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Built in 652, the Big Wild Goose Pagoda (Dayanta) is one of Xi’an’s oldest structures. While its form follows the typical pagoda style of several successive levels, it lacks the decorative frills typically associated with such buildings in China. Within you’ll find Buddha statues and religious relics brought from India along the Silk Road.
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Xi'an Half-Day City Tour - Shaanxi History Museum and Big Wild Goose Pagoda
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Explore one of China’s ancient capitals on this 4-hour tour of historic Xi'an, including hotel pick-up. Start with a visit to the fascinating Shaanxi History Museum to learn about the region’s rich history and discover Xi'an’s former glory as the gateway to the Silk Road. Visit the landmark Big Wild Goose Pagoda, then browse the shops and street food stalls of central Xi'an, stopping to sample local snacks (own expense) or shop for souvenirs.
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$99.00
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$99.00

Xi'an Private Day Tour: Terracotta Warriors and Big Wild Goose Pagoda
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Visit the world-renowned Terracotta Warriors Army and Horses Museum and the Big Wild Goose Pagoda on a full-day private tour in Xi’an. Marvel at the UNESCO World Heritage-listed mausoleum complex that contains thousands of Terracotta Warriors and other life-sized statues. Then, discover the significance of Big Wild Goose Pagoda, a Buddhist structure that dates to the Tang Dynasty. Travel with a private guide who can customize your day to your interests. Includes lunch and hotel pickup and drop-off.
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$120.00
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$120.00
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Private Xi’an Night & Food Tour by Tuk Tuk and Public Transportation
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If you have a little bit more time between some regular city tours in Xi’an and at the same time you love foods very much, then this tour is a ticket for you to see how different the city is at night and to make you a real gourmet by trying amazing local food.
Served as capital of China for more than 1,200 years, the city was the home of many emperors and different religions as well as the terminus of world famous Silk Road. With the introduction of various kind of spices and flavorings from western regions, Xi’an food get its own special style and taste.
Join in this tour, you could get a close touch to the famous Xi’an food and local people’s life without missing some historical and cultural monuments in town.
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$66.67
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$66.67

Xi'an Full Day Sightseeing Tour - Shaanxi History Museum, Big Wild Goose Pagoda, Ancient City Wall
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Spend a full day exploring the ancient walled city of Xi'an accompanied by a knowledgeable private guide. Learn all about the 'Silk Road' city, one of the most well-protected cities in China, and see the oldest length of its fortified walls. Visit the Shaanxi History Museum, Big Wild Goose Pagoda and Great Mosque as you explore Xi'an, one of the four capitals of the world’s ancient civilizations and an important capital of ancient China. Your tour includes private vehicle, lunch, and hotel pickup and drop-off.
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$129.00
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$129.00

