Top Northwest China Walking Tours

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.

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.

Explore below the surface of Xian’s night food culture in a way that’s only possible with a guide on this foodie tour. Focusing on Yongxing Fang, sample more than 15 dishes washed down with beer or soda, experience a rice wine drinking ritual, and close the night with a shot of local spirits in a bar. Along the way, watch chefs crafting dishes from hand-cut noodles to tofu pudding.

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.

Explore Xi'an with a private guide with a choice of morning or evening tour. Visit the bustling Muslim Quarter to see some traditional architecture and taste some typical street food snacks. See Drum Tower Square and watch the Fountain Show. You'll sample delicious delicacies such as steamed mutton, dumplings, and kebabs as you begin to get a feel for Xi'an culture. Conveniently, transport tickets and food tastings are included.

Shaanxi is one of the most important regions and the birthplace for the Chinese nation and Chinese civilization. 13 dynasties including the most prosperous dynasties like the Zhou, Qin, Han, Tang once built their capitals in Shaanxi province. With the abundant cultural heritage and profound cultural accumulation, Shaanxi province forms its unique cultural features and style. Shaanxi History Museum which is known as “the pearl of the ancient city and the treasure house of Chinese civilization” is an art palace to present both the culture and history of Shaanxi and Chinese ancient civilization.

Xian’s historic walled downtown comes into its own by night. Experience it with a private translator/guide who can help you navigate the tempting whirl of scents and flavors. Stroll through Bell Tower Square and Drum Tower Square, capture stunning shots of the illuminations, then explore the Muslim Quarter. When your tour comes to an end, your guide can accompany you to Defu Alley bar street or help you get home.

Discover the top attraction around Xi’an on a private full-day tour with a knowledgeable guide. Begin with a trip to the Terracotta Warriors Army and Horses Museum, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Be amazed by the 2,000-year-old complex where the life-sized Terracotta Warriors guard the mausoleum of China’s first emperor. After lunch, explore old Xi’an by visiting the Ancient City Wall and the Small Wild Goose Pagoda. Focus on the places that interest you most on your private tour of this important cultural capital.

Xian can be confusing if you don’t speak Chinese. With a private guide for the day, you can create a 100% personalized itinerary and smooth out all the transport logistics. Besides the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum, you might choose to visit Xian City Wall, the Shaanxi History Museum, the underground Han Yang Ling Museum, the Muslim Quarter, or so much more. Please note this excursion does not include entry fees, transportation, or food costs.

Take a half-day tour to the impressive Longmen Grottoes, a network of caves with more than 110,000 Buddhist stone statues carved into limestone walls. Located seven miles (12 kilometers) south of Luoyang, the Grottoes are a UNESCO World Heritage Site and contain the largest collection of late Northern Wei and Tang Dynasty art on record.

Flexible and optional to explore Terracotta Warriors museum on your own way. If you prefer on your own pace, we provide easy, stress-free service for reserving your Terra cotta Warriors entrance tickets on line before you travel to Xi'an city. If you choose " Tour with Private Transfer", you will see your private driver in lobby, tickets, hotel pickup drop off are all inclusive. If your booking is " Ticket+Guide" Your guide will lead you take subway or taxit to Terra cotta warriors. (guide hotel pick up is included and the transportation is not included). After warriors museum visit, you can optional choose stay longer or stay with guide come back downtown. If your booking is "ticket+guide+hotel transfer", it means your tour is stress free with private guide and driver service all along. NOTE: Pls provide your name and passport number on booking for tickets booking in advance.

Xi’an’s City Wall is one of the best-preserved ancient military fortifications in the world and offers impressive views of the city from all angles. However, the Wall can be a tough walk on even the most hardened feet. This guided tour around the Wall, however, takes the edge off by ending with a complimentary foot massage – a chance to relax and recharge after pounding the concrete for half a day.

Xian is one of few Chinese cities to preserve its traditional walled city layout, and the city walls extend an impressive 9 miles (14 kilometers). Discover them with a guide to explain Xian's long history and how its defensive systems operated on this to-the-point tour. Upgrade to include round-trip transfers from your downtown hotel; you can also opt to include a bike rental to see more of the walls independently.

We offer this virtual tour to allow you to experience China with our live guide using video streaming technology from the comfort of your home! You probably heard about some of the famous sites of China, but know it is difficult to travel across the world. Join us for this new virtual experience we bring to you, including the ability to interact with our guide to ask questions, see what you want to see, take photos, etc.

This show is considered as one of the most popular highlight in Xi'an recent years. It is "Silk Road"historic theme show which is full of old Chinese culture and history from Tang Dynasty with English caption. It is a live show with Tang dynasty dance, culture, life style, art and religion history. Don't be scared if you see around 30 real camels wall along the stage and several wolves jump and run to the platform from audience area. Your driver will help you get the entrance ticket and bring you back hotel at the end. Please note: We suggest you book White Platinum ticket and Red VIP ticket are good location. Notes: Theater device is upgrading, not available now. Open again from Feb.11 2024.

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.

Instead of scouring your guidebooks for hints and tips about where and what to eat, get a local’s perspective and follow your guide around a handful of lower-profile local restaurants and street vendors. Discover some of local hidden culinary gems on this downtown walking tour in Xian. Enjoy a delectable range of barbecue and Shaanxi cuisine as you explore the city’s Muslim Quarter and the surrounding area. Visit the Great Mosque hidden in the Muslim Quarter Discover the local hidden culinary gems in ancient Xian Enjoy a delectable range of barbecue and Shaanxi cuisine Your choice of morning and afternoon tour departures Walking tour starts at the convenient meeting point

Explore top attractions in Xi’an on a private two-day tour accompanied by an informative guide. Spend time at the stunning Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum — a UNESCO World Heritage site, and the lesser-known but also impressive Tomb of Emperor Jingdi (Hanyangling). You’ll also see city sights such as the ancient City Wall, and Big Wild Goose Pagoda. Includes your own private guide and comfortable transportation by private vehicle, airport or railway station pickup and drop-off, and entrance fees.

With Xi'an walking tour, travelers can see more original parts of old yet nice Xi'an, keep themselves away from those beaten tracks and feed themselves into the local life in a more casual way, to see and to try something interesting and to have some local interaction if possible.

This 2.5-hours small group tour collects those foodies together to explore the most authentic and famous Xian local food at the best-known Muslim Quarter with an expert guide. Stroll at the busy street selling all kinds of water-mouthing snacks and crafts, listening the stories of the street and foods from tour guide, stop to feast your stomach at stalls...Plus a surprise when you turn and walk to the peaceful and beautiful Great Mosque which just is hidden in the bustling market.

Playing mahjong, the tile-based game that's become a symbol of Chinese culture, is a quintessentially Chinese experience. Get a head start and immerse in authentic Chinese lifestyles on this small-group course in a mahjong parlor in a beautiful Xian courtyard. Over a leisurely afternoon or early evening, you'll learn the basic rules and strategy, sip Chinese tea, and nibble on traditional snacks.

This enriched city walking tour will take you to see Xi'an city highlights, with no shopping stops to waste your time. Go depth exploration of authentic daily life by riding pulic transporations with local people. English-speaking tour guide and entrance fees are included.

This is not another walking tour but a small group tour travel by private tuktuk and offer unlimited food and drinks while you and your English-speaking guide are whisked around Xi’an off the beaten path. You will visit one of China’s oldest and largest markets, eat where the locals eat at small, family-run businesses and try the best local food at places you can’t find on your own...plus a lot more surprises!