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Private Xi'an Day Tour: Terracotta Army&Optional City Attractions

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On average, this is booked 23 (0) days in advance.

8 hours (approx.)
Hotel pickup offered
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Offered in: English
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French, German, Italian, Spanish, Mandarin
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Overview

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.

What's Included

  • Bottle water
  • Pick up and drop off
  • Transportation(private car or subway according to your booking)
  • Lunch (flexible and available purchase, cost is on your own)
  • Entrance fees to the sights
  • Gratuities
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Meeting and Pickup

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Pickup details

If your booking option is: tour+hotel transfer, the pickup location is the hotel within the 3rd ring road of Xi'an downtown (NOT airport or train station)

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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 you request time, one hour drive to Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses Museum, around 3 hours enjoyable visit to museum pit 1, pit 2, pit 3 and Bronze Chariots all exhibition without any tourist factory stop. You will have local restaurant lunch before one hour drive back Xi’an downtown for 2 optional city attractions. Your guide and driver will drive you back hotel at end of this whole day tour.
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3 hours Admission Ticket Free

Big Wild Goose Pagoda (Dayanta)

Your first option is to visit Big Wild Goose Pogoda which is considered as one of the Xi'an History landmarks, Great Tang dynasty culture relics temple. Your private guide will tell you why the pogoda is leaning, what is the Buddhist philosophy, how is today China religion condition. A lot of monks and believers stay out in the yard if your visit time is the chanting day.
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1 hour Admission Ticket Free

Xi'an City Wall (Chengqiang)

This is the second attraction option, follow your guide to climb up to the top of the 600 years old Ancient City Wall, enjoy around 20~30 minutes comfortable and quietly walking or rent a bike enjoy 30 minutes fun cycling exercise on the top of the wall with your guide history explaination.
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1 hour Admission Ticket Free

Xi'an Banpo Museum

This is the third attraction option.You will learn 6000 years old matriarchal clan information along the original village site which is devided into three parts: living house site, burial tombs site and pottery making kilns. A lot of vivid pictures,movie, models and videos are also helpful to understand that special "girl power" time life.
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1 hour Admission Ticket Free

Temple of the Eight Immortals (Ba Xian An)

The 4th option is a Daoism/Taoism temple which is famous and popular for Xi'an local people go there to pray,to listen monk chanting, to ask a fortune teller or to buy burial objects in the market nearby.
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30 minutes Admission Ticket Free

Muslim market

The 5th option is Muslim Market or called Muslim Street in the afternoon, you will follow your guide explore Muslim snacks along the crowded street, big piles of limb skewers,yellow color sticky rice, stir fruit ice cream, nuts candy, beef burger.....you may stay 1 hour here or longer based on your request.
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1 hour Admission Ticket Free

Xi'an Mosque

Over 1300 years old mosque in Xi'an, it combines Chinese traditional garden art and Islamism culture.
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30 minutes Admission Ticket Free

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Additional Info

  • Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • 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.

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Q: What is the cancellation policy for the Private Xi’an Day Tour: Terracotta Army&Optional City Attractions?

A: You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the tour for a full refund. For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (CST). Read more Apr 2025

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the tour for a full refund.

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What's Included

Activity name

  • Bottle water
  • Pick up and drop off
  • Transportation(private car or subway according to your booking)
  • Professional English speaking guide
  • If you need Spanish/French/German/Italian guide, it will cause 400RMB extra, note us 3 days before.
  • Lunch (flexible and available purchase, cost is on your own)
  • Entrance fees to the sights
  • Gratuities
  • Xi'an Banpo Museum
  • Xi'an Mosque
  • Big Wild Goose Pagoda (Dayanta)
  • Xi'an City Wall (Chengqiang)
  • Temple of the Eight Immortals (Ba Xian An)
  • The 400RMB extra cost for Spanish/French/German/Italian speaking guide service fee(400RMB).

Additional Info

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  • Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • 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.

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