📌 Program Overview

This 3-day / 2-night Ancient Capitals private tour is designed for travelers who want to connect Xi’an and Luoyang in one compact heritage route.

The itinerary combines Xi’an’s ancient capital culture and the Terracotta Warriors with Luoyang’s Longmen Grottoes, temple heritage, and early capital history. It is suitable for guests who want a stronger cultural route than a Xi’an-only stay, while keeping hotel, guide service, vehicle service, tickets, and intercity transport arranged in advance.

This sample itinerary includes selected hotel accommodation, hotel breakfasts, private English-speaking guide service during sightseeing, local private vehicle service, listed visits, and intercity transport support according to the confirmed itinerary.

✨ Tour Highlights

• Visit Xi’an and Luoyang, two important ancient capital cities in one private route
• See the Terracotta Warriors, Xi’an City Wall, and selected old city areas
• Visit Longmen Grottoes, one of China's major Buddhist cave art sites
• Add White Horse Temple, Luoyang Museum, or Luoyang old town depending on timing
• Travel privately with arranged transport, hotel stay, no group merging, and no shopping stops

👥 Who This Tour Is For

This tour is suitable for travelers who have limited time but want to experience both Xi’an’s Qin and Tang heritage and Luoyang’s Buddhist art and early capital culture.

It is a good option for culture-focused travelers, history lovers, families, mature guests, photographers, and small private groups who want a short but meaningful ancient-capital route.

🧩 Customization Notes

This sample itinerary can be customized based on arrival time, departure time, hotel preference, room arrangement, group size, and preferred pace.

The standard route starts in Xi’an and usually ends in Luoyang or Zhengzhou. If you need to return to Xi’an or continue to another city, the transport plan and quote can be revised.

Transport between Xi’an and Luoyang can be arranged by high-speed train or private vehicle depending on ticket availability, luggage, group size, timing, and final route design.

🗓️ Day-by-Day Itinerary

Day 1: Xi'an Arrival, City Wall and Old City Area

• Meet your private English-speaking guide and driver at the confirmed Xi’an pickup point
• Visit Xi’an City Wall, with walking time or optional cycling if suitable and available
• Visit the Big Wild Goose Pagoda area, Muslim Quarter, Bell Tower area, or another selected old city area depending on arrival time
• Lunch or dinner can be arranged in the final quote or recommended locally by your guide
• Transfer to your selected Xi’an hotel and check in
• Stay overnight in Xi’an

Day 2: Terracotta Warriors and Travel to Luoyang

• Enjoy breakfast at the hotel
• Travel by private vehicle to the Terracotta Warriors site
• Visit the main excavation pits and learn about the Qin dynasty, army formations, and archaeological discovery
• Lunch can be arranged in the final quote or recommended locally by your guide
• Return to Xi’an city or transfer directly to the railway station depending on the confirmed schedule
• Travel from Xi’an to Luoyang by high-speed train or private vehicle
• Arrive in Luoyang and transfer to your selected hotel
• Stay overnight in Luoyang

Day 3: Longmen Grottoes, Luoyang Culture and Final Transfer

• Enjoy breakfast at the hotel
• Visit Longmen Grottoes, known for riverside Buddhist carvings, cave shrines, and stone sculptures
• Continue to White Horse Temple, Luoyang Museum, Luoyang old town, or another selected cultural site depending on opening rules and timing
• Lunch can be arranged in the final quote or recommended locally by your guide
• Transfer to Luoyang station, Zhengzhou airport, Zhengzhou railway station, Luoyang hotel, or another confirmed final drop-off point
• The tour ends after the final transfer

📦 Inclusions & Exclusions

✅ Included

✅ Selected hotel accommodation for 2 nights
✅ Hotel breakfasts as listed in the itinerary
✅ Private English-speaking guide during the sightseeing itinerary
✅ Private vehicle service for local sightseeing and transfers according to the itinerary
✅ Xi’an pickup on Day 1 and final drop-off on Day 3 according to the confirmed route
✅ Xi’an–Luoyang high-speed train ticket or private transfer support according to the final itinerary
✅ Xi’an City Wall ticket
✅ Terracotta Warriors ticket
✅ Longmen Grottoes ticket
✅ Selected Luoyang cultural site ticket if included in the final route
✅ Airport, railway station, or hotel transfer support according to the confirmed itinerary
✅ No shopping stops
✅ No group merging during sightseeing

❌ Not Included

❌ International or domestic flights
❌ Lunches and dinners unless clearly included in the final quote
❌ Personal expenses
❌ Optional activities not listed as included
❌ Extra hotel room charges, upgrades, or extra bed fees
❌ Drinks, snacks, minibar expenses, and tips
❌ Travel insurance unless clearly arranged separately
❌ Any service not clearly listed as included

💰 Price / Quote Information

Approximate starting price: from USD 600 per person.

This reference price is based on about 4 travelers sharing 2 standard rooms. It includes private English-speaking guide service, selected hotel accommodation, local vehicle service, listed attraction visits, basic intercity transport support, and the sample itinerary services.

The actual price may vary depending on travel dates, hotel level, room arrangement, group size, Xi’an–Luoyang train availability, vehicle arrangements, ticket availability, meal standard, final drop-off city, and itinerary adjustments.

Please send your travel dates, number of travelers, preferred hotel level, room requirements, Xi’an pickup point, final drop-off point, and special interests. We will prepare a customized quote based on the final itinerary.

🏨 Hotel Notes

The standard route usually includes 1 night in Xi’an and 1 night in Luoyang.

Hotel names, room types, breakfast arrangements, and availability will be confirmed after travel dates and room requirements are provided. Early check-in, late check-out, upgrades, extra beds, and special requests depend on hotel policy and availability.

If you already have hotels in Xi’an or Luoyang, the quote can be adjusted to remove part or all of the accommodation.

🚆 Transport Notes

This tour may use high-speed train or private vehicle service between Xi’an and Luoyang.

Local sightseeing in Xi'an and Luoyang is usually arranged by private vehicle. Train tickets in China require passport information. Final train times, seat class, station arrangements, and transfer details will be confirmed after booking details are provided.

⚠️ Know Before You Go

• This is a private tour with one group per booking
• A private English-speaking guide is included during the sightseeing itinerary
• Passport information is required for hotel check-in, train tickets, and some attraction reservations
• Please bring the original passport used for booking on the travel day
• Longmen Grottoes, museums, temples, and old city sites may be affected by opening hours, maintenance, weather, crowd control, or local operation
• The itinerary may be adjusted due to traffic, train schedules, weather, attraction rules, hotel arrangements, or local conditions
• This route includes walking in archaeological sites, city wall areas, old streets, grotto areas, temple grounds, railway stations, and city neighborhoods
• Final pickup, drop-off, hotel, guide, vehicle, train, ticket, and sightseeing details will be confirmed before the travel date

📍 Pickup / Drop-off Information

Day 1 pickup can usually be arranged from Xi’an Xianyang International Airport, Xi’an railway stations, downtown hotels, or confirmed Xi’an pickup locations.

Day 3 drop-off can usually be arranged at Luoyang station, Zhengzhou airport or railway station, Luoyang downtown hotel, or another confirmed final drop-off point. Return to Xi’an can be arranged with a revised quote.

Please provide accurate flight, train, hotel, passport, and contact information when requesting a quote or booking the tour.