Beijing Xi'an Essentials
L10: 7 Days Private Tour of Beijing - Xi'an
Tour Type: Private Tour, any part of the itinerary can be customized.
Guide & Driver: English-speaking guide, experienced driver with an air-conditioned vehicle.
Accommodation: 5-star Luxury Hotels and Super Deluxe Hotels for your choice.
Meals: 6 American breakfasts, 3 lunches, 1 dinner
Highlights:
Guide & Driver: English-speaking guide, experienced driver with an air-conditioned vehicle.
Accommodation: 5-star Luxury Hotels and Super Deluxe Hotels for your choice.
Meals: 6 American breakfasts, 3 lunches, 1 dinner
Highlights:
- An overnight stay at Beijing WTown to enjoy the most precipitous Simatai Great Wall.
- Discover the imperial life of the ancient emperors at the Forbidden City.
- 2,200-year-old terracotta warriors and horses will surely amaze you.
- Watch the Tang Dynasty Music and Dance Performance.
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Day 1 Arrival in Beijing
Airport pick-up & airport-hotel transfer.
Our guide will give you a warm welcome in the arrival hall of the airport upon your arrival in Beijing today. You will get your first glimpse of this renowned oriental city on the way to the well selected hotel. The rest of your day is at your own leisure.
Dining is always an important part of travel experience. Don't miss your chance to try good and tasty local cuisine. We would like to recommend the Made in China restaurant, which is conveniently located inside the Grand Hyatt Hotel. The open-style kitchen here allows diners to see the whole cooking process through the crystal clear glass. In addition to the crispy and tender Peking Roast Duck, it also has a broad selection of traditional local dishes, including Old Beijing Cha Chiang Mein Noodles, Beggar's Chicken, Pease Pudding, and many others. Another specialty is the Goose Liver served with plum jam. This is a very popular dish and even considered by some as more delicious than French foi gras. The average cost is about CNY350-CNY400 per person for a meal. If you are interested in having dinner at this stylish restaurant, your guide can give you directions.
Day 2 Beijing
Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City including Treasure Gallery and the Hall of Clocks, Imperial lunch, Temple of Heaven. (B+L)
Forbidden City
We will begin this one week China tour from the solemn Tiananmen Square, commonly known as the symbol of China. Passing through Tiananmen Tower, we will arrive at the Forbidden City, where the imperial family lived for more than 500 years. The stunning palaces are well preserved with crimson columns and eaves decorated with colored glaze. Besides the magnificent architecture, you will surely be amazed by the numerous treasures stored in the Treasure Galley and the Clock & Watch Hall.
Following the guide inside Forbidden City, you will definitely see the pair of lions in front of the Gate of Supreme Harmony, which are the biggest bronze lions in China. The lion grasping a ball under his paw is the male, while the other one holding a cub is the lioness. As the two lions are so big, how the exquisite huge monsters were made in ancient times? The artisans adopted lost-wax process, that’s to say, they carved the lions with wax first. After mold making, the wax lion was melted and flow out, while the liquid bronze was poured into the mold. They got the entire bronze lion as the mold was cracked, then just polishing and improving the blemishes were needed. A clever method!
After that we will take you to enjoy an extraordinary royal lunch at one of the city's most exclusive restaurants, Fangshan Restaurant in Beihai Park. This restaurant has inherited and regenerated the recipes created for the royal families of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911 AD), so it can offer food that is similar to what the emperors ate in the past. The varieties of dishes served are delicate and palatable, and all the waiters around you wear traditional Qing Dynasty attire. So dinning here will be quite a different experience.
Afterwards, our tour moves on to the Temple of Heaven, which was used by ancient emperors to worship Heaven and pray for a good harvest.
Meals: Western buffet breakfast, Imperial lunch
Following the guide inside Forbidden City, you will definitely see the pair of lions in front of the Gate of Supreme Harmony, which are the biggest bronze lions in China. The lion grasping a ball under his paw is the male, while the other one holding a cub is the lioness. As the two lions are so big, how the exquisite huge monsters were made in ancient times? The artisans adopted lost-wax process, that’s to say, they carved the lions with wax first. After mold making, the wax lion was melted and flow out, while the liquid bronze was poured into the mold. They got the entire bronze lion as the mold was cracked, then just polishing and improving the blemishes were needed. A clever method!
