5-Day Xi’an Museum, Huaqing Palace & Terracotta Warriors Small-Group Tour

From museum courtyards to Tang-style night streets.

Essentials — After breakfast, visit Xi’an Museum & Small Wild Goose Pagoda , enjoy a Yuanjia Village-style lunch , then have your hanfu makeover and explore Daci’en Temple , Chang’an Twelve Hours Street and Great Tang Everbright City . Xi’an Museum & Small Wild Goose Pagoda Built around Small Wild Goose Pagoda , a Tang-era pagoda over 1,300 years old. National-level museum that combines ancient pagoda, garden landscape and rich relic collections . Small Wild Goose Pagoda’s base is a brick square platform with an underground palace; the body tapers level by level, forming an elegant silhouette – it is a landmark of Buddhism merging into Central China and Han culture . ⏱ ~2 h ｜ 🎟 Included: museum & pagoda area ｜ 🚶 Easy–Moderate Lunch – Yuanjia Village Guanzhong Impression Base Enjoy lunch at a super-popular restaurant area “Yuanjia Village Guanzhong Impression Base” . You can almost “order with eyes closed” – most dishes are safe picks for those wanting to taste authentic Guanzhong-style food. ⏱ ~45–60 min ｜ 🍽 Included: Chinese lunch ｜ 🚶 Easy Hanfu Makeover Experience (Complimentary) After lunch, enjoy a hanfu styling & costume experience (complimentary, no refund if not used). Put on hanfu and make-up ready for immersive check-ins at Great Tang Everbright City later in the day. ⏱ ~1 h ｜ 🎟 Included: hanfu experience ｜ 🚶 Easy Daci’en Temple & Big Wild Goose Pagoda (area) Visit Daci’en Temple , located in southern Xi’an and once the most magnificent royal temple of Tang Chang’an. Built by Emperor Gaozong to honor his mother Empress Wende, and led by Master Xuanzang as the first abbot after his journey to India. See the exterior of Big Wild Goose Pagoda , where scriptures were stored and translated. ⏱ ~1–1.5 h ｜ 🎟 Included: temple area entry (per policy) ｜ 🚶 Easy–Moderate Chang’an Twelve Hours Street Head to Chang’an Twelve Hours , China’s first immersive Tang-style city-life block: “Gather Stars and Embrace the Moon · Enjoy Chang’an”. “Harmony and Elegance · Refined Chang’an”. “Flowers and Banquet · Night Feast of Chang’an”. Experience a Tang-style market, entertainment, culture and dining environment with themed installations and street performances. ⏱ ~1–1.5 h ｜ 🎟 Free street ｜ 🚶 Easy–Moderate Great Tang Everbright City (Datang Buyecheng) Continue to Great Tang Everbright City , a Tang-culture-themed pedestrian street and one of China’s first model commercial streets. Features Tang poetry street, Tang-style sculptures, immersive lighting, interactive shows and street performers . Don’t miss the “unfallen lady” act and various Tang-style NPC interactions. Enjoy free time to wander, take photos, drink tea or taste snacks, then return to the hotel at the agreed time and meeting point. ⏱ ~2–3 h ｜ 🎟 Free street ｜ 🚶 Easy–Moderate Meals / Stay — B / L / D = ✔ / ✔ / — ｜ Xi’an Ctrip 4–5★ hotel

Hot springs, underground army and a night of legends.

