Xian Travel Itinerary

1-Day Xi'an Travel Itineraries

• 1-Day: Terracotta Warriors, Huaqing Hot Spring, and Muslim Street Quarter where you can try local snacks and watch shadow and puppet shows.
• 1-Day: Ancient City Wall, Shaanxi History Museum, Big Wild Goose Pagoda, and Muslim Quarter
• 1-Day: A full-day tour of Mountain Hua
• 1-Day: Mausoleum of the Han Dynasty emperor, Qianling Mausoleum, and Famen Temple
• 1-Day: Terracotta Warriors, Hanyangling Museum, and Cave Home visit
• 1-Day: Foodie and life discovery tour to the Old Xicang Alley, and Muslim Street Quarter (immerse yourself in the local life and watch shadow or puppet play)
• 1-Day: Art and culture tour to Xi'an Academy Gate, Yu Youren Calligraphy Art Museum, Forest of Stone Steles Museum, and Private Painting Studio (where you can learn calligraphy and painting)

Unique Night Tour

Xi'an night tour from 3.5 to 4 hours to Muslim Quarter, Nanmen/South Gate Square, music fountain on Big Goose Pagoda North Square, and Grand Tang Dynasty Ever Bright City

2 Days Xi'an Itineraries

• Day 1: Arrival in Xi'an, Shaanxi History Museum, and Ancient City Wall, visit Muslim Street at night or watch a show.
• Day 2: Terracotta Warriors, Small Wild Goose Pagoda, Muslim Street, and the Great Mosque, and departure

• Day 1: The Museum of Qin Terracotta Warriors and Horses, City Wall, Bell Tower & Drum Tower, Muslim Quarter at night
• Day 2: Round trip to Mountain Huashan and departure

• Day 1: Arrive at Xi'an, Hanyang Tomb, City Wall, Muslim Street
• Day 2: Shaanxi History Museum, Forest of Stone Steles Museum, Giant Wild Goose Pagoda and Ci'en Temple

• Day 1: Arrive at Xi’an, City Wall including Tai Chi Learning, Muslim Street
• Day 2: Terracotta Warriors, Dumpling making at a local, and departure

3 Days

• Day 1: arrive at Xi'an, Ancient City Wall, Bell Tower & Drum Tower, and Muslim Quarter at night
• Day 2: The Museum of Qin Terracotta Warriors and Horses, City wall, and Dumpling-making activity at a local's house.
• Day 3: Grand Wild Goose Pagoda plus Ci'en Temple, Shaanxi History Museum, and Forest of Stone Steles Museum, and departure

• Day 1: arrive at Xi’an, Hanyang Tomb, Muslim Street
• Day 2: Round trip to Mountain Huashan, and night tour to Grand Tang Dynasty Ever Bright City or choose to watch a show such as Qin Opera or Tang Dynasty Show
• Day 3: Terracotta Warriors, Giant Wild Goose Pagoda, departure

4 Days

• Day 1: arrive at Xi'an, Xi'an Academy Gate, Xihuamen Avenue, and Muslim Street
• Day 2: the Museum of Qin Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses, Big Wild Goose Pagoda, and the music fountain or Tang Dynasty Show
• Day 3: Mountain Huashan, night tour to Grand Tang Dynasty Ever Bright City
• Day 4: Shaanxi History Museum, Forest of Stone Steles Museum where you can learn calligraphy, and departure

• Day 1: arrive at the airport, Hangyangling Mausoleum, and Muslim Street where you can enjoy the local food, and watch shadow and puppet play.
• Day 2: Terracotta Warriors, Bike on the City Wall, and explore the Bell & Drum Tower Square, enjoy a night show such as Qin Opera or Tang Dynasty Show at night.
• Day 3: Shaanxi History Museum, Giant Wild Goose Pagoda, Forest of Stone Steles Museum where you can learn traditional Chinese calligraphy
• Day 4: Dumpling making at a local, departure

5 Days

• Day 1: Arrive at Xi'an, visit Bell and Drum Towers, and City Wall by biking
• Day 2: Terracotta Warriors, Giant Goose Pagoda, and Dumpling Making, Grand Tang Ever Bright City
• Day 3: Shaanxi History Museum, Small Wild Goose Pagoda, Forest of Stone Steles Museum where you can learn calligraphy, Night show
• Day 4: Xicang Valley, Muslim Street, and Yongxing Street
• Day 5: Round trip to Mountain Huashan

• Day 1: arrive at Xi'an, Bell Tower, Drum Tower, and Muslim Street
• Day 2: Terracotta Warriors, Huaqing Hot Spring, dumpling making
• Day3: City Wall with biking or Tai Chi learning, Forest of Stone Steles Museum where you can learn calligraphy
• Day4: roundtrip of Mountain Huashan, night show
• Day5: Traditional Chinese Han Costume activity, departure

6 Days

• Day 1: arrive at Xi'an
• Day 2: Terracotta Warriors, Xicang Valley, and dumpling-making
• Day 3: Ancient City Wall by biking for about 1-2 hours, Bell & Drum Towers, Grand Wild Goose Pagoda and Ci'en Temple, Grand Tang Ever Bright City at night
• Day 4: Qianling Mausoleum, Maoling Mausoleum, and Famen Temple
• Day 5: Round trip to Huashan Mountain, Muslim Street
• Day 6: Hanyang Tomb, Shaanxi History Museum, departure

• Day 1: Arrive in Xi'an
• Day 2: Terracotta Warriors, Muslim Street (Snacks, shadow and puppet show, paper cutting), Grand Mosque
• Day 3: Forest of Stele Museum (calligraphy learning), Ancient City Wall (biking or Taichi learning), Shaanxi History Museum.
• Day 4: Peasant painting village and cave visit
• Day 5: Qianling Mausoleum, Maoling Mausoleum, and Famen Temple
• Day 6: round trip to Huashan Mountain, cable car up and down

7 Days

• Day 1: Arrive at Xi'an, Muslim Quarter & Great Mosque
• Day 2: Terracotta Warriors (clay of terracotta warrior making), paper cutting plus foodie discovery trip
• Day 3: Mt. Huashan, show at night
• Day 4: Shaanxi History Museum, Forest of Stone Steles Museum (calligraphy learning), City Wall (biking or Taichi learning), and Grand Wild Goose Pagoda
• Day 5: Half day of traditional Han Costume, Muslim Street, and dumpling-making
• Day 6: Qianling Mausoleum, Maoling Mausoleum, and Famen Temple
• Day 7: Hanyang Tomb, and Departure

• Day 1: arrive at Xi'an, Hanyang Tomb, and Muslim Street
• Day 2: Big Wild Goose Pagoda, History Museum, Bell Tower, Great Mosque, and Forest of Stone Steles Museum
• Day 3: Maoling Mausoleum, Qianling Mausoleum, Famen Temple, and South Gate
• Day 4: Terracotta Warriors, Mountain Li, City Wall
• Day 5: Round trip to Mountain Hua
• Day 6: Peasant painting village, and cave visit
• Day 7: Hanyang Tomb, departure

Xi'an Side trips

• Side trip to Luoyang: Day Trip to Luoyang Longmen Grottoes by fast train and back

Side trip to Pingyao Ancient Town for a night:

• Day 1: Xi'an to Pingyao by train D2502(07:43-10:50), Ancient Town, stay overnight in Pingyao
• Day 2: Pingyao to Xi'an by train D2529(18:26-21:27), a full day to visit the Zhangbi Ancient Castle, Shuanglin Temple, and Wang's Family Compound, train back to Xi'an

Where to stay in Xi'an

With the City Wall: Grand Noble Hotel Xi'an - 4*, Wyndham Grand Xi'an South - 5*, Sofitel Legend People's Grand Hotel Xian - Luxury and Boutique 5*

Other areas: Shangri La Hotel, Westin, Sheraton, Hilton, Hyatt, more luxury hotels in Xi'an >>