Customized Private Day Tour of Terracotta Warriors and Xi'an
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Avoid crowded tour buses and slow-moving tour groups with a handy private driver to take you to the famous Terracotta Warriors near Xi'an. Drive direct to Lintong district to visit the warriors at the tomb of Emperor Qin Shi Huang. Customize your schedule for the day based on where you want to go: choose two more attractions in downtown Xi’an to visit afterward, and drive there without any unnecessary detours or stops at places you aren’t interested in.
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$100.00
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$100.00
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Private Flexible Xian City Day Tour with Lunch
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Navigating Xian independently takes time. Explore the city your way, your style, with a private guide and separate driver, on this flexible day tour. Pick as many as eight sites to visit from the list—three or four are recommended—then spend the day adventuring. Options run from Xian City Wall to the Shaanxi History Museum or the Eight Immortals Temple. Please note: Tour includes lunch but excludes entrance fees.
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$100.00
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4 Hours Xian Tour of City Wall and Big Wild Goose Pagoda
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If you have only a limited amount of time in Xi'an, make the most of it with this guided tour. In just half a day, you can soak up the ancient capital's history and culture while visiting such top attractions as the Xi'an City Wall and Big Wild Goose Pagoda. Choose a morning or afternoon tour to suit your schedule.
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$115.39
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$115.39
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Xi'an Highlights Day Tour: Terracotta Warriors and City Sightseeing
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Discover the rich history and culture of Xi’an on a full-day private tour that includes the Terracotta Warriors, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. You’ll spend the morning at the impressive Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum, then choose from several options for your afternoon city sightseeing tour. Your guide can show you the Old City Wall, Muslim Quarter, Great Mosque, Big Wild Goose Pagoda, Small Wild Goose Pagoda, Shaanxi History Museum or Bell and Drum Tower Square, depending on your interest.
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$102.57
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$102.57
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Xi'an Downtown Walking Tour: City Wall, Big Wild Goose Pogoda and Muslim Market
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Bring your travel book if you have one, stroll through the City Wall park, enjoy a morning exercise with locals, riding or biking on the top of the City Wall, reading in Bee-box Book Bar with youngsters and dreamers. Taking shuttle bus or Tuk Tuk goes through the Muslim Quarter with different views along non-touristy alleys after Halal lunch.Walking around in the Big Wild Goose Pogoda and taking Golf Car enjoy Wild Goose Podgoda square view. Joining natives to the Chinese Male and Female Mosques if you like. Whole tour with your private guide accompanied by.
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$70.00
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$70.00
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Private Customizable Terracotta Warriors Full Day Tour
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See the Terracotta Warriors and your choice of two other Xian highlights on a private custom tour. After a morning visit to see the UNESCO-listed terracotta army, visit two attractions chosen from the six recommended: Shaanxi or Banpo Museum, Xian City Wall, the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, Bell Tower and Drum Tower Square, or Muslim Street. With no time-consuming shopping stops, this flexible tour includes private transport and downtown Xian hotel pickup and drop-off.
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$101.54
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$101.54
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Private Tour: Terracotta Army Museum and Xi'an City Highlights
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See the highlights of Xi'an with a private driver and guide. First, visit the Terracotta Army, a massive art collection of thousands of clay statues of warriors, horses, and chariots that were buried with the first emperor of China. After lunch (not included), explore the city with your guide including Big Wild Goose Pagoda, Shaanxi History Museum, Xi'an Muslim Quarter, and the Great Mosque of Xi'an.
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$84.11
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$84.11
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Essential Xi'an Private Day Tour Including Lunch
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If you’re visiting Xian for the first time, get a comprehensive introduction to the ancient city on a sightseeing tour designed with visitors on a time budget in mind. As well as benefiting from the undivided attention and insider knowledge of your guide, you’ll travel between top Xian attractions—which include Xian City Wall and the Big Wild Goose Pagoda—in air-conditioned comfort without worrying about getting lost.
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$82.06
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$82.06

Xi'an Private Day Tour: Terracotta Warriors, Big Wild Goose Pogoda, City Wall
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This full day Non-factory shopping private tour will immerse you into Xian's amazing top 3 highlights, such as Terra Cotta Army, Ancient City Wall and Big Wild Goose Pogoda in downtown center square.
All entrance tickets, delicious lunch, private English-speaking guide and driver, whole day transfer service are all included in this 8-hour tour.
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$160.00
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$160.00
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Best Xi'an Private Day Tour with Terracotta Warrior Entry Ticket Option
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Enhance your sightseeing experience of Xian, home to the world-famous Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum, on a private full day tour of the city’s highlights. Following a visit to the UNESCO World Heritage Site, you’ll have the choice to tick off top Xian attractions such as Xian City Wall (Chengqiang), the Big Wild Goose Pagoda (Dayanta), and the Shaanxi History Museum. Hotel pickup and drop-off are included.
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$100.00
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$100.00
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Xian Small Group Day Tour:Terracotta Army, Big Wild Goose Pagoda and City Wall
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View Xian’s three must-see treasures in a single day on this convenient guided tour. First, travel to the UNESCO-listed Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum and enjoy ample time to admire its life-sized clay army and other exhibits. Then, after a Chinese-style lunch, visit Xian’s 7th-century Big Wild Goose Pagoda and City Wall — the most complete of its kind in China. Your tour includes air-conditioned coach transport, lunch, entrance fees, and hotel pickup and drop-off.
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$119.00
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$119.00

