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Terracotta Army Tour: Explore Ancient Burial Site
4.9
141 Ratings
Xi'an
Join this half-day tour to explore China’s renowned Terracotta Army, the largest ancient burial site in the world. Gain in-depth knowledge and historical insights from a professional English-speaking guide.
Join this half-day tour to explore China’s renowned Terracotta Army, the largest ancient burial site in the world. Gain in-depth knowledge and historical insights from a professional English-speaking guide.
Duration:
6 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- The Museum of Qin Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses - An English-speaking tour guide will meet you in the lobby of your hotel. They will contact you the day before to confirm the pick-up time. You will be driven directly to the Terracotta Warriors Museum, where you will spend at least two and a half hours exploring the three excavated pits….
- The Museum of Qin Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses - An English-speaking tour guide will meet you in the lobby of your hotel. They will contact you the day before to confirm the pick-up time. You will be driven directly to the Terracotta Warriors Museum, where you will spend at least two and a half hours exploring the three excavated pits. Additionally, you will visit the newly opened exhibition featuring many previously undisclosed collections. Afterward, you will be driven back to downtown, arriving at the square of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. This marks the end of your half-day Xi’an tour. Please arrange your own transportation back to your hotel. For further transportation details, please consult your tour guide.
Important note: A private tour will be arranged exclusively for groups of 8 people or more.

What's Included
- Professional English-speaking tour guide
- Entrance tickets (for bookings made before Feb 15, 2025, tickets are excluded, please pay to the guide)
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Complimentary bottled water
- Professional English-speaking tour guide
- Entrance tickets (for bookings made before Feb 15, 2025, tickets are excluded, please pay to the guide)
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Complimentary bottled water
What's Not Included
- Meals and Gratuities
- Meals and Gratuities
Additional Information
- We guarantee 100% No Shopping Stops in our tours. When you check some other tours, if they don’t mention no shopping, they MUST have commissioned based shopping stops as terracotta warriors factory or tea ceremony. Even you don’t see shopping related words in their itineraries or product introduction, it is indeed a shopping tour. Be sure to check out…
- We guarantee 100% No Shopping Stops in our tours. When you check some other tours, if they don’t mention no shopping, they MUST have commissioned based shopping stops as terracotta warriors factory or tea ceremony. Even you don’t see shopping related words in their itineraries or product introduction, it is indeed a shopping tour. Be sure to check out with them about the shopping stops and read reviews from their clients carefully to see what the real experience would be. By joining a shopping tour like that, your time spent on attractions will be shortened, and you will be pressured to buy overpriced items. Normally the so called terracotta warriors factory or tea ceremony is the tourist trap. You have to stay there an hour or more for those travel agents to get the commission from the factory stores. If you prefer to enjoy the tour thoroughly, you are suggested to choose a tour without any annoying shopping stops just like ours.
- We offer free pick-up within the Second Ring Road of the Xi’an city. To ensure the morning pick-up going smoothly, we suggest you choose centrally located downtown hotels. If your hotel is beyond our free pick-up range, you may need to get to a meeting point or pay extra for the pick-up. Your travel consultant is ready to help.
- Travelers will be picked up in the morning according to their hotel locations. The exact pick-up time will be confirmed the day before. Please be ready at the hotel lobby at least 5 minutes in advance, which is the maximum waiting time. For travelers who are late, please go to meet the group and pay for the taxi personally. No-show is non-refundable.
- Please provide the correct passport information for booking the real-name entrance tickets. And also please make sure to carry the same identification for entry while traveling. Otherwise, entry might not be permitted. If you forgot your passport and need to get back to fetch it, please pay for the transport and later meet the group by yourself.
- Group Size: About 9 people. There are chances that 10% of the tour groups will exceed 9 people but we will make proper arrangements.
- Departures are guaranteed with two persons.
- The itinerary schedule or sightseeing order may be adjusted according to the traffic on the tour day.
- Public Holidays: Please aware there will be large crowds and heavy traffic in Chinese public holidays like May Day from May 1st to 5th and National Day from Oct 1st to 7th. We will do the best to arrange the tour.
- Please wear comfortable walking shoes.
- This supplier also offers 1-day mini group tour and multi-day tours. Please search the supplier’s name to check its tour list.
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.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(141 Ratings)
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Chmisa
May 6, 2025
Best guide and very recommended visit! A must do when in Xi’an - Tracy was the perfect guide! Her knowldege about Xi’an and its history combined with her fluent accent made the best experience. She gave us precious information about the Terracotta Army, the big pagoda and the city wall. She also allowed us to have enough time to appreciate each stop. Highly recommend to take this tour and understand more the history of this very ancient city. My friend and I were very satisfied.
