Top Northwest China Tours by Duration

Make the absolute most of even a single day in Xian on this customizable private tour. Meet your private guide and driver at your desired location, then explore the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum. After lunch at a Chinese restaurant, visit your choice of two downtown Xian sights, perhaps the Muslim Quarter, Xian City Wall, Shaanxi History Museum, or Temple of the Eight Immortals. Please note: Tour excludes entrance fees.

Join this small group and get to the best parts of Xian, including the Terracotta Army, the city wall, pagodas, and the Muslim bazaar. Your guide will collect you from your hotel, and you’ll set off in an air conditioned minivan for the Terracotta Warriors. Then visit the Wild Goose Pagoda, followed by the city walls. Finally you’ll visit the Muslim quarter where there are some wonderful restaurants where you can have dinner (own expense).

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.

See the Terracotta Warriors and your choice of two other Xian highlights on a private custom tour. After a morning visit to see the UNESCO-listed terracotta army, visit two attractions chosen from the six recommended: Shaanxi or Banpo Museum, Xian City Wall, the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, Bell Tower and Drum Tower Square, or Muslim Street. With no time-consuming shopping stops, this flexible tour includes private transport and downtown Xian hotel pickup and drop-off.

Discover one of China’s most enthralling attractions on a full-day tour of the Terracotta Warriors Army and Horses from Xi’an. With an expert historian guide, marvel at the most significant archeological excavation of the 20th century; see 7,000 life-sized figures in ordered rows and hear of how the sculptures were meticulously constructed to honor Emperor Qin Shihuang, China’s first ruler. Appease your appetite with a delicious Chinese lunch; and enjoy convenient round-trip transportation from your Xi’an hotel.   

Discover the UNESCO world-heritage listed Terracotta Warriors and horses on this day trip of Xi’an’s historical highlights. Drive direct to the Terracotta Warriors Museum at the start of the day and cut past the tourist crowds; spend more than two hours exploring this world-famous archaeological site. In the afternoon, visit several of Xi’an’s ancient landmarks, including the City Wall, the Wild Goose Pagoda, and Muslim Bazaar–a great way to visit these spots without the hassle of hiring a car or navigating public transport.

Set out with an expert guide and your own tuk-tuk driver to find the best dishes in Xi'an. Explore hidden streets and quaint alleyways within Xian’s city walls where you visit favorite local eateries. Experience Xi’an's cuisine and culture by eating at the same places that local people go, with unlimited food and beverages (including beer) included during your tour. Sample the only craft beer brewed in Xi’an when you stop at a local brewery.

Soak up the highlights of Xi'an, one of China’s oldest capitals, in just one day on this door-to-door private tour. Forget the stresses and strains of public transport as you explore the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum, Bell and Drum Tower Square, and the Muslim Quarter with your guide. Along the way, enjoy a restaurant lunch and bike or stroll along the ancient city wall. Spend the morning exploring the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum. Taste Xian’s diverse food in the Muslim Quarter and enjoy a restaurant lunch. Ride a bicycle or walk along the 40-foot (12-meter) Xi'an City Wall.

Pay a visit to the Terracotta Warriors Museum in Xian with this small group tour, max 15. Your guide and driver will pick you up from your hotel and take you to the museum. Here you’ll have a thorough tour of the pits and the Bronze Chariots and Horses Exhibition. When you get back to Xian, you can have an optional tour of the Muslim Quarter including the Drum and Bell Tower Square and the Great Mosque.

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.

Mount Hua (Huashan), one of China’s five sacred mountains thanks to its Taoist temples, sits east of Xian in Shaanxi Province. While a return hike to the top of the mountain typically requires two days, this tour makes use of the cable cars, allowing you to take in the views from the summit with only a single day. With a private guide, you can explore at a leisurely pace and ask all the questions you want.

This day tour is flexible and arranged entirely based on your own choice. In the morning, you will visit an UNESCO World Heritage Site - Terracotta Army and Horses Museum. You will have a chance to take a close look at the life-sized terracotta soldiers and appreciate the intelligence of ancient people. In the afternoon, you can choose one big sites or two small sites from the following places；Banpo Neolithic Village, Xian Ancient City Wall, Big Wild Goose Pagoda, Huaqing Hot Spring, Bell Tower, Drum Tower, Small Wild Goose Pagoda, Muslim Quarter, Great Mosque, Steles Forest, etc.. Please let us know beforehand which sites you like to see in the afternoon, some sites may not fit in.

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 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.

However packed your Xi'an schedule is, don’t miss the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum. Your private driver whisks you straight from your downtown accommodation to the excavation site an hour away. Here your private guide escorts you around all three digging pits and steer you to the most fascinating artifacts in the exhibition hall. Return to base with energy left for work, meetings, or another tour.

Xian’s historical appeal extends far beyond its UNESCO-listed Terracotta Warriors. On this full-day bus tour, save time waiting in ticket lines at area attractions, and take a guided tour of the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum as well as a reproduction factory where you can see how the statues were made. You also have time to visit Mausoleum of the Emperor Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of unified China.

Xi’an is a city with a history over 3,000 years and capital of 13 different dynasties. As the starting point of the world famous Silk Road, it’s also once the center of the world, both of culture and trade. People from east and west came to Xi’an with their goods, foods, culture and religions. Temples of various religions were dotted in Chang’an (today’s Xi’an), stories of persistent and dauntless monks and missionaries who traveled all the way to other parts of the world have been told for centuries. This tour will give you a chance to approach yourself to these temples and diverse religions, meanwhile to get some insight of today’s religious life.

THIS GROUP TOUR IS A ENGLISH-SPEAKING GROUP, WE WILL GO TO THE TERRA-COTTA WARRIORS MAKING FACTORY FRIST. WE WILL KNOW HOW TO MAKE THE WARRIORS JUST LIKE 2000 YEARS AGO. THEN WE WILL GO TO THE TERRA-COTTA WARRIORS MUSEUM .LUNCH IS INCLUDING. BACK TO XIAN AROUND 3-4PM. (EXCEPT PUBLIC HOLIDAYS IN CHINA) .

Xian comes alive at night and with this guided tour, you’ll witness it and hear all the local stories, plus have lots of food along the way. Xian has a long history, which your guide will share with you. It is also the start of the Silk Road, which brings a special kind of cuisine to the region. Dinner is included, as well as public transportation costs by tuk tuk and other vehicles.

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.

Discover the highlights of Luoyang on a private full-day tour with pickup and drop-off from centrally located hotels or the train station. Visit the Longmen Grottoes, a sprawling UNESCO World Heritage Site on the Yi River, then see Shaolin Temple, considered the birthplace of Chinese Zen Buddhism and Shaolin Kung Fu. Learn from your guide about these two landmarks of Luoyang, the ancient capital of China.

Biang biang noodles are one of the iconic dishes from Xi’an. Learn to make them yourself with this half-day small-group cooking class. Visit a spice market to learn about and gather ingredients, then learn to make the noodles in a traditional Chinese courtyard, while enjoying local tea. Afterwards, enjoy your creations with beer or other beverages.

See the highlights of Xi’an with a private guide on a full-day tour that takes in the Terracotta Warriors Army and Horses Museum, Ancient City Wall and Muslim Quarter. Follow your guide into the UNESCO World Heritage-listed 2,000-year-old mausoleum complex where the life-sized Terracotta Warriors stand. Afterward, visit the Muslim Quarter and the Ancient City Wall, built during the Ming Dynasty and remarkably intact. With a private guide, you can focus on your interests during the tour. Includes lunch, and hotel pickup and drop-off.