After that we will take you to enjoy an extraordinary royal lunch at one of the city's most exclusive restaurants, Fangshan Restaurant in Beihai Park. This restaurant has inherited and regenerated the recipes created for the royal families of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911 AD), so it can offer food that is similar to what the emperors ate in the past. The varieties of dishes served are delicate and palatable, and all the waiters around you wear traditional Qing Dynasty attire. So dinning here will be quite a different experience.
Afterwards, our tour moves on to the Temple of Heaven, which was used by ancient emperors to worship Heaven and pray for a good harvest.
Meals: Western buffet breakfast, Imperial lunch
Day 3 Beijing
Summer Palace, A la carte lunch, National Centre for the Performing Arts, Hutong tour. (B+L)
We start today's trip with a visit to the Summer Palace. As the grandest extant royal garden in China, its natural Longevity Hill and Kunming Lake, together with the man-made halls, pavilions and corridors constitute unsurpassed scenery. You will take a pleasant boat trip on the Kunming Lake to fully enjoy the landscape. Lunch today will be served with an a la carte menu at a good local restaurant. To ensure that you enjoy real Chinese food, we select excellent restaurants for you, where you can select dishes that appeal to your taste and appetite.
After lunch, we will move on to the National Centre for the Performing Arts. Designed by the French architect Paul Andreu, this egg-shaped theater is a good example of modern architecture. Thereafter, let's get to the Hutong area, where you may immerse in the living culture of Beijing. An old-fashioned rickshaw ride through the narrow Hutong alleys is really a fun-filled experience for everyone. Would you like to relax a little this evening? If yes, we can take you to the Buffalo at Shichahai instead of driving back to the hotel. This restaurant not only has exquisite environment, but also provides western food, private home cuisine, various drinks and ice-creams. It costs about CNY200 per person for a meal, which is at your own expense. After exploring the lively night life there, please take a taxi back to the hotel.
Meals: Western buffet breakfast, A la carte lunch
After lunch, we will move on to the National Centre for the Performing Arts. Designed by the French architect Paul Andreu, this egg-shaped theater is a good example of modern architecture. Thereafter, let's get to the Hutong area, where you may immerse in the living culture of Beijing. An old-fashioned rickshaw ride through the narrow Hutong alleys is really a fun-filled experience for everyone. Would you like to relax a little this evening? If yes, we can take you to the Buffalo at Shichahai instead of driving back to the hotel. This restaurant not only has exquisite environment, but also provides western food, private home cuisine, various drinks and ice-creams. It costs about CNY200 per person for a meal, which is at your own expense. After exploring the lively night life there, please take a taxi back to the hotel.
Meals: Western buffet breakfast, A la carte lunch
Day 4 Beijing
Drive to Gubei Water Town and have a leisure walk at the town in the afternoon. (B)
Gubei Water Town
Today, let's set out for a ride to the Gubei Water Town nestled against the Simatai Great Wall in the suburb area of Beijing. After checking in at the hotel, the guide will accompany you to enjoy some leisure time exploring the quaint town. The town presents its most beautiful side at night, when red lanterns and warm lights are all lit up. The Simatai Great Wall will also be outlined by neon lights, looking like a fiery dragon crawling along the mountain ridges. If you are also interested in a night visit to the Great Wall, please tell us and we will be happy to make the reservation for you.
Meals: Western buffet breakfast
Meals: Western buffet breakfast
Day 5 Beijing to Xi'an by Air
Simatai Great Wall. Fly to Xian. Airport-hotel transfer. (B)
Simatai Great Wall
Today let's explore the Simatai Great Wall, a less-renovated section revealing a beautiful wildness. We can also start off earlier between 05:00-06:00 if you want to enjoy the sunrise scene. Standing on the beacon tower, you can have an imposing view of the surrounding mountains. Lunch is not included today. You can have your own preferred food at your guide's suggestion.
