Top Xian Day Trips

Discover the UNESCO world-heritage listed Terracotta Warriors and horses on this day trip of Xi’an’s historical highlights. Drive direct to the Terracotta Warriors Museum at the start of the day and cut past the tourist crowds; spend over two hours exploring this world-famous archeological site. In the afternoon, visit several of Xi’an’s ancient landmarks, including the City Wall, the Wild Goose Pagoda, and Muslim Bazaar – a great way to visit these spots without the hassle of hiring a car or navigating public transport. Finish your tour at the Muslim Bazaar, known for its food and souvenir stalls Don’t get held up by your massive tour group: this tour takes small groups only Keep your change: all entrance fees are already covered by your tour operator Your guide will pick you up direct from your Xi’an hotel and drop you back.

Mount Hua (Huashan), one of China’s five sacred mountains thanks to its Taoist temples, sits east of Xian in Shaanxi Province. While a return hike to the top of the mountain typically requires two days, this tour makes use of the cable cars, allowing you to take in the views from the summit with only a single day. With a private guide, you can explore at a leisurely pace and ask all the questions you want.

Take a break from the crowds and noise of Xi’an city and head deep into Shaanxi Province on this day trip to ancient Pingyao. Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, this city is a mix of centuries-old ruins and well-preserved Ming and Qing-era architecture that people still live and work in. Explore Pingyao’s many old landmarks at your own pace; you won’t be hurried around by the rest of your tour group on this private tour.

You will take our comfortable Car or Van driving on the highway directly to the Terracotta Warriors Museum. With one hour on the way, your expert guide will give you some background information of the world wonder that you are going to explore. Upon arrival, your guide will help you avoid the ticket line at the entrance of the Terracotta Warriors Museum and show you the three excavated pits with more than 8,000 pottery soldiers, horses, and chariots in total, and then the Bronze Chariots and Horses Exhibition Hall. You will have at least two and a half hours to explore this significant site.

Take one day to travel round-trip from Xi’an to Luoyang by high-speed train to visit two famous attractions, Shaolin Temple and the Longmen Grottoes. Your private guide picks you up in Luoyang and takes you to Shaolin Temple to watch a kung-fu demonstration that displays amazing martial arts moves. Then head to the Longmen Grottoes, a UNESCO World Heritage with Chinese Buddhist stone carvings that cover the rock mountain inside and out. Your private tour includes transportation, entrance fees, lunch, and hotel pickup and drop-off.

Enjoy personalized attention and a flexible itinerary on this private tour of Mt. Huashan. Complete with private round-trip transportation from Xi'an, this tour, led by a dedicated guide, will show you and your private party the highlights of the region, including the scenic vistas and ancient temples. Take the cable car up the mountain while your guide explains the religious, historic, and cultural significance of the mountain.

This relaxing day trip to Luoyang from Xi'an takes you to explore the top attractions of Luoyang. The guide will take you from Xi'an and visit Shaolin Temple and the Longmen Grottoes. You will watch a kung-fu demonstration that displays amazing martial. Magnificent Chinese buddhist grottoes. Tasty lunch, round-trip bullet train ticket, private guide and transfer service are inclusive.

Enjoy a full-day tour to Mount Huashan to see Buddhist and Taoist temples, walk through the mountains and admire the spectacular landscape of sheer cliffs with temples that cling to the rock. Depart Xi’an early to make the most of your day, then take a cable car to the summit of at Mount Huashan upon your arrival. Have free time to hike on your own, perhaps stopping at Gold Lock Pass to marvel at thousands of locks that dangle from along the trail fences. Includes transportation, hotel pickup and drop-off.

Experience several of Xi’an’s top attractions on an all-day guided tour. After a convenient hotel pickup, see the ancient sculptures of the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum, cycle the 600-year-old city wall, tour the Xi’an Museum, and taste your way through the city’s Muslim Quarter. With an English-speaking guide leading the way, learn the history of China’s ancient capital and explore its celebrated food culture.

Take a full-day coach tour to see the Terracotta Warriors Army and Horses Museum, and the Xi'an City Walls, two of the highlights of Xi’an. In the morning, visit the UNESCO World Heritage-listed mausoleum complex where hundreds of Terracotta Warriors are displayed. In the afternoon, have lunch and visit the ancient Xi'an City Walls, which remain remarkably well-preserved.

Particularly for first-time visitors who don’t speak Chinese, a private guide can transform the Xi'an experience. Say no to hustlers and discover the city by private car on this door-to-door private tour. Check off two of Xi'an's biggest attractions: The Museum of Qin Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses, and Xi'an Big Wild Goose Pagoda (Dayanta). A comprehensive package with private driver, entrance fees, and lunch are all inclusive

Discover on of China’s most enthralling attractions on a full-day tour to the Terracotta Warriors Army and Horses from Xi’an. With an expert historian guide, marvel at the most significant archeological excavation of the 20th century; see 7,000 life-sized figures in ordered rows and hear of how the sculptures were meticulously constructed to honor Emperor Qin Shihuang, China’s first ruler. Discover the Neolithic artifacts of the Banpo site; appease you appetite with a delicious Chinese lunch; and enjoy convenient round-trip transportation from your Xi’an hotel.   

