Mini Group Xian Day Tour to Terracotta Army, City Wall, Giant Wild Goose Pagoda and Muslim Bazaar

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  David4.8•October 2026
  We thought the trip was fantastic. For us it hit all the highlights we wanted to see, and left us wanting to come...
  We thought the trip was fantastic. For us it hit all the highlights we wanted to see, and left us wanting to come back to see more in every location. The guides were great in every city, as were the drivers. Every guide was knowledgeable and easy to be with. Some had better general English ability for more casual conversations but there was never a problem understanding any of them. The sightseeing arrangements were very good and our guides did an excellent job of getting us to places before the heavy crowds arrived which was quite enjoyable. The hotels for the most part were fantastic. The Sofitel in Beijing was a nice hotel but there seemed to be no restaurants in the area so you were kind of stuck in the hotel if you were too tired to take the metro to different area. The Radisson Blu in Shanghai was in a fantastic location but the room we were given was extremely small. The guide helped us talk to the hotel about moving to another room but it ended up being only slightly better. ( the available rooms may have been a result of it being the start of the mid-autumn festival ). We were very impressed with the service provided to us by Kelly Wang and how quickly she responded to any questions we had during the lead up to the trip and during the trip. David BrettShow more
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  Aline5.0•October 2026
  China is now a very modern country, with large highways everywhere, bullet trains, it is very clean. We stayed at...
  China is now a very modern country, with large highways everywhere, bullet trains, it is very clean. We stayed at very nice hotels, they were very luxurios. it was a joke with us "are you sure we can afford this?" Our favorite hotel was the Holiday Inn in Chengdu, the room was smaller but, the beds were so comfy! In the last hotel in Shanghai the toilet had an integrated bidet but we could not figure out how to operate it, there were no English instructions. Our least favorite hotel was the one in Zhanjiajie, the seal on the shower door was broken and we made a mess whenever we would shower. We slept in the train one night from Guilin to Zhanjiajie, that went very well (no shower on the train though). English is not spoken much in China. We always had to use a translation app to talk to the staff at hotels, restaurants, doctors, etc,.. Most toilets in China are the squat type and toilet paper is mostly non-existent. The tourists sites will have a few toilets of the "sitting type" and as you enter the bathroom there may be a toilet paper dispensing widget (a round thing and you can pull some toilet paper pieces from the middle). The hotels have fancy toilets self flushing, heated seats. We had different guide and driver pair at every location. Some spoke English better than others but all were knowledgeable, some of them put in the extra effort to ensure you had a great trip. Claire in Chengdu, James in Shanghai and Toby in Beijing stand out in my mind. We had a hot pot with Claire for lunch and it was a memorable meal. The Pekin duck in Beijing with Toby was also memorable. We went to an add-on show with acrobats in Beijing and that was alright, the acrobats were very young. We went to another show in Xian, and that one was way-over-the-top, we were joking "what did not happen in this show?" It was a big production, the stage was rotating around the audience. It is an optional activity, I do not recommend that one. The food... the breakfast in the hotels were very busy every morning (except one). They do not put salt and pepper on the tables. The food was plenty and delicious but you have to be adventurous and try new things. Some lunches were also covered by the tour and these were very good meals. The Chinese do not seem to eat deserts! We did not see a single fortune cookie anywhere. The sites were awesome! That what we go to China for after all! One of the best experience was the making of my own terracotta warrior...Show more
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  Alana-maree4.8•October 2026
  The accommodation was amazing and we had a good mix of things to do on our tour. It did feel wier having different...
  The accommodation was amazing and we had a good mix of things to do on our tour. It did feel wier having different guides in each city and this is the first tour where this has happened to me but over all it was very good.Show more