In the afternoon, you will be escorted to the airport for your flight to Xian. Upon arrival, our local guide and driver will pick you up from the airport and transfer you to the hotel.
Meals: Western buffet breakfast
In the afternoon, you will be escorted to the airport for your flight to Xian. Upon arrival, our local guide and driver will pick you up from the airport and transfer you to the hotel.
Meals: Western buffet breakfast
Day 6 Xi'an
Terracotta Army Museum, A la carte lunch, City Wall, Small Wild Goose Pagoda, Tang Dynasty Dinner Show. (B+L+D)
Terracotta Army
A Xian tour is never complete without seeing the Terracotta Army Museum. Today, a morning car ride will take you to this marvelous site in suburb area. As the funeral object of Emperor Qin Shi Huang (259 BC - 210 BC), it perfectly reproduces the complete military formation of Qin troops with more than 8,000 pottery soldiers, horses, chariots lining orderly in the pits. After the visit, we will drive to the 5-star Huaqing Aegean International Hot Sprig Resort to have an a la carte lunch.
After returning to the city proper, our guide will accompany you to go sightseeing on the City Wall, which has been around for more than 600 years. Either riding a bike or taking a battery car can provide you exciting visiting experience. The next stop is the Small Wild Goose Pagoda, where you can admire the ancient brick building and learn about the Buddhist culture.
The Tang Dynasty Dinner Show awaits you at night, offering you not only gourmet imperial cuisines, but also fabulous singing and dancing performance of the Tang Dynasty.
Meals: Western buffet breakfast, A la carte lunch, Dinner
After returning to the city proper, our guide will accompany you to go sightseeing on the City Wall, which has been around for more than 600 years. Either riding a bike or taking a battery car can provide you exciting visiting experience. The next stop is the Small Wild Goose Pagoda, where you can admire the ancient brick building and learn about the Buddhist culture.
The Tang Dynasty Dinner Show awaits you at night, offering you not only gourmet imperial cuisines, but also fabulous singing and dancing performance of the Tang Dynasty.
Meals: Western buffet breakfast, A la carte lunch, Dinner
Day 7 Departure from Xi'an
Provincial History Museum, Great Mosque, Muslim Quarter, Airport see-off, A nice journey home! (B)
After breakfast, you will be guided to visit the Provincial History Museum, one of the four best museums to immerse yourself in China's long history. The next stop is the Great Mosque. A visit to the bustling Muslim Quarter is followed.
Your one week Beijing Xian tour ends here, and you will be escorted to the airport. Our guide will be on hand to assist you with the check-in procedures and see you off.
Meals: Western buffet breakfast
Your one week Beijing Xian tour ends here, and you will be escorted to the airport. Our guide will be on hand to assist you with the check-in procedures and see you off.
Meals: Western buffet breakfast
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This trip can be customized to meet your individual needs!
Destinations | Luxury Hotels | Super Deluxe Hotels |
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Beijing | Crowne Plaza Beijing Chaoyang U-Town | The Peninsula |
Gubei Water Town | Wangjinglou Boutique Hotel | Wangjinglou Boutique Hotel |
Xian | Wyndham Grand Xian South | Sofitel Legend Peoples Grand Hotel Xian |
Tour Prices
With Luxury Hotels | |
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2-3 travelers | 4-5 travelers |
USD2179 | USD1979 |
With Super Deluxe Hotels | |
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2-3 travelers | 4-5 travelers |
USD3329 | USD3119 |
- Prices are per person on twin sharing basis.
- The prices in red reflect 12% discount
Price Includes
- Domestic airfares
- Hotel accommodation with breakfasts
- A la carte lunches as itinerary specifies
- Private English-speaking guides
- Private drivers & air-conditioned vehicles
- Entrance fees to tourist sites
Price Excludes
- International airfares
- Entry Visa fees
- Personal expenses
- Tips or gratuities for guides and drivers
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