Daily Tour
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Overview
Small-group coach tour · no arranged shopping stops · featured Xi’an Eternal Love show & hanfu makeover · 4 nights Ctrip 4–5-diamond hotel with breakfasts
Discover the best of Chang’an in 5 days, from Xi’an Museum and hanfu photo experiences to Daci’en Temple, Chang’an Twelve Hours Street and Great Tang Everbright City, then out to Huaqing Palace and the Terracotta Warriors, plus city wall walks, scholar streets, bell & drum towers and the Muslim Quarter.
🏛 Xi’an Museum & Small Wild Goose Pagoda – National-level museum combining Tang-era pagoda, garden landscape and cultural relics, home of the classic “Morning Bell at Wild Goose Pagoda” view.
👘 Hanfu Makeover Experience (Complimentary) – Dress in traditional hanfu and walk Tang-style streets at Chang’an Twelve Hours Street and Great Tang Everbright City for immersive photos.
🕊 Daci’en Temple & Big Wild Goose Pagoda (exterior) – Once the grandest royal temple of Tang Chang’an and the place where Master Xuanzang translated scriptures after returning from India.
🌃 Chang’an Twelve Hours Street & Great Tang Everbright City – China’s first immersive Tang-style city-life block and a model pedestrian street with Tang-culture shows, lanterns, poetry street and the internet-famous “unfallen lady”.
♨️ Huaqing Palace at the Foot of Lishan – Famous for hot springs, beacon-fire legends, the love story of Xuanzong and Lady Yang, and the site of the Xi’an Incident.
🛡 Terracotta Warriors Museum – Explore the world’s largest underground military museum, praised as the “Eighth Wonder of the World”.
🧱 South Gate City Wall (Yongning Gate) – Walk atop China’s largest and best-preserved ancient city wall, also a 2024 Spring Festival Gala sub-venue.
🕌 Bell & Drum Towers Square & Muslim Quarter – See Xi’an’s central city icons, then dive into lanes packed with over 300 types of local snacks.
🎭 “Xi’an Eternal Love” Night Show (Included) – A must-see performance that condenses the essence of Xi’an’s long history into a spectacular 70-minute show, inside a theme park with ghost house, odd streets and NPC interactions.
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Transport
Regular licensed tourist coach or luxury business vehicle for all group touring days.
Private airport / railway station pickup and drop-off in Xi’an on arrival and departure days.
Accommodation (4 Nights)
4 nights in Ctrip 4–5-diamond Xi’an city hotels (exact hotel per package & availability).
Meals
4 breakfasts + 2 lunches:
Daily hotel breakfasts (included with room; unused breakfasts are non-refundable; children without beds generally have no breakfast).
Day 2: Yuanjia Village Guanzhong Impression Base internet-famous lunch.
Day 3: Longyin Xuan Restaurant “Qin Xiaozhuan” specialty meal.
Entrance Tickets (First Gate)
First-gate entrance to all listed scenic spots in the itinerary (excluding cable cars, eco-carts, small internal venues and personal optional items).
Special Gifts
“Xi’an Eternal Love” large-scale song-and-dance show ticket (value approx. ¥298).
Hanfu makeover experience (Day 2).
Scenic wireless earphones, and one bottle of mineral water per person per day.
Gifts are complimentary; no refund if not used.
Guide & Insurance
Professional Chinese-speaking tour guide on touring days.
Local travel agency liability insurance.
International / domestic air or train tickets to/from Xi’an.
Dinners and meals not mentioned as included.
Optional scenic transportation & self-pay items, such as:
Huaqing Palace eco-cart (about ¥20/pp) or Lishan cable car (about ¥60/pp).
Terracotta Warriors buggy (about ¥5/pp one way).
Tips for driver and guide (optional).
Personal expenses: drinks, extra snacks, laundry, room service, mini-bar, etc.
Personal travel insurance.
Single-room supplements for solo travelers or guests requesting their own room.
The agency does not arrange shopping stops in this product. However, scenic areas, hotels, restaurants, airports and stations often have their own shops; these are not organized by the agency, and product quality cannot be guaranteed. Please purchase cautiously.
| Day | Summary | Meals (B/L/D) | Hotel |
|---|---|---|---|
| D1 | Arrive in Xi’an · private pickup · hotel check-in · free time in Xi’an | — / — / — | Xi’an Ctrip 4–5★ |
| D2 | Xi’an Museum & Small Wild Goose Pagoda · Yuanjia Village-style lunch · hanfu makeover · Daci’en Temple · Chang’an Twelve Hours Street · Great Tang Everbright City | B / L / — | Xi’an Ctrip 4–5★ |
| D3 | Huaqing Palace · Qin Xiaozhuan specialty lunch · Terracotta Warriors workshop & DIY · Terracotta Warriors Museum · “Xi’an Eternal Love” night show | B / L / — | Xi’an Ctrip 4–5★ |
| D4 | South Gate City Wall · Shuyuan Men cultural street · Bell & Drum Towers Square · Muslim Quarter · Yisu Theater block | B / — / — | Xi’an Ctrip 4–5★ |
| D5 | Sleep in · breakfast · free time · private airport / railway station drop-off | B / — / — | — |
Welcome to Xi’an, ancient capital of 13 dynasties.
