Private Tour
Half Day Xian Private Tour to Terracotta Warriors
Overview
Available languages
5 hours
Mobile ticket
This half day Xi’an private tour includes exclusively the 8th world miracle – Terracotta Warriors and Horses. With this tour, you are free to decide the hotel pickup/ drop off time. The airport/railway station transfer service is also available with extra fee. And this non-shopping tour also fully offers you plenty time on the site. It is the best choice for tourists who have very limited time for Terracotta Warriors tour.
Additional Info
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Please wear comfortable walking shoes
Children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
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.
Please leave a note when booking if you have any special requirement about the tour.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
The Museum of Qin Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses
On the touring day, your private guide and driver will meet you at the hotel lobby at your confirmed time. (suggested 9:00 am). After an 1-hour driving, you will arrive at the UNESCO listed world cultural heritage: Terracotta Warriors Museum, which is known as“the Eighth Wonder of the World". The museum locates 30 km east of Xian City and the original site was found by four local farmers while drilling a well in 1974. Now it has turned into one of the most influential attractions in China. You will stay in the museum for 2-3 hours to witness life-sized figures with 2,000 years, marvel at the surprisingly high level in sculpture. After the visit you will be escorted back to your downtown hotel.
What‘s Included
Downtown hotel pickup and drop-off, if option selected
One bottle of mineral water per person per day
English-speaking tour guide
Transfer by air-condition car
Xian North Railway Station pickup and downtown hotel drop off (or vise versa), if option selected
Xian airport pickup and downtown hotel drop off (or vise versa), if option selected
Gratuities
Meal
Optional activities
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
Options
+ 1 way rail station transfer
Option Notice: This option includes one way Xian North Railway Station transfer (either pickup or drop off), please advise your train number
Pickup included
+ 2 ways airport transfer
Optional Airport Transfer: You will be picked up from airport and dropped off at airport or north railway station and vise versa if option selected
Pickup included
Only Afternoon Tour
Afternoon Tour: Your tour is with flexible start time between noon and 2pm. Please advise your preferred pick up time upon booking
Pickup included
+2 ways rail station transfer
Train Station Transfer: The price includes 2 transfers between the railway station and the Terracotta Army.
Pickup included
+ 1 way airport transfer
This tour includes one way airport pickup or drop off. Please advise your flight number if option selected.
Pickup included
+2-Way Hotel Transfer
Duration: 5 hours
Morning/ Noon Tour: Your tour is with flexible starting time between 9 am to noon time. Please advise your preferred pick up time upon booking.
Pickup included
Reviews
9 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Perfect for a family trip
Jill W,,Jun 2, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Excellent guide, very knowledgeable and experienced. We went with two 10year olds and he knew great facts for their age group. Took great pictures for us. Excellent English
Nice Terracota trip
Martin G,,May 13, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Well organised trip. Our tour guide picked us up on time. He was knowledgable, provided a lot of informations about the Terracotta army and a little bit about Xian. The burial pits were a bit crowded but it was to be expected. We enjoyed the trip overall.
Good service and knowledgeable guide
Ivan B,,Jun 30, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00Kai - our guide - was punctual, organized and very informative in this must-do tour for the terracotta warriors. He smartly guided our small private group through the bid queues and large numbers of people trying to get the best view of the statues. He also helped us choose our meal at lunch before taking us back on time to catch a train at the station. This tour is super recommended in general and especially if you are just stopping briefly in Xian (which to be honest deserves more time than just a day) as they are very flexible in where they pick you and take you back (hotel / airport / train station).
Great guide excellent tour
kevinjqford,,Jan 14, 2020
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We only had half a day to see the magnificent Terracotta Warriors. Our guide Noble was superb. Very good English, informative and good sense of humour. Helped us with train tickets at drop off - which was extremely valuable.
