Mini Group: Daily VIP Xian Terracotta Warriors and City Discovery Tour
Description
Uncover the amazing history and vivid stories behind the terracotta figures that were buried for over 2,000 years. Step onto the top of Xi’an Ancient City Wall — walk or cycle along it, feeling and touching the invisible soul of this ancient city. Act like a Xi’an local, tasting and experiencing the original local food and culture that you may never encounter as a typical tourist. There are no fake luxuries and pomposity but true life and experiences. There are no boring, textbook-style history lessons but vivid stories that come to life. There is no tourist shopping, no time-wasting, and no queuing but a smartly-arranged itinerary.
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Itinerary
Time: 9:00-12:00 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 interesting stories about China's first emperor — Emperor Qin Shi Huang (259–210 BC). There are three pits in the museum. Our recommended visiting sequence is Pit 1 – Pit 2 – Pit 3 – Bronze Chariot Pit – the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang as you will follow historical clues that lead from general to detailed information. Pit 1 is the largest of the pits and it is estimated to house around 6,000 figures as well as a great quantity of bronze weaponry. You will be shocked by the large scale of the figures lining up, and will feel as if you have been taken back to the Qin Dynasty when the army of soldiers was waiting to go out to battle. Pit 2 is not as large as Pit 1. It is estimated that the terracotta warriors and horses in this pit amount to 1,300 figures. However, the great variety makes it top-rated among all three pits. Pit 3 is the smallest one with only 72 terracotta warriors and horses. It is believed that it served as the headquarters for the army, directing the warriors in Pit 1 and Pit 2. The Bronze Chariot Pit exhibits two painted bronze chariots in a large scale. As burial objects, the bronze chariots represent Emperor Qin Shi Huang's vehicles. Crowned as "the King of Bronze Ware", the bronze chariots are the earliest, largest, and best-preserved bronze artifacts in the world.
Time: 14:30-16:30 Xi'an Ancient City Wall was first built in the Ming Dynasty (1370–1378 AD) and is the largest and the best-maintained ancient city wall in China. It is shaped like a rectangle with a total length of 13.74 kilometers. The downtown part of Xi'an City is centered within this ancient city wall. There are four major gates (the north gate, the east gate, the south gate, and the west gate) of this city wall. Your visit will start from East Gate (Chang Le Gate). You have three options when visiting the city wall. You can choose to walk part of the city wall (we suggest you walk from East Gate to South Gate, which is about 3.5 kilometers). You can cycle along the city wall (your guide will help you to rent a bike (at your own expense) and we suggest you cycle from East Gate – North Gate – West Gate – South Gate, which is about 10 kilometers, and finally meet your guide and the other tour members at South Gate at about 4:30pm).
Time: 17:00-17:30 The Muslim quarters lies 100 meters west of the Bell tower in downtown Xi'an. The 500 meters long avenue paved by bluestones are dotted with many unique stall, souvenir shop, café and bars which are mostly run by Muslim people.
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Pickup Locations & Times
We offer free pick-up within the second ring road of the Xi'an city and from the Giant Wild Goose Pagoda area. Xi'an is relatively a big city.
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- You will receive details about the tour guide and pickup in your voucher the day before. And the tour guide will also call you via hotel or leave a message for you about pickup time the night before tour.
- We offer free pick-up within the second ring road of the Xi'an city and from the Giant Wild Goose Pagoda area. Xi'an is relatively a big city.
- Passport information is required for entrance tickets booking, please forward each individual traveler's full name and passport number at the time of booking.
Reviews(47)
We had Rosa as our guide for the day, and rather than taking the tour in a small group we had the bonus of just my wife and I having Rosa's attention. I felt that she was able to take routes around the Terracotta Warriors that avoided the crowds where possible, and showed us the best places to take photos. She also took us on a golf cart along Xi'an's old city wall and we finished the tour in a Muslim Street restaurant (recommended by Tripadvisor) where we sampled some delicious food.
Hi Darren, thanks for sharing such an encouraging feedback about your time in Xi'an with Rosa. Nothing delight us more than that you were satisfied with the performance of guide who is kind and knowledgeable. We're glad you had a great time and hope that you can visit again and to explore more places with us in the future!
Thanks to our wonderful guide Tina who shared with us the quite amazing Terracotta Warriors and highlights of Xi’an. Tina and our driver could not have been better hosts, very well informed, flexible and loads of fun! Not to be missed when you visit Xi’an.
I did the tour of Terracotta warriors, City wall and Muslim street with China Highlights. I was not disappointed at all. I loved the Terracotta warriors and luckily it is low season at the moment, so I was able to get a good view of the warriors Muslim street and the city wall are also a great experience. Muslim street is great for street food. Our tour guide was Elina, an experienced and knowledgeable tour guide. She took great pride in providing detailed information at all the sites. It was a pleasure to be on the tour with her. In the evening, visit the Bell tower and Pagoda. The lighting looks beautiful
Hi there, Thanks for sharing your Xi'an experience with us here. It's a pleasure that you are delighted with our guide service and still choose us for your next Chengdu tour. Gread that you enjoyed exploring China with us! We do hope you can have a wonderful trip and best memory of China! Tippest Customer-care Team
All in all an excellent experience. Small groug, good driver, on time, super interesting program and a very skilled knowledgable and gentle guide Phoebe!
Exploring Xian without knowing Chinese can be difficult. Thanks to this tour, I was able to hit all the highlights in a day. Our guide Phoebe was excellent. She kept us informed throughout the tour. Everything went smoothly, from hotel pick up, lunch and sights. Highly recommend.
Maggie was excellent, took us on a full day tour to the Terra-cotta warriors museum. She was very friendly , easy to communicate with and had great knowledge of the warriors and Xi’an city ! Very happy with our tour and highly recommended Maggie for a tour of the city ! Thanks again Maggie you done a great job.
Thank you for your great feedback with Maggie! She's friendly and experienced and also does well in Chinese history and culture, and we are so happy to hear you had a great time with Maggie!
Was a great experience and Kai was a very thoughtful guide. The whole complex was awesome and the museum had some great exhibits
I loved the city tour and visiting the Terracota Warriors. Our guide was very friendly and inquisitive, told us about the history and about the restoration work of the warriors. Excellent!
Amazing excursion, well designed in the schedules, perfect guide (Lisa) safe, reliable, empathetic and pending that we know all the details of the visit, perfect English. Unbeatable in everything
I went to Huangshan last year and Xi'an in May with China Highlights. Phoebe our local guide was great, punctual, listening. She guided our small group to the Terracotta warriors, the city wall and Muslim street with a lot of interesting explanations. Didier
