Private Yinchuan Day Trip to Western Xia Tombs with Flexible Departure

At a glance

Private Yinchuan Day Trip to Western Xia Tombs with Flexible Departure is a 4h – 6h private experience in Yinchuan, China, operated by Unique Beijing Tours. Prices start from $192.83 per person, and free cancellation is available. Included: English speaking guide, Bottled water, Private Tour.

Quick facts

Duration

4h – 6h

Group

Private tour — only your group

Languages

English

Pickup

Hotel pickup included

Confirmation

Instant confirmation

Ticket

Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Travellers

1–15 per booking · adult required

Ages

Infant 0–3 · Child 4–9 · Adult 10–90

Cancellation

Free cancellation (see policy)

Options & availability

• Private Tour

  from $80

  Pickup included

  Days:

  Every day

  Start times:

  07:30, 08:30, 09:00, 09:30, 10:00, 11:00, 12:00, 13:00

  Check availability →

Times and prices come from the operator’s live schedule and are confirmed when you book.

Overview

Itinerary

1. Stop 1 · 1h

   Your English speaking guide and private car will pick you up in your hotel's lobby. Then heading directly to Western Xia Tombs. On the way, your tour guide will explain the related histories and stories, feel free to ask questions if you have.
   
   Your first stop is the Western Xia Museum. Follow your tour guide, get to know the splendid history and culture of the West Xia Dynasty (1038-1227). You will see cultural relics like stone horses, tablets, porcelains, Buddhist sutras, paintings, statues etc.

2. Stop 2 · 1h

   Move on to Western Xia Tablets Forest. Stroll around the area, check out different tablets which tells the stories and histories about the dynasty.

3. Stop 3 · 2h

   Western Xia Tombs are the royal mausoleums of the emperors in the Western Xia Dynasty (1038-1227), the Tombs are the best-preserved historic cultural heritage representing the Tangut civilization at the largest scale and in the highest rank. It include 9 imperial mausoleums, 254 subordinate tombs, 1 site of large architectural complex and more than 10 brick-and-tile kiln sites. Many unearthed funerary objects and the remaining cultural relics such as inscriptions, stone statues and building components take on vivid shapes, unique ornamentations, and living nomadic features. It was in the lists of UNESCO World Cultural Heritage.
   
   Follow your tour guide to explore the tomb which including the tomb walls, tomb platforms, foundations and building components. You will visit Tomb No1, 2 and 3. Learn the layout, burial ways, building techniques and arts of the imperial mausoleum. Get to know the Tangut civilization, an ethnic minority civilization, prospering in an agricultural-husbandry area in Northwest China.
   
   Afterwards, enjoy a local lunch or dinner depending on your start time, then you will be transferred back to your hotel in Yinchuan.

Meeting point

Good to know

• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Frequently asked questions