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Private Xi'an Day Tour: Terracotta Army&Optional City Attractions
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Xi'an
Embark on a private day tour to the Terra Cotta Army and discover two additional city attractions of your choice. Enjoy a delicious lunch and the expertise of a private guide and driver.
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- The Museum of Qin Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses - Your private guide and driver will meet you in your hotel lobby around 08:30 or at a time you request. You’ll then take a one-hour drive to the Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses Museum. Enjoy a three-hour visit to museum pits 1, 2, and 3, as well as the Bronze Chariots exhibition, all without any stops at tourist factories. Afterward, you’ll have lunch at a local restaurant before driving back to downtown Xi’an for two optional city attractions. At the end of the day, your guide and driver will return you to your hotel.
- Big Wild Goose Pagoda (Dayanta) - Your first option is to visit the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, a landmark of Xi’an’s history and a relic of the Great Tang dynasty. Your private guide will explain why the pagoda leans, the principles of Buddhist philosophy, and the current state of religion in China. If you visit on a chanting day, you’ll see many monks and believers in the yard.
- Xi’an City Wall (Chengqiang) - The second option is to climb to the top of the 600-year-old Ancient City Wall. Enjoy a 20-30 minute walk or rent a bike for a 30-minute ride along the wall, with your guide providing historical context.
- Xi’an Banpo Museum - The third option is the Xi’an Banpo Museum, where you’ll learn about a 6000-year-old matriarchal clan through the original village site, which is divided into three parts: living house site, burial tombs site, and pottery-making kilns. Vivid pictures, movies, models, and videos help illustrate life during this unique period of “girl power.”
- Temple of the Eight Immortals (Ba Xian An) - The fourth option is a Daoist/Taoist temple popular among locals for praying, listening to monk chants, consulting fortune tellers, or buying burial objects in the nearby market.
- Muslim Market - The fifth option is the Muslim Market, also known as Muslim Street. In the afternoon, follow your guide to explore Muslim snacks along the bustling street, including lamb skewers, yellow sticky rice, stir-fried ice cream, nut candy, and beef burgers. You can spend an hour or more here, depending on your preference.
- Xi’an Mosque - The final option is the over 1300-year-old Xi’an Mosque, which combines traditional Chinese garden art with Islamic culture.
What's Included
- Bottled water
- Pick up and drop off
- Transportation (private car or subway according to your booking)
- Professional English speaking guide
- Spanish/French/German/Italian guide available for 400 RMB extra (notify 3 days in advance)
What's Not Included
- Lunch (flexible and available purchase, cost is on your own)
- Entrance fees to the sights
- Gratuities
- The 400RMB extra cost for Spanish/French/German/Italian speaking guide service fee(400RMB).
- Options: Terracotta entry: 120RMB/each; City Wall: 54RMB/each; Pagoda: 30RMB/each; Banpo: 60RMB/each
- Options: Eight Immortals Temple: 3RMB/each; Great Mosque: 25RMB/each; Bell&Drum tower:50RMB/each
Additional Information
This is a full day 8-hour private tour to Terra Cotta Warriors and 2 city attractions of your choice. Private guide and driver with whole day transfer are all included, except for entrance tickets and lunch.
Meet your private guide and driver at your request time in your hotel lobby or Airport exit according to your booking. Explore the Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses Museum for about 2.5 ~3 hours according to your pace and after lunch, you will visit two more city attractions. You will be dropped off at your hotel or airport at the end based on your booking option.
Lunch is flexible and available after Terracotta tour, your private guide will take you to anthentic local restaurant if you need.
- Infant (1-3 years old) are free providing they do not occupy a seat
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- Please make a note on booking page if you need infant seat.
- Please note your passport info. on booking page for Terracotta tickets purchase in advance.
- If you need airport or bullet train station pick up or drop off service, please contact us and pay for extra.
- Vegetarian or gluten-free is available, please tell your guide before lunch.
Location
The Museum of Qin Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses
Qinling North Road, Lintong District,
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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428jaimeen
Jul 31, 2024
Amazing day! - I highly recommend this Catherine Lu's tour, our guide Richard was excellent. His English was perfect and knew a lot about Chinese history and culture. He was very nice and puntual. Many thanks it has been a pleasure.
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Javier_n
Jul 28, 2024
Amazing day!!! - I highly recommend this tour, our guide Richard was excellent. His English was perfect and knew a lot about Chinese history and culture. He was very nice and puntual. Many thanks it has been a pleasure.
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S4178tkfabriceb
Jul 26, 2024
Discovery of Xi’an - Rosa our Guide was indispensable, relevant, and provided us with sound advice throughout the day. Unforgettable experience, I recommend.
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Cruiser436006
Jul 19, 2024
Great day at terracotta warriors - We had a great day with Julia. She was a wonderful guide, very knowledgeable about the terracotta warriors as well as all things Xi’an. She knew the best spots to get pictures and gave great advice about how to maximize our time in the city. Of all the guides we had in China, she spoke the best English. We appreciated spending the day with her and recommend her without hesitation.
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Rainernelsonv
Jul 18, 2024
Terracotta tour an unforgettable journey through history with Rosa . - Our Terracotta Tour was an unforgettable experience! The tour guide Rosa was exceptionally knowledgeable, engaging, and passionate, bringing history to life in the most captivating way. The tour was well-organized, with ample time to marvel at the awe-inspiring Terracotta Warriors. This journey through history was truly enlightening and seamless from start to finish. Highly recommended for anyone seeking an extraordinary adventure into the past! Rosa you are the best tour guide.
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Aingalla
Jul 7, 2024
10/10 worth it - Our guide Amber was amazing, informative, answered all our questions. We chose Muslim market and the pagoda as the 2 additions to Terracotta Army. Amber recommended a delicious and inexpensive lunch spot. Our driver was safe and prompt. Highly recommend this combo, especially if you’re short on time in Xi’an
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Dalltrav38
Jul 7, 2024
Eight Immortals and Qin Dynasty History - A very special day, traveling with my 16 yo daughter, to visit the Terracotta Warriors (which I visited as a 15 yo on a school trip). Anna our guide (and our driver) helped us to tick all of the boxes. We visited a Taoist temple in the morning as we wanted to learn more about this aspect of Chinese culture. Then we saw all three pits inside the Qin museum. The pit areas were very busy and we had constant rain, but that did not spoil our enjoyment (nor Anna’s enthusiasm for imparting her knowledge of Chinese history and culture). We shared a delicious lunch (including three items on our bucket list of things to try in XI’AN). A safe drive home with big smiles and full hearts. Thank you!
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Globetrekker4
Jun 26, 2024
Xi’an private choice day tour with excellent English speaking guide - Amazing private tour. Rosa, our guide has excellent English & her knowledge was great and she made it fun for the kids. We went to the Terracotta Warriors & then chose our own adventure for the rest of the day. With Rosa’s guidance, we chose the Camel Bell show (highly recommend) and a drive through the city stopping for photos and information on the Wild Goose Pagoda and the City Wall. Thank you
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Norraset_p
Jun 23, 2024
Best Xi’an tour - My tour guide Richard was very helpful and friendly and very good taking care of us, we were so very happy for this trip
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Nrsp2020
Jun 22, 2024
Best tour in Xian China - The tour guide was very nice and very friendly and good taking care of us. we went to places from his recommendation everywhere was amazing
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