Top Xian Cultural Tours

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.

Terracotta Army Tour with Local Family Lunch: Experience Xi'an’s most iconic site with comfort, culture, and cuisine. Step into the world of ancient China with our intimate small group tour to the awe-inspiring Terracotta Army. Led by an licensed English-speaking guide, you’ll explore this UNESCO World Heritage site in depth — with stories, secrets, and stunning views that bring the past to life. After the tour, join a welcoming local family for a genuine cultural experience. Step into their traditional courtyard home, sip fragrant jasmine tea, and savor a homemade feast of authentic Shaanxi specialties—dishes you won’t find in tourist spots. Chat with the family (guide-assisted translation included) about their daily life and culinary traditions, soaking up rural scenery and getting a feel for local village life. Uncover the warriors. Book now!

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.

Make the most of even a single day in Xian on this customizable private tour. Explore the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum. Afterwards, visit your choice of two Xian attractions, perhaps the Muslim Quarter, Ancient City Wall, Banpo Museum, or Temple of the Eight Immortals. Please note: Tour excludes entrance fees.

Tang Dynasty was the most powerful era in Chinese history.The Tang Dynasty Xi'an is China's Premier Cultural Entertainment Theatre Restaurant.The earliest Tang Dynasty Music & Dancing Show was shown here in 1988.It was the only cultural show complimented by a Live Classical Chinese Orchestra. The Tang Dynasty Xi'an has now become a must-visit place for the world leaders, and visitors to Xi'an from both home and abroad. Standard Performance Schedule: - Dining: 18:00-19:30 - Show: 19:30–20:35 Peak Season (Possible Two Performances): If there are two performances, we will notify guests of the exact showtimes as soon as possible. Two-Performance Reference Schedule: *First Show: - Dining: 17:00-17:45 - Show: 17:45–18:50 *Second Show: - Dining: 19:10 - Show: 20:10–21:15

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.

Skip the rigid itineraries and opt for a more flexible approach to sightseeing on this private customizable full-day tour of Xian. Visit the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum, then choose two more Xian highlights based on your interests, such as Huaqing Hot Springs, Banpo Museum, or Xian City Wall. Options include transfer only or guide plus transportation for a seamless experience.

See the highlights of Xi'an with ease with a private driver and guide. First, visit the Terracotta Army, a massive art collection of thousands of clay statues of warriors, horses, and chariots that were buried with the first emperor of China. Afterwards, explore the city with your guide including Big Wild Goose Pagoda, Shaanxi History Museum, Xi'an City Walls, and the Xi'an Muslim Quarter. Entrance fees extra.

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.

The Terracotta Warriors Museum is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and Xian’s most in-demand attraction. Ensure entry even at busy times while benefiting from the knowledge and insight of your guide when you prebook this convenient tour—without the hard-sell factory or shopping stops that blight many Chinese tours. Choose between a small-group visit with hotel transfers by shared vehicle and an even more intimate group with private hotel transfers.

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.

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.

Experience the best of Xian on this private full-day culture and sightseeing tour. Enjoy hotel pickup and drop-off for an stress-free day. Customize your itinerary to visit only the sites that interest you, with a guide providing commentary and ensuring smooth navigation. Potential sites include Xian City Wall, Big Wild Goose Pagoda, and Xian City Museum, along with the Terracotta Warriors Museum.

Combine the must-see Terracotta Warriors Museum in Xian with a city tour, without having to arrange multiple excursions, on this small-group combo guided tour. Marvel at the terracotta figures, ancient city wall, and Big Wild Goose Pagoda. Enjoy a local lunch of regional flavors between sites, with hotel pickup included for convenience.

Join this small-group tour and see one of the most famous and oldest attractions in Xi'an—the Terracotta Museum. Board your shuttle bus at the city's bell tower and head to the museum, where you enjoy a guided tour of the terracotta soldiers, and also see the bronze display. After, travel back to the city by air-conditioned bus. Entrance tickets are at your own expense.

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.

Combine a visit to Xi’an’s star attraction with a tour of the historic walled town on this private full-day tour, including hotel pick-up. Stand in awe before Emperor Qin’s mighty army of Terracotta Warriors and visit the UNESCO-listed Mausoleum of the first emperor. After a typical Chinese lunch (included), climb Xi’an’s remarkably preserved ancient city walls, and enjoy expansive views over the city. Finally, embark on a walking tour of the lively Muslim Quarter, stopping to admire the ornate Great Mosque and browse the colorful markets.

Shaanxi History Museum Qin-Han Division is a great extension of the old provincial history museum. It's sizable yet more systematic in showing a panoramic history about the Qin and Han dynasties. Different with the history museum in the city center which shows a more vertical and chronological history of Shaanxi and Xi'an, the new museum exhibit a more literal and profound history of that two dynasties with a back ground of the world's history. Emperor's mausoleums of the Qin & Han dynasties dotted and circled around the musuem, which will make you feel like that you are back to 2000 years ago.

The Terracotta Warriors are Xian’s number one attraction, but booking tickets can be difficult without a local ID and payment method. Skip the hassle and enjoy the services of your own licensed guide too on this private tour. See archaeologists at work in the live excavations, learn about the man for whom the warriors were created, and set the pace that suits you, not a random tour group.

Enjoy a full-day tour to Mount Huashan to see Buddhist and Taoist temples, walk through the mountains and admire the spectacular landscape of sheer cliffs with temples that cling to the rock. Depart Xi’an early to make the most of your day, then take a cable car to the summit of at Mount Huashan upon your arrival. Have free time to hike on your own, perhaps stopping at Gold Lock Pass to marvel at thousands of locks that dangle from along the trail fences. Includes transportation, hotel pickup and drop-off.

Discover China's rich history on a half-day door-to-door tour of the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Follow your private guide through the pits one, two, and three and see more than 7,000 terracotta soldiers. Upgrade the afternoon tour to include a trip to the Tang Dynasty Show and a feast of traditional Shaanxi dumplings or enjoy lunch at a Qin Dynasty themed restaurant.

Beat the language barrier and explore Xian in your own style at your own pace on this 2-day private tour. Choose up to six attractions from a possible 15, including signature sights like the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum and lesser-known attractions like bar street or the Calligraphy Museum. Then just sit back and relax as your private guide and driver take you around. Tour includes lunch in non-touristy restaurants.

Make your departure from Xi'an Bei North Train Station is as smooth and hassle-free as possible by booking your private transfer with a private driver ensures a comfortable and air-conditioned vehicle to take you to your hotel in downtown Xian.