Top Northwest China Day Trips

This small-group, full-day sightseeing tour of Xi'an with an English-speaking guide offers personalized attention and a flexible itinerary. Explore the renowned Terracotta Army Museum, marveling at over 7,000 life-sized warriors arranged in battle formation across three excavated pits. Then, sit down to a traditional Xi'an lunch at a family restaurant to sample the regional flavors.

Explore the top popular mountain Mt. Huashan in Xi’an, to appreciate its beauty and grandeur. You will enjoy an effortless Mt. Huashan sightseeing by cable car up and down the West Peak. Have a chance to explore the thrilling but safe trails between peaks while admiring breathtaking views. Follow your professional local guide to discover the legendary stories of iconic sights on different peaks. The promise of NO shopping stops, NO shopping site eateries, and NO tea ceremonies will ensure you a pure travel experience.

Immerse yourself in the ambiance of this evocative Silk Road outpost on a private, full-day tour of Jiayuguan. Meet your guide directly in your hotel lobby, and set off in the morning. Your first stop is the UNESCO-listed Jiayuguan Fort, the western end of the Great Wall of China. Next, see the Overhanging Great Wall, which dates to the 16th century. Following a stop for lunch, you’ll continue your sightseeing with stops at the Wei and Jin Dynasty Tombs before returning to your hotel.

This day trip will offer you a privately guided hiking experience in one of the five most scared mountains in China - Mt.Hua. It’s most noted for its steepness, which crowned the name of “The No.1 Precipitous Mountain under Heaven”. Several ancient Taoist temples has resided here and some emperors even made their pilgrimages to the mountain, praising the mountain to be one of the holy land for Taoism. In this private trip, you will enjoy a fully flexible choice of hiking style that better suits your expectation and health condition. No matter how you hike, our tour guide will make sure you are showered in the ancient history, holy Taoism ideology, and magnificent natural landscape. You will be marveled by the exquisitely built temples, steep ridges and peaks, and the persistence of the monks who has been living here for decades.

Today we will have driver pick you up from hotel in Xi'an city, take bullet train to Luoyang, meet guide at Longmen train station, visit Shaolin temple and Longmen grottoes, after tour ends guide will drop you to Luoyang longmen train station for bullet train to Xi'an. Shaolin temple it the birth place of Chinese kongfu,It is a great chance for you to observe the daily life and meditation of the monks, don't miss the Kongfu show in Shaolin theater, it's the soul of Shaolin temple. After lunch at Shaolin temple you will visit Longen Grottoes, there are more than 2,300 sacred niches and 100,000 Buddhist statues in various sizes created by skilled artisans. Scattered densely on the majestic mountains from north to south, the grottoes stretch for 1,000 meters (1,100 yards) along the cliffs.  After tour we will drop you to Luoyang longmen train station for bullet train back to Xi'an city, meet driver at exit and transfer to hotel.

Enjoy expansive views of Shaanxi Province from Mt. Hua Shan on this small-group tour of one of Taoism’s most sacred mountains. Save your energy with a cable car ride to the North Peak; you’ll need it to explore the sculptures, temples and other peaks near the summit. At the end of the day, meet your guide at the North Peak before descending the mountain and returning to Xi’An.

It’s possible to visit Xian in just one day from Shanghai on this private tour by flight, ideal for travelers with limited time. Get picked up at your Shanghai hotel and transfer to the airport to catch a flight to Xian, where you’ll get picked up and taken to the Xian City Walls and the Terracotta Warriors Museum before returning to Shanghai that night.

Pair the flexibility of independent travel with the convenience of an organized tour on this private guided door-to-door day tour to two of the top attractions near Louyang. Start by visiting the Shaolin Temple for a kung fu show. Afterwards, tour the Longmen Grottoes, a wonderland of over 100,000 ancient Buddhist carvings.

Today we will arrange a private transfer for you to see the most beautiful rainbow Mountain in Zhangye. It is known as the Rainbow Mountain with an area of 529 square kilometers, it's the best place for tourism, painting, photography and science education, once you are in Zhangye pls never miss the rainbow Mountain, it gained the China's top seven most beautiful Danxia landforms. Zhangye is a small city, pls better book the tour 1 week ahead so we can find English speaking guide easily.

Visit one of China’s “Five Greatest Mountains,” Mount Hua, on an all-day guided adventure from Xian. After a convenient hotel pickup, travel by private vehicle with an English-speaking guide. Enjoy a cable car ride, hike the mountain’s narrow paths, admire its five peaks, and learn about its important religious history before returning to your hotel.

