Best Xian Half-Day Terracotta Army with Entry Ticket & Buffet Lunch

The journey, in full

Experience Xi'an with the locals who know it best! With 30 years of expertise, our classic tour route is the gold standard for your first visit. Start an immersive cultural journey with your archaeology-trained guide. In the morning, your English-speaking guide will pick you up at your hotel lobby at the time agreed upon with you a day before, and then accompany you in our air-conditioned vehicle for about 1 hour directly to the Terracotta Warriors Museum. After entry, spend at least 2.5 hours seeing over 8,000 pottery soldiers, horses, and chariots in three burial pits of the mausoleum of China’s First Emperor 2,000 years ago, and observe myriad undisclosed collections up close in a special exhibition hall. After that, enjoy a generous buffet lunch featuring over 25 main dishes, along with Xi’an specialties like Chinese hamburgers and hand-pulled noodles. You can watch the chefs prepare these local delicacies in the open kitchen, then round off your meal with pastries, seasonal fruits, and a refreshing soft drink. Hygiene is our top priority, which is why we’ve arranged the meal here rather than elsewhere, as nearby villages only have family-run eateries that do not meet our standards. At last, your guide and driver will escort you back to downtown Xi’an and stop at the square of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. Over here, your half-day Xi'an tour comes to an end. If you like, explore the nearby areas independently before returning to the hotel on your own. Your guide would be willing to provide you with the transportation advice for your return.