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All 258 places by distance →One day from Xiamen
5 stops, one loop, back by 4:17 pm
91 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Xiamen
- Xiamen Islandisland · 1 hrs
- Hujingtou Battlemuseum · 1.5 hrs
- Xiamen Botanical Gardengarden · 2 hrs
- Gulangyuriver spot · 1 hrs
- Tianzhu Forest Parklake · 45 min
- Back in Xiamen
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Xiamen?
Yundang Lake (lake, about 2 km), Xiamen Mosque (mosque, about 3 km), Xiamen Botanical Garden (garden, about 5 km), Overseas Chinese Museum (museum, about 5 km), Gulangyu (river spot, about 5 km), Longevity Tower of South Putuo Temple (temple, about 5 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Xiamen?
186 places on Spotwander: 32 museums, 22 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 15 forts & heritage, 27 hill stations & viewpoints, 20 other attractions.
Which is the nearest museum to Xiamen?
寻根溪岸文史馆, about 2 km by road; 厦门桥梁博物馆 (3 km) is next.
Which is the nearest lake to Xiamen?
Yundang Lake, about 2 km by road; Xinglinwan Reservoir (16 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Xiamen?
Start in Xiamen, visit Xiamen Island, then Hujingtou Battle, then Xiamen Botanical Garden, then Gulangyu, then Tianzhu Forest Park, and drive back — about 91 km by road in all.