Full Day Historical Tour - Private

General information

Destination
Xian, China

Program details

Xian, which was China’s capital through thirteen dynasties, enjoys being known as the Natural History Museum. This one day tour will take you to the world‐famous Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum, the First Emperor Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum, and the Banpo Museum, the typical Neolithic matriarchal community of the Yangshao culture.

Xian, which was China’s capital through thirteen dynasties, enjoys being known as the Natural History Museum. This one day tour will take you to the world‐famous Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum, the First Emperor Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum, and the Banpo Museum, the typical Neolithic matriarchal community of the Yangshao culture.


The Terracotta Warriors and Horses are the most significant archeological excavations of the 20th century. It is around 1.5 kilometers east of Emperor Qin Shi Huang's Mausoleum in Lintong, Xi'an. It is a destination you should never miss when visiting China. The State Council authorized to build a museum on site in 1975. It was listed by UNESCO in 1987 as one of the world cultural heritages. As the first museum at the prehistoric site, Banpo Museum was built at the base of the excavations of the Banpo site that is a typical Neolithic matriarchal community of the Yangshao culture dating back about 6,000 years. Today our tour guide and driver will pick you up from your hotel lobby to drive to Banpo Museum which is located in the eastern outskirt of Xian City, Shaanxi Province.


As the first museum at the prehistoric site, it was built at the base of the excavations of the Banpo site. Since it opened to the public formally in 1958, two million people have visited it. Then continue to visit the world‐famous Terracotta Warriors & Horses Museum and the Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum. The Qin Terracotta Warriors and Horses are world famous, attracting a large number of tourists from home and abroad to visit each year. You will be shocked by the large scale of this underground army and the life‐size soldiers and horses with vivid appearances. At the end of the tour, our guide and driver will transfer you back to the hotel.




Meeting/pick-up point: Pick-up at hotels in Xi’an.

Duration: 8 hours.

Pick-up time: At 9am.

Drop-off time: At 5pm.

Languages: English.

Opening days/period: Daily.

Others: Kindly note that the price includes guide introduction and driving fee. Both the entrance fee and meal are on your side, our tour guide will help you to buy the entrance tickets and recommend some local specialties to you.

Location
Starting point:
Hotel pickup

Guiding options
Guiding type: Guide