XA04: 3 Days Xian Private Tour including Hotel

When your flight arrives, you will find your guide waiting for you outside the baggage claim area of Xi'an Airport, holding a welcome sign on which your name is written. After a warm greeting, a private transfer will take you to the downtown area to check in at the hotel. Have a short break and then begin your private trip with a visit to the City Wall, which was initially built as the military defense system during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) over 600 years ago. Nowadays, it has become a landmark of Xi'an with historical significance. Ascending the City Wall, you could appreciate the magnificent ancient constructions, admire the surrounding urban landscape and watch the locals doing exercises or having fun at its foot.

Xi'an has long been recognized internationally for its amazing historical sites and cultural relics. To enable these great attractions more conveniently accessible by foreign visitors, Xi'an has become one of the most important transportation hubs in central and western China after years of development. Now there are many direct international flights to Xi'an every day, making this Xi'an 3 days tour very popular.

After breakfast, we will drive for around one hour to the amazing Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum, the most significant archeological excavations of the 20th century which is honored as the World's Eighth Great Wonder. Here, you will see the clay soldiers and horses with distinct facial expressions arranged orderly in battle formations, the famous Bronze Chariots and Horses, as well as many delicate bronze weapons, all of which present a real scene of the war in ancient China.

In the afternoon, we will continue the visit to the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. The 64.5-meter-high (211.6 feet) pagoda was built in the Tang Dynasty (about 1,300 years ago) to store the Buddhist scriptures and statues brought back from India. Not far from the pagoda, we will come to one of the best museums in China, Shaanxi Provincial History Museum, to gain further insight into Chinese history and culture through the large collection of historical items.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast

In the morning, we will first visit the Great Mosque, which merges the traditional Chinese culture into the Islamic culture. Around 500 meters east of the mosque is the Muslim Street, a famous snack street where you could find lots of mouthwatering local snacks and interesting souvenirs.

Then a family visit with home-cooked a la carte lunch (valued at CNY120.00 per person and included in our price) will be specially arranged for you to taste authentic home-made Chinese dishes and get a close touch of the ordinary Chinese people's life. If interested, you can participate in the Chinese food cooking class and learn to cook your favorite dishes from the host. The host will teach you patiently step by step and your guide will act as the translator then.

After that, your Xi'an 3 days itinerary will end here and your guide will transfer you to the airport for your departure flight.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast, Home-cooked a la carte lunch