Private Tour

2-Day Xi'an Private Tour: Mount Huashan and Terracotta Warriors

Overview

Available languages

English

48 hours

Mobile ticket

Explore the ancient city of Xi'an, including the world-renowned Terracotta Warriors and Horses, one of the most significant archeological excavations of the 20th century. Also, explore Mount Huashan, one of the most sacred mountains in China, famous for its sheer cliffs, ancient history, religious sites and magnificent views. You will also visit the ancient City Wall and the Muslim Street.

Additional Info

Public transportation options are available nearby

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap

Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Please be advised that hiking paths up the mountain can be strenuous and dangerous; the hike will take approximately 2 to 4 hours and often involve steep paths and long steps.

You are suggested to wear comfortable shoes on tour day.

Children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.

Please leave a note when booking if you have any special requirement about the tour, such as diet.

You will be contacted at least one day ahead of the travel day via email to advise the pickup info. The tour guide will also call you or leave you a message through your hotel room the night before tour about pickup time.

Offered pickup/drop-off service is available for hotels within 2nd ring road of Xian city. If your hotel beyond the range, please expect it might occur additional transfer fee accordingly.

Please bring your own food for lunch as you will be on mountain top and restaurants are unavailable.

Passport name, number, expiry and country is required at time of booking for all participants

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What‘s Included

One bottle of mineral water per person per day

4 star accommodation at Mount Huashan with breakfast(2pax share one room)

Entrance tickets including Huashan north peak round trip shuttle bus & cable car

English-speaking guide service

All transfer as mentioned in itinerary by air-conditioned car

Any Meal

Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

What To Expect

Day 1

City Wall & Terracotta Warriors

Accommodations

Hotel around Mt. Huashan

Xi'an City Wall (Chengqiang)

In the morning, our driver and English-speaking tour guide will pick you up from your hotel lobby in Xi'an and starts the tour with the Xi'an Ancient City Wall, the most complete preserved and the largest existing city wall in China. It was originally built in the Ming Dynasty for military defense and now becomes an important tourist attraction in Xi'an. You can optionally ride a bike on the wall (CNY45p.p, cost on your own).

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Included

Muslim Quarter

Afterwards your guide and driver will transfer you to the Muslim Quarter, a charming area buzzing with various exotic food stalls, souvenir shops and diverse visitors.

1 hour • Admission Not Applicable

The Museum of Qin Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses

You will head to the world-famous Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum known as “the Eighth Wonders of the World.” The museum is located approximately 30 km east from Xi'an downtown and shows an amazingly high level in sculpture. Terracotta Warriors and Horse Museum was originally found by four local farmers drilling a well in 1974, but now is considered the most important attraction in Xi'an.

2 hours 30 minutes • Admission Included

Xi'an

Then, leave for Mount Huashan. Upon arrival, you will check-in to your hotel at the foot of the mountain. You can choose your preferable cuisine or restaurants for dinner at your own expense. Your guide can always provide restaurant recommendations.

1 hour 15 minutes • Admission Not Applicable

Day 2

Mt. Huashan

Mount Huashan

In the morning, visit the Mt Huashan, and take a cable car to the North Peak of the mountain. Your guide will provide detailed information in advance and you will start your adventure from the North Peak. On the top of the mountain, there are several destinations such as the Buddhist and Taoist temples, sculptures and engravings. You will pass by the Gold Lock Pass where you can buy a golden lock. Put the golden lock on the iron chains on the Gold Lock Pass which is believed to bring you safety and health. On the Middle Peak (Jade Maiden Peak), enjoy its supernatural atmosphere and beautiful sunset. Then you will move forward to the East Peak and the South peak and last come to the West Peak. Also enjoy the fresh air on Mount Huashan. Our tour guide will meet you at the North Peak and take the cable car to the foot of the mountain together.

8 hours • Admission Included

Xi'an

In the afternoon (around 5pm), the guide and driver will wait for you at the exit gate of the mountain and then transfer you back to your downtown hotel in Xi’an. Hope you have a wonderful day.