Essentials —
Arrive at Xi’an Airport or railway station, meet your private driver and transfer to your hotel. Check in with your name and pay a refundable deposit (commonly ¥100–300/room) at the front desk; it will be returned at check-out if no damages occur.
After check-in, the rest of the day is free at leisure with no fixed itinerary. Please take care of personal safety and belongings.
Recommended optional visits (own expense)
Shaanxi History Museum – overview of Shaanxi’s archaeology and dynastic culture.
Forest of Steles (Beilin Museum) – huge collections of steles and calligraphy masterpieces.
Great Tang Western Market – Tang-style shopping district combining culture, exhibitions and retail.
Shuyuan Men – scholar street of antiques, calligraphy and art.
Xi’an nightlife & shows (own expense)
Go to Bailin area’s Qingqu Club or Yisu Theater on Anban Street for local opera, Xi’an-style cross-talk and stand-up.
Meet friends on Defu Lane café street near South Avenue – a mix of quiet and lively, Chinese and Western tea houses and cafés.
Food streets (own exploration)
Yongxingfang Snack Street – inside Xiaodongmen (12:00–22:00).
Jiandong Street Night Market – at Yanta North Road (19:00–04:00).
Dongxin Street Night Market – east side of Xincheng Square (19:00–04:00).
⏱ 30–60 min transfer ｜ 🎟 Included: 1× private pickup ｜ 🚘 Private car/van ｜ 🚶 Easy
Meals / Stay — B / L / D = — / — / — ｜ Xi’an Ctrip 4–5★ hotel
From museum courtyards to Tang-style night streets.
Essentials —
After breakfast, visit Xi’an Museum & Small Wild Goose Pagoda, enjoy a Yuanjia Village-style lunch, then have your hanfu makeover and explore Daci’en Temple, Chang’an Twelve Hours Street and Great Tang Everbright City.
Xi’an Museum & Small Wild Goose Pagoda
Built around Small Wild Goose Pagoda, a Tang-era pagoda over 1,300 years old.
National-level museum that combines ancient pagoda, garden landscape and rich relic collections.
Small Wild Goose Pagoda’s base is a brick square platform with an underground palace; the body tapers level by level, forming an elegant silhouette – it is a landmark of Buddhism merging into Central China and Han culture.
⏱ ~2 h ｜ 🎟 Included: museum & pagoda area ｜ 🚶 Easy–Moderate
Lunch – Yuanjia Village Guanzhong Impression Base
Enjoy lunch at a super-popular restaurant area “Yuanjia Village Guanzhong Impression Base”.
You can almost “order with eyes closed” – most dishes are safe picks for those wanting to taste authentic Guanzhong-style food.
⏱ ~45–60 min ｜ 🍽 Included: Chinese lunch ｜ 🚶 Easy
Hanfu Makeover Experience (Complimentary)
After lunch, enjoy a hanfu styling & costume experience (complimentary, no refund if not used).
Put on hanfu and make-up ready for immersive check-ins at Great Tang Everbright City later in the day.
⏱ ~1 h ｜ 🎟 Included: hanfu experience ｜ 🚶 Easy
Daci’en Temple & Big Wild Goose Pagoda (area)
Visit Daci’en Temple, located in southern Xi’an and once the most magnificent royal temple of Tang Chang’an.
Built by Emperor Gaozong to honor his mother Empress Wende, and led by Master Xuanzang as the first abbot after his journey to India.
See the exterior of Big Wild Goose Pagoda, where scriptures were stored and translated.
⏱ ~1–1.5 h ｜ 🎟 Included: temple area entry (per policy) ｜ 🚶 Easy–Moderate
Chang’an Twelve Hours Street
Head to Chang’an Twelve Hours, China’s first immersive Tang-style city-life block:
“Gather Stars and Embrace the Moon · Enjoy Chang’an”.
“Harmony and Elegance · Refined Chang’an”.
“Flowers and Banquet · Night Feast of Chang’an”.
Experience a Tang-style market, entertainment, culture and dining environment with themed installations and street performances.