Private Day Tour to Terra Cotta Army and Optional City Attractions with Lunch
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Make the absolute most of even a single day in Xian on this customizable private tour. Meet your private guide and driver at your desired location, then explore the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum. After lunch at a Chinese restaurant, visit your choice of two downtown Xian sights, perhaps the Muslim Quarter, Xian City Wall, Shaanxi History Museum, or Temple of the Eight Immortals. Please note: Tour excludes entrance fees.
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$86.00
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$86.00
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Terra-cotta Warriors, Big Wild Goose Pagoda, Ancient City Wall Private Tour
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Skip the crowded group tours and enjoy a more personal, tailored experience of the famed Terracotta Warriors and Wild Goose Pagoda on this private tour of Xi'an. Includes lunch and all transport.
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$175.00
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$175.00
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Xi'an Day Trip of Terracotta Warriors, City Wall, Big Wild Goose Pagoda
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Experience Xi’an’s top attractions on this all-day, privately guided excursion. After a convenient hotel pickup, explore the thousands of ancient sculptures at the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum and visit sites like the 600-year-old city wall and the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. Enjoy a delicious complimentary lunch and access to an informative, professional guide.
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$210.80
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$210.80
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Discover Your Xi'an in One Day With Private Transportation and Guide
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Discover Xi’an in one day and make full use of your time to see the city highlights. Visit the magnificent Terracotta Warriors Museum in the morning and choose your preferred afternoon sightseeing. With no time-consuming shopping stops, this tour includes comfortable transportation and English-speaking tour guide service exclusively.
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$112.00
Price varies by group size
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$112.00
Price varies by group size

Xi'an Private Tour Guide/Driver for Terracotta Warriors and Xi'an
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The tour covers Terracotta Warriors and other most popular highlights in Xi’an in one day. It is quite suitable for those who just plan one day tour in Xi’an.
Your private guide and driver will pick you up from your hotel lobby at an appointed time. Then visit Terracotta Warriors Museum at the beginning, after a typical Chinese lunch, go back to the old town to visit over 1000 years old Big Wild Goose Pagoda, a Buddhist temple. Visit the remarkably preserved ancient City Wall, and enjoy expansive views over the city. It is possible to cycle around the 14km city wall.
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$69.75
per group
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$69.75
per group

Customized Day Tour to Terracotta Army and Horses Museum
23
This day tour is flexible and arranged entirely based on your own choice. In the morning, you will visit an UNESCO World Heritage Site - Terracotta Army and Horses Museum. You will have a chance to take a close look at the life-sized terracotta soldiers and appreciate the intelligence of ancient people. In the afternoon, you can choose one big sites or two small sites from the following places;Banpo Neolithic Village, Xian Ancient City Wall, Big Wild Goose Pagoda, Huaqing Hot Spring, Bell Tower, Drum Tower, Small Wild Goose Pagoda, Muslim Quarter, Great Mosque, Steles Forest, etc.. Please let us know beforehand which sites you like to see in the afternoon, some sites may not fit in.
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$108.00
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$108.00
Price varies by group size

Half-Day Private City Tour of Shaanxi History Museum and Big Wild Goose Pagoda
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The Shaanxi History Museum and Big Wild Goose Pagoda are two of the best places to visit in Xi’an to learn about China’s ancient history and see relics dating back centuries. On this private tour around these two museums, skip the lines and study each building’s artifacts at your own pace, without a big tour group to plan around. Learn more about the displays from your guide as you walk around each building’s exhibits.
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$105.65
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$105.65
Price varies by group size

Private Amazing Xi'an City Day Tour in Your Way
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Make the most of a day in Xi'an with this private customized highlights tour. Accompanied by your professional tour guide, visit the city’s top attractions, such as the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum ,the Xi'an City Wall (Chengqiang), the Big Wild Goose Pagoda (Dayanta), the old Muslim Quarter, the Xi'an Museum. You are freely to make your own starting time and choose to visit the attractions based on your preference.In addition, you can select the option with an air-conditioned vehicle and driver for your tour.
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$50.26
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$50.26
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Xi'an Big Wild Goose Pagoda: 2-hour Small Group Walking Tour
Uncover the rich culture and history hidden within the holy land of Chinese Buddhism during the Tang Dynasty on this unforgettable 2-hour guided tour. Delight in this splendid architectural masterpiece from 1300 years ago.
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$38.00
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$38.00
- Shaanxi History Museum
- Tang Dynasty Show
- Xian Museum & Small Wild Goose Pagoda (Xiaoyanta)
- Xi'an City Wall (Chengqiang)
- South Gate (Yongningmen)
- Shuyuanmen Pedestrian Street
- Bell and Drum Tower Square
- Drum Tower (Gulou)
- Xian Great Mosque
- Guangren Temple
- Banpo Village
- Muslim Quarter
- Tomb of Emperor Jing Di (Hanyangling)
- Huaqing Palace
- Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor (Qin Shi Huang Tomb)