Amazing tour to see the Terracotta Warriors
Nimish S,,Oct 7, 2019
- Review from Viator
5.00We had an amazing private tour with Becky the tour guide. Becky and the driver picked us up at 7.30am to head to the Terracotta Army. Tip - aim for an early start to avoid traffic and queues. We stopped en route at the place where they make replicas. This was good as they showed the process. You could buy whole replica's of the Terracotta Army and have it shipped to you if wanted. We then made our way to the Terracotta Warriors. Becky explained in detail the story of the army, and why it was there. Also explained the discovery in 1974 by a farmer. The farmers were drilling holes in the hopes of finding water to dig wells when they came upon some ancient terracotta pottery shards. It didn't take long for news of this discovery to spread and then Chinese archaeological team began excavating the site. What these farmers had discovered was the 2200-year-old remains of a life-sized, terracotta army that had been buried with Qin Shihuangdi. Buried in underground pits, there are 8,000 terracotta army. It is now a Unesco heritage site. The site is divided into 3 pits. Pit 1 is the orginal discovery site and the size of two football pitches. Pit 3 is half that size and Pit 2 is the smallest. More excavation will be done over the next several years. But for now this is an amazing site to see. Well worth going. Becky and the driver then dropped us back. All in all a rough 5 hour trip. Thank you Becky and keep up the good work. We really enjoyed the trip.
Superb visit of the army terracotta
Thierry F,,Aug 29, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Thank you Nancy for the nice visit. First visit of a terracotta warrior maker and after visit of the former warriors. The VR movie was great! Very good restaurant for lunch! Very well organized, also return to the airport.
THE BEST TOUR
Becs4591,,May 20, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We booked this tour for a short one day trip to Xian just to see the Terracotta Warriors. The communication from the company was very effective and efficient. They met us at our hotel and had a van with a toddler seat for our two year old already strapped in and ready for her. Our tour guide was Simon, he is the BEST. He was so friendly and willing to answer all of our questions from the start. His english was amazing and he went above and beyond to make sure we had an incredible experience. He does this tour 25 times a month and so he knows everything about the warriors. Our first stop was a cool little shop where they showed us how they make the Terracotta Warriors. We had a tour guide walk us through (she was very polite and not pushy at all). From there we drove straight to the warriors and Simon already had our tickets for us. We walked right in and straight to pit one. It was extremely busy when we were there but Simon knew all of the short cuts for us to take and also stopped in places with amazing views that were less crowded. He was so patient with our jetlagged two year old and went above and beyond to make sure she was comfortable and happy while we were there. Simon knew everything that we could've ever wanted to know about the Terracotta Warriors, he even gave us history on some of the other historical sights we would see during our visit to China. On our way back to the car, our daughter was hungry so Simon helped us order food for her. We got to the car and Simon asked us what we would like to eat for lunch, we said we wanted noodles and he took us to the most incredible local noodle shop. Xian is known for their noodles and we know why. We will be dreaming of this meal for years! When we got back in the car it was an hour drive to the airport, we were able to just relax and our daughter took a quick nap. When we got to the airport we thought that Simon would just drop us off, but he went the extra mile and checked us into our flights which ended up being very helpful because there was an issue with our tickets we never would have figured out because of the language barrier. This was the BEST experience we have ever had with a private tour. Don't look anywhere else, you won't find a better tour!
Our tour guide Isaac was the best...
Carey R,,Jul 3, 2018
- Review from Viator
5.00Our tour guide Isaac was the best! He picked us up at the train station and drove us to the Warriors. This is definitely a great option. We bypassed all of the lines and the crowds were minimal. We went in the afternoon. Isaac gave us all of the history on the warriors and gave us time to explore on our own. Our driver was great as well. We went to many different places in China and for us, the private tours through Viator were THE WAY TO GO!!
Maggie and driver were great, easy...
David M,,Apr 6, 2018
- Review from Viator
5.00Maggie and driver were great, easy to understand and very knowledgeable. Traffic was tremendous and the crowds, due to tomb sweeping holiday, were even greater but thats not the tours fault. 4 hour tour was in reality 8 hours.
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