Hulunbuir Prairie Pure Play In-depth Tour

Day 1 Gathering in Hailar → First experience on the grassland Morning: Meet in Hailar (you can drive yourself or charter a car to pick you up at the airport) Afternoon: Hike on the Morigele River Grassland (Golden Horde Scenic Area) Horseback riding through the grassland (guided by professional coaches, 1-2 hours beginner route) Evening: Stay in a grassland yurt (private bathroom, traditional yurt) Bonfire party + roasted whole lamb dinner (with free horse-head fiddle performance) Day 2 Grassland → Ergun Wetland → Birch Forest Secret Morning: Drive to Ergun (2.5 hours drive) Ergun Wetland Afternoon: Birch Forest Scenic Area (Reindeer Interaction, Glass Plank Road, Forest Afternoon Tea) Visiting herders’ homes (milking cows, learning to make milk tofu, and taking photos in Mongolian robes) Evening: Stay at Mukeleng B&B (Russian-style wooden house) near the birch forest Dinner: Hand-pulled meat + wild mushroom soup Day 3 Shiwei → China-Russia Border Highway → Horseback Riding at Sunset in Heishantou Morning: Drive to Shiwei (3 hours drive, along the China-Russia border highway) via Nine-card and eight-card check-in at the Ergun River, the border river between China and Russia Afternoon: Shiwei Russian National Township (experience Russian breakfast, make Leba bread) Horseback riding at Heishantou Horse Farm (led by professional coaches, crossing grasslands and wetlands, ending at Sunset Mountain Observation Deck) Evening: Stay in Heishantou Mongolian Yurt (with star observation experience) Dinner: Mongolian dance dinner + grilled lamb chops Day 4 Heishantou→Manzhouli (National Gate + Matryoshka Square) Morning: Sunrise photography at Heishantou (sunrise on the grassland + morning fog) Return by horseback or charter a car to Manzhouli (3 hours drive) afternoon: Manzhouli National Gate Scenic Area (Landmark building on the China-Russia border) Matryoshka Square (The world's largest nesting doll complex, suitable for parent-child photos) Evening: Check in to a hotel in downtown Manzhouli (Russian style or five-star hotel) Dinner: Russian-style Western food (borscht, stewed beef in a pot) Optional activities: Visit the Sino-Russian Trade Zone or watch the live performance of "Matryoshka" Day 5 Manzhouli → Hailar (return) morning: Hulun Lake (Pearl of the Grassland, you can take a boat trip on the lake or stroll along the shore) Genghis Khan's Horse Hitch (A popular check-in spot overlooking the panoramic view of Hulun Lake) Afternoon: Return to Hailar (2 hours drive), visit the herdsmen's cooperative on the way to buy local specialties (beef jerky, dairy products) Airport/station drop-off according to flight/train time