4 Days Xi'an Funny Family Tour

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Duration: 4 Days

Destinations: Xi'an
-- Terracotta Warriors & DIY Model
-- Shaanxi History Museum
-- Cycling on Ancient City Wall
-- Muslim Quarter & Great Mosque
-- Shadow Puppet Play

Departure date: As you prefer

Availability: Whole year

Tour Code: CTG-XA08

Square of Big Wild Goose Pagoda
Small Wild Goose Pagoda
Terracotta Troops
DIY Terracotta Models at Xi'an Art Ceramics & Lacquer Factory
Xi'an Ancient City Wall
Muslims at Great Mosque
Gao's Courtyard
Shadow Puppet Play behind the Screen

Tour Description

Take both culture immersion and funny activities in Xi'an, one of the ancient capitals of China. The world renowned Terracotta Warriors, Ancient City Wall, Shaanxi History Museum await you to dive into the profound Chinese history, while activities like DIY terracotta models, cycling on City Wall and enjoying a Shadow Puppet Play will surely leave you a memory of fun & joy.

Visit the mysterious Terracotta Warriors

DIY terracotta models & Cycling on Ancient City Wall

Enjoy interesting folk drama Shadow Puppet Play at Gao's Courtyard

Daily Itinerary
Accommodation
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Day 1 Arrival in Xi'an: Pick-up & Hotel Check-in - Big Wild Goose Pagoda (Lunch)

Today's Activities

Arrive at Xi'an, this ancient capital of China. Our local guide will pick you up at the airport/ train station and then take you to your reserved hotel for checking in and a short rest. After lunch, head for the Big Wild Goose Pagoda.

Have you ever heard of Monkey King and Journey to the West? This great epic novel is inspired by Hierarch Xuanzang, who contributed to the Buddhist culture development of Big Wild Goose Pagoda. The Big Wild Goose Pagoda is built in 652 A.D. on the premises of the Temple of Da Ci'en (Great Maternal Grace). Now the Pagoda holds sutras and figurines of the Buddha which were brought to China from India by Hierarch Xuanzang, who is mostly known for his 16-years pilgrimage to India for the Buddhist culture.

Night Activity Recommendations: Night market at Muslim Quarter, Music Fountain at the Square of Big Wild Goose Pagoda. (Not included in this tour package.)

Highlights


Xi'an City Center Overview	Big Wild Goose Pagoda	Statue of Hierarch Xuanzang

Day 2 Xi'an: Small Wild Goose Pagoda - Terracotta Warriors & DIY Models (Breakfast, Lunch)

Today's Activities

Begin your morning by taking a visit to Small Wild Goose Pagoda, which stands 43.4m (142ft) high in 13 stories. It's such a quiet place than other attractions of the city that many local people choose here to do some morning exercise or just a leisure stroll. You may join them to get a refreshing start of the day. (Visit: about 1 hour)

Followed up is the top attraction of the city - Terracotta Warriors, a must-see that no one will miss! Let's explore the mystery of these ancient army troops and also the legend of their King - Qin Shihuang (First Emperor of a united China) in the Mausoleum. (Visit: 2-2.5 hours)

A speical hands-on activity today is to DIY your own models of Terracotta Warriors at Xi'an Art Ceramics & Lacquer Factory. Besides taking delight in the hand-making work, you can also have a tour around the factory and see how terracotta models are made. It will be a fantastic and ever-lasting memory of your Xi'an tour.

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Small Wild Goose Pagoda	Terracotta Warriors	Small Size Replicas

Day 3 Xi'an: Cycling on Ancient City Wall - Muslim Quarter & Great Mosque - Shadow Puppet Play at Gao's Courtyard (Breakfast, Lunch)

Today's Activities

Start your day with a nice breakfast, and then get up to the top of the Ancient City Wall, which was once the fortification ramparts of this ancient capital. Taking a bicycle ride along the Ancient City Wall is surely a pleasant experience to enjoy the city. (Visit: about 1.5 hours)

Then dive into the Muslim culture in the Great Mosque, which combines Chinese elements with mosque in terms of architectural features. The neighboring Muslim Quarter is the main gathering place for the local Muslim community, and various exotic shops and savory restaurants stand in a glittering array for your visit. (Visit: about 2 hours in total)

The Gao's Courtyard in this community is also an interesting place to visit. It's a traditional Chinese courtyard house built by the local successful Gao's Family. Now there still well preserves the old furniture and living articles. Moreover, a local featured Shadow Puppet Play with traditional music is displayed here for enjoyment (Visit: 1-1.5 hours).

