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A China Adventure Club route through northern heritage and landscapes. Explore the operator’s itinerary outline, then refine its pace and arrangements for your dates.
Adapted from China Adventure Club’s original regional and national collection. The outline below describes the source route; your written proposal establishes the current order, overnight stops and service arrangements.
Itinerary outline
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1 Beijing Directions to Xi’an
2 Xi’an Directions to Terracotta Warriors
3 Terracotta Warriors Directions to Xi’an
4 Xi’an Directions to Beijing
5 Beijing
Use the train for the night, use your day time for the tour
Travel Options
Travel to Xian on the overnight Train Z19, and take a bullet train back to Beijing the next day.
Board the Z19 train at Beijing West Station at 9:20 p.m. and travel in a soft-sleeper carriage. Arrive in Xi’an at 8:00 a.m. the following morning, where your guide and driver will meet you and take you to breakfast. Allow about four hours for the Terracotta Warriors excursion. Afterward, choose a visit to the city wall, Bell and Drum Towers, or Muslim Quarter. Before returning to Beijing, enjoy lunch at a restaurant known for its dumpling banquet. An afternoon high-speed train allows an earlier return to Beijing but leaves less time for sightseeing.
Travel to Xian on the overnight train Z19, and fly back to Beijing the next day.
Board the Z19 train at Beijing West Station at 9:20 p.m. and travel in a soft-sleeper carriage. Arrive in Xi’an at 8:00 a.m. the following morning, where your guide and driver will meet you and take you to breakfast. Allow about four hours for the Terracotta Warriors excursion. Afterward, choose a visit to the city wall, Bell and Drum Towers, or Muslim Quarter. Before returning to Beijing, enjoy lunch at a restaurant known for its dumpling banquet. An afternoon flight allows an earlier return to Beijing but leaves less time for sightseeing. An evening flight provides a fuller day in Xi’an.
Travel to Xian on overnight train Z19, and return to Beijing with the overnight train Z20
Board the Z19 train at Beijing West Station at 9:20 p.m. and travel in a soft-sleeper carriage. Arrive in Xi’an at 8:00 a.m. the following morning, where your guide and driver will meet you and take you to breakfast. Allow about four hours for the Terracotta Warriors excursion. Afterward, choose a visit to the city wall, Bell and Drum Towers, or Muslim Quarter. Before returning to Beijing, enjoy lunch at a restaurant known for its dumpling banquet.
* Both Z19 and Z20 are equipped with private 2-person compartment.
XIAN TOUR ATTRACTIONS THAT You May Visit
The Museum of Terracotta Warriors and Horses
The Terracotta Warriors and Horses of the Mausoleum of the First Emperor of Qin, a World Heritage Site, one of the Eight Wonders of the World, thanks to nearby villagers drilling wells and discovering three of them The Terracotta Warriors and Horses burial pit has finally seen the light of day, revealing the tip of the iceberg of the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor. Now, welcome to a proper conversation with this 2,000-year-old royal legion!
Dumpling Banquet (Dumpling Feast)
Xi’an’s dumpling banquet features dumplings in a variety of shapes, fillings, and flavors. They may be steamed, boiled, pan-fried, or deep-fried, making the meal a distinctive way to experience the city’s culinary traditions.
Xian Ancient City Wall
Xi’an’s ancient city wall is one of the city’s most recognizable landmarks. Approximately 14 kilometers long, it includes moats, corner towers, and other defensive features. Single and tandem bicycles are available to rent on the wall, with a 120-minute rental period.
The Bell and Drum Towers
The Bell Tower in Xi'an is an ancient building that reflects the ethnic architectural style of Ming Dynasty China. The Drum Tower and the Bell Tower are twin brothers, only half a mile apart, and reflect each other, adding color to the old city. The bell tower used to hang a big bell upstairs for alarming the police, hence the name "bell tower". In ancient times, the bell was struck to report the morning, the drum was struck to report the evening, so the "morning bell and evening drum" said.
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TAILOR-MADE TRAVEL
What to refine before booking
Protect the travel days
Review the full hotel-to-hotel transfer for every intercity leg. Avoid relying on a flight or train arriving early enough for a tightly timed major attraction unless the final schedule supports it.
Choose a comfortable pace
Confirm stairs, slopes and time on foot. Ask which optional visits can be shortened or removed, and where an additional night would make the biggest difference.
Make inclusions explicit
Request the actual hotel and room choices, guide language, vehicle arrangements, admission coverage, meals and any activity-specific support in the written quotation.
Compare another approach
For a more spacious route, explore the original journey briefs in our national and regional collections. These show overnight allocations, transfer days and the tradeoffs behind each route.