11 China Horseback Riding Tours Worth the Early Start

1.Terra-Cotta Warriors & Horses Essential Full Day Tour from Xi’an

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 160 reviews · from $79Our pick

Review of Xi’an’s $79 Terracotta Warriors day tour, with hotel pickup, guide, lunch, museum time, shopping stops, and practical tips.

“The Terracotta Warriors tour was amazing! From the ease of setting it up, to the on-time arrival of the tour bus in the morning, to the unbelievable scope of the site itself, it was truly a stress-free and memorable day. Despite the fact that I Read more”

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2.Private Xian Day Tour: Terracotta Warriors, Big Wild Goose Pagoda

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 105 reviews · from $127Top rated

Review of Xi’an’s private Terracotta Warriors and Big Wild Goose Pagoda tour, with costs, timing, guides, transport, stops, and practical tips.

“Sites were extremely interesting and more than we expected. We visited on labour day, May 1 and it was impossible to see much due to the crowds who were pushy and quite impolite. Our daughter of 6, would have been crashed by the crRead more”

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3.Customized Day Tour to Terracotta Army and Horses Museum

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 37 reviews · from $108

Review of Xi’an’s private Terracotta Army tour, with flexible afternoon sightseeing, local guide, private transport, pricing, tips, and drawbacks.

“Highly recommended private tour and Stephanie is awesome. She is local to Xi’an and has so much knowledge about the area and about the history. Stephanie was able to get us front row access to see the terracotta warriors. She customRead more”

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4.Xi’an Day Tour: Terra-Cotta Warriors & Horses from Beijing by Air

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 19 reviews · from $950

Review of a Beijing to Xi’an day trip by air, with the Terra-Cotta Warriors, Xi’an City Wall, lunch, flights, guides, and practical value advice.

“Thank You so much for this tour! Just unforgettable and the guide was so fantastic, so much insight and knowledge, just totally fascinating! Also great service that the previous guide suggested to combine the tours I had booked, so I had an absolutely unforgettable tour day!”

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5.Eat Your Way Through Yunnan’s Tea & Horse Road, from Dali to Lijiang, 8-day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 11 reviews · from $2,200

Taste Yunnan from Dali to Lijiang on an 8-day food tour with markets, cooking, cycling, Tiger Leaping Gorge, and boutique stays.

“It's not just the food (but oh! the food!). It's also the activities and the philosophy of travel. Lost Plate organizes small groups guided by experts, staying in boutique hotels, eating at family run restaurants, and enjoying experiences that aren'Read more”

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6.Half-Day Tour: Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 7 reviews · from $205

Review of Xi’an’s private half-day Terracotta Warriors tour, with hotel pickup, expert English guide, museum admission, pricing, timing, and tips.

“We had a great tour of the Terracotta Warriors and Horses! The sites were wonderful and the ride, the driver and the tour guide were fantastic. Thanks!”

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7.Xi’an: Half-Day Terracotta Warriors & Horses Museum Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 7 reviews · 5 hours · from $184

Review the private Xi’an Terracotta Warriors tour, with expert guidance, hotel pickup, flexible timing, pricing, and practical booking advice.

“The trip was outstanding impressive and so was the service, organization and Jerry, our guide. He arranged everything very smoothly knew perfectly his way to avoid the crowd wherever possible and even helped us to check in at the railway station. Big, big compliments!”

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8.Private Luoyang Day Tour: Longmen Grottoes and White Horse Temple

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 5 reviews · from $194

Review of Luoyang’s private Longmen Grottoes and White Horse Temple tour, with practical details on price, lunch, guides, timing, and value.

“The guide Cherry was very knowledgeable and gave all the information about the various tour sites. I only wish the information was communicated prior that when they advertise "Private", it is quite literally for the person who booked it - Read more”

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9.Private Tour: Badaling Great Wall and Kangxi Grasslands on Horseback

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 3 reviews · from $68Best value

Review of Beijing’s private Badaling Great Wall and Kangxi Grasslands horseback tour, with costs, itinerary details, tips, and honest drawbacks.

“My guide finally secured an hour ride with a local place, after much squabbling. We ended up having to drive somewhere else and waiting for the horses. It was a cluster f**k! Lucking my guide, Kevin, went above and beyond to make it a great experience. The portion with the wall was easy better than expected.”

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10.Private Day Tour: Horse Hoof Temple Grottoes and Zhangye Danxia Landform

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · from $299

Explore Horse Hoof Temple, share a Uighur lunch, and see Zhangye Danxia on a private 9-hour tour with hotel pickup.

“A wonderful all-day tour that combined Buddhist history with an experience of the two mountain ranges that flank Zhangye and create the Silk Road Hexi-corridor, interspersed by lunch at a local agricultural village restaurant. We were drRead more”

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11.Xi’an Half-Day Private Tour of Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · from $185

Review the Xi’an private Terracotta Warriors tour, with hotel pickup, all three pits, expert guidance, included entry, and flexible timing.

“The Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum is a MUST see! Our tour guide, Jerry, was knowledgeable about the Terracotta Warriors. The tour was great, however, we did not like the visit to the terracotta replicas factory. We felt that wRead more”

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