Xi'an: Guided Terracotta Tour with Ticket, Qinqiang & Lunch

Get Terracotta Army tickets, an English guide, hotel pickup, and Shaanxi lunch. Explore Pits 1-3 and watch live Qinqiang Opera theater. Ideal for culture and history lovers.
Step back over 2,200 years into the Qin Empire on this half-day cultural tour in Xi'an. Combining the UNESCO World Heritage Terracotta Army with a national intangible heritage Qinqiang Opera experience and an authentic Shaanxi lunch, this tour connects ancient imperial history with the living vocal traditions of the Guanzhong Plain.

07:40 Hotel Pickup in Xi'an
Your morning begins with pickup from your hotel within Xi'an's 2nd Ring Road (and accessible areas of the 3rd Ring Road) in an air-conditioned tour van driven by a professional Chinese-speaking driver, accompanied by your English-speaking tour guide. If your hotel is inside a narrow alley where tour vehicles cannot park, walk a short distance to the nearest main-road meeting point.

08:30 Transfer to Lintong Scenic Area
Relax on the morning drive east toward Lintong District as your English-speaking guide introduces China's first emperor, Qin Shi Huang, and the 1974 discovery of his underground army by local farmers.

09:40 Guided Exploration of Terracotta Army (Pits 1, 2 & 3)
Enter the Terracotta Army Museum directly with your pre-booked real-name admission ticket using your original physical passport—no secondary reservation required. Follow your English guide through Pit 1, where thousands of life-sized infantrymen, archers, and battle chariots stand in military formation with distinct facial expressions and armor details. Continue to Pit 2 to examine cavalry, kneeling archers, and mixed battle units, and visit Pit 3, the ancient military command headquarters.

Intangible Heritage Qinqiang Opera Experience
After exploring the museum pits, enjoy a 45-minute live experience of Qinqiang Opera, a national intangible cultural heritage hailed as China's oldest rock-and-roll and the ancestor of traditional Chinese operatic theater. Admire the performers' expressive painted faces, elaborate traditional costumes, and flowing water-sleeve movements while listening to the bold, resonant vocals that have echoed across Shaanxi since the Qin and Han dynasties.

13:00 Authentic Shaanxi Local Lunch
Sit down for a freshly prepared Shaanxi local lunch featuring a choice of three classic regional favorites: handmade dumplings (jiaozi), wide hand-pulled Biangbiang noodles, or the Three Qin Combo (crispy Rougamo burger, Liangpi cold noodles, and iconic Bingfeng orange soda). Non-halal vegetarian meals or egg fried rice are available upon request, and guests who skip lunch receive a 20 CNY per person cash rebate on site.

13:30 Return Transfer & 15:00 Bell Tower Drop-Off
Board the air-conditioned vehicle at 13:30 for the return drive to downtown Xi'an. Your tour concludes around 15:00 near the Xi'an Bell Tower in the city center, leaving your late afternoon free for further exploration.

Para garantizar la disponibilidad de la reserva lo antes posible. Vale la pena reservar con antelación, especialmente si planeas el viaje durante la temporada alta, como los días festivos o los fines de semana.

Esta excursión se puede cancelar sin costo alguno hasta :tiempo de cancelación horas antes del inicio del viaje. Si lo cancela después de 24 horas o no se presenta en la excursión, se le cobrará el precio total de la actividad. El retraso en la recogida o en la salida se considerará como no presentarse.