Top Northwest China Sightseeing Tours

With so much to see, exploring Xian’s most important sights in one day can be challenging without a plan. This private tour brings the city’s highlights together with ease thanks to an efficient itinerary. Visit the UNESCO-listed Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum, then continue into Xian’s historic center to see the Ancient City Wall and the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. Entrance fees extra. Small-group tour available.

Avoid the rush of large group tours and visit the Terracotta Warriors at a more relaxed pace on this small-group tour. After hotel pickup from your centrally located Xi’an accommodation, travel by air-conditioned minivan to the UNESCO-listed Terracotta Warriors Museum, and visit all three excavated pits and the artifact exhibition. Plus, enjoy a buffet lunch featuring typical local dishes and a soft drink.

Discover the terracotta warriors with ease, and away from the crowds, on this small-group tour in Xian. Explore the renowned Terracotta Army Museum with a guide, and marvel at more than 7,000 life-sized warriors arranged in battle formation across three excavated pits. Then, sit down to a traditional lunch at a local restaurant to sample the regional flavors.

Unless you can write your name in Chinese characters and have a credit card to match, online booking is hard in China. This service makes it easy, guaranteeing a spot at the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, without locking you into transfers and guiding. Your ticket includes entry to the main excavations and the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor, plus a shuttle bus in between.

Avoid crowded tour buses and slow-moving tour groups with a handy private driver and guide to take you to the famous Terracotta Warriors in Xi'an. Visit the warriors at the tomb of Emperor Qin Shi Huang, then customize your schedule for the day based on where you want to go: choose two more attractions in downtown Xi’an to visit afterward. All entrance fees at your own expense.

Discover one of China’s greatest archaeological wonders on a convenient day tour to the Terracotta Warriors. Travel comfortably by bus from downtown Xi’an and enjoy a hassle-free cultural experience with no shopping stops. Explore the world-famous Terracotta Warriors Museum, home to more than 8,000 life-sized soldiers built over 2,200 years ago to guard the tomb of China’s first emperor. With plenty of time to visit the excavation pits and learn about the history behind this UNESCO World Heritage Site, this tour is perfect for travelers who want a smooth and enriching experience in Xi’an.

If you're short on time but want to make sure to visit the Terra Cotta Warriors, this private half-day tour may be just the ticket. An English-speaking guide and driver will escort you from your hotel to the warriors and leave you with plenty of time to explore the attraction at your own pace. You'll then have the option to stop for lunch or dinner or head straight back to your hotel.

This is a one day excursion to Luoyang, which is considered to be the East Capital of ancient China. Longmen Grottoes and Shaolin Temple both belong to the world heritage and shows you more fascinating and diverse culture of China. Without worrying about the accommodation in another city, you can easily do this day trip via the fast speed train with Xi'an as headquarter. You will be picked up from your hotel at 6:30 by our driver to catch bullet train to Luoyang. After 1.5 hour train ride, you will be greeted by our local representative and start your tour by a car/van. You will visit the Shaolin Temple and the Kongfu show and then visit the Longmen Grottoes. Then transfer you to the Luoyang Longmen station to take the bullet train back to Xi'an. Once arriving in Xi'an, you can easily catch a taxi and go back to your hotel.

Enjoy door-to-door service in a comfortable private vehicle operated by a courteous friendly driver from your Luoyang city hotel or Railway Station to Shaolin Temple. You will have the maximum freedom to enjoy the Shaolin Temple at your own pace. Your driver will take you to the Shaolin Temple, purchase your entrance fee, and waiting for you at the parking lot, after your independent tour of Shaolin Temple finished, your driver will transfer you back to your hotel or accommodation in Luoyang City. This tour offer varies departure time.

Being a city with a history as log as 3,100 years and an ancient capital as long as 1,200 years, Xi'an is not only famed with its rich cultural heritages but also a city with amazing foods. An ancient wall divides the city into two different parts with shanty area within and new district outside and restaurants fill up every corner of the city with a great variety of food styles. People who come to China always ask whether can they find proper food since Chinese eat almost everything. Yes, our food could be really complicated but it also can be really simple yet tasty. There are not only foods for meat lovers but also foods for vegetarians. Walking or travelling by feet and public transportation both inside and outside of the wall will allow you to see more of the city, and sampling and tasting in different eateries at different corners of the city without missing seeing the most characteristic parts of Xi'an will be quite satisfying and appetizing.

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Cover ground you couldn’t hope to cover by bus or taxi over two fascinating days of door-to-door touring with a private guide in Xian. See two terracotta armies, one crafted for Qin Shi Huang, the second for a Han emperor. Walk on Xian City Wall, tour the Muslim Quarter, admire Big Wild Goose Pagoda, and explore traditional cave homes. Enjoy convenient hotel pickup and private transfers on both days. Accommodation is at your choice and expense: Upgrade to include Chinese restaurant lunches.

