Xiamen Tours, The Best Small Group, Custom Or Private Tours Of Xiamen

Resort Style Xiamen Tours

Xiamen island city that is growing in popularity as China’s very own resort style destination.

With a history that extends back as far as the Ming dynasty, there is much to explore and experience on one of our Xiamen tours.

Our custom, private and small group Xiamen tours highlight the old and new on the island, with the Hongkeng Tulou Cluster, Chuxi and Nanxi Villages, Island Ring Road, Gulangyu Island, Mount Wuyi, and South Putuo Temple among the sites you’ll experience.

Experience the real China on a ChinaTours.com Xiamen tour led by English speaking enthusiastic local guides – who better to explore with?

Highlights of our Xiamen tours

Xiamen tour highlights can be discovered on every one of our Xiamen tours.

Gulangyu Island – Continue to be surprised at the diversity of people and cultures in China, as demonstrated in exceptional examples of residual European architecture of Gulangyu, the enduring Buddhist buildings and religious traditions and the pace of commerce.
Shuzhuang Garden – A Xiamen tour is not complete without a visit to Shuzhuang Garden to appreciate the exquisite blend of garden and sea in the classic design of garden art, with tremendous appeal to artists and photographers.
Piano Museum – Delve into the history of music with a visit to the Piano Museum, with its collection of more than 70 valuable old pianos from all over the world.
South Putuo Temple – Much to be admired on a Xiamen tour is the sacred Buddhist building of the Tang and Qing dynasties, located in a picturesque setting surrounded peaks and the sea.
Yongding Hongkeng Tulou Cluster – Make the most of the opportunity to view at first hand the cluster of traditional buildings, built in a defensive circle, using earth, stone, bamboo, and wood, capable of withstanding typhoons and earthquakes, to protect families and communities.
Tulou Museum – From exhibits at the Tulou Museum, there is much to learn about the development of distinctive Tulou architecture and the historical evolution of the exotic Hakka culture.
Chuxi Tulou Cluster – Be intrigued by this group of earthen structures dating back to the Ming Dynasty in the 14th century, built in concentric rings, squares or rectangles, to house and protect communities.
Nanxi Tulou Cluster – Nanxi Tulou Cluster is a beautiful village of dwellings scattered amongst green mountains and lush vegetation. The scenery is made more picturesque by the ash-black capped circular earthen walls of the dwellings dotted throughout the landscape. Hidden gems are revealed as you visit individual family buildings, such as the elegant Fuzhen Lou and the literary family Yanxiang Lou. This is an unmissable highlight of Xiamen tours.

Experience more on Xiamen tours

Experiences you don’t want to miss on a Xiamen tour.

Pick a pearl – Xiamen pearl embroidery is a traditional handicraft using colorful beads, pearls also gemstone beads to embroider designs on silk. Pick something up on your Xiamen tour adventure.
Hop on an island – Take a boat to Gulangyu Island located on the southeast of Xiamen Peninsula. Known as the ‘Garden of the Sea’ and covering only one square mile, it is an iconic representation of island living.

