Great Mountain and Xi'an Highlights
4-Day Mt Hua, Terracotta Warriors, and Big Wild Goose Pagoda Tour
This tour combines Xi'an's famous Terracotta Warriors and other essential attractions with a one-day visit to Mt Hua, one of China's most notable and thrilling mountains.
Highlights
- Test your courage at narrow plank of Mt Hua, Taoism's sacred mountain
- Admire the world wonder of the Terracotta Army
- Enjoy a very close experience with a repaired terracotta warrior
- Cycle on the Ancient City Wall to hear history's echo
- Explore Chinese Buddhism and ancient architecture at Big Wild Goose Pagoda
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We love our trip to Xian and our guide Lin
Lin was fabulous on the onset. She was warm and caring. Her English is very good and she gave us an in-depth and passionate description of the various sites and their back stories. She is also very versatile and has high EQ and able to anticipate our needs well. Last but not least, she is a wonderful photographer too and took many wonderful photos to immortalise our wonderful memories of Xian! more
Mar 2024, Puay Sze L
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Xian. Historia y modernidad
Xian es encantadora, el hotel Eastern house boutique muy buena elección por parte de la agencia, los desayunos muy completos para complacer todo tipo de gusto, lo recomiendo 100%, el itinerario fue muy acertado fueron 2 días en la ciudad xian, compartimos con la guía Susana, la atención, la amabilidad y sobre todo su profesionalismo fue lo que marcó la diferencia, sus detalles, estaba siempre en el lugar y momento correcto para hacer de xian un lugar inolvidable. more
Mar 2024, pilar d
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The beauty of Xi'an
Sherry was our tour guide, she is the best! She knows a lot of information about the city, history, and my favorite the Tang Dinasty! She take care a lot of us, and she supports us always during the tour with doubts and also to communicate with local people, she understood our necessities, excellent service, support, interesting and cool information. I love Xi'an city, is a must during you trip, if you are planning to visit please contact China Highlights, with Sherry as your tour guide, highly recommended ? more
Mar 2024, Megan J
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Excelente paseo por Xi'an
Mas aún con nuestro guía Antonio, el cuál nos maravilló con sus explicaciones y anécdotas. Simpatico, agradable y servicial; siempre atento a nuestros requerimientos, y buen dominio del espa?ol. more
Mar 2024, sergio p sergiopV7232ZX
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Best-in-class immersive Xi'An / Louyang…
Lily Liu - our tour guide in Xi'An was excellent. Her planning, co-ordination, professionalism & timeliness was impeccable. She provided each and everyone of us a truly immersive & unforgettable experience of the great city of Xi'An. When visiting the ancient historic sites, her narration of the underlying story of each key monument at event especially at Terra Cotta Museum & Giant Wild Goose Pagoda brought to life history right before our eyes. Lily's very flexible and accomodative to our requests and add in 汉服 experience & brought us to a show 千古情 into our itinerary and it's one of the stunning show we have ever experienced. Despite our departing flight is midnight, Lily plan to intinerary to maximise the full day and send us off at the airport late night. Truly putting customer firsts in her heart to ensure we are well taken care off. more
Mar 2024, LOH YEN HON
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Xi’an, more than just the Terracotta Warriors
Jenny was outstanding the entire time. From her vast knowledge of the history of China, she made each location come to life. more
Mar 2024, John S
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Great Guide in Xian
Our tour guide, Jenny, took outstanding care of us! She couldn't have been more informative or taken better care of us. I can't say enough goid things about her. more
Mar 2024, Catherine C
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Your was amazing and felt our tour guide became family!!
Jenny was an amazing tour guide! She gave us an experience that was customized for our group! She spoke perfect English and was able to modify our tour to work for us! She was gracious in every way and accommodated every unique need with grace! No special request was too great for Jenny!! She was amazing our tour was amazing and our trip to China was enhanced by having her as our tour guide! more
Mar 2024, Trulucks_Fan
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Xian, una experiencia inolvidable!
