This route offers soul-cleansing grassland scenery and nomadic culture!
🍃Who has not longed for the pristine grassland scenery, who has not longed to live the life of a grassland herdsman for a day! This "7-day tour of Xilin Gol original grassland" route will take you into the natural grassland and nomadic tribes, appreciate the beautiful grassland scenery, and experience the traditional ethnic customs! Please read the detailed route guide!
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👇【7-day tour to Xilin Gol original grassland】Guide
☘ Route Introduction
This route features natural grasslands and nomadic culture, connecting multiple 5A scenic spots, where you can enjoy grasslands, rivers, volcanoes, forests, fields of flowers and other landscapes, visit geological parks, small towns, film locations, special industrial parks, experience local customs, taste special foods, etc.
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