Private Tour
One Day Private Trip to Terracotta Army and Huaqing Palace
Overview
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8 hours
Mobile ticket
This day trip will lead you to the east side of Xian and visit two important historical sites, which coincidentally adjacent to each other, Terracotta Army and Huaqing Palace. The local guide will accompany you to admired the most significant excavation in 90s and see the great formation of the Terracotta Army, from which you will know about Qin history and the first Emperor in Chinese history - Qin Shi Huang. In the afternoon, you will head for Huaqing Palace and be amazed by its Tang era pavilions, lotus pools and gardens while listening to the great love story of Lady Yang.
Additional Info
Wheelchair accessible
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
1. Please let us know if you need to be picked up from other places outside hotel;
2. Please let us know if you need to be dropped off to other places outside hotel;
3. It's suggestive that you wear comfortable shoes;
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
Bottled water
Round-trip private transfer from city hotel
Professional art historian guide
Fuel surcharge
Experienced driver
1. Entrance fee for sites you will visit;
2. Tips for guide and driver;
3. Lunch.
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup points
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What To Expect
The Museum of Qin Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses
We will start at 7:30 a.m, which is a bit early morning so as to avoid crowds. About 1 hour later, we will arrive at Terra-cotta Army Museum. This museum is built right on the original site of Terra-cotta Army as a great protection. You will see the museum is composed of three pits, which contained different terracotta figures and weapons ranked according to their different roles in a battle. We will focus on Pit 1 and Pit 2 as these two contain the majority of discovered figures. It's said this site has in total 8000 soldiers but we can only see part of them right now. Some of them remain unexcavated. From this short tour, you will learn about the history, society and culture of Qin Dynasty.
Huaqing Palace
In the afternoon, you will head for last site of this day trip - Huaqing Palace. It was a palace for Emperor Longji of Tang Dynasty to get away from the stressful court and enjoy hot spring which this place is very famous for. The Emperor had a world-famous concubine named Yang Yuhuan, who usually took bath here. That's why you will see a couple of ancient bathtubs here. They had a great time in this palace and left a wonderful love story to later generations. Nowadays, you will still see the trees that they planted together and under which they made wishes to live together until death apart. Many lovers come here to make wishes as well. After the tour, you will be transferred back to city and take rest.
Options
Private Tour only
This trip will provide you private transfer service and guide only.
Pickup included
Reviews
9 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Stefanie was the...
Ashley R,
Apr 3, 2025
- Viator
5.00Stefanie was the sweetest. Her pacing was great. She even recommended a show to us at the end of our tour which was super fun. Very accommodating.
Stephanie was very...
Samuel D,
Mar 26, 2025
- Viator
5.00Stephanie was very informative prior to our arrival in Xi’an to ensure we could make the most from our tour. She was very informative & knowledgeable during our day at both the sites we went too. & was extremely transparent with costs. I’d happily recommend Stephanie to anyone visiting Xi’an to ensure you can get the most out of your visit
Amazing day tour
Balazs H,
Oct 26, 2024
- Viator
5.00The terracotta army was amazing and we were lucky because there was the the farmer who founded it. It was an honor to meet with him and we could make a photo and he gave us autogram as well. The Huaqing palace was also beautiful and interesting, but if someone wants to see all part of then it would need almost a whole day. And finally we were lucky again because we could go to watch the Tuo Ling Legend show and it was also amazing. So we would like to thank everything for our tour guide Stefanie, who organized an unforgettable day full of experiences for us.
Amazing trip to the past
Omar M,
Oct 26, 2023
- Viator
5.00I would like to thank our tour guide Stefanie for the superb tour she has planned for us. She has explained to us the history of the 2 amazing places we have visited and she has a lot of knowledge about the history of Xi’an and about the dynasties who existed there in that area. She has also arranged for us 2 amazing shows which we have enjoyed. Thanks as well for our driver Mr. Ma and I would recommend anyone who want to visit Xi’an to book the tour with her.
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