Rare subspecies · 5 days / 4 nights
Xi’an and the Brown Panda
Terracotta Warriors, the Qinling foothills, and Qizai — the only brown giant panda in captivity anywhere on earth.
Duration
5 days / 4 nights
Group style
Private departure
Pace
Moderate
Best months
Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov
Most panda trips never leave Sichuan. This one starts in Xi’an, where the Qinling subspecies lives, and builds a week around the animal that looks like no other panda you have seen.
Day by day
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Day 01
Xi’an
Arrival, the city wall at dusk, and a first bowl of biangbiang noodles.
- · Airport transfer
- · City wall walk
- · Muslim quarter food walk
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Day 02
Terracotta Warriors
An early start to beat the coaches, then the Shaanxi history museum.
- · Pit 1 before 9am
- · Bronze chariots
- · Free afternoon
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Day 03
Qinling Four Treasures
West of the city for the brown panda and the rest of the Qinling four.
- · Qizai and the panda enclosures
- · Golden monkeys and crested ibis
- · Foothills overnight
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Day 04
Mountain morning
A second pass at the park, then back toward the city.
- · Early entry
- · Forest walk
- · Return to Xi’an
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Day 05
Departure
Optional Foping add-on or a direct transfer.
- · Slow morning
- · Airport or rail transfer
Included
- — Four nights, three in Xi’an and one in the mountains
- — Private vehicle and guide
- — Qinling park tickets and Terracotta Warriors entry
- — Airport transfer
Not included
- — Flights
- — Visa fees
- — Most dinners
- — Optional Foping extension