Enjoy personalized attention and a flexible itinerary on this private tour of Mt. Huashan. Complete with private round-trip transportation from Xi'an, this tour, led by a dedicated guide, will show you and your private party the highlights of the region, including the scenic vistas and ancient temples. Take the cable car up the mountain while your guide explains the religious, historic, and cultural significance of the mountain.

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.

The vast expanse of Qinghai Lake lies two hours from Xining, while Chaka Salt Lake takes four hours. This private tour, with your own comfortable vehicle, lets you see both in just a day, with lunch and entrance fees included. Capture classic shots of Tibetan nomads’ black tents in sweeping grassland and the sky reflected in mirror-like water as you see a side of the Silk Road few travelers experience.

Renowned for its breathtaking dramatic landscapes forged over an astounding four billion years of geological history, Yellow River Stone Forest Park ranks as the premier attraction near Lanzhou. Embark on this exclusive private guided day tour from Lanzhou to explore this natural masterpiece, with a seamless all-inclusive experience featuring pre-booked park entry tickets, a professional English-speaking local guide, round-trip private vehicle transfers, and convenient door-to-door pick-up and drop-off from your Lanzhou hotel—all thoughtfully arranged for a hassle-free adventure, with meals not included.

Historical monuments dating back to the Tang Dynasty, Famen Temple and Qianling Mausoleum are both home to awe-inspiring architecture, ancient relics and remarkable Chinese history. Both landmarks are over 50 miles west of Xi’an, though, and difficult to get to. Save yourself the stress of finding your own way out there on this private day trip to both sites – your driver will take you direct to Famen Temple in the morning and Qianling Mausoleum in the afternoon.

Enjoy a full-day trip from Xi’an to Mount Huashan to experience the natural beauty and extraordinary views of this craggy dramatic landscape. Ride up the slopes in a cable car to the summit, where you can walk along the mountains and view Buddhist and Taoist temples tucked into sheer cliffs and rock. Explore the summit with your guide and discover spots such as Gold Lock Pass, where people have placed thousands of locks along the trail fences. Includes private guide and vehicle, plus hotel pickup and drop-off.

Maximize your time in Chengdu, this all-inclusive private tour takes you to all the highlights: Chengdu Panda Breeding Base, Buddhist Temple, People’s Park and Old Town. Comfortable air-conditioned vehicle take you to the famous Wenshu monastery for lunch first, learn Buddhist culture from your guide before spend several hours watching adorable pandas. Followed by stroll down Kuanzhai Alley and then relax at a teahouse in the park. Round-trip bullet train tickets and Xi'an hotel pick up included.

Delve deep into the world of China’s minorities and admire the multi-colored Danxia rock formations on this private day tour. Start at the Tibetan Buddhist Horse Hoof Temple (Mati Si), with its dramatic grottoes, have lunch with a local Uighur family in their tent, then visit the Zhangye Danxia National Geopark. Throughout, enjoy the sort of local access you’ll only get with a private guide on hand to translate.

Zhangye Danxia Geopark is getting very popular for its unique landform and fresh color, this private day tour will let you explore both Rainbow Danxia and Binggou Danxia from Zhangye city center by private vehicle. Please note no guide for this tour because there are few English-speaking tour guide here, and the driver will help you take the sightseeing bus, ticket etc. We can translate/interpret via cell phone when it is necessary.

This is a private full day tour from Zhengzhou to Shaolin Temple. Shaolin Temple is the birthplace of Martial Arts and Chan Buddhism. Take a cable car up to Mt.Song and enjoy a great view up there in a distance or hike to the top Temple: Sanhuang Village Scenic Resort. Entrance fee, round-trip cable car tickets, local lunch, private transfer are all inclusive.

Zhangye Danxia Geopark is a very popular attraction recently due to its unique landform and fresh colors. This private day tour will let you explore both Rainbow Danxia and Binggou Danxia from Xining by round-way bullet train. Pickup from your centrally located Xining hotel is at 7:30am. Chinese lunch is included.

Until recently there is only one way to reach the top of Huashan Mountain since ancient times. Most of the trail is very narrow and steep, some parts are almost vertical. Iron chains have been set up along the path. Recent developments have added two alternate ways of traveling to the summit. Now you can take the ropeway, or ride in a cable car to enjoy the unique scenery of Huashan Mountain. Huashan Mountain has more than two hundred places of interest and fascinating scenic spots. It has five main peaks including the South Peak (Landing Wild Goose Peak), the West Peak (Lotus Flower Peak), the East Peak (Facing Sun Peak), the Middle Peak (Pure Girl Peak) and the North Peak (Yuntai Peak). Each of them has its peculiar scene and moving legend.

Make the most of your stopover in Luoyang and visit the city highlight in a limited time. This tour take you to Shaolin Temple, Longmen Grottoes. Entrance tickets, private guide, lunch are all inclusive.