Essentials — After breakfast, head to Lintong to visit Huaqing Palace , then enjoy a Qin Xiaozhuan specialty lunch, stop at a Terracotta Warriors craft workshop & DIY , visit the Terracotta Warriors Museum , and end the day with the “Xi’an Eternal Love” evening show. Huaqing Palace Visit the most complete Tang culture landmark scenic area at the foot of Lishan. Famous for: Ancient hot springs and imperial bathing pools. The legend of “beacon fires to amuse the lords” . The love story of Emperor Xuanzong & Lady Yang Yuhuan . Being the site of the Xi’an Incident , important in modern history. Optional internal transport (own expense): Huaqing Palace eco-cart : about ¥20/pp return. Lishan cable car : about ¥60/pp return. ⏱ ~1.5 h ｜ 🎟 Included: palace entry ｜ 🚶 Easy–Moderate Lunch – Longyin Xuan “Qin Xiaozhuan” Specialty Meal Midday, enjoy lunch at the agency’s own restaurant “Longyin Xuan” , tasting “Qin Xiaozhuan” specialties that highlight local Qin-style flavors. ⏱ ~45–60 min ｜ 🍽 Included: specialty lunch ｜ 🚶 Easy Terracotta Warriors Workshop & DIY Figurine Visit a Terracotta Warriors production workshop to learn the full process: molding, carving, drying and firing . Experience the craftsmanship spirit of Qin artisans and DIY your own small terracotta warrior as a unique souvenir. ⏱ ~40–60 min ｜ 🎟 Experience included ｜ 🚶 Easy Terracotta Warriors Museum Proceed to the Emperor Qinshihuang’s Mausoleum Site Museum to see the Terracotta Warriors. Recognized as one of the greatest archaeological discoveries of the 20th century and hailed as the “Eighth Wonder of the World” . Walk between rows of warriors and horses, each with distinct faces and armor, and imagine the Qin army formation. Optional: electric buggy from parking lot to entrance (~¥5/pp one way). ⏱ ~3 h ｜ 🎟 Included: museum entry ｜ 🚶 Easy–Moderate Evening – “Xi’an Eternal Love” Large-Scale Show (Included) After returning to Xi’an, head to the Xi’an Eternal Love theme park . Watch “Xi’an Eternal Love” , a grand performance that uses dance, acrobatics, music and multi-media to tell the story of Xi’an through time – often described as a show you must watch once in your life . The park itself is an internet-famous complex with: Snack streets, ghost house, strange streets and various NPC interactions. A combination of performance, tourism and leisure all in one. ⏱ ~70 min ｜ 🎟 Included: show ticket ｜ 🚶 Easy After the performance, return to your hotel to rest. Meals / Stay — B / L / D = ✔ / ✔ / — ｜ Xi’an Ctrip 4–5★ hotel

Ancient walls, scholar streets and snack paradise.

Essentials — After breakfast, visit South Gate City Wall (Yongning Gate) , stroll Shuyuan Men cultural street , explore Bell & Drum Towers Square and Muslim Quarter for lunch at your own pace, then walk Yisu Theater block before the group dismisses in the afternoon. South Gate City Wall (Yongning Gate) Visit Xi’an South Gate City Wall , part of China’s largest and best-preserved ancient city wall system. It is also the only city wall structure in the first batch of national key cultural relics and served as a 2024 Spring Festival Gala sub-venue. You can walk along the wall for views over both old and new Xi’an; optional bike rental is available at your own expense. ⏱ ~1–1.5 h ｜ 🎟 Included: wall entry ｜ 🚶 Easy–Moderate Shuyuan Men Cultural Street Continue to Shuyuan Men , whose name comes from the historical Guanzhong Academy . In Ming Wanli year 20 (1592), scholar Feng Congwu lectured here; later the Guanzhong Academy was built on the north side, with students numbering in the thousands – becoming a famed higher-learning institution. Today, the street is lined with calligraphy, paintings, seals, steles, antiques and stationery shops. ⏱ ~1 h ｜ 🎟 Free street ｜ 🚶 Easy Bell & Drum Towers Square & Muslim Quarter Visit the city center – Bell & Drum Towers Square , the symbolic heart of Xi’an where two towers face each other across the main avenues. Then walk to Muslim Quarter (Hui Min Street) , Xi’an’s most famous food street. Here you can self-pay to try: Beef/mutton paomo, soup dumplings, liangpi, honey cold cakes, roujiamo and more. ⏱ ~2 h ｜ 🎟 Free ｜ 🚶 Easy–Moderate Yisu Theater Street Block After lunch, stroll the Yisu Theater block , centered on Yisu Theater , a key birthplace of modern Qin opera. Experience traditional theater façades, cultural displays and Xi’an’s local opera atmosphere before the tour ends. ⏱ ~40–60 min ｜ 🎟 Free ｜ 🚶 Easy Around 15:00 , the itinerary ends and the group dismisses . You can return to the hotel to rest (if staying the night) or head to the airport/train station for your onward journey with pre-arranged private transfer. Meals / Stay — B / L / D = ✔ / — / — ｜ Xi’an Ctrip 4–5★ hotel

Slow morning, easy departure.

Essentials — Sleep in and enjoy breakfast. Afterwards, you may enjoy some free time until your scheduled departure. Then your driver will pick you up from the hotel and transfer you to Xi’an Airport or railway station according to your flight or train time. ⏱ 30–60 min ｜ 🎟 Included: 1× private drop-off ｜ 🚘 Private car/van ｜ 🚶 Easy Meals / End — B / L / D = ✔ / — / — ｜ Tour ends