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Private Day Tour to Visit Southern Shaolin Temple and Meizhou Island from Xiamen
Private Day Tour to Visit Southern Shaolin Temple and Meizhou Island from Xiamen
Private Day Tour to Visit Southern Shaolin Temple and Meizhou Island from Xiamen
Private Day Tour to Visit Southern Shaolin Temple and Meizhou Island from Xiamen
Private Day Tour to Visit Southern Shaolin Temple and Meizhou Island from Xiamen

Private Day Tour to Visit Southern Shaolin Temple and Meizhou Island from Xiamen

By Elephant Tour
Free cancellation available
Price is P 28,626 per adult* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple adult tickets
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 9h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages
Overview

This tour will take you to Meizhou Island which is known for being the birthplace of the goddess Matsu. Mazu is a very important and historic figure in Putian's people's heart. In Fujian, people here usually worships Godness Matsu instead of other gods or goddesses. Explore South Shaolin Temple where you can see the sparse remains of an ancient South Shaolin Temple and immerse yourself in the tranquil spirituality of this magical and fascinating place.

Activity location

  • South Shaolin Temple
    • Jiulianshanlin Village, Xitianwei Town, Licheng District,
    • 351133, Putian, Fujian, China

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • South Shaolin Temple
    • Jiulianshanlin Village, Xitianwei Town, Licheng District,
    • 351133, Putian, Fujian, China

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Private Day Tour to Visit Southern Shaolin Temple and Meizhou Island from Xiamen
  • Activity duration is 9 hours9h9h
  • English

Pickup included

Price details
P 28,626.23 x 1 AdultP 28,626.23

Total
Price is P 28,626.23
Until Mon, May 6

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedExperienced tour guide
  • What's includedWhat's includedDriver with private car
  • What's includedWhat's includedHotel pickup and drop-off
  • What's includedWhat's includedLunch
  • What's includedWhat's includedBottled water
  • What's includedWhat's includedAdmission tickets
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedGratuities(optional)

Know before you book

  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

South Shaolin Temple
  • 2h 30m
  • Admission ticket included
Your guide and driver will pick you up in your hotel lobby at your chosen departure time and drive about 2.5 hours to Putian. You will visit South Shaolin Temple first.the Southern Shaolin Temple was built in the first year of Yongding of Chen in the Southern Dynasties (A.D. 557), only 61 years late than Songshan Shaolin Temple. The temple was burned down once by the Qing Regime during the reign of the Qing Emperor Kangxi. Major scenic spots include: the Southern Shaolin Temple, cultural relic exhibition hall, The Juyi Hall of Tiandi Uprising Group, Honghua Pavilion, Nine-Lotus Rock, One-Finger-Zen Stone, Purple Cloud Stone and Jiuhua-Diecui etc.
Meizhou Island
  • 2h
  • Admission ticket included
Then come to Wenjia Wharf and then take a ferry to board Meizhou Island. Upon your arrival, you will reach the Meizhou Ancestral Temple of Goddess Matsu first. Mazu temple is one of the places you have to go when you're traveling in Fujian. Mazu is a very important and historic figure in Putian's people's heart. In Fujian, it usually worships Godness Matsu instead of other gods or goddesses. Meizhou Ancestral Temple of Goddess Matsu was originally built in 987 during the Northern Song Dynasty. There are many prayers coming and spending much of their time in prayer and supplication. Then head to Mazu Cultural Park is quite closed to the Ancestral Temple. On the top of the mountain in the park stands a huge stone statue in 14 meters high, as well as a stone carvings and temple building complex. If you take a boat and watch them from far away, these buildings and carvings kind of look like “the Potala Palace on the sea”, very magnificent. The Meizhou Ancestral Temple of Goddess Matsu and the Cultural Park are all sited in the northern part of the island, so you can visit them both together. The other major tourism items of the island include: the Tide Music of Meizhou Island, Erwei Holy Stone Park and Jiubaolan Golden Beach etc. If you have enough time, you can also visit some of them (own expense) . Then your private driver will drive you back to your hotel safely.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESSouth Shaolin Temple
    • Jiulianshanlin Village, Xitianwei Town, Licheng District,
    • 351133, Putian, Fujian, China

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLESouth Shaolin Temple
    • Jiulianshanlin Village, Xitianwei Town, Licheng District,
    • 351133, Putian, Fujian, China

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