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About this activity

Discover the rich history and archaeology of ancient China on your day trip to Xi’an from Shanghai. Xi’an served as the center of Chinese civilization, with 13 dynasties basing their capitals here.

After arriving in Xi’an, you’ll visit the impressive Army of Terracotta Warriors. Emperor Qin Shi Huang built this mausoleum starting at the age of 13 (in 246 BC) to prepare for his afterlife. See the 6,000 terracotta figures of warriors and horses, lined in three rows of 210 soldiers. This impressive archaeological discovery is a sight not to be missed!

Feast on a traditional Chinese lunch and then head to the Xi’an city walls. The Xi’an city walls were first built in the early Ming Dynasty and are one of the most complete city walls to survive in China. The walls also serve as one of the largest ancient military defenses in China, measuring 36 feet (12 meters) high.

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Included

Round-trip airfare and airport taxes
Shanghai and Xi'an airport pickup and drop-off
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Air-conditioned vehicle
Lunch
Entry/Admission - The Museum of Qin Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses
Entry/Admission - Xi'an City Wall (Chengqiang)

Not included

Food and drinks, unless specified
Gratuities

Additional

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Please provide the full names shown on the passport and passport number upon reconfirmation in order to issue the air tickets

Features

Tourism

100%

Cultural

70%

Original

60%

Reviews

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Rafael G

4 | 2016-12-19

As others have stated, it is a long day. They picked you up very early, in my case 4:50 am and dropped you off at my hotel after midnight. When they picked you up from your hotel, they give you your airline tickets and info on who will meet you in Xi'an. The departure time is a bit stressful as it does not give you much time at the airport in Shanghai. I literally got to the gate as they were calling to board the plane. So maybe a pick up of 4:30 would be better. My guide in Xi'an, Lucy, was great. Our first stop was store selling clay warriors. Interesting place. Some of you may be turn off by the idea but I would suggest you go. No need to buy anything but a great place to take picture with the replica warrior as you will have to pay extra at the site. I had lunch and they we visited the famous Army of Terracotta Warriors. As it was off season, it was easy to walk around the pits. There are 3 pits and the most impressive pit is the first one and it has a lot of different warriors. the Xian city walls was also interesting. I wanted to ride the bike around the wall but the smog in the city was really bad so I only walked a bit. The muslin market was interesting as well. Tried a few sweets and they were great. I was drop off at the airport in Xi with plenty of time to get something to eat. I got back to my hotel around 12:30 AM. All in all a good day trip. It was well organize and my guide in Xi'an was great

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clarkwh

5 | 2016-08-10

Great tour. The sights, of course, are spectacular. In terms of the tour, the guide was excellent. Very personable and very good English. Arrangements were great. Pickup at my hotel and transfer to the airport. Pickup at Xi'an airport. Pickup back in Shanghai and return to my hotel. All were professionally handled. Highly recommend this tour.

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CLAYTON F

4 | 2015-11-17

Long long day, but the tour of the site was great, I did not realize it was so massive, well worth the trip

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Josephine B

4 | 2015-04-29

Great but very short on time to get to airport. Bit stressful! Also we had a factory visit and had no time to visit old walls of X'ian

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