Xi'an 3-Day Private Tour with Mt. Huashan

You will be picked up at the centrally located hotel at 8:30am by your professional English speaking tour guide. 

Firstly, visit Terra-cotta Warriors, known as the Eighth Wonder in the World. In 1974, when several farmers were digging a water well nearby the tomb of the first Qin emperor, the fragments of the Terra-cotta figures were found. Later on, it's found to be a huge underground army built in the Qin dynasty, which can be dating back to 2200 years ago. It's considered as one of the most important archeological discoveries in the 20th century in China.

On the moment when you enter the museum, standing in front of the thousands of the life size terra-cotta warriors, you will not say anything but “Woo!”, it seems that those warriors have come back to life telling us the story happened about the lost Qin empire.

Dine in a local Chinese restaurant.

After lunch, drive to visit Big Wild Goose Pagoda, situated in the Da Ci'en Temple (mercy and thanksgiving temple), is one of the most famous Buddhist pagodas in China. It is named after the story of Xuanzang's journey to the west. Xuanzang is an eminent monk in Tang Dynasty. After he had gone on a pilgrimage for Buddhist scriptures in Tianzhu, known as India now, the pagoda was built to store the scriptures and Buddhist relics he brought from India 1300 years ago.

Then take another 30 minutes to walk around Muslim Street, located in the very downtown of Xi'an, muslim quarters will be another highlight in Xi'an. You may see the local muslim cooking the street food like kababs and pickled beef , selling the dried fruit and 100% knock off stuff, and you will get into the real life of the local people.

You will be picked up at the centrally located hotel at 7:00am - 7:30am, today we will have an adventure hiking tour.

Mt. Huashan located 120km southeast of Xian City. It will take around 2 hour drive to get to Mt. Huashan. Before we start hiking, we will get a shuttle bus to get a cable car which will take us to the west or north peak. Then we will start the hiking from the end of the cable car.

Mt. Huashan is part of the Qin Ling Mountain Range that divides not only northern and southern Shaanxi, but also China. It is praised as "the First Odd Mountain in the World”. The Mountain is famous for its dangerous cliff. The cliff is almost vertical with the ground and there are no natural paths to the top of the mountain. Those people who have admired the magnificence of Mt. Hua all marveled at its incredible beauty. On the mountain, temples and pavilions were built on the rocks. Sometimes the buildings are like hanged in the air. 

As there are several hiking options, the return cable car and shuttle bus fee is not included. Please discuss with your local guide and choose the acceptable route yourself.

Suggested Route:

Route A: For those want to see more and climb more then you can take the cable car up at the West Peak (highest peak ) and take the cable car down at the East Peak for about 4-5 hours.

Route B: For those have limited energy you can take the cable car up and down at the West Peak (2 hours)

Note: Suggest you take some fast food, snacks and water by yourself for quick lunch.

Take around 1 hour to Hangyang Tomb, explore Hangyang Tomb in the morning, which is also called “JingDi's Tomb”. It is located near the airport about 30km north of Xian City. This is a burial sight for Emperor Jingdi and his wife Empress Wangzhi. This tomb could be dated back to 2,100 years ago. It is the only underground museum in China.

Dine at the local Chinese restaurant.

Afternoon, go ahead to visit 2 city attractions - City Wall and Bell Tower & Bell Tower

City Wall, one of the best preserved walls all around China with a history over 600 years, dividing the whole Xi'an city into two parts, including the inner city known as the old town and the outer city. This city wall goes all around with a perimeter about 13.7km (8.5 miles), the four major city gates, guard houses, battlements are still perfectly preserved, you may climb to the top of the wall to have a very relaxing walk to have a spectacular view of the old town inside the wall, or you can even do biking on the top of the wall (optional: by your own expense), feeling the very tender wind blowing over your face to get a smooth touch of the history back to the Ming dynasty.

The Bell Tower and Drum Tower are the symbols of Xi'an as they were built in the very center of the city about 600 years ago. The area has been turned into Xi'an commercial district, and a lot of shopping can be done in the area. It is all beautifully designed and landscaped. 

Hotel or anywhere as you requested drop off at the tour end.