The following details are essential information for booking Tulou tours. Different packages and group sizes have varying inclusions. The itinerary sequence and time on the page are for reference only, and the actual schedule may differ. Some attractions are actually the same location with different names.
Essential tips for booking a 1-day tour of Tulou
1. The itinerary time and sequence on this route page are approximate references only, subject to actual tour arrangements. Staff will contact you by 10 PM the night before departure (please refer to actual notification and keep your phone/SMS accessible to avoid delays). Pick-up is available at convenient parking locations in Xiamen's Siming District/Huli District/near your hotel. For Gulangyu Island, please return to the ferry terminal on your own. In areas where vehicles cannot stop, follow staff instructions to wait at the designated meeting point. Round-trip pick-up & drop-off points for Haicang: Haicang Tianhong/Haicang Shitang Bus Station, Taidi Haixi Bus Station. Round-trip pick-up & drop-off points for Zhangzhou: Zhangzhou North Expressway Logistics City East Bus Station.
2. This product arranges suitable vehicle types based on the actual number of passengers, following the first-come, first-served principle. Seats cannot be reserved or specified. Without affecting your itinerary, vehicles may be shared between Fujian (Nanjing) Tulou Scenic Area and Yongding Tulou, requiring vehicle changes during transportation. We appreciate your understanding.
3. The round-trip journey to the Tulou buildings takes a considerable amount of time, so we recommend bringing snacks. To avoid missing your return flight or train, we advise against scheduling any return train/bullet train or flight on the same day. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Any costs incurred due to missed trains or flights will be your responsibility, and the travel agency will not be liable. If you need to change your tour date or cancel the trip for personal reasons, no refund will be provided. However, if the trip is canceled due to uncontrollable factors such as severe weather or attraction capacity limits, you will receive a full refund, though no additional compensation will be provided.
4. If you choose to participate in only part of the itinerary, the uncompleted portion will be considered voluntarily forfeited with no refund. No refunds will be provided for changes to tour dates or cancellations.
5. During the Xiamen Tulou tour, if there are staff members along the way, they will guide you through local cultural views, customs, and recommendations for food and Attractions & Tours, such as narcissus flowers, salt-baked chicken, Pien Tze Huang, and Zhangzhou ancient town. This is not shopping inducement—feel free to ignore or disregard if uninterested.
6. To protect the tulou structures, most buildings in the attraction do not allow visitors to go upstairs. We appreciate your understanding. Local villagers within the tulou area operate small businesses selling specialty teas and other goods. If approached by villagers promoting their products, please use your own discretion when deciding whether to make purchases. Our staff does not recommend buying these items and cannot guarantee their quality.
7. To support rural economic development and provide quality experiences, some tours may feature local villagers as guides at attractions. During the guide service, the hospitable Hakka people may invite travelers to their homes for tea tasting. Travelers can decide whether to accept the invitation. Please note that sales pitches may occur during tea tasting, which are unrelated to the travel agency. Please make purchases carefully. Travelers who prefer not to participate in tea tasting can enjoy free time at the attraction.
8. This tour package is offered at a discounted bundled price. If attractions along the itinerary offer half-price or free admission policies for special groups such as visitors with disabilities, guides, military officers, students with valid IDs, or seniors aged 60 and above, no separate refund calculations will be made. Below are the refund policies for each attraction:
Tulou in Yunshuiyao, Fujian (Nanjing) Tulou Scenic Area: If you have a discount ID, you'll get a ¥10 refund per person for half-price tickets, or a ¥20 refund per person for free tickets.
Yongding Tulou: If you have a discount ID that qualifies for half-price admission, you'll receive a ¥5 refund per person. For free admission, you'll receive a ¥10 refund per person.
Tianluokeng Tulou Cluster: If you have a discount ID, you'll get a ¥10 refund per person for half-price tickets, or ¥20 refund per person for free tickets.
If you have multiple discount certificates, please choose one as they cannot be combined. Whether free or half-price admission is granted depends on the attraction's policy.
All Tulou routes are non-refundable and non-changeable once booked during public holidays (including New Year's Day, Lunar New Year, Qingming Festival, Labor Day, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, and National Day). Due to high visitor volume, the attraction may experience congestion, so please wait patiently. No compensation will be provided. Some tour vehicles may operate without staff and only include local in-park commentary. Small group tours may involve shared transfer arrangements with single or double routes. We appreciate your understanding!
6/8-person group package includes only vehicle pick-up and drop-off + admission tickets + local attraction guide (certified attraction guide) (Special note: No limit on the number of people for guided tours. May share guide service with larger groups. No guide service available for 6/8-person groups during public holidays. We appreciate your understanding.)
For other join-in tours such as Premium Large Group/Lazy Climbers Group/First Class Explorer 18-Person Group tours, the child price applies to children 1.2m in height and below. Those above 1.2m will be charged the adult price.
