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Terracotta Warriors and Han Dynasty Tomb: All-Inclusive Tour
5.0
10 Ratings
Xi'an
Immerse yourself in the history of Xi’an with this all-inclusive private tour. Explore the Terracotta Warriors museum and the Jingdi Tomb museum, and enjoy a delicious lunch. Book now!
Immerse yourself in the history of Xi’an with this all-inclusive private tour. Explore the Terracotta Warriors museum and the Jingdi Tomb museum, and enjoy a delicious lunch. Book now!
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- The Museum of Qin Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses - Your private guide and driver will meet you in your hotel lobby around 08:30 or you request time, one hour drive to Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses Museum, around 3 hours enjoyable visit to museum pit 1, pit 2, pit 3 and Bronze Chariots all exhibition without any tourist factory stop. You will…
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The Museum of Qin Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses - Your private guide and driver will meet you in your hotel lobby around 08:30 or you request time, one hour drive to Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses Museum, around 3 hours enjoyable visit to museum pit 1, pit 2, pit 3 and Bronze Chariots all exhibition without any tourist factory stop. You will see the life-sized infantry warriors, archer warriors, cavalry and other charioteer warriors in the museum at your pace with your guide accompanies.
After Terracotta warriors museum, your private guide will take you to enjoy a very delicious authentic local lunch, Xi’an belt noodle, crisp chicken, spicy green beans are top three popular there with local beer and local pineapple soda! - Tomb of Emperor Jingdi (Hanyangling) - This 1-hour museum visit is quite special, you will walk through the underground glass corridor with shoes cover to see the thousands of toy size pottery figurines laying on the bottom of the pits which were prepared to serve the after life of 4th Han dynasty emperor Jingdi.
What's Included
- Professional English speaking guide
- Private driver and vehicle
- Pickup and drop off service
- Entrance tickets
- Local lunch
- Optional Spanish/French/Italian/German guide for 400 RMB extra (notify 3 days in advance)
- Professional English speaking guide
- Private driver and vehicle
- Pickup and drop off service
- Entrance tickets
- Local lunch
- Optional Spanish/French/Italian/German guide for 400 RMB extra (notify 3 days in advance)
What's Not Included
- Dinner
- Gratuities
- Dinner
- Gratuities
Additional Information
This comprehensive private tour, exclusive of any factory visits, takes you to the mesmerising Terra Cotta Warriors museum, home to 8000 full-sized military sculptures. In the afternoon, we guide you through the tomb museum of the Emperor Jingdi of the fourth Han Dynasty, where you can witness around 50,000 miniature Terracotta figures.
Enjoy a…
This comprehensive private tour, exclusive of any factory visits, takes you to the mesmerising Terra Cotta Warriors museum, home to 8000 full-sized military sculptures. In the afternoon, we guide you through the tomb museum of the Emperor Jingdi of the fourth Han Dynasty, where you can witness around 50,000 miniature Terracotta figures.
Enjoy a comfortable 8-hour journey inclusive of all admission fees, a delectable lunch, the assistance of a private English-speaking guide and driver, as well as a full day transfer service.
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Infant (1-3 years old) are free providing they do not occupy a seat
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Please wear comfortable walking shoes
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- If your booking is “Tour+2-way Airport Transfer”, please provide your round flights number information and ensure at least 9 hours time between two flights.
Location
The Museum of Qin Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses
Qinling North Road, Lintong District,
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Popopo1976
May 1, 2026
Good reliable tour operator, we had a fantastic time - We booked directly with Catherine Lu Tour, a private & customised tour.
Costly? Yes, very. A group tour with bigger numbers would bring it down, but we much prefer the flexibility & convenience of a private tour.
We can choose to visit some places and Not certain places. We can choose to spend a bit more time on certain places to take nice photos, less time on other less interesting places. We choose the hotels we wanna stay in [we prefer ihg ones] but of course we asked for the operator's opinions too.
We chose to stay in:
1. Hualuxe Tanghua hotel in Xi'an - very chinese style
2. Did a day trip to Luoyang
3. Regent Beijing and caught a flight home the following day
Both are very good hotels under ihg umbrella.
After many e-mail exchanges, we decided to go for this Xi'an + Luoyang trip.
This was actually our 2nd tour with Catherine Lu Tour (1st one being a Beijing tour), and have already arranged for a 3rd one.
Wont post any photos here, one can see the same photos online repeatedly.
We couldn't find many reviews on things in China, especially reliable ones with many many contributions. So I hope mine can give fellow TA some assurance and help them make informed decisions.
Xi'an = Good, go see the Terracotta army. We didnt go to the Muslim street food, or the Bell Tower.
Luoyang = Go see the Longmen Grotto.
Tour guides in both Xi'an and Luoyang, both ladies were good. They spoke better English than we do. Punctual, friendly and informative. Cars were clean and comfortable [except for one F1 driver who did our Xi'an train station - hotel transfer].. sarcasm...
All in all, we had a good time.
Did we enjoy it? Yes.
Will we return and use Catherine Lu Tour? Already booked one for Dec 2026.
