Private 1-Day Xi'an City Highlights Tour

Our guide Judy was excellent. She really knew the history and the city. Could not have been better. She knew all about the the terracotta soldiers and how they were discovered and how archeologists today are working to preserve the soldiers.

Xi’an 24-26 March 2019 Roger was an amazing tour guide, very friendly. He was full of information. I can’t believe how much he remembers about China’s history. Having a personal tour guide helped a lot being able explain history, buildings and to know where to go and there is room for flexibly. Emily was the original person I was in contact with to organize/book everything through Travel China Guide. She was so helpful in organizing my stay. I had a couple changes that she was able to help me with. Everything felt really personalized. In Xi’an, Emily even stopped by to say hi and deliver a framed photo Roger helped take. I thought it was really nice to be able to meet the person that I have been communicating through email. Great service! The Driver I do not know how he navigated Xi’an streets. Great driver. I definitely would not have been able to drive Xi’an streets. The bike ride along the city wall in Xi'an was nice especially case I don’t even remember the last time I rode a bike. There was not a lot of people on the city wall so it was very nice and relaxing (45 yuan for single person bike). I don’t remember the option for a bike ride being mentioned on my initial tour information. Meeting the farmer who first found the Terracotta Warriors and being able to get his signature in a Terracotta Warriors souvenir book and taking a picture with him was amazing (200 yuan). The Terracotta Warriors replicas only in his shop are made from the same clay as original Terracotta Warriors and comes with certificate of authenticity. I had time to shop around the area visiting the government Jade factory. If you plan on buying jade it is supposedly the cheapest place where you can find it. I ended up getting a jade bracelet and jade pendent. Purchases comes with certificate of authenticity. My favorite part is that Roger helped takes pictures for me because my phone camera was not taking good pictures. Also his food suggestions where delicious. The Qin Wang Noodles has been my favorite dish through my whole China trip. I would suggest for people traveling to China to download “WeChat” before arriving. It makes it easier to communicate with your guides. For people riding the train NO big aerosol cans. Like hairspray. I just had a small can of bug spray train station stopped to check it out. I was able to go through with a small can but if it was bigger it would not have been allowed.

My friends and I took a private two day tour with Carol Chen earlier this month. Carol picked us up at the airport and welcomed us warmly to her city. Her knowledge of the city was amazing and it matched the enthusiasm with which she shared it. Carol shared insights of Chinese history that were very interesting. She was very flexible while keeping us all on schedule. The tour ended with an authentic Chinese home cooked meal, This was an amazing experience. Carol took us to the airport and waited until we cleared security and were out of sight. I highly recommend Carol should you want to visit Xi'an you are guaranteed a great time. Thank you Carol and I will be back.