Hermoso lugar para visitar. Interesante ciudad, historia, lugares increíbles. Mi muy especial agradecimiento a nuestra guía YOLANDA, excelente, profesional, impecable, mucha calidez con Interesantes explicaciones. No podíamos pedir más. Super recomendable! 10/10. more
Mar 2024, Ana B@L583CRanab
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Visita a Xian
Sara y Zhang han hecho que nuestra experiencia fuera perfecta. Super serviciales, explicando todo a la perfección y llevándonos a sitios locales a comer. Haciendo así nuestra experiencia inmejorable. more
Mar 2024, Alejandro B
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Excellent tour from Lily Liu
Lily was an excellent tour guide and took us to places that we would never have seen if we hadn’t gone on the tour to Xi’an such as the walls and the Muslim quarter. Lily was incredibly knowledgeable about Xi’an and the Terracotta Army Museum. It was a fantastic day and would throughly recommend to anyone. more
Mar 2024, WALTON ALICE
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Terracotta Army, historic Zi'an and the Silk Road
. He was very knowledgeable and provided me a wealth of information about a wide range of topics, ranging from early Chinese history to architecture, micro-economics, culture, and a wide variety of other topics I was eager to discuss. Ken was flexible, friendly and worked well with our driver to get around efficiently and safely. The primary challenge to our schedule was maneuvering through the crowds. Ken had everything coordinated in advance, which maximized the quality of my time at each location. I was so impressed with Ken and China Highlights that I have already recommended them to everyone who has expressed interest in visiting China. Ken was a great guide! more
Feb 2024, Rem M
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Best Tour Ever
Other highlights are too many to mention but here are a few Ken taking us to the Terracotta Warriors and our food tour in Xian was amazing, more
Feb 2024, Liz Hickson
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Amazing Time in Xi'an
On our way to our hotel Jenny arranged dinner to be delivered by the hotel robot (an experience that was a must on the kids list!) before we even checked in, nothing was a problem, everything quickly solved!Jenny's knowledge of Xi'an and its history was also amazing. No question went unanswered, it was such an interesting trip! We'd definitely like to come back and spend a little longer here to see what else there is to do. more
Feb 2024, JenB
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Thank you, Shannon. Thank you, Xi,an.
We met our tour guide Shannon in Xi,an and we enjoyed very much our stay. Her good English level and her knowledge of the history of the city made our jorney very memorable. Kind, flexible and patient, she attended all our wishes. We will always be grateful for her work. more
Feb 2024, Man B
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Historical Xi'an
Our guide in Xi'an was Ken. Ken's knowledge of Chinese history is excellent so we were well entertained with the history of Xi'an and China while we were driving to various sites. The main attractions we went to were the Terracotta Warriors, The City Wall and The Big Goose Pagoda. The history behind the sites were well explained to us by Ken and he could answer all our questions. It made the site visits so much more interesting. Ken also assisted us in ordering food and introduced us to local dishes which were all great recommendations. Wish we could have spent more time in Xi'an. Thanks Ken for a memorable trip. more
Feb 2024, ChumSA
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Historica Xian
Mi esposo y yo, tuvimos la oportunidad de visitar la hermosa ciudad de Xian, la muralla de la ciudad, los guerreros de terracota, el barrio musulmán, todo esto con la mejor guia del mundo mundial!!! Susana, quien aparte de ser super simpática, tiene un gran conocimiento de la ciudad, la historia de los lugares y monumentos y aparte está siempre al pendiente de cualquier cosa que necesites y va más allá par hacerte tener una experiencia excelente, nos quedamos con ganas de regresar. Gracias x todo!! more
Feb 2024, Betty A
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Memorable and Great Trip!
Our guide, Jenny, was extremely knowledgeable of the area, history and culture. She addressed our questions and provided additional insights and recommendations for our free time. She was an amazing guide that always checked in and took the extra steps to make the trip special. Jenny definitely made our trip to Xi’an memorable and very special! more
Feb 2024, karolX8974SV
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China highlights Xi’An.
