3 Days Xian Highlight Small Group Tour, Xian

About this activity

As the ancient Chinese capital city and hometown of world famous Terracotta Warriors and Horses, Xian is one of the top destinations for tourists who visit China for the first time. This 3 days fully guided small group tour is the best choice for the first-time visitors who want to see more things with less cost. In the 3 days you will see: Terracotta Warriors and Horses, Banpo Museum, City Wall, Small Wild Goose Pagoda, Muslim Quarter, Mt. Huashan, etc.

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At a glance

Duration: 3 days
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Up to 15 people
People per booking: 1–15
Guide: English
Operated by: China Travel Service

Ages: Infants (0–2 years) · Children (3–6 years) · Adults (7–70 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Round way scenic shuttle bus and North Peak cable car in Huashan
Included: One bottle of mineral water per day
Included: English speaking tour guide
Included: Entrance tickets
Included: Air-condition car and licensed driver

Not included

Not included: Hotel
Not included: Any Meals
Not included: Personal expense
Not included: Gratuities

Itinerary

Day 1 · Terracotta Warriors and Banpo Museum Bus Tour

The Museum of Qin Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses

3 hours Admission included

The tour guide and driver will pick you up in your hotel lobby at 07:30-08:30am. (Our guide will call your hotel room to confirm the exact time.) Today’s tour starts at Terra-Cotta Warriors, one of the top ten places of historical interest in China.

Terracotta Warriors Museum，discovered accidentally in 1974, the repairs and excavations still continue in the three pits, where will marvel at more than 7000 life-sized sculptures of the ancient army, including both gray-haired veterans and young soldiers, with multiple poses and individualized facial features. There is also a circular-screen short film introducing its historical background and how it was discovered.
Xi'an Banpo Museum

2 hours Admission included

In the afternoon, continue to visit Banpo Neolithic village. This New Stone Age site, dating from approximately 5,000 to 4,000 B.C., is one of the most complete examples of a Neolithic agricultural settlement in the world. After the whole day’s tour, transfer back to your hotel by 16:30.

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Day 2 · Xian City Sightseeing Bus Tour

Small Goose Pagoda

2 hours Admission included

The tour guide and the driver will meet you in your hotel lobby. Today’s adventure begins with Small Wild Goose Pagoda, one of the two Buddhist temples built in the Tang Dynasty which locates in an ancient Chinese style garden.
Stop 2

30 min Admission included

Next we will move on to North Square of Big Wild Goose Pagoda to have an outer look of the pagoda and enjoy some relaxing time when walking on the square.
Xi'an City Wall

2 hours Admission included

After lunch, we’ll move on to Ancient City Wall. The 600 years old City Wall is the most completely preserved and the largest city wall in China.
Drum Tower Square

30 min

After that you will visit the Bell Tower and Drum Tower Square. It is located in the center of Xian city. You may take memorable photos of the outside appearance of Bell Tower and Drum Tower.
Muslim Quarter

2 hours Admission included

And from the back of the Bell Tower you will enter the Muslim Quarter. Many special local products and snacks could be found along this street. At the end of the day tour, you are transferred back to your hotel in Xian.

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Day 3 · Mt. Huashan Bus Tour (No meal)

Xi'an

2 hours

In the morning our guide will meet you in your hotel at 08:00-09:00 (The guide will call your hotel room to confirm the exact pickup time in the evening one day before.) After collecting all tourists we will drive to Mt. Huashan and the driving will last about 2 hours.
Mount Huashan

4 hours Admission included

After arriving in Mt. Huashan we will take the scenic shuttle bus to foot of North Peak and from where take the cable car up to the mountain. Visit the mountain with our guide for sometime and then you will enjoy your free time for sightseeing and photo taking. The scenery here will definitely surprise you! We will stay on mountain for 5-6 hours and you may cover 3-5 peaks according to your interest.
Xi'an

one hour

At about 17:00 our guide will meet you on top of North peak and then take the cable car down to North Peak foot. Then take the scenic shuttle bus to scenic exit and board our car back to your hotel in Xian.

Lunch will be on your own since there is no restaurant on mountain top. And we will be on mountain at lunch time.

Meeting point and pickup

You can be picked up from your accommodation or go straight to the meeting point.

Meeting point

End point

Pickup points

Holiday Inn Express Xi'an Bell Tower by IHG
Home Inn Xi'an Zhonglou Luomashi Pedestrian Street
Home Inn Boutique Xi'an Zhonglou South Main Street Fen Alley
Jiahe Business Hotel
Home Inn (Xi'an Zhonggulou Square)
Datang Apartment Hotel
Fangting Apartment
Campanile Xi'an Bell Tower Huimin Street
Home Inn (Xi'an Zhonglou North)
Hongtong Hotel
Fukang Inn
Guantu Express Hotel

and 167 more pickup points

07:30-08:30 (The guide will also call your hotel room to confirm the accurate starting time in the evening one day before)

If your hotel exceeds this range, then additional transfer fares will be incurred.

Using your ticket

Comfortable walking shoes are recommended

Cancellation

Free cancellation

If you cancel at least 6 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.<br>If you cancel between 2 and 6 day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a 50% refund.<br>If you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.

If you cancel	You get back
At least 6 days before	100%
At least 2 days before	50%
Less than a day before	0%

Good to know

Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
The cost is based on pickup and drop off from hotel in Xian city area. If you arrive or depart Xian by train and need the train station transfer. The extra cost is CNY100 per way to Xian city train station, CNY200 per way to North Xian Station.
The touring activities on three days may be done in inverse order according to the booking of other tourists. While we promise you will visit all mentioned sites unless the event of Force Majeure.
Children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
You will be contacted at least one day ahead of the travel day via email to advise the pickup info. The tour guide will also call you or leave you a message through your hotel room the night before tour about pickup time.
You are suggested to wear comfortable shoes on tour day.