1 hour • Admission Not Applicable

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2-Day Xi'an Private Tour: Mount Huashan and Terracotta Warriors
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Reviews

5.00

7 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Xi’an trip with Ken
Trail233615,
Dec 9, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We did enjoy our visit very much, it was fascinating. Our guide Ken , was knowledgeable , understanding, helpful , with good English and cheerful .
Perfect experience
laknunes20,
Jan 2, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Excellent service, perfect tour and great guide (Noble Liu). I recommend the tour and the guide. Really nice!
Great experience
Євгеній А,
May 25, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
It was a great experience to travel. The company provided very good hotel room and guide. We visited a lot of places and had a great excursion. Totally recommend
Specialized's Most Excellent Joiurney to Xi'an
scotNZ1972,
Nov 20, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We had an absolutely fantastic time in Xi'an and it wouldn’t have been the same without our guide Wendy. She was extremely helpful and attentive and went out of her way to make sure everyone was well looked after – she even came to the airport and picked us up which was really unexpected. Our group consisted of 18 boisterous men and one lady, but this didn’t affect her at all. She was very professional…even when some of the guys hopped on to the bus very hungover from a heavy drinking session the night before. Without your Wendy’s help we wouldn’t have understood the history behind the Terracotta Warriors or what we were looking at when we got there. The commentary she gave the whole time she was with us was excellent! Although when we went to Mt Huashan it was heavily fogged over, this trip was one of the highlights of all the time I have spent in China – I’m not sure why more westerners don’t go there. You need to be quite fit to make it all the way to the top, but even without the amazing views it was an awesome experience. I would definitely recommend that you ask for an early collection (i.e. 6am) so that crowds and long waits for tickets can be avoided (people start to queue for tickets at 5.30am). It would be a world class destination on the right day – even if you only go up and down the chairlift! I have travelled a lot in China over a period of 20 years and it’s great to see the country is finally opening itself to tourism. The emails and communication from your this agency were fantastic and everything was easy to transact. We would definitely recommend their services…we had an absolute blast 
Awesome Trip with amazing views.
kjubick,
Apr 30, 2018
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Liu (Nobel) was our Guide - he was fantastic - he had us for 2 days - Day 1 Terracotta Warriors and day 2 Mt Huashan. He was a excellent tour guide and spoke great English. He gave us loads of information and it was great having him escort us on the Mt Huashan Hike. He always had water in the vehicle for us and even bought some buns to share on the hike. He notified us the day before that the weather was not great for the hike and offered to swap the days around so we could get the most of our time in Xi an. The driver we had was also great. Booking through Chinaxiantour was easy and they kept communicating with us to ensure we had exactly what we wanted. I would highly recommend this company and guide.
Great sites, excellent tour
rradype,
Jan 18, 2018
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
I visited HuaShan and the Terracotta warriors in January with ChinaXianTour. Overall it was a wonderful experience. I highly recommend going to Xian in the Winter since there were NO line-ups anywhere. My tour guide told me the wait is 2 hours or more in the summer for many attractions and the crowds are huge. Huashan was excellent but be warned their are A LOT of stairs to climb. The views however are fantastic. My guide for 2 days was Noble. He called me the night before to confirm everything which helped put my mind at ease. Overall, Noble did a great job. He is knowledgeable about all the attractions and his English is good. Sophia, who help book the trip, was also excellent and super fast in providing tour details, pricing and all communications. Overall, ChinaXianTours did a great job!
Great tour til I was dropped at...
Jessicamwilson,
Jun 11, 2017
- Review from Viator
5.00
Great tour til I was dropped at hotel and my guide effectively demanded a tip for the driver. She also expected a tip. Not aware tips were a REQUIREMENT. Don't recall seeing anything on website when booked. As a single traveller I'd paid a lot for trip and this ruined what had been a fab trip.

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