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| Map of Xiamen, Fujian, China |
Total cost incurred (5 days): Rm175.40 + CNY427
Hotel (Jinjiang Inn-4 nights) : Rm175.40 per pax (twin bed)
Food: CNY138
Transport (high speed train): CNY65 (Xiamen > Fuzhou South); CNY135 (Xiamen North > Huizhou)
Entrance fee: CNY25 (Hulisan Fort)
Ferry: CNY35 (Gulangyu Island)
City bus: CNY29
Hotel (Jinjiang Inn-4 nights) : Rm175.40 per pax (twin bed)
Food: CNY138
Transport (high speed train): CNY65 (Xiamen > Fuzhou South); CNY135 (Xiamen North > Huizhou)
Entrance fee: CNY25 (Hulisan Fort)
Ferry: CNY35 (Gulangyu Island)
City bus: CNY29
My last visit to Xiamen was in Sept 2014. For this visit, we spend a total of 4 nights in Xiamen given that this city is quite close to the Fujian tulou - one of the target places we intend to visit.
As I am pretty familiar with the public transport in Xiamen, ie city & BRT buses, so I had the opportunity to play the role of a local tour guide taking my wife to several touristy places around Xiamen ie Gulangyu, Nan Putou Temple, Pearl Bay, Hulisan Fort, Zhongsan Lu walking street, Taiwanese Food Street etc.
It was in Xiamen tourist ferry & bus terminal that we picked up a number of tour brochures offering day tour packages to several Fujian tulou places in Yongding & Nanjing county. So on our return trip from Fuzhou, we set aside one full day & sign up a local day tour package (CNY168) from our hotel to Yun Shui Yao & Fujian tulou. This saved time & money if we were to venture on our own to these remote villages.
The hotel (Jinjiang Inn, Hexing West Road- CNY156 twin bed) I stayed is within walking distance from the Hubin Long Distance bus station and also near the BRT Ersi station. So this hotel is ideal for first timers visiting Xiamen. City buses are cheap - CNY1 per ride and CNY3 for BRT buses. However the Xiamen north railway station (high speed train) is about 1 hr ride by BRT buses from the Xiamen city centre. The BRT 1 bus express starts from Diyi Matou station and ends in Xiamen North railway station - passing a total of 22 stations along the BRT bus route.
It was in Xiamen tourist ferry & bus terminal that we picked up a number of tour brochures offering day tour packages to several Fujian tulou places in Yongding & Nanjing county. So on our return trip from Fuzhou, we set aside one full day & sign up a local day tour package (CNY168) from our hotel to Yun Shui Yao & Fujian tulou. This saved time & money if we were to venture on our own to these remote villages.
The hotel (Jinjiang Inn, Hexing West Road- CNY156 twin bed) I stayed is within walking distance from the Hubin Long Distance bus station and also near the BRT Ersi station. So this hotel is ideal for first timers visiting Xiamen. City buses are cheap - CNY1 per ride and CNY3 for BRT buses. However the Xiamen north railway station (high speed train) is about 1 hr ride by BRT buses from the Xiamen city centre. The BRT 1 bus express starts from Diyi Matou station and ends in Xiamen North railway station - passing a total of 22 stations along the BRT bus route.
Xiamen has a new International cruise terminal and for CNY35 a ticket, tourists can take a ferry and enjoy a 20 mins ride to Gulangyu and spend the entire day or stay overnight on the island.
1) Ferry ride from International Cruise Terminal > Gulangyu Island, Xiamen, Fujian
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| Xiamen International Cruise Terminal |
2) Gulangyu Island, Xiamen, Fujian
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| Sanquitian Jetty / Plaza |
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| Gulangyu food street |
3) Hulisan Fort, Xiamen, Fujian
4) Pearl Bay, Xiamen, Fujian
5) Nan Putuo Temple, Xiamen, Fujian
6) Taiwanese Small Eat Street, Xiamen, Fujian
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| My set lunch in Xiamen Mushroom chicken clay pot style |
7) Zhongsan Lu, Xiamen, Fujian
I am glad to know you are targeting Chengdu. It is my fav. city in China besides Gulangyu.
ReplyDeleteSi Chuan has a number of tourist attractions and I love Chengdu, the food , the people etc.
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