XA04: 3 Days Xian Private Tour with Hotel

When your flight arrives, you will find our guide is waiting for you outside the Baggage Claim Area of Xian Airport, holding a welcome sign on which your name is written. Our private transfer will take you to the downtown area to check in the hotel. Then your private trip will begin with a visit to the City Wall, which was initially built as a military defense system over 600 years ago. Nowadays, it is a popular travel destination. Ascending the City Wall, you could appreciate the magnificent ancient constructions, admire the surrounding urban landscape and watch the locals doing exercises or entertaining themselves at its foot.

Xian has long been recognized internationally for its amazing historical sites and cultural relics. To enable these great tourist attractions accessible for more foreign visitors, Xian has become one of the most important and convenient transportation hubs in central and western China after years of development. Now there are international flights from Hong Kong, Singapore, Helsinki, Paris, Osaka, Okinawa, Chiengmai, Taipei, Kuala Lumpur, Seoul, Phuket etc, making this 3 days tour very popular.

Meals: No meals, advice freely available

Highlight morning excursion will take you to visit the most significant archeological excavations of the 20th century, the amazing Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum, which boasts the title of the World's Eighth Great Wonder. Here, you may see the clay soldiers and horses of distinct facial expressions and positions orderly arranged in battle formations and the famous Bronze Chariots and Horses, as well as many delicate bronze weapons, presenting a real scene of war in ancient China. In the afternoon, continue 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 house the Buddhist scriptures and statues brought back form India. Not far from the pagoda, you will then 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, you will visit the Great Mosque, which merges traditional Chinese construction into the Islamic culture. The famous snack street, Muslim Street, is on the way to the mosque. You will 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) is specially arranged for you to taste the authentic home-made Chinese dishes and get a close touch of the life of normal Chinese people. If interested, you can participate in our Chinese food cooking class and learn to cook your favorite dishes with the host. The host will teach you patiently step by step and our guide will act as the translator then. After that, your Xian historical tour will end here and our guide will transfer you to the airport for your departure flight.

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