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marioY1797DZ
Giaveno, Italy
Reviewed 6 days ago
Myanmar private Tour
Dear Martha our trip in Myanmar is finished and Isa and me are fully satisfied. We have seen a lot of places, monuments and peoples. As usual we give you a little feedback of our trip. Organization Very good: intensive (4 internal flights) but in this way we save a lot of time and we saw a lot of things. Accomodation Good and coherent with our request. Only one remark regarding the Hotel in Bagan where the Hotel was good but with a poor bathroom (not coherent with the standard of the trip). Viceversa the Hotel on the Inle Lake was spectacular. Guides All the guides were very kind, helpful and prepared. Particularly the guides in Bagan and in Mandalay spoke an excellent English and were very cultured in order to give us a complete overview of the local culture. Conclusions As usual Isa and me were fully satisfied
Date of experience: December 2019
bacibesobeijo
Reviewed 1 week ago
Custom Tour of China: Beijing, Pingyao, Xian, Giulin, Suzhou, Hangzhou & Shanghai!
Fantastic trip organized by China Tours! All the guides were wonderful and accommodated my needs. Perfect English, highly informed and kind. One of the best trips of a lifetime! China Tours made the whole experience effortless despite the obvious barrier with language. If you are going to China, no doubt this tour is for you.
Date of experience: December 2019
Loretta M
Tampa, Florida, United States
Reviewed December 7, 2019
Private Solo 35 day Tour of China from Beijing to Shanghai Stopping in Sites – Some Well-Known and Many Rare Places
This 35 day private tour through China was set up by Martha Fu and her team. The trip was more than unbelievably fantastic and if I could rate it a 10 I would! I had some very specific places I wanted to see that were the typical tourist attractions, but several that I read about that were off the tourist radar and amazing to go to. Martha spent about a year with me to customize every detail of this trip, which I kept adding and deleting. Originally it was set for 58 days so I ended up having to split it in two trips. In fact, I have already setup Part 2 for 2020 to finish what I have started.
Martha was incredible! I have traveled the world and this trip was tops!!! Martha and I discussed the best time to go and obviously avoiding the 70th Anniversary of the Republic of China Holiday week was a great idea due to the crowds, but yet, coming in at the end of this holiday, I was still able to see lots of celebratory flower displays everywhere, which was amazing. Martha helped me with everything so that this trip was smooth and memorable. She responded to my emails within 24 hours and if she was not available Lori or another teammate stepped in to answer all of my questions. This company is unbelievable!
Travelling solo was a concern, but not with this tour company. I felt very safe at all times. Every city I went to - from arriving by train or plane, I was met with an English speaking tour guide and a driver. All my guides (10 in total) spoke English well and were very attentive to my needs.
To give you an idea of the complexity of this tour, which included trains and flights, I thought I would list some of my trip highlights:
* Beijing (Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Summer Place, Mutianyu Great Wall, Hutong Tour, Temple of Heaven)
* Datong (Yungang Grottoes, Shanhua Monastery)
* Pingyao (Hanging Temple of Mount Hengshan, Wooden Pagoda in Ying County, Pingyao Ancient City Wall, Rishengchang Draft Bank, Qiao Family Compound, Shuanglin Monastery)
* Xian (Terra-Cotta Warriors, Museum, Small Wild Goose Pagoda, City Wall, Great Mosque)
* Dunhuang (Echoing-Sand Dunes, Crescent Lake, Magao Grottoes)
* Jiayuguan (City Gate, Overhanging Great Wall, Museum (Beginning of the Silk Road))
* Zhangye (Giant Buddha Temple, Danxia Landform (Rainbow Mountains))
* Wuwei (Leitai Tomb of Han Dynasty)
* Lanzhou (Binglingsi Grottoes)
* Chengdu (Wenshu Monastery, Giant Pandas, Wangjang Pavillion Park, Jinli Street)
* Leshan (Giant Buddha)
* Emei Mountain (Wannian Monastery, Baoguo Temple)
* Dazu (Rock Carvings)
* Yangtze River Cruise (Shibaozhai, Qutang Gorge, Wu Gorge, Shennong Stream, Three Gorges Dam)
* Zhangjiajie (Tianmen Mountain, Grand Canyon, Glass Bridge, Hallelujah Mountains (Avatar), Tianzi Mountain, Ten-mile Natural Gallery, Golden Whip Stream)
* Fenghuang (Stilt Houses on Tuojiang River)
* Hangzhou (Feilai Park, West Lake, Tea Plantation)
* Wuzhen Water Town
* Shanghai (Tongli Water Town, Master of the Nests Garden)
I highly recommend China Tours. I'm now very excited to go back to China and finish the rest of my planned trip in 2020! Thanks again for an outstanding tour!
Date of experience: October 2019
Kskoh55
Reviewed 3 December 2019
Private tour for 2 couples to Xian, Mt Hua, Yangtze River Cruise and Chongqing
We were so pleased that we chose China Tours after reading reviews from Tripadvisor to customise our itinerary. Lora was so responsive and we felt at ease planning it with her. Tour was according to itinerary and there were no hiccups. Guides, Linda at Xian and Mt Hua and Sherry at Chongqing were knowledgeable, professional and saw to our every need. Drivers were courteous both on and off the roads and on time. We will not hesitate to recommend China Tours to our friends. In fact, we are currently planning with Lora on our next trip to the Silk Route. Mrs Koh
Date of experience: November 2019
DianeSalemNH
Salem NH
Reviewed 2 December 2019
Small group 15 day tour
Excellent experience. Tour guides were all knowledgeable about history of cities visited. Drivers were safe and reliable. Trip of a lifetime
Date of experience: November 2019
klsfhloeujg
Washington DC, District of Columbia
Reviewed 23 November 2019
Hong Kong and Beijing Tour
I had a wonderful time in HK and Beijing with my two great guides, Ricky Lam in HK, and lovely Nancy in Beijing. HK is stunning, especially its iconic harbor at night. A trip on the Star Ferry was a bucket list wish for me. I had only peripheral contact with the protests on my last day there on my own, but they did not hamper my time there in any way -- HK is HUGE! The view from the Peak was fantastic. And a special shout-out to the HK Museum of History, which is the best museum I've ever been to -- and I'm a museum person head-to-tail. High point in Beijing was the Great Wall (bucket list) and the beautiful Summer Palace. Nancy was lovely and accommodating. I could not have asked for two better guides. Only low point (and not the fault of anyone but my genetic makeup): The turbojet ferry from HK to Macau. Augh -- should be called the vomit comet!
Date of experience: October 2019