Xi’an Tours: The 15 Best Days from the Old Capital

1.Mini Group Xian Day Tour to Terracotta Army, City Wall, Pagoda and Muslim Bazaar

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,320 reviews · from $49Our pick

Review of Xi’an’s Terracotta Army, City Wall, Pagoda, and Muslim Bazaar tour, with practical advice on value, timing, guides, and crowds.

“This tour is a great option to see a few of the must-visit highlights of Xi'an if you are limited on time. Our local guide Carol was very professional and extremely knowledgeable on the history of Xi'an. The experience of seeing the Terracotta Warriors was a bit overwhelming, but it would be chaotic regardless of the tour group you're with. It was neat to see one of the men that originally discovered the Terracotta Warriors at the beginning of our tour!”

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2.Terracotta Army Mini Group or Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 926 reviews · 2.5 - 8 hours · from $36

Review of Xi’an’s Terracotta Army tour, with skip-the-line tickets, multilingual guides, hotel pickup options, costs, timing, and practical tips.

“David was very friendly and helpful. Definitely worth to take a guide to understand the profound history of the place.”

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3.Xi’an Evening Food Tour by TukTuk

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 715 reviews · from $73

Explore Xi’an’s Muslim Quarter by tuk-tuk, tasting local specialties, family-run dishes, and craft beer on a lively small-group evening tour.

“Well worth it. Interesting host, great food, got to see places in Xi'an I wouldn't have found by myself”

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4.Terracotta Army Ticket & Guided Bus Tour with Options

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 579 reviews · 6 - 7 hours · from $28

Review of Xi’an’s Terracotta Army tour, with museum highlights, guide quality, transport, lunch options, ticket advice, and practical tips.

“It was a very memorable day trip. The guide and the driver were extremely dedicated and professional through out.”

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5.Customized Private Day Tour of Terracotta Warriors and Xi’an

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 513 reviews · from $109

Private Xi’an tour with the Terracotta Warriors, flexible city sights, hotel pickup, expert guides, and local food advice for $109.

“Wendy is a wonderful guide with a great personality who conducts the tour with professionalism and dedication. We had a fantastic day visit with was tailored made for us. Wendy knows all the short cuts to minimise the queue time and is great in sharing the history behind all we visited. We couldn’t have hope for a better guide and we highly recommend her and her friend who was the driver. Thank you for making a memorable day for us”

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6.Exclusive Terracotta Army Tour & Local Family Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 484 reviews · 6 hours · from $24

Review of Xi’an’s Terracotta Army tour with hotel transfers, English guide, and authentic Shaanxi family lunch for $24.

“What a fantastic day! Andy was so knowledgeable, friendly and helpful, we learnt so much about the history of the warriors and life in China. Lunch at his parents house was also a highlight, it was an incredibly hearty and healthy meal, something we’ve never tried at a restaurant. You can tell the whole family does their work with love. Special shout out to the driver who went out of his way to return something I left on the bus! Highly recommend 100/10 experience 😊”

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7.Half-Day Mini Group Xian Tour to Terracotta Warriors Museum

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 467 reviews · from $49

Review of Xi’an’s half-day Terracotta Warriors tour, with small-group transport, guide, lunch, museum tips, costs, and practical details.

“Rita was a fantastic guide. Always aware of our interests and provided great historical info for our day. We loved how she shared the highlights and what to look for away from the entrances and then let us find these things ourselves. Perfect! Thus was a highlight of our China trip!”

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8.Terracotta Army Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 334 reviews · from $28

Review of the $28 Terracotta Army ticket in Xi’an, with passport rules, self-guided access, timing tips, transport limits, and practical value advice.

“Mrs Li gives a very detailed explanation on what to do on site. Very lovely. I got there when it opened at 08:30 and there were barely any people. When I left around 10h ish, tour groups started flooding in.”

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9.Private Customizable Terracotta Warriors Day Tour with Options

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 324 reviews · from $108

Review of Xi’an’s private Terracotta Warriors tour, with flexible afternoon sights, private transport, guide options, costs, tips, and honest drawbacks.

“The guide arranged by Viator was enthusiastic and very well informed on the Terra Cotta Warriors as well as the Muslim Market and Banpo Museum. Each of the tours we took with Viator went well and the tour begins as soon as you seat yourself in the car for the ride to the tour site. The site itself was all it's made out to be and everything we expected.”

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10.8-Day Small-Group China Tour to Beijing, Xi’an and Shanghai

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 318 reviews · from $1,619

Review of an 8-day small-group China tour covering Beijing, Xi’an and Shanghai, with major sights, meals, hotels and transport included.

“It was an amazing tour. Well organised. Very professional tour guides. Emily was fantastic. Any issues we had she was a phone call away. She responded immediately to ensure that we had an excellent time.”

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11.Xi’an in A Day: Terracotta Army+City Highlights+Family Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 304 reviews · 1 day · from $24

Review of Xi’an in a Day, featuring the Terracotta Army, City Wall, Giant Wild Goose Pagoda, and a memorable family lunch.

“Andy is a great guide, I can recommend this tour for everyone because you can see Xian main attractions in one day”

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12.Xian Terra Cotta Warriors Ticket Only

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 268 reviews · 1 day · from $31

Review of Xi’an’s Terra Cotta Warriors ticket-only visit, with passport entry, costs, transport tips, museum highlights, and practical advice.

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13.2-Day Customized Warriors Tours & Xian Top Attractions

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 216 reviews · from $369

Review of Xi’an’s 2-day private tour, including Terracotta Warriors, Hanyangling, city wall, pagodas, Muslim Quarter, transport, and practical tips.

“After travelling from Beijing on the High Speed Train (350kph was the highest we saw) we were met by Carol who gave us a rundown of our Itinerary on the way to the hotel. Carol was super organized , spoke fantastic English and took us to Read more”

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14.Private Half-Day Tour of Xi’an Terracotta Warriors

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 201 reviews · from $145

Review of Xi’an’s private Terracotta Warriors tour, with hotel pickup, expert guides, local food, pricing, crowds, and Tang Dynasty Show options.

“My guide was Maggie again from a tour the previous day. It was raining and dull, but not deterred, we set off for the Terracotta Warrior site. Even though it was raining, there were many many people there to tour the site. Maggie was great and very knowledgeable of the history of the Chinese dynasty's and the site in general. We visited a gift shop where I met the farmer who had discovered the Warriors back in 1974. I had the obligatory picture and bought a book. Maggie took me to the three big Hangers which house the different pits and exhibits. It was sometimes difficult to take good pictures…”

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15.Great Tang Dynasty Night Show & Dumpling Meal Option

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 177 reviews · 1.5 - 3 hours · from $34

Review of Xi’an’s Great Tang Dynasty Night Show, with dumpling dinner, seating, transport, timing, value, and practical booking tips.

“What an amazing experience!!! Show is wonderful!! Too much food (do not eat beforehand!!!) Very much worth while to get together with a driver pick up!”

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