⏱ ~1–1.5 h ｜ 🎟 Free street ｜ 🚶 Easy–Moderate
Great Tang Everbright City (Datang Buyecheng)
Continue to Great Tang Everbright City, a Tang-culture-themed pedestrian street and one of China’s first model commercial streets.
Features Tang poetry street, Tang-style sculptures, immersive lighting, interactive shows and street performers.
Don’t miss the “unfallen lady” act and various Tang-style NPC interactions.
Enjoy free time to wander, take photos, drink tea or taste snacks, then return to the hotel at the agreed time and meeting point.
⏱ ~2–3 h ｜ 🎟 Free street ｜ 🚶 Easy–Moderate
Meals / Stay — B / L / D = ✔ / ✔ / — ｜ Xi’an Ctrip 4–5★ hotel
Hot springs, underground army and a night of legends.
Essentials —
After breakfast, head to Lintong to visit Huaqing Palace, then enjoy a Qin Xiaozhuan specialty lunch, stop at a Terracotta Warriors craft workshop & DIY, visit the Terracotta Warriors Museum, and end the day with the “Xi’an Eternal Love” evening show.
Huaqing Palace
Visit the most complete Tang culture landmark scenic area at the foot of Lishan.
Famous for:
Ancient hot springs and imperial bathing pools.
The legend of “beacon fires to amuse the lords”.
The love story of Emperor Xuanzong & Lady Yang Yuhuan.
Being the site of the Xi’an Incident, important in modern history.
Optional internal transport (own expense):
Huaqing Palace eco-cart: about ¥20/pp return.
Lishan cable car: about ¥60/pp return.
⏱ ~1.5 h ｜ 🎟 Included: palace entry ｜ 🚶 Easy–Moderate
Lunch – Longyin Xuan “Qin Xiaozhuan” Specialty Meal
Midday, enjoy lunch at the agency’s own restaurant “Longyin Xuan”, tasting “Qin Xiaozhuan” specialties that highlight local Qin-style flavors.
⏱ ~45–60 min ｜ 🍽 Included: specialty lunch ｜ 🚶 Easy
Terracotta Warriors Workshop & DIY Figurine
Visit a Terracotta Warriors production workshop to learn the full process: molding, carving, drying and firing.
Experience the craftsmanship spirit of Qin artisans and DIY your own small terracotta warrior as a unique souvenir.
⏱ ~40–60 min ｜ 🎟 Experience included ｜ 🚶 Easy
Terracotta Warriors Museum
Proceed to the Emperor Qinshihuang’s Mausoleum Site Museum to see the Terracotta Warriors.
Recognized as one of the greatest archaeological discoveries of the 20th century and hailed as the “Eighth Wonder of the World”.
Walk between rows of warriors and horses, each with distinct faces and armor, and imagine the Qin army formation.
Optional: electric buggy from parking lot to entrance (~¥5/pp one way).
⏱ ~3 h ｜ 🎟 Included: museum entry ｜ 🚶 Easy–Moderate
Evening – “Xi’an Eternal Love” Large-Scale Show (Included)
After returning to Xi’an, head to the Xi’an Eternal Love theme park.
Watch “Xi’an Eternal Love”, a grand performance that uses dance, acrobatics, music and multi-media to tell the story of Xi’an through time – often described as a show you must watch once in your life.
The park itself is an internet-famous complex with:
Snack streets, ghost house, strange streets and various NPC interactions.
A combination of performance, tourism and leisure all in one.
⏱ ~70 min ｜ 🎟 Included: show ticket ｜ 🚶 Easy
After the performance, return to your hotel to rest.
Meals / Stay — B / L / D = ✔ / ✔ / — ｜ Xi’an Ctrip 4–5★ hotel
Ancient walls, scholar streets and snack paradise.
Essentials —
After breakfast, visit South Gate City Wall (Yongning Gate), stroll Shuyuan Men cultural street, explore Bell & Drum Towers Square and Muslim Quarter for lunch at your own pace, then walk Yisu Theater block before the group dismisses in the afternoon.
South Gate City Wall (Yongning Gate)
Visit Xi’an South Gate City Wall, part of China’s largest and best-preserved ancient city wall system.
It is also the only city wall structure in the first batch of national key cultural relics and served as a 2024 Spring Festival Gala sub-venue.
You can walk along the wall for views over both old and new Xi’an; optional bike rental is available at your own expense.
⏱ ~1–1.5 h ｜ 🎟 Included: wall entry ｜ 🚶 Easy–Moderate
Shuyuan Men Cultural Street
Continue to Shuyuan Men, whose name comes from the historical Guanzhong Academy.
In Ming Wanli year 20 (1592), scholar Feng Congwu lectured here; later the Guanzhong Academy was built on the north side, with students numbering in the thousands – becoming a famed higher-learning institution.
