Xian Discovery of Terracotta Army and Cave Dwellings
Overview
Meet your tour guide at 8:30 am from your hotel lobby, aboard the comfortable vehicle to start the trip. It takes around 1 hour driving to the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum, enjoy live commentary from your guide and learn the history of China’s first empire Qin Dynasty on the way.
You will firstly visit the UNESCO listed world cultural heritage of Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum, a must-see in China, marvel at approximately 7,000 life-size Qin Dynasty terracotta soldiers, horses, chariots, and weaponry in battle formations. Your guide will accompany you to visit all 3 pits and the exhibition hall of Bronze Chariots and Horses, which takes around 3 hours.
Later head to visit the traditional Cave Dwellings of local peasants which are still in use and well preserved by local farmers, here you will have a deep experience of local countryside lifestyle and dwelling condition of most northwest peasants in China. Afterwards, return to your hotel and bid farewell to your guide at around 1:30 pm.
Highlights
- Explore the world cultural heritage of Terracotta Army
- Visit the traditional Cave Dwellings of local peasants
- Informative, friendly and professional guide
- Private tour is operated with just your party
Good to Know
Scheduling: Private tour: only your group takes part.
Languages offered on the Activity / Tour: English
Duration: 5 hours
Skip the Line
Printed or Mobile Voucher Accepted
Instant Confirmation
Live GuideEnglish
Pick-up serviceCentrally Located Xi'an hotels
Easy CancellationThere is no cancellation fee once Customers Cancel at least 7 day(s) prior to the date of the activity or tour.
There is 50% cancellation fee for Customers to Cancel 3 and 6 day(s) prior to the date of the activity or tour.
There is 100% cancellation fee for Customers to Cancel 2 day(s) prior to the date of the activity or tour.
Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Cut-off Time
Available to be booked until 3 days before the tour starts.
Inclusions
- Private car/van with driver
- English-speaking tour guide
- Entrance fee
- Mineral water
- Fuel surcharge and tax
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
Exclusions
- Gratuities (optional)
- Any meal fee
Pickup and Drop-off / Meeting Point
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Know Before You Go
- Your hotel information is required while booking
Traveler reviews
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- Tucker T · US2021-07-05Traveler review
I enjoyed this tour tremendously. My tour-guide was was a very pleasant man who gave me detailed information about the historical facts, as well as the cultural implications of the Terracotta Army and Cave Dwellings. I definitely recommend the tour, and particularly this tour company.
- Cobus54 · DK2021-07-04Traveler review
Apart from the Great Wall, this tour was a highlight of our trip. Cobus54
- S Snyder · NL2021-07-03Traveler review
I would highly recommend this company and we used them for several of our tours in China. We were never let down and always treated with great respect.
- Lynn H · GB2021-07-03Traveler review
An extremely interesting exhibition which gets very crowded but it's worth it. The cave dwellings were also amazing and it is hard to believe that people actually still live in them.
- T G Hunter · US2021-06-19Traveler review
We had a fantastic day and our guide shared the history of the places we visited, and helped us avoid the crowds. Our driver was also very good. Thank you for this tour.
- PT1988 · GB2021-06-17Traveler review
We only had one day in Xian and our guide made sure that we enjoyed our tour. We saw the Terracotta Warriors and the caves and this short tour was an unexpected highlight of our holiday to China.
- Paula (Scotland) · GB2021-06-17Traveler review
The terracotta soldiers is a world treasure and is so worth seeing. It was also a good visit to the cave houses seeing how people used to live and how they still live today. Highly recommend.
- Glenda H · GB2021-06-14Traveler review
My family spent a few hours looking over the terracotta warriors and it was just unbelievable to see. The kids loved it, but they seemed to get more pleasure from the Cave Houses. We would totally recommend a visit to this part of China and to use this tour company.
- P Nadign · IT2021-06-12Traveler review
<p>All in all I can recommend PrivateTour without hesitation, the staff were very helpful and it was great to actually be able to speak to somebody, I uploaded the wrong date and when I e-mailed them I got a phone call within an hour to say the date was changed and confirmed. It was refreshing to actually speak to one of the lovely staff at privatetour.com</p>
- Alicia Demetriou · GR2021-06-10Traveler review
We only had one day to spend in Xian and we are so happy we decided to book this tour. Our guide was well informed, funny and extremely kind to us. She showed us some local food and the explained history and culture well. Overall, we had a fantastic time and learned so much about the Terracotta Warriors and the caves. We only wished we had more time to spend in this part of China.
- StantheMan · GB2021-06-07Traveler review
This is a must see place if you are in China. Also, tour company and guide were excellent.
- Pat C · AE2021-06-02Traveler review
This tour should not be missed. We took half day tour and had a very well organised and well informed guide.
- Deb and Dan · IE2021-05-19Traveler review
Seeing the Terracotta warriors and the cave house was very interesting. I highly recommend this tour. Deb and Dan Lynch
- T Khan · ZA2021-05-17Traveler review
<p>EXCELLENT TOUR WE HAD A GREAT GUIDE, IT WAS THE BEST PART OF OUR TRIP VERY COST FOR VALUE OF MONEY</p>
- Raymond Cole · GB2021-04-27Traveler review
This tour is excellent. We were picked up from our hotel with no issues and spent the morning at the terracotta warriors before going to the cave dwellings. An interesting day with a very good guide.
- L Mitra · CA2021-04-20Traveler review
We thought that we would be amazed by the Terracotta Army (which we were), but when we saw the cave dwelling homes it really helped us understand a lot more about the culture in this area. They are both great to visit if you are in Xian.
- Camille Desouter · GB2021-04-03Traveler review
<p>Everything about this day was perfect! I cannot rate this highly enough - the caves really transport you back to the era, and the workmanship was incredible. I felt like I learned so much about Chinese culture and history on this tour. Thank you privatetour for a fantastic experience</p>
- TP Sloane · GB2021-02-18Traveler review
I would recommend staying in Xian for a couple of days because there is so much to do and see. On this tour we went to see the Terra-cotta Army and the cave dwellings.
- Pete T Brown · GB2019-12-09Traveler review
I booked this one day tour to the Terracotta Warriors and caves and had a really great day. My guide presented the information about the sights in an interesting and entertaining way and I really do recommend this tour.
- HoneyB · US2019-12-08Traveler review
We arrived in Xian early in the morning and only had 1 full day. This 5 hour tour really worked for us and we felt it was great value for money.
- Tanya Rivers · GB2019-11-21Traveler review
A great day spent in Xi-an visiting the Terracotta Warriors and the cave dwellings. If you travel in summer it can get very hot so remember your suncream.
- P ADAMS · AU2019-11-20Traveler review
THIS WAS A TOTALLY AWESOME EXPERIENCE. WE ONLY WERE ABLE TO SPEND A SHORT TIME IN THE AREA AND WOULD RECOMMEND MORE TIME IF YOU VISIT HERE.
- Jacob Shaw · US2019-10-17Traveler review
Although the tour and guide were very good, I felt it was expensive. I know it was a private tour and you do have to pay more, but we only saw two sites on our tour.
- mik45 · US2019-09-04Traveler review
We do not usually book tours and prefer to arrange everything on our own. A friend told me to book this one as it is a private tour and you really cannot visit this part of China without going to see the Terra-cotta Army. The cave dwellings were an added bonus and our guide spoke good English and explained a lot about Chinese culture past and present.
- P Labuschagne · ZA2019-05-17Traveler review
Our tour included a visit to the Terracotta Warriors and the cave houses. Our guides explanations made the tour and we were able to enjoy both visits with a deeper understanding of the warriors and Chinese culture.