Xian Luoyang 5 Days Muslim Tour (Via AirAsia)

Detailed Itinerary: Today you will pay a visit to the following places:

Terracotta Army: Terracotta Army, also known as Terracotta Warriors and Horses, is one of the most famous tourist attractions in China. Reputed as the World’s Eighth Great Wonder, the Terracotta Army is the most significant excavations of the 20th century. For tourists go for Xian tours, and travelers visiting China for the first time, the Terracotta Army is a top attraction not to be missed out.

Xian Ancient City Wall: The Ancient City Wall is one of the one of the oldest and best-preserved city walls in China. It is regarded as one of the famous landmarks of Xian.

Shaanxi History Museum: Shaanxi Provincial History Museum is located in the northwest of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda in Xian. The museum was built in 1983 and opened to the public in 1991. Covering an area of 65,000 square meters, the Shaanxi Provincial History Museum is the first large-scale modern national museum in China. Now the museum is a must-see tourist site for tourists traveling to Xian and is a great site to display the history, culture, and civilization of both Shaanxi Province and ancient China.

Detailed Itinerary: After breakfast, our guide will transfer you to the railway station for high-speed train to Luoyang. You will take G672 which takes off at 9:10AM and arrives in Luoyang at 10:52AM. When you arrived in Luoyang, our local guide will pick you up at the railway station and bring you to have lunch.

After lunch, we will proceed to visit Shaolin Temple. Located in the region of Song Mountain, Dengfeng City, Henan Province, Shaolin Temple is reputed to be 'the Number One Temple under Heaven'. Included on UNESCO's World Cultural & Natural Heritage List in 2010, it is the cradle of the Chinese Zen Buddhism and the Shaolin Martial Arts such as Shaolin Cudgel.

Shaolin Temple is probably one of the most famous temples in China, not only because the long history and status in Chinese Buddhism, but also for its amazing Kung Fu culture. In China there is a saying about Shaolin temple’s Kung Fu which shows how important this temple is. It is said that all Kung Fu in China starts from Shaolin temple. In Shaolin temple, many monks are trained with good Kung Fu.

You will not only appreciate the grandeur construction of the temple, also you will enjoy the amazing Kung Fu Show by Shaolin monks.

After dinner, our guide will transfer you to the hotel for check in.

Detailed Itinerary:

After breakfast, we will start today’s exploration from Longmen Grottoes. Longmen Grottoes is situated in the southern outskirts of the city. Having survived for about 1,400 years, the over 2,100 grottoes have tens of thousands of statues of Buddha and more than forty Buddhist pagodas as well as a large number of stone stables.

These grottoes, together with the Yungang Grottoes in Datong and the Mogao Caves in Dunhuang, are the three major cave clusters in China. In 2000, Longmen Grottoes was included into the UNESCO World Heritage List. Lots of historical materials concerning art, music, religion, calligraphy, medicine, costume and architecture are kept in Longmen Grottoes. Longmen Grottoes are a great place to get close to Chinese history and culture.

After lunch, we will head to Chan River Muslim District to experience the local Muslim life and culture. Also you will visit mosques in this Muslim District.

After dinner, our guide will transfer you to the railway station for high-speed train G659 to Xian. Our Xian guide will meet you at the train station and transfer you to the hotel for check in and a good rest.

Detailed Itinerary:

After breakfast, our guide will pick you up and transfer you to visit the Great Mosque at first. This is one of the oldest and largest mosques in Xian. Famed for its long history and unique architecture which is a combination of Islamic and traditional Chinese style, Great Mosque is a popular attraction for tourists coming to Xian.

Next we will have a free strolling at Muslim Street. It is a renowned Muslim community in Xian. At Muslim Street, you will not only taste numerous delicious local Xian snacks and Muslim food, also you will experience the strong Muslim atmosphere and their lives there.

The next destination arranged will be the Bell Tower and Drum Tower. They are two symbols of Xian city. Built in the ancient Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), the Bell Tower and Drum Tower have thousands of years’ history with historical and cultural significance.

Then the trip will be extended to the Small Goose Pagoda Museum, where to visit the famous Buddhist pagoda Small Goose Pagoda in Xian.

Xian Museum will be the last stop to conclude your tour. This is a large municipal museum with as many as 130,000 cultural relics collected and exhibited.

As your tour concludes, our guide will transfer you to the airport for your departure flight D7343. Your flight takes off at 0:15AM and arrives in 5:15AM. Wish you a pleasant trip back home!