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Xian's Drum Tower (Gulou), built during the Ming Dynasty, is set across from the equally ancient Bell Tower in the heart of the Old City. The structure's original purpose was to keep time, with its drums beaten each evening to mark sunset; sunrise was marked with the tolling of bells in the Bell Tower.
Beiyuanmen, Xian, Northwest China
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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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2-Day Xi'an Sightseeing All-Inclusive Private Custom-Made Combo Tour
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Beat the language barrier and explore Xian in your own style at your own pace on this 2-day private tour. Choose up to six attractions from a possible 15, including signature sights like the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum and lesser-known attractions like bar street or the Calligraphy Museum. Then just sit back and relax as your private guide and driver take you around. Tour includes lunch in non-touristy restaurants.
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$302.00
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$302.00
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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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Xi'an Authentic Food Tour with Local Beverages
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Being served as the capital of China for over 1,200 years, Xi'an is more like a melting pot with diversed culinary culture and various famous local foods. This tour will allow you to try the most hihly rated loacal snacks with knowledgeable local experts.
However it is not only a food tour for foods' sake, but will provide a chance for people to gain great local experiences by tasting their foods and sampling their drinks, to keep them away from those beaten tracks by taking tuk tuk to go through those serpentine backstreet allies, to immerse themselves in Xi'an's profund history by seeing the most gorgrous historical sites in the city center.
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$54.49
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$54.49
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Xian Private Customizable Terracotta Warriors Day Tour
Spend full day with a local expert guide to have a customized day trip of Terracotta Warriors and other Xian top attractions, discover the vivid life-size soldiers and horses as well as the ancient army of Qin Shi Huang’s empire in the morning, choose your preferred site to continue sightseeing in the afternoon. Private transportation by air-conditioned vehicle and English-speaking tour guide service are included.
Full day guided historical trip of the must-see attractions in Xian
Visit the world-famous Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum
Choose your preferred city sites to continue in the afternoon
Lunch and entrance fee at your expense for maximum flexibility
Enjoy the most flexibility with a private tour guide and driver
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$108.00
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$108.00
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Private Xi'an Day Tour Customizable in Your Way
Private customized Xi’an highlights 8-Hour tour, flexible itinerary based on your interests and situation . No need to plan in advance: Decide your sightseeing schedule as you go. Customizable private tour of Terra-cotta Army and two other sights OR city 3-4 attractions . Door-to door pick up and drop off service , knowledgable guide accompany , pick up time flexible , private experienced driver ,hotel pick up and drop off included .
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$105.00
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$105.00
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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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$100.00
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Xian City Walk of Ming Dynasty Discovery
The ancient capital city Xian became the capital of Ming Dynasty in 1369 and gained its current name officially. From the next year, the current City Wall has been constructed. This is a customized city walk tour of Ming Dynasty Discovery in Xian, walk to explore the most famous historical heritages of Ming, like ancient City Wall, Bell Tower, Drum Tower, Gao Grand Courtyard, Muslim Street and City God Temple, you will experience and gain more information of this glorious ancient Ming Empire.
Have a full day Xian city walk with local expert tour guide
Discover the historical relics of Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)
Visit the most famous historical heritages of Ming Dynasty
Gain more information of glorious ancient Empire Ming
Private tour is operated with just your party exclusively
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$168.00
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$168.00
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Private Lanzhou 2 Day Bullet Train Trip to Discover Xi'an City Highlights
Explore highlights of stunning Xi'an in just two days on this trip from Lanzhou by bullet train. You’ll fly to Xi'an and be greeted by a professional guide who will help you design the perfect itinerary for 2 days, see Xi'an highlights from Terracotta Warriors to City Wall to temples and markets. Travel at your own pace, and stop to snap photos, grab a souvenir or explore. Xi'an City is at your fingertips on this private tour! You can choose to finish your tour in Xi'an or return Lanzhou. Tour including train tickets, entrance fee, lunch, overnight accommodation, English speaking tour guide and private vehicle.
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$510.77
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$510.77
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2 Days Classic Xian Group Tour
Explore the ancient city of Xi’an on a two-day group tour. In this tour, visit the highlight attractions in Xian. Enjoy the UNESCO World Heritage "Terracotta Warriors", the best-preserved "Xian City Wall", the history book of Xian Museum, the magnificent "Bell Tower and Drum Tower", the historical "Muslim Street", the national treasure "Big Wild Goose Pagoda" and the 6000 year old "Banpo Village".
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$234.30
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$234.30

Private Xi'an Food Tour
This tour will give a yo a chance to try the most popular foods in the most characteristic areas in Xi'an downtown. Different with other food tours which only spend all their times on one short foodie street or which will soak their guests throughly with beer in bars, our food tour is based on a fully understanding of local peoples life and dinning habits in Xi'an city and aims on providing the best foods in this ancient town, and at the same time you will get to know some interesting facts and stories of the city.
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$65.39
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$65.39

4-Hour Xi'an Photography Night Tour
Get focus and capture it with Xi’an Photography evening Tour! Xi'an has one of the two best night views in China. This tour is easy for anyone who wants to learn or acquire more experience with outdoor evening view photography. This tour will take you on a great adventure in finding the most photogenic locations in the evening. Take you to endless amount of beautiful locations to photograph just around the corner. Photography guide and private English speaking guide and transportation are inclusive in this 4-hour tour!
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$150.00
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$150.00
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All Inclusive Tour to Forbidden City,Tiananmen Square and Hutong
Particularly for first-time visitors who don’t speak Chinese, a private guide can transform the Beijing experience. Say no to hustlers and discover the city by private car on this door-to-door private tour. Check off three of Beijing’s biggest attractions—Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City—and stroll through historic hutong alleys. A comprehensive package with private driver, entrance fees, and lunch.
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$160.00
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$160.00
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All Inclusive Private 2-Day Tour of Xi'an City Highlights with Accommodation
Explore highlights of stunning Xi'an in just two days on this private customized tour. Your friendly and knowledgeable private guide will give you a comprehensive overview of this fascinating city, its local community and cuisine. See Xi'an highlights from Terracotta Warriors to City Wall to temples and markets. Travel at your own pace, and stop to snap photos, grab a souvenir or explore. Xi'an City is at your fingertips on this private tour! Tour including entrance fee, lunch, overnight accommodation, English speaking tour guide and private vehicle.
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$438.98
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$438.98
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2-Day Private Classic Xi'an Sightseeing Tour
This magnificent private 2-day tour in Xi'an offers different tour starting options. You can either be picked up from Xi'an hotel, train station or airport and be done on your own situation. During these 2-day guided tour, you will vist The Museum of Qin Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses, Xi'an City Wall, Drum and Bell Tower, Big Wild Goose Pagoda,etc. Local lunch, entrance fees, private guide and transfer service are all inclusive.
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$368.00
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$368.00
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