Today, the street is lined with calligraphy, paintings, seals, steles, antiques and stationery shops.
⏱ ~1 h ｜ 🎟 Free street ｜ 🚶 Easy
Bell & Drum Towers Square & Muslim Quarter
Visit the city center – Bell & Drum Towers Square, the symbolic heart of Xi’an where two towers face each other across the main avenues.
Then walk to Muslim Quarter (Hui Min Street), Xi’an’s most famous food street. Here you can self-pay to try:
Beef/mutton paomo, soup dumplings, liangpi, honey cold cakes, roujiamo and more.
⏱ ~2 h ｜ 🎟 Free ｜ 🚶 Easy–Moderate
Yisu Theater Street Block
After lunch, stroll the Yisu Theater block, centered on Yisu Theater, a key birthplace of modern Qin opera.
Experience traditional theater façades, cultural displays and Xi’an’s local opera atmosphere before the tour ends.
⏱ ~40–60 min ｜ 🎟 Free ｜ 🚶 Easy
Around 15:00, the itinerary ends and the group dismisses. You can return to the hotel to rest (if staying the night) or head to the airport/train station for your onward journey with pre-arranged private transfer.
Meals / Stay — B / L / D = ✔ / — / — ｜ Xi’an Ctrip 4–5★ hotel
Slow morning, easy departure.
Essentials —
Sleep in and enjoy breakfast. Afterwards, you may enjoy some free time until your scheduled departure. Then your driver will pick you up from the hotel and transfer you to Xi’an Airport or railway station according to your flight or train time.
⏱ 30–60 min ｜ 🎟 Included: 1× private drop-off ｜ 🚘 Private car/van ｜ 🚶 Easy
Meals / End — B / L / D = ✔ / — / — ｜ Tour ends
We work with these or similar hotels to ensure a stylish and comfortable stay every time.
Please select your preferred pickup location:
Pickup service is included for all guests. Our driver or guide will be waiting at your chosen location with a name sign for easy recognition.
Itinerary Adjustments – Without reducing scenic spots, guides may adjust visit order based on actual conditions. If force majeure, government policy or scenic-area reasons cause temporary closure, the agency will re-arrange timing; if not possible, ticket cost at agency rate will be refunded, but other losses are not covered.
ID & Hotel Deposit – Adults (16+) must carry valid ID cards or passports; children must bring household registers. Hotels require a deposit of about ¥100–300/room, payable at check-in and refunded at check-out if no damage.
Rooming – Most Xi’an hotels cannot provide triple rooms or extra beds. Guests with natural odd-number rooming will need to pay a single supplement.
High Season Note – Xi’an often has many tour groups and conferences. Tourist buses may be tight and “loop buses” may be used; traffic and queues at restaurants may lead to waiting times – your patience and understanding are appreciated.
Complaints & Feedback – The Service Quality Investigation Form you fill out locally is the main basis for handling disputes. If you do not note problems on this form, or via phone while in Xi’an, the service will be considered satisfactory and post-trip claims may not be accepted.
Leaving the Group – Guests who leave the group mid-way or change itinerary on their own are deemed to have voluntarily given up services; fees cannot be refunded, and extra costs and safety are their own responsibility.
Force Majeure – Extra costs due to flight/train delays, natural disasters and other uncontrollable events are borne by travelers themselves.
Safety & Health – Keep valuables with you; do not leave valuables in the coach or hotel room. Guests must ensure they are physically fit to travel; the agency is not responsible for incidents caused by undisclosed health issues.
Rainy Season & Slippery Surfaces – During rainy weather, road surfaces in scenic spots and bathroom floors can be slippery; please walk carefully to avoid falls.
You can cancel up to 72 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Product code: 214248P141
This is a private tour. One booking = one private vehicle and driver. You do not share the vehicle with other travelers.
No arranged shopping stops. Snack streets and souvenir shops on Gulangyu, in Quanzhou or in other scenic areas are not part of the itinerary; shopping there is entirely your own decision.
Yes. The “Xi’an Eternal Love” large-scale show ticket (approx. ¥298) is included as a complimentary item. If you choose not to attend, there is no refund.
Yes. The hanfu makeover on Day 2 is included as a gift. It is non-refundable if you do not use it.
Yes. Walking is generally easy to moderate. Some places (city wall, Huaqing Palace, Terracotta Warriors) have steps and uneven surfaces; we recommend comfortable non-slip shoes for all ages.
The tour includes 4 hotel breakfasts and 2 lunches (Yuanjia Village-style lunch + Qin Xiaozhuan specialty lunch). Other lunches and all dinners are self-paid, giving you freedom to try more Xi’an street food and restaurants.
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