Private Tour
Terracotta Warriors 5-Hour Private Tour
Overview
Available languages
5 hours
Mobile ticket
This is a private Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses museum VIP tour WITHOUT tourist factory-shopping stop!
Meet your private guide and driver at your requested time in your hotel or airport exit or bullet train station exit according to your booking. Explore the Warriors Museum for about 2~3 hours with your pace. You will be dropped off at your hotel or airport or bullet train entrance at the end!
The entrance ticket fee, private guide, driver, pickup and drop off all transfer service are all inclusive.
Additional Info
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Specialized infant seats are available
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Infant (1-3 years old) are free providing they do not occupy a seat
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Xi'an
We pick up from any hotels within 3rd ring road of Xi'an or airport or bullet train station according to your booking.
The Museum of Qin Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses
Your private guide and driver will meet you in your hotel or airport according to your booking. Venture to the UNESCO World Heritage-listed site of the Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses Museum. Listen to your guide describe the 2200 year old Qin Dynasty historical scene, and pass by the mausoleum of Emperor Qinshihuang and the massive pomegranate fields. Explore the warriors museum site which is Pit1, Pit 2, Pit 3 and Bronze Chariots in 2.5~3 hours and then take a one hour drive back to your hotel or to airport or to bullet train station according to your booking. If your booking is with airport transfer", you need "airport pickup or hotel drop off" please provide your flight number when you book the tour. If your booking is with Bullet Train station Transfer, you need "bullet train station pickup or hotel drop off" please provide your Train number when you book the tour.
What‘s Included
If you need Spanish/French/Italian/German guide, it will cause 400RMB extra, note us 3 days before
Pick up and drop off (Not available if your booking is ticket only option)
Entrance ticket
Transportation(Not available if your booking is ticket only option)
Private English speaking guide(not available if your booking is ticket only option)
Meals
Gratitude
The 400 RMB extra payment for Spanish/German/Italian/French guide.
If your booking is "8:30-17:00 Entry Ticket Only", it means no Guide no pickup no drop off no tour.
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
Options
2-way Airport Private Transfer
2-way Airport transfer: Private guide, driver, the entrance tickets, airport pickup and drop off service are all inclusive.
Note your flight number.
Pickup included
2-way Hotel Private transfer
2-way Hotel transfer: Private guide, driver, the entrance tickets, hotel pickup and drop off private transfer service are all inclusive.
Pickup included
8:30-17:00 E Entry Ticket Only
Ticket Only: Only including E entrance tickets WITHOUT guide and tour, without pickup and drop off. No need QR code and paper ticket.
Pickup included
2-way Train Station Transfer
2-way Train Station transfer: Private guide, driver, the entrance tickets, 2-way Train station transfer are all inclusive.(Note your Train Number)
Pickup included
Reviews
112 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Geat and knowledgeable guide.
larsfc,Mar 13, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00An amazing trip to the Terracotta army. Rosa is a very good guide, she know a lot and was very good at explaining the history in clear and understandable English. We learned a lot and she took us to good photo sports. Afterwards we had a large lunch. Can highly recommend booking a trip with Cathrine lu tours, if you do that in xian, suggest you ask if you can get Rosa as your guide.
Fabulous.
marizavilelap,Mar 9, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00The guide Rita is very attentive and inquisitive, knows the history well, communicates well in Spanish. It was a nice and light tour. The Xian Terracota Warriors are a UNESCO heritage that you can't miss out on visiting.
Amazing private tour of terracotta warriors
Brian K,Mar 7, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Our trip to see the warriors was made perfect by Catherine Lu Tours. Our tour guide Rosa was amazing. She picked us up in our hotel and explained the history on our drive there. She navigated us all around explaining and helped get pictures. I would highly recommend!
Wonderful
471lizziec,Mar 4, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Catherine Lu Tours were fantastic. Rosa was extremely friendly, helpful and knowledgeable, and we learnt so much walking around the Terracotta Warriors thanks to the private guided tour. A must-do if you’re keen to learn about the Terracotta Warriors in all their glory!
A truly memorable experience
285tienc,Mar 1, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had a wonderful time with our guide Grace. Be prepared for big crowds! A particularly memorable moment was meeting one of the surviving famers who discovered the Terracotta Warriors.
Amazing experience with perfect tour guide Kai
Jane D,Feb 23, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00We feel so lucky to have booked a tour to see the terracotta warriors with Kai. Our day started with Kai picking us up at our hotel with driver. Kai was very friendly and navigated us through the site with ease. He had smart tips as far as the best way to avoid crowds. He also added so much to our visit with learning about the history. If you are going to Xi'an this tour is not to be missed!
Our guide Grace was...
Tien C,Jan 25, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Our guide Grace was lovely, met us at our hotel & made the whole experience very enjoyable. Having a private driver for the tour made things very smooth. Thank you Grace!
We had a wonderful tour...
Francis L,Jan 25, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00We had a wonderful tour with Agnes. She had an in-depth knowledge about the history of terracotta warriors and also shared very useful tourist tips about Xian. At the museum she was able to guide us around the massive crowds and into the best photo angles. High recommended small group tour
A can't miss experience
kimberlydK3134TK,Jan 15, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00This is a can't miss tour. Agnes, our tour guide, was so knowledgeable about the city of Xian and the terracotta warriors. We learned a lot about sncient and contemporary Chinese culture. She told us the story about how the site was found and the result of the finding and how that relates to present day. She guided us through all 3 pits pointing out small details about the warriors and the sites. I feel that these details would have been missed if we didn't have Agnes as a guide. Our driver Feng was fantastic and so polite. The van was great and so clean.
10/10 recommend!
jessicanE6690IN,Jan 15, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00If you’re wanting to book a tour in Xi’an, I would 100% recommend this tour. We had Kai as our tour guide and he made the tour very enjoyable and engaging as he was very knowledgeable. He was very friendly and ensured that everyone was comfortable and that everyone got the most out of the experience.
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