Xiamen 3-day 2-night travel guide suggestions to bookmark
Sharing my tips for a 3-day 2-night trip to Xiamen, for friends who are thinking of going there soon🌟
✈️Travel - Cost 1600💰(round trip)
◾️I left from Chengdu at the end of June, and the round-trip airfare was reasonable, but it might be a bit more expensive now due to the summer holidays
🏨Accommodation - Cost 1500💰(two nights)
◾️I stayed at the Ruiyi Hotel, which is close to Gulangyu Island. I chose a sea-view room, and the scenery was indeed nice with good value for money. The hotel was very popular, the only downside was that check-in was only available after 3 pm, so I had to wait half a day at the hotel, and to get takeout, I had to go to the parking lot at the back
🍽️Dining - Cost 1750💰(three days)
◾️Tianjie Fu Seafood Stall - 300💰: A must-visit restaurant, the place is small but the taste is really good, the seafood is fresh, and it's good value for money. I recommend the seafood roll and oyster pancake
◾️Zuiyi No.1 Seafood Stall - 750💰: Another must-visit restaurant, it seems to be more popular than Tianjie Fu, with a richer menu. Every dish is good, I recommend the lemon crab and ginger duck, but the spicy frog is just so-so
◾️Tangyan · Old Xiamen Private Kitchen - 350💰: A must-visit restaurant, featured in 'The Taste', many celebrities have dined here. I really recommend their yellow croaker with vermicelli, even as someone who doesn't like fish, I found it delicious. The soup is very fresh, and the crispy taro duck is also good (Zhao Lusi loves it too)
◾️Lychee Couple · Seafood Private Kitchen - 350💰: This one leans more towards private kitchen style, with a variety of dishes and stronger flavors. The cold fish belly is very tasty, and the pork bone tea is also good. Honestly, the number one ranked golden soup seafood stew was just average
🏝️Attractions - Cost 190💰(Gulangyu ferry ticket + attractions)
◾️Shapowei: A trendy spot for taking photos, with many stalls selling trinkets. There are some popular photo spots so it's quite crowded. Taking the elevator, you can take pictures at the Shapowei rainbow wall (you must muster the courage to take photos, as everyone below is watching you)
◾️Gulangyu: Buy ferry tickets in advance on 'Yu Jian Xiamen'. I bought a luxury boat VIP cabin, which was really comfortable on the way there, with no need to queue for security checks and direct access to the lounge with staff reception. The VIP cabin is comfortable, but the return trip was on a regular boat. To be honest, Xiamen is too hot, and it's really hard to walk around the island. I ended up paying 50 for a sightseeing car
◾️Zhongshan Road Pedestrian Street: It's like many cities' snack and shopping streets, nice to stroll around, but the food is just so-so
✅Conclusion
Overall, Xiamen is a very suitable city for travel. If it doesn't rain, the scenery is really beautiful, the sky is very blue, but it's a bit hot recently. The locals are also very warm and hospitable. Chatting with many locals, everyone seems very nice. The food tastes are acceptable, and I will definitely go again if I have the chance, to visit other attractions that I didn't get to check out
gulangyu island is a must go when you are in xiamen. you can have a good view of the iconic towers of xiamen and the view of xiamen city from the island and there is also many buildings with interesting history architecture.
Gulangyu A romantic island with mountains, seas, ancient houses, traces of history, food and romantic sunrise and sunset are most suitable for couples to travel. It is highly recommended to travel.
a very beautiful island which should be visited when have a trip to Xiamen. we booked a ferry from Xiamen to go to the Gulangyu island. the are many attractive sights in this island like underwater world and Sunlight rock. the island is full of old western style buildings.
Convenient and fast, it is recommended to buy tickets in advance to Gulangyu Island. If the original booked boat is full, the customer service staff will call and arrange to transfer to another shift. It is also very easy to change tickets at the inquiry office. Starbucks can be treated in the waiting hall. The day of the trip is not yet the week, there may be more tourists, and the boat has overloaded. It is much better when returning.
Walkin will buy tickets more flat, RMB 35. Overall it is worth going, the atmosphere is better with fewer tourists at night
The Ferry captain is knowledgeable, entertaining and highly interactive. Very good boarding experience
The tour guide 大钱 very professional, good service, responsible, clear explanation and helped us to take nice photo. My group had good time.
Travellers would need to retrieve the physical ticket at the ticketing booth first before proceeding in to the waiting area. There wasn’t many people hence everything was very fast.