This full day Non-factory shopping private tour will immerse you into Xian's amazing top 3 highlights, such as Terra Cotta Army, Ancient City Wall and Big Wild Goose Pagoda in downtown center square. All entrance tickets, delicious lunch, private English-speaking guide and driver, whole day transfer service are all included in this 8-hour tour.

This is a private and in-depth historical tour of the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum. A professional and knowledgeable tour guide will deeply analyzing the historical background of the era when the Terracotta Warriors were made, the political environment, the development of the social economy and law, as well as the military situation at that time. During the visit to the three pits of the Terracotta Warriors, from the perspective of the science, technology and culture of the Qin Dynasty 2,200 years ago, the tour guide will lead you to appreciate the realistic sculptural art of the Terracotta Warriors. You can also learn more historical stories from the costumes of the Terracotta Warriors and the appearance of the archaeological site. All entry tickets, golf car tickets, private English guide, hotel pickup and drop off, whole day private transfer are all included in this tour.

Make the most of your time in Xi’an on a small-group foodie tour by tuk-tuk, seeking out the city’s best food. Explore hidden streets within Xian’s city walls you wouldn’t find alone. Experience Xi’an's cuisine and culture at local eateries, with dinner and unlimited beer and soft drinks included. Stop at 4–5 different places, and sample the only craft beer brewed in Xi’an at a local brewery.

Watch a live-action performance in Xian about the silk road during the Tang Dynasty. Called “The Legend of Camel Bell,” you’ll learn about history, culture, politics, and the introduction of Buddhism in China, through an entertaining dance show. A driver picks you up from your hotel and brings you to the performance, which has subtitles in English and Korean. You’ll be driven back to your hotel after the show.

This Non-factory shopping ALL INCLUSIVE private tour will not only immerse you into the Terra Cotta Warriors museum to see the 8000 life-size military warriors, and also show you around the fourth Han dynasty emperor Jingdi's tomb museum which is burried with about 50,000 toy-size Terracotta figurines in the afternoon. All entrance tickets, delicious lunch, private English-speaking guide and driver, whole day transfer service are all included in this 8-hour relaxing tour.

Explore one of Xian’s top attractions on a half-day tour. After a convenient hotel, airport, or train station pickup, head to the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum. Learn about the history of China’s ancient capital from your informative guide and marvel at the thousands of sculptures built more than 2,000 years ago to protect Emperor Qin Shi Huang in the afterlife on this flexible outing with a personal driver.

This day trip will lead you to the east side of Xian and visit two important historical sites, which coincidentally adjacent to each other, Terracotta Army and Huaqing Palace. The local guide will accompany you to admired the most significant excavation in 90s and see the great formation of the Terracotta Army, from which you will know about Qin history and the first Emperor in Chinese history - Qin Shi Huang. In the afternoon, you will head for Huaqing Palace and be amazed by its Tang era pavilions, lotus pools and gardens while listening to the great love story of Lady Yang.

Experience an enlightening and entertaining night about the Silk Road in Xian at the Xi 'an Huaxia Cultural Tourism Grand Theater. Following pickup from your hotel, you’ll watch a performance of the award-winning Legend of the Camel Bell, with high-tech live-action performances and actors, about the culture and history of the Silk Road in China. You will be driven back to your hotel after the show.

Begin your adventure with a convenient pickup from your hotel in Xi'an. Relax as you drive to the base of Mount Huashan, one of China’s five sacred mountains. Upon arrival, choose between the West Peak or North Peak cable car. The West Peak cable car offers a longer ride with stunning views but may be affected by weather conditions. The North Peak cable car is less weather-dependent but requires more hiking. Ascend the mountain and marvel at the breathtaking scenery. Explore the peaks, taking in the dramatic cliffs and unique rock formations. Your guide will assist with directions and hike with you according to your energy level. After your visit, return to your hotel in Xi'an, reflecting on the beauty and history of Mount Huashan.

Visit two of central China’s historical must-sees on a private, 8-hour tour from Luoyang. With a private guide, explore the UNESCO-listed Longmen Grottoes, a string of rock caves and niches containing thousands of Buddhist statues. After a lunch of regional dishes, stroll around the halls and pavilions of the White Horse Temple, considered the birthplace of Chinese Buddhism, as you learn its history. Tour includes entrance fees and hotel pickup and drop-off.

The tour is very flexible and customized. You may book a private tour guide or a private car with a driver from the list with different options, or both. Please kindly note that the price includes only the private tour guide or private car with driver. The tour covers Terracotta Warriors and other most popular highlights in Xi’an in one day. It is quite suitable for those who have a short stay in Xi’an. Just discuss with your tour guide or driver what you would like to visit in one day. Recommended itinerary: Your private guide or driver picks you up from your hotel lobby. Visit the Terracotta Warriors Museum at the beginning. After a typical Chinese lunch, go back to the old town to visit the over 1000 years old buddhist temple Big Wild Goose Pagoda. Visit the remarkably preserved ancient City Wall and enjoy expansive views over the city. Visit the muslim quarter, Bell and Drum Tower on your own in the evening or the next day. Three main sites in one day are reasonable.