Xi'an Imperial City: History, Culture, and Cuisine Tour

Immerse yourself in the rich history, culture, and cuisine of Xi’an on this two-day panoramic tour. Explore ancient sites, taste local dishes, and experience the authentic life of the locals.

Duration: 2 days
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • The Museum of Qin Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses - Day 1, Time: 7:30 - 12:00
    Pickup from your hotel and ride about 1 hour (arrives at around 9 am) to the Terracotta Museum. Your exploration of the Terracotta Army site begins. Please follow your guide to discover the amazing terracotta warriors that were buried for more than 2,000 years and to hear…
What's Included
  • Private vehicle service including hotel pickup and drop off
  • Professional English-speaking tour guide
  • Choice of bike or Eco-car rental on the City Wall
  • All admission tickets included as per tour itinerary
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities (recommended)
  • Accommodation, travel insurance and any other personal expenses during tour.
  • Lunch
  • Airport transfer
Additional Information

Experience a comprehensive exploration of Xi’an’s magnificence, from the renowned Terra-cotta Warriors and the tomb of Qin Shi Huang to the extensive Han Yang Ling Mausoleum of Han Dynasty’s Emperor Jindi and his Queen. Discover the traditional Chinese customs and art, and immerse yourself in the vibrancy of Xi’an’s local life. From sampling street…

Location
Bell Tower Hotel Xian
南大街
Transportation is at your own expense. Pickup time: approx. 7:30 am.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Ashleyt555
Dec 12, 2019
Nice way to see Xian - My guide Phoebe is pretty, knowledgeable and takes good care of us. I enjoyed the tour very much. Hopefully your tours can add new areas such as Falun temple and Qianling the next time I come to Xian.
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Marc
Nov 20, 2017
Super well organised and delightfull trip through Xi'an , emperor city - We are a party of 10 friends who like to travel and do so for nearly 20 years. We always travel in a customised organisation and as a private party Our stay in Xi'an was organised by China Highights (as part of a 16 days trip through China). We arrived from Beijing with the bullet train (must do experience to see the rapid changing and evolving of modern China) and were welcomed by our local guide Amy. We visited all Xi'an highlights (Temple, Terra Cotta warriors, city wall, islamic centre , .... even Xi'an nightlife) and enjoyed it very mutch. The program was adapted to our wishes , flexible with big variety in history and visits. One of the highlights of our stay was certainly our local guide Amy, fluent in English, flexible, passionated and well informed. Her vision of and passion for modern and old China was a real eye-opener for us, and the discussions involved will be something we will not quickly forget. Organisation of meals, transports,... all was at the standard. We stayed at the Grand Wyndham, excellent rooms and service (definitelyexperience the Club formula), but to our group a little bit "too big" and as so far chilly. Anyhow, an experience we will never forget. Once again a big hug for our excellent guideAmy.
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C0sm0nyc
Nov 15, 2017
Private tour of Xian with great guide - We were a group of four girls and were in Xian for 2 days/3 nights as part of our 11 day trip to China and the entire trip was through China Highlights. Lily, our guide in Xian was really wonderful and everyone in the group really like her. We had initially missed her at the train station but found her soon after we tracked back within 5 min. She has a good personality, is friendly, knowledgeable, and gave us extensive information on the Terracotta Soldiers, the Museum and every place we visited. She presented us with choices on what to do along with prices so that we can decide if we want to partake. She advised on us on where to shop on approved quality souveniers and gave us the price range. We never felt any pressure from her at all; she even was helpful in helping us negotiate prices. She was very accommodating and helpful to our requests. For our food choices, she took our tastes into consideration while recommending options. Also, in general it was evident she was a good person as in more than one occasion I witnessed her being helpful to strangers. Xian is a great city with historical value and really good food. It was much more modern that we expected it to be in terms of availability of hotels, the airport and the train station. We were picked up from the train station and dropped off at the airport. The Terracotta Soldiers, the Pagoda temple, walking the City Wall af the Muslim Quarter were all worthwhile. We also chose to watch the The Tang Dynasty show at night and it was worth it to watch. But I recommend you skip the dumpling dinner that accompanies the Tang Dynasty show. The dumplings were not tasty at all and Xian being a place with great food, it would have been better to eat somewhere else. Our driver and the van that we were transported in was comfortable. He had pleasant attitude and was very accomodating to our plans. The guide and driver worked well together.
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Kevin
Oct 28, 2017
China Highlights - three days in Xi’an - We arrived from Beijing on the bullet train and were met by our smiling guide, Lina. Our lady driver was waiting and the two of them bought us to our fine hotel and got us settled in. Our stay in Xian was excellent. We had scheduled a free day for ourselves and Lina helped us reorganize our itinerary a little so that we would not be too busy on one day. Lina showed us where we could get a good meal, where the Muslim Market was so that we could go there in our free time. She also organized that we could have a massage in our room at the hotel and arranged tickets for us to see a live theater show. Really appreciated Lina. Of course the terra-cotta warriors was the highlight of our trip to Xi’an. Lina briefed us on the history and folklore stories about the site and the warriors. An excellent experience. We also made a cycle tour around the top of the old city wall. A bit harder than we anticipated but we managed it. Thanks again to Lina and her driver for giving us a memorable and stress free journey in Xi’an. On the forth day Lina put us on our flight to Guilin. The subject of another review.
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From $110
up to 15 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).