I had a wonderful trip to China. Susan was my guide. The history and sights picked were wonderful. The Terracotta Warriors were the highlight of me trip. Susan even helped me get some of the authentic replicas shipped home that arrived at my house just two weeks later. The making of dumplings with Susan’s aunt and neighbor was most memorable as well. Susan also sent pictures of the Chinese New Years Lanterns to me after I arrived home. They were in construction when I was there. more
Feb 2024, Megan S
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China Highlights is Excellent
Jenny was the tour guide in Xian, showed us the terracota warriors found in 1974 by a farmer behind a mountain masoleum, with projected ongoing excavations for next 100 years. Made clay model terracota warriors.Jenny is very enthusiastic and bubbly, helped us all the way, from picking up us from train station to dropping us off at the airport. more
Jan 2024, Brahma P
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Suggested Itinerary
Here is a suggested itinerary. We are happy to customize a tour according to your interests and schedule.
You will be met by your tour guide at the airport and transferred to your hotel by a private car and driver. Your guide will be happy to give you a general introduction to the ancient city.
Hotel options:
4-star: Grand Noble Hotel Xi'an (superior class)
5-star: Wyndham Grand Xi'an South (superior room)
Start the day with an archaeological organization to have an in-depth view of Chinese archaeology and get close to a terracotta warrior. This is an exclusive experience and a very good warm-up for your later visit to see the Terracotta Army. Some antique treasures are displayed in the organization's exhibition hall. It is a good choice to go there to avoid the long queue at Shaanxi History Museum.
Then visit Big Wild Goose Pagoda, the symbol of Xi'an and houses precious Buddhist materials brought back from India after an arduous journey in the 7th century.
After one hour's drive from the city center, you will arrive at the Terracotta Warriors Museum. Discovered accidentally in 1974, the repairs and excavations still continue in the three pits, where over 7,000 soldiers, horses, chariots, and archers stand in full battle array. There is also a circular-screen short film that describes its historical background and how it was discovered.
After about 2½ hours' drive from the city, you will arrive at Mt Hua, which is one of the Five Great Mountains in China, and was once called the West Mountain in ancient times. It is known for being one of the most precipitous mountains in China, and a variety of temples and other religious structures nestle on its ridges and peaks.
The mountain has five summits: South Peak, which is 2,160.5 meters above sea level, East Peak, which is the best place for watching a sunrise, West Peak or Lotus Flower Peak, North Peak, and Middle Peak.
We will arrange a round-trip cable car for you to get up and down the mountain, and enjoy the scenery along the way. Walking on the cliffside narrow plank at South Peak is a challenge for thrill seekers.
About the Cable Car on Mount Hua
The cable car on North Peak is 1,550 meters long while the one on West Peak is 4,211 meters in length. We recommend that people suffering from acrophobia do not take the cable car.
The history of Shaanxi is said to be the history of China, and this museum is quite simply one of China's biggest and best. Four major galleries in large, Tang-style buildings house a vast and impressive collection of 370,000 items unearthed in the province, including clay figurines, bronze wares, jade articles, currencies, murals, and more.
Visit the symbolic structure of Xi'an — Big Wild Goose Pagoda. With seven floors at a height of 64 meters, it stands in the tranquil Da Ci'en Temple and gives a good view of the city from the top. Built over 1,000 years ago, it houses precious Buddhist materials brought back from India by the monk known as Xuanzang.
As this tour of Xi'an comes to an end, you will be transferred to the airport for your departure flight. Your tour guide will accompany you from the check-in desk to the security gate before waving goodbye.
Trekking Route Suggestion
Two-Hour Trek
If you prefer to have a taste of riskiness on the mountain, take the cable car up to the North Peak, then trekking to Canglongling ridge is a good choice. Then you can choose to take a cable car down the mountain from either North or West Peak.
One-Day Trek
We recommend that customers take the cable car up to North Peak and trek across the ridge. Then trek to East, Middle, and South peaks before descending the mountain by cable car from West Peak. It takes about four hours in total to trek across all the peaks.
Tour Price
Price includes: