, the outer ring is 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 big roof extending out ward covers the main ring. If a person stayed for one night in each room, it would take him more than a year to go through all the rooms. After lunch, you will be drive back to Xiamen airport, ending your tour.
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Meals BL
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Price Policy
Tour Price Policy
Additional details
1. Before you pay deposit to book the tour, we haven’t made any reservation yet. The train, flight tickets and the hotel may different from the itinerary listed.
2. The visiting order of the scenic spots in the itinerary may change according to the traffic condition and other unforeseen things.
3. Tourist insurance is a must before going, please provide us the confirmation of insurance company when sign up.
The price includes
1. Entrance Fees: to scenic spots as listed in the itinerary
2. All the activities fee mentioned in the itinerary: Hutong rickshaw in Beijing; Sichuan Opera show in Chengdu;
3. Private Transfers: Transfers between airports, hotels and scenic spots while sightseeing during the trip by private air conditioned vehicle with a driver.
4. Meals: All meals as indicated in the itinerary (B-breakfast, L-lunch, D-dinner), include Peking duck dinner in Beijing; Hot pot dinner in Chengdu.
5. Guide: As outlined in the itinerary an English-speaking guide and driver will be provided in each city, who will remain with you throughout your time in that city. A new guide and a new driver will meet you at each city on your tour, to provide you with the best local knowledge available
6. Hotel: hotel fees are based on two people sharing one room with king-size bed. All hotels as listed in the above itinerary serve daily western or Chinese breakfast
7. Arrangements: the tour cost includes planning, handling, operational and communication charges
8. Travel Agency Liability insurance
The price does not include
1. International airfare or train tickets to enter or leave China
2. China entry visa fees
3. Excess baggage charges
4. The medicine for the sickness or accident while on the way
5. Personal expenses: expenses of a purely personal nature such as laundry, drinks, fax, telephone calls, optional activities, sightseeing or meals which are not included in the tour itinerary
6. Meals: any meals which are not specified in the tour itinerary
7. Single room supplement
8. Please notice that the price will be much higher during the festival of Labors’ Day, National Day, spring festival
9. Tips to tour guide and driver (recommended USD10-15/guest/day).
10. Tourist accident insurance. NB - you are strongly suggested to buy travel and health insurance before you start out from your home country.
Payment conditions
To confirm your reservation, you must pay a deposit of 30% of the total amount due via the payment link that your local agent will share. The balance is due 30 days prior to departure. The quoted exchange rate is valid for the next 7 days – if the deposit is not paid within this time, the quote will be re-calculated.
Terms and conditions for cancelation
i. Cancellation of the Tour by CAT (local agent):
CAT reserve the right to cancel the postpone tour at any time up to the date final payment is due under the following condition: in our opinion, health and/or safety factors related to conditions in China would make the tour inadvisable. And in this case, all money paid by the participants will be refunded. If the tour is postponed, CAT will offer all those who have signed up the opportunity to have the same tour for a later time, but the price may be changed according to the season. We will notify you of any change, and give you a reasonable period
of time to make your decision. Consumers may, but are under no obligation to, take the tour under these new terms. After final payment has been made, we may cancel the tour only if, in our opinion, health and/or safety factors related to conditions in China would make the tour inadvisable. Since cancellation in this case involves factors which may arise suddenly and are entirely outside our control, including but not limited to natural disasters, civil unrest and epidemic disease, we cannot guarantee a full refund in this case. This is because payment will already have been made to finalize the arrangements and reservation.
ii. Cancellation of the Tour by Consumer:
Any cancellation must be made by sending an email to the local agent. The cancellation fee varies according to how many days prior to departure the cancellation is made:
· More than 30 days prior to departure: 5% of the total holiday cost
· Between 30 and 22 days prior to departure: 25% of the total holiday cost
· Between 21 and 8 days prior to departure: 50% of the total holiday cost
· Between 7 and 3 days prior to departure: 75% of the total holiday cost
· Less than 3 days prior to departure and after the departure date: 100% of the total holiday cost
All cancellations must be in writing and will be effective upon receipt by CAT. No refund will be made to those participants who break the journey regardless of the portions of the package unused. If, owing to serious illness or injury, the participant withdraws from the tour, a refund will be subject to the consent of the local travel agent.
No refund will be made to those participants who have failed to secure valid travel documents such as passport or visas.