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Caradocp
May 4, 2025
Excellent experience- highly recommend - Fantastic action packed trip with a range of sites, not just the Terracotta Army. Great local food and plenty of water (it was hot and dry weather). Without Roger our experienced guide , it would have been very different. He knew where, when and how to get the best views. Very knowledgeable and helpful tips and ideas throughout the trip!
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S6498bagaryt
May 4, 2025
My Trip to See Terracotta Warriors - The trip covered everything I expected to see and our guide was very knowledgeable, giving good explanations throughout the tour. Because of the public holiday, sites were very busy but our guide was able to help us get to good viewing points with a minimum of fuss. The driver also did a good job getting us through traffic.
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Jiggajaq
May 4, 2025
Recommended tour - Great way to see the sights in Xi’an. It was well organized and made things easy. Roger was a nice guy and really knowledgeable.
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361alexisi
May 4, 2025
Thank Roger for amazing tour - The tour was excellent from start to finish. We were really glad we went early, especially knowing it was a holiday and large crowds were expected. Thankfully, we had Roger as our guide. his experience made all the difference. He knew exactly when and how to enter the site to avoid the crowds, and he shared a wealth of knowledge with us. You really learn a lot just by listening to him.
After the visit, we went for an early lunch, and Roger chose a great local restaurant—non-touristy, reasonably priced, and with delicious food. He was very thoughtful and attentive throughout the whole experience.
We’d really like to thank him for his dedication and effort. The pickup was smooth, and communication was simple and clear from the beginning.
I would highly recommend this tour to anyone who wants to truly discover the Terracotta Warriors, learn in depth, and make the most of their time while avoiding the crowds.
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Bojanas576
May 2, 2025
Great experience in Xi'an! - Excellent guide and a lovely tour! Tracy was fantastic—she took us to some great spots where we captured lots of amazing photos. She spoke excellent English and was very knowledgeable. The entire tour was well-organized, everything ran on time, and we had a great experience, even though the weather was a bit too hot for our taste.
Highly recommend this tour for anyone visiting Xi'an!
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Giuliaci4263dd
May 2, 2025
Amazing day tour - We were on the second days of festivities and even though there weee lots of peoples we had the chance to visit everything. Tracy managed our tour at best and the explanations were very claer and interesting! Highly recommended 😎 we had a good time!
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120ninav
May 1, 2025
Absolutely worth the tour - We booked the half-day mini group tour to the Terracotta Warriors museum on 1st of May and the experience is totally worth it. Our guide - Tracy, walked us through the history and specifics not only of the Terracotta Warriors Museum but of Xi'an, too. She and the driver picked us up from the hotel and we headed to the Museum which is located outside the city. Tracy managed to get us though the lines and despite visiting the Museum on a national holiday when many visitors are expected, thanks to her, we almost didn't feel the people pressure.
My overall rating is 10/10 and I'd recommend booking this tour. My only regret is I didn't book the full day tour as it includes other significant sightseeings.
Thank you, Tracy 😌
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Albertac1988cu
Apr 30, 2025
Awesome trip with Awesome people - The experience was amazing. Our tour guide, Tracy, was super knowledgeable, energetic, and funny. I got picked up right on time. The people in my group were all very interesting and from all around the world. The tour started at the Terracotta Army Museum. This place was the highlight of the tour for me. If you are in Xi'an, I highly recommend going to see them. Then we had lunch in a restaurant nearby and then headed back to the city to see the Pagoda. After that, we went to the City Wall and got to explore the wall by ourselves. After that, some of us went to the hotel or the muslim quarters, depending on what people wanted to do, and they were very accommodating in that aspect.
If you are in Xi'an and want to explore the city with people, this is a great option and I highly recommend.
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Grandtour16462553674
May 2, 2025
Recommend if you are looking for a tour! - At first, I was worried how I would get in contact with the company for meeting details once I got to China. I was really happy to see that not only the company, but also my tour guide, reached out to me through WeChat the day before. I was able to then ask more detailed questions about the pickup, which were all answered promptly and clearly.
I was planning on taking the subway to the rail station to catch a bullet train to Beijing later that day, so they allowed me to put my luggage in the van and even dropped me off at the subway station entrance! I think they will drop you off anywhere within a certain km radius of the city center. If you want to be dropped off somewhere specific, you should ask them in advance just to make sure it's ok.
The tour itself was informative and interesting, and if you don't want to wander around by yourself, it's a good option. My tour guide, Carol, and driver were both nice. Water was provided for everyone and Carol took some group pictures that she shared with me via WeChat.
I wish we had more time to eat lunch and to shop in the area, as I wasn't able to look for a souvenir. However, my situation might be different, because there was a crash on the highway going to the Warriors, which made the journey twice or maybe triple the time. So, I think that day we were a little rushed. I'd imagine on an average tour day you'd have more time to enjoy the shops, but I'm not sure.
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