Tours From Shanghai: 1 Day Classic Xian City Tour From Shanghai with Optional Air Ticket

Shanghai to Xian Day Tour Itinerary

Make your own arrangement to take flight from Shanghai to Xian in the early morning. Upon arrival in Xian, your tour guide will pick you up at the exit of Xian airport, you will find a welcome signage “Xian Private Tour”. And your Xian City Day Tour includes the following attractions and activities.

Our Xian Pick Up Sign "Xian Private Tour"

Firstly, visit Xian Ancient City Wall. As one of the UNESCO's world Heritage Site, Xi'an Ancient City Wall was built in the 14th century, under the regime of Emperor Zhuyuanzhang in Ming dynasty, had the function of protecting the cities or towns as military defense systems in ancient China. The Ancient City Wall is one of the oldest, largest and best preserved Chinese city walls, exhibits the "complete features of the rampart architecture of feudal society". Bike on the ancient city wall should be an amazing experience.

Enjoy your lunch at a local Chinese restaurant, our tour guide will give you best recommendations on spot)

Next to Big Wild Goose Pagoda, or Giant Wild Goose Pagoda, is a Buddhist pagoda located in southern Xi'an, Shaanxi province, China and became the symbol of the old-line Xi'an. It was built in 652 during the Tang dynasty and originally had five stories. The structure was rebuilt in 704 during the reign of Empress Wu Zetian, and its exterior brick facade was renovated during the Ming dynasty. The Big Wild Goose Pagoda attracts numerous visitors for its fame in the Buddhist religion and its simple but appealing style of construction. It is rated as a National Key Cultural Relic Preserve. One of the pagoda's many functions was to hold sutras and figurines of the Buddha that were brought to China from India by the Buddhist translator and traveler Xuanzang.

Your final stop is Shaanxi History Museum, is located to the northwest of the Giant Wild Goose Pagoda, which is one of the four largest museum with modern facilities in China.  The museum, built in traditional Tang architectural style, houses over 370,000 cultural relics, including murals, paintings, pottery, coins, as well as bronze, gold, silver, seal and stone objects, all of which can be dated back to over 1 million years ago to the late Qing dynasty. The modern museum was built between 1983 and 2001 and its appearance recalls the architectural style of the Tang Dynasty. It was regarded as “the pearl of ancient dynasties and house of Chinese treasures” where reflect over one thousand years of Chinese history, the splendid culture and people life in ancient times. The exhibition space is divided into an introductory hall, permanent exhibitions, special exhibitions, and temporary exhibitions, as well as one that has been named the National Painting Hall. It not only show the span of culture in ancient Shaanxi, but also show the highest level of cultural development of China's social economy.

After the visit of Shaanxi History Museum, transfer you back to Xian airport. And you make your own way return to Shanghai.

Optional Service for your references:
1. Round Way Shanghai Xian air tickets: 250USD (the air ticket may fluctuate according to the season.)
2. Private transfer from Shanghai downtown hotel to Shanghai PVG: 80USD for 5-7 seats air-conditioned vehicle
3. Private transfer from Shanghai PVG to Shanghai downtown hotel: 80USD for 5-7 seats air-conditioned vehicle
This Shanghai to Xian day tour is 100% flexible and customizable, you can tailore made your own Xian trip with the items you prefer to be included or not. 

Price Per Person in US Dollars