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Beijing & Xi'an — 9 days (Mutianyu, Jinshanling, Xian, Terracotta Army & Huashan)

4.7(17 reviews)9 daysStart and end in the trailhead
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Nine days, two walls, and the bullet train between. Nine days with every timed ticket booked, a courtyard hotel in the hutongs and both wall sections.

Meridian Overland
Runs this trip
Walking / cultural tour
Nine days, two walls, and the bullet train between
Group Tour
Join a fixed-date departure with other travellers

Top Highlights

  • HutongsNine days on the route almost everyone does first and this catalogue did not have — Beijing, two very different stretches of wall, and…
  • Forbidden CityForbidden City tickets are timed, capped daily and sold against a passport number about a week ahead.
  • MutianyuMutianyu is restored, has handrails and a toboggan run down.
  • JinshanlingJinshanling is two and a half hours out and largely unrestored — loose brick, steep steps and almost nobody on it.
  • Xi'an city wallXi'an's Ming wall is fourteen kilometres round and complete, and you cycle it.
  • Pit 1The emperor's tomb mound itself has never been excavated — the mercury readings in the soil match the rivers of mercury the histories…
  • HuashanThe plank walk is bolted to a vertical face with a harness and it is optional and separately ticketed.
  • Big Wild Goose PagodaThe Shaanxi History Museum is free, capped and booked out days ahead — it is the best collection of Tang material anywhere.

Itinerary

What's included

Included in the price

Accommodation
  • 8 nights accommodation as listed: hotel or lodge, twin sharing
Transport
  • Airport pickup and drop, private vehicle
  • All internal transfers by private vehicle
  • Beijing–Xi'an high-speed rail both ways
  • Bicycle hire on the Xi'an wall
Meals
  • Breakfast daily plus the meals listed on each day
Guide
  • Trip leader throughout, 1 guide per 10
  • Both wall sections, restored and unrestored, with a guide at Jinshanling
Permits & fees
  • Forbidden City and Shaanxi History Museum bookings, both capped and passport-named
  • All entry tickets and permits listed in the day-by-day

Not included

Insurance
  • Travel insurance
Optional
  • International or domestic flights to the start point
  • Personal expenses and tips
Additional Services
  • 5% GST and any applicable TCS
  • Lunches and dinners not listed on a day
  • International flights and the Chinese visa
  • The Huashan plank walk, which is separately ticketed and optional
  • Golden Week and Chinese New Year, which neither operator will run
  • Most lunches

Most of these can be added to your booking later — the operator confirms within a day.

Where you'll stay

All accommodations are subject to change

Beijing Retreat

Hotel

Days 1, 2, 3, 4, 8

Xian House

Hotel

Days 5–7

What you'll eat

8 breakfasts and 1 dinner across 9 days, at the lodges you sleep in. It opens with dinner on day 1 and closes with breakfast on day 9.

  • DinnerServed on day 1
  • BreakfastServed on days 2–9

9 meal services named in the itinerary. Vegetarian and vegan covered; Jain, gluten-free and allergies on notice at booking

Operator

Meridian Overland
4.7 (17)

Based in New Delhi

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Customer reviews

Overall rating
4.6/5
Based on 17 reviews
Review summary
Food
4.4/5
Guide
4.6/5
Itinerary
4.4/5
Transport
4.4/5
Accommodation
4.3/5
Tour operator
4.4/5
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Rahul Menon – Bengaluru2026-07-05 · Verified booking

North China done well. The itinerary had room to breathe. Would send friends their way.

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Sameer Khan – Delhi2026-07-05 · Verified booking

Well paced over 9 days with enough free time to not feel herded. Recommended.

Reply from Meridian Overland

Glad you enjoyed it. Hope to see you on another trip.

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Dev Chatterjee – Indore2026-07-05 · Verified booking

Good mix of the obvious things and a few places we'd never have found. Good value for what's included.

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Rahul Menon – Kochi2026-07-05 · Verified booking

Too much time on the coach and not enough at the places we'd come for. Whoever planned the days knew what they were doing.

Reply from Meridian Overland

Appreciate the honest feedback; we're looking at the pacing on that section.

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Owen Clarke – Singapore2025-11-15 · Verified booking

Well paced over 9 days with enough free time to not feel herded. Accommodation was a notch better than the price suggested. Simple food, well made, and enough of it. Would book with them again.

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Divya Reddy – Chennai2025-11-15 · Verified booking

Well paced over 9 days with enough free time to not feel herded. Never went hungry, and the tea appeared exactly when it was needed.

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Tara D'Souza – Hyderabad2025-11-15 · Verified booking

Everything was arranged properly — transfers, entries, all of it. Hotels were clean and central, which saved a lot of time. Solid operator.

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Dev Chatterjee – Mumbai2025-11-15 · Verified booking

Good mix of the obvious things and a few places we'd never have found. Hotels were clean and central, which saved a lot of time. Meals were good throughout and the vegetarian options weren't an afterthought. Would book with them again.

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