Spend a full day exploring the ancient walled city of Xi'an accompanied by a knowledgeable private guide. Learn all about the 'Silk Road' city, one of the most well-protected cities in China, and see the oldest length of its fortified walls. Visit the Shaanxi History Museum, Big Wild Goose Pagoda and Great Mosque as you explore Xi'an, one of the four capitals of the world’s ancient civilizations and an important capital of ancient China. Your tour includes private vehicle, lunch, and hotel pickup and drop-off.

If you are into paintings, especially folk painting art, this day trip is perfect for you. You will have a personal tour guide, who accompanies you and introduce you about the origin, development and the statuesque of this modern folk art. You will see hundreds of masterpieces that are actually made from local peasants. If you are lucky, you might be able to view a local master finish one work. Meanwhile, your guide will lead you to enjoy an authentic local food in a farmer’s house. If you are interested, you may purchase one or pieces to collect.

This day trip will offer you a privately guided hiking experience in one of the five most scared mountains in China - Mt.Hua. It’s most noted for its steepness, which crowned the name of “The No.1 Precipitous Mountain under Heaven”. Several ancient Taoist temples has resided here and some emperors even made their pilgrimages to the mountain, praising the mountain to be one of the holy land for Taoism. In this private trip, you will enjoy a fully flexible choice of hiking style that better suits your expectation and health condition. No matter how you hike, our tour guide will make sure you are showered in the ancient history, holy Taoism ideology, and magnificent natural landscape. You will be marveled by the exquisitely built temples, steep ridges and peaks, and the persistence of the monks who has been living here for decades.

Take off from Xi’an to explore the popular Qianling Mausoleum and the Xianyang Museum on this 8.5-hour tour, including round-trip transport, entrance fees, and a traditional Chinese lunch. Start at the mausoleum, and see one of the only tombs in the world that contains the remains of Emperor Gao Zong and Empress Wu Zetian. Then learn about the Han and the Qin dynasties at the museum before heading back to Xi’an.

Discover the dramatic natural beauty of Mount Huashan on a private full-day tour from Xi’an. Take a cable car up to North Peak, also known as the Cloud Terrace Peak — one of the most popular parts of the mountain. See Buddhist and Taoist temples perched in the cliffs and craggy peaks sprinkled with cypress and pine trees. Have time to explore the mountain’s many scenic spots before returning by cable car to the base of the mountain, and driving back to Xi’an.

Led by a professional local tour guide, enjoy your private transfer to visit the highlights of northwest Xi'an. On this private day tour, you will visit Famen Temple, a notable Buddhist shrine for its collection of Sakyamuni relics, and Qianling Mausoleum, the joint tomb of Emperor Gaozong and his empress Wu Zetian of Tang Dynasty.

Experience the intimate access only a guide can provide on this private folk art tour. Traveling door to door with your own chauffeur, visit Donghan Village in Huxian County for a personalized immersion into local art traditions. Visit a paper-cutting workshop and a peasant painting studio, watch artists at work, and perhaps even create a piece yourself. Join a local family for an authentic lunch in their simple home.

Marvel at the awe-inspiring and impressive Terracotta Warriors and Horses, without worrying about the crowds and traffic, and with the expertise of a professional guide. Your private guide takes you from Xi’an to this UNESCO world heritage site, and helps you navigate the museum. In the afternoon, visit the ancient city wall of Xi’an, one of the most well-preserved city walls in China.

As the birthplace of Chinese civilization, Luoyang has a lot to offer history buffs but, being situated in middle China’s Henan Province, it can be a bit out of the way for visitors travelling around China’s big cities. On this day trip from Xi’an, you can visit Luoyang’s most famous attractions without putting a massive dent in your schedule. Explore the Longmen Caves and see the massive riverside sculptures carved generations ago, then visit the Shaolin Temple, home to the famed school of martial arts.

Spend full-day to visit Luoyang while you are travelling in Xi’an, take the round-way high speed train, explore the splendid cultural treasure in Longmen Caves, and discover Chinese Martial Arts at Shaolin Temple.

Mt HuaShan is one of China’s Five Great Mountains and one of the world’s most dangerous hikes, but you don’t have to be an experienced climber to scale the mighty peak. Instead, ride the cable car to the top of the North Peak on this private full-day tour from Xi'an, and marvel at the views on an easy hike around the summit. Tour includes hotel pickup, lunch, and round-trip transport.

Visit two of Xi’an’s most popular attractions on a full-day small-group tour. Getting to each location on the itinerary couldn’t be simpler, thanks to round-trip transportation from your hotel. With maximum ten people per group, you’re sure to enjoy a personalized experience.  After a guided visit to the UNESCO listed Terracotta Warriors Museum, enjoy a complimentary lunch at the museum restaurant. Conclude your adventure with a stroll down Muslim Street.