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Ancient City Wall Cycling	Great Mosque	Shadow Puppet Play

Day 4 Xi'an: Shaanxi History Museum - Departure (Breakfast)

Today's Activities

The last day is for a summary of the history of Xi'an & China, which is presented at the famous Shaanxi History Museum. Ancient articles far from the prehistorical times to modern times are all well preserved and clearly labeled here. Indulge yourself into this treasure strove of over 300,000 ancient items!

Later of the day you will be bidding goodbye to the charming Xi'an. Our guide will escort you to the airport/ train station for your next destination. Have a nice trip and a wonderful memory back home!

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Shaanxi History Museum	Shaanxi History Museum	Shaanxi History Museum

Package Details

Tour Package Includes:
Dining: 3 breakfasts, 3 lunches	Admissions: Entrance fee to all scenic spots listed in itinerary
Tour Guide: A local experienced English-speaking guide	Hotels: 3-night accommodation in Xi'an
Vehicle: A private air-conditioned car, offering Round-trip transfers	Car Driver: An experienced licensed driver
Water & Tissues: Free purified water and tissues offered per day;	Luggage Transfers: A hand for your heavy luggage;
Insurance: Travel Agencies Liability Insurance;	Government taxes & Service charges
Tour Package Excludes:
- Other optional tours / meals / flights not mentioned in itinerary;	- Tips for tour guides and drivers.

Hotels in Xi'an City

Sheraton Hotel Xi'an: Located near the 600-year-old City Wall and close to the city centre, Sheraton Hotel is just 35 minutes from Xi'an Xianyang International Airport.
With first-class amenities, facilities and family-friendly services, Sheraton Xi'an Hotel will make you feel at home.

Bell Tower Hotel Xi'an: Right in the busy center of Xi'an downtown and facing the famous Bell Tower, the Hotel enjoys convenient transportation and offers great service. It's only minutes' walk from the Drum Tower, Muslim Quarter and the Great Mosque, about 25 minutes' walk from the Ancient City Wall. The hotel is close to bus station, metro station (Line 2), and Airport Express stops. It's about 50 minutes' drive from the Airport.

City Hotel Xi'an: Located in the booming city center, City Hotel is within walking distance to the Bell Tower, Drum Tower, Muslim Quarter, the Great Mosque and the Ancient City Wall. It's right behind the Bell Tower Hotel. Bus station, metro and Airport Express stop are within easy reach. It's about 50 minutes' drive from the Airport.
The hotel is a 3-star modern hotel offering comfortable living space with simple but elegant decor.

Meals in the Package

-- This package include 3 breakfasts and 3 lunches
-- Dinners are for your own arrangement

We promise worry-free dining quality, plus flexible choices regarding your preference. Any special requestment please tell our trip advisors directly. Other recommendations are as follow:

Xi’an

Xi'an features distinctive cuisines of China Northwest, such as various-shaped Chinese dumplings and other wheaten food. Muslim Quarter gathers lots of delicious local food like Rou Jia Mo and shish kebabs, etc.
(1) Here we highly recommend Chinese Dumpling Dinner, which also named Jiaozi, typically consist of a ground meat and/or vegetable filling wrapped into a thinly rolled piece of dough, which is then sealed by pressing the edges together or by crimping. As a must-try for visitors, it serves with Tang dynasty show. And it belongs to an [add on] item in the tour.
(2) Rou Jia Mo, also called Chinese Hamburger, is very similar to the Western hamburger essentially, but with different cooking method.


Chinese Dumpling Dinner	Rou Jia Mo (Chinese Hamburger)

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Comments

Hi Nancy,

We had a very relaxing and enjoyable tour. We visited all the places we had planned for plus insights to local cultures.

Xi'an tour was our first private tour. With this experience, we would be able to design better private tour in the future. Both the driver and tour guide are good. Hotel accommodation and services are excellent. Food or restaurant choices can be improved.

We also appreciate your professional support and services in providing the necessary information and communication for local arrangements. HRC and you will surely cross our minds when we plan for our next tour in China.

With kind regards

Customer: Mr. Teo

Destinations: Xi'an

Dear Sara,

Our trip to Xi'an was very good. Hebe was a first class, very knowledgeable tour guide & the driver was also excellent and we would thank them for their work during our visit.

The Hotel was also very good and we enjoyed the stay at the Shangri-La. Accommodations & food was of high quality, but higher cost and more expensive than we anticipated. Xi'an in general we found is a high cost place to visit. Xi'an is a much more commercialized city that we anticipated, but the visit to the Terracotta Warriors location was a fantastic experience for us and the manor of the facilities at the location was very well done indeed. China should be very proud on this 8th Wonder of the World.

Overall we would recommend the trip to Xi'an and China Tours to any of our friends and family.

Only downside to the Xi'an trip was the traffic in the city which is very congested and a bit crazy. Kind regards,

Customer: Ms. Watt

Destinations: Xi'an

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