One Day Private Trip to Terracotta Army and Huaqing Palace

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About this activity

This day trip will lead you to the east side of Xian and visit two important historical sites, which coincidentally adjacent to each other, Terracotta Army and Huaqing Palace. The local guide will accompany you to admired the most significant excavation in 90s and see the great formation of the Terracotta Army, from which you will know about Qin history and the first Emperor in Chinese history - Qin Shi Huang. In the afternoon, you will head for Huaqing Palace and be amazed by its Tang era pavilions, lotus pools and gardens while listening to the great love story of Lady Yang.

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At a glance

Duration: 8 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–8
Guide: English
Operated by: Stefanie's XiAn Private Tour

Ages: Adults (6–90 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Bottled water
Included: Round-trip private transfer from city hotel
Included: Professional art historian guide
Included: Surcharges on fuel: Fuel surcharge
Included: Experienced driver

Not included

Not included: 1. Entrance fee for sites you will visit;
Not included: 2. Tips for guide and driver;
Not included: 3. Lunch.
Not included: Entrance fees: Entrance ticket for Terra Cotta warriors 120 Entrance ticket for HuaQing Palace 120

Itinerary

The Museum of Qin Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses

3 hours Admission not included

We will start at 7:30 a.m, which is a bit early morning so as to avoid crowds.

About 1 hour later, we will arrive at Terra-cotta Army Museum. This museum is built right on the original site of Terra-cotta Army as a great protection. You will see the museum is composed of three pits, which contained different terracotta figures and weapons ranked according to their different roles in a battle. We will focus on Pit 1 and Pit 2 as these two contain the majority of discovered figures. It's said this site has in total 8000 soldiers but we can only see part of them right now. Some of them remain unexcavated. From this short tour, you will learn about the history, society and culture of Qin Dynasty.
Huaqing Palace

one hour Admission not included

In the afternoon, you will head for last site of this day trip - Huaqing Palace. It was a palace for Emperor Longji of Tang Dynasty to get away from the stressful court and enjoy hot spring which this place is very famous for. The Emperor had a world-famous concubine named Yang Yuhuan, who usually took bath here. That's why you will see a couple of ancient bathtubs here. They had a great time in this palace and left a wonderful love story to later generations. Nowadays, you will still see the trees that they planted together and under which they made wishes to live together until death apart. Many lovers come here to make wishes as well.

After the tour, you will be transferred back to city and take rest.

Meeting point and pickup

The operator picks every participant up from their accommodation or the points below.

Pickup points

Pai Hotel Xi'an Gaoxin
Hong Yang Bussiness Hotel
Ludi Home Express Hotel Xi'an Mingguang Road
Home Inn Xi'an Dayan Tower Museum of History
Jintai Hotel
Hengrui Express Hotel
Qujiang Yinzuo Hotel
Old Steel Mill Zuoyouke Hotel
Renaissance Xi'an Hotel
Home Inn (Xi'an Xishaomen)
Keyuan Hotel
Ibis Hotel (Xi'an Gaoxin Wanda One)

and 2,022 more pickup points

Please provide your hotel name and address when booking.

We offer free hotel pickup and drop-off at all hotels in Xian downtown area.

If you need pickup from the Xianyang Airport or Xi'an North Railway Station, an extra fee applies.

Please advise us in advance, and you can pay the driver directly on the day.

Our driver will arrive 15 minutes early.

Please wait in the hotel lobby and keep your phone available.

Cancellation

Free cancellation

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

If you cancel	You get back
At least one day before	100%
Less than a day before	0%

Good to know

Wheelchair accessible
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
1. Please let us know if you need to be picked up from other places outside hotel;
2. Please let us know if you need to be dropped off to other places outside hotel;
3. It's suggestive that you wear comfortable shoes;