Wholeheartedly recommend Catherine Lu.
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Thomas_m
Mar 22, 2026
Historic day - It is a truly extraordinary event to visit this place. Julia was a very good guide and provided a lot of background.
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Sm268268
Sep 4, 2025
Wonderful trip to Xi'an, great tour - We toured Xi’an for two-days in late August 2025 through Catherine Lu tours. Our tour experience was great and I would recommend it for anyone interested in Xi’an’s history. The tour was good because of our excellent tour guide Agnes and our driver Chau. Agnes was nice, informative, descriptive, and excited to teach us about everything we were touring. She took us to local restaurants that had tasty and authentic Xi’an cuisine.
For context, our group is a family of four from the US, including two kids 9 and 12 years old. During the first day of our tour, we saw the Terra Cotta Warriors, the adjacent mausoleum museum, the Hanyang tomb, and a live show that described the silk road. Agnes described the warriors and their history in detail, answered all our questions, and just as important, explained that we must be aggressive and look for any tiny gaps to get to the railing. At other times she would ask other people to move out of the way for us so we could get a better look and take good pictures. After the warriors exhibit, we went to the lesser visited mausoleum, and later in the day took us to the Hanyang Tomb exhibits. All were excellent and Agnes did a wonderful job explaining the exhibits in great detail. Lunch was at a local restaurant that was great. Agnes helped us order, recommended dishes, and made sure we were well taken care of.
We spent the second day at an archaeology museum and the Dayan pagoda. Agnes did a great job at both places and again helped us with lunch at an authentic Xi’an restaurant. The lunch budget was ample and we were all full and happy. Beyond the tours she’d give us restaurant suggestions for dinner. She’d suggest places to go to buy souvenirs at a good price (vs. just taking us to the souvenir shops).
Our drive Chau (spelling?) was wonderful too – an expert driver, very pleasant, got us to our destinations safely and quickly.
P.S. for TripAdvisor staff - - this is not AI generated! I wrote it myself along with my son sitting right next to me. You guys have flagged me twice already, and I've taken a third attempt at getting rid of what might possibly be looked at as AI generated.
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Massimiliano_g
Aug 25, 2025
Perfect tour for... - Perfect tour to visit both the terracotta warriors and the semi-unknown, but no less interesting, site of the tomb of the Jingdi Emperor. The latter completely snubbed by tourist groups: unlike the Xi'an site here we were practically alone. Richard, the guide who accompanied us, turned out to be a great a great cicero, nice and full of anecdotes
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Explore50099516700
Jun 17, 2025
Wonderful guide, thank Grace! - Grace is a very informative and engaging guide. She made the trip interesting for my 2 young boys. Joined Catherine Lu tours again for Xi’an after a previous wonderful experience with Sonia in forbidden palace from same agency.
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Fachristy
Mar 21, 2025
A day full of happiness and history with Tina! - Tina was our lovely tour guide who showed us around at the Terracotta Warriors and the Hanyang tomb of Jingdi.
We were picked up in a very nice car in front of our hotel.
We had a fantastic day!
Tina made sure we understood everything very well and she took the time to answer all of our questions. She was a very happy lady so we had a lot of fun. We recommend this tour to everyone, especially with Tina as a tourguide.
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Byrne682015
Mar 1, 2025
terracotta and tombs - Had a great time with Tina. Really enjoyed the tour. she was very informative and enjoyed the history on the Chinese dynasties. Tina, selected a nice place for lunch with great local noodles.
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Doru_t
Aug 3, 2024
a special tour - It was definitely one of the most beautiful tours chosen. Our guide Rosa managed to make us know the history of China. Her attentiveness directed us to other special attractions. An incredibly good guide. The driver was also very attentive. All in all an unforgettable experience
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Ctang
Oct 13, 2019
Comprehensive tour with a fantastic guide - I booked this as part of my two-day private tour via the company’s web site. The communication through Jenna was quick and efficient. They also inquire what your area of interest is in order to apply the tour program accordingly.
My tour included the terra cotta warriors site, a visit of cave dwelling and Hanyangling mausoleum. My guide, Sun Ping (Sunday) was energetic, competent and helpful. She has a lot of tidbits to tell you beside the common historical facts. She also helped me booked the ticket to Shaanxi historical museum (which I had not known it had to be pre-booked online, not at site) and helped me switch my other tour (with this company) to accommodate the museum visit (which, by the way, is one of the three best museums in China).
Thanks a lot, Ms. Sun! If it had not been for you, I would not have had enjoyable days both at the tour sites and at the Shaanxi museum.
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Zirconium11
Dec 18, 2018
秦春莲 Lisa has made our journey a memorable one!! Kudos!! - The lady tour guide is well conversant in English and Mandarin. She is rich in her wealth of knowledge of Chinese history as we moved from the Terra-cotta Army museum to Hua Qing Temple for a half day tour (with lots of walking).
She has made the explanations so detailed and enjoyable that we savoured every little bit of information from her to deepen our own understanding of this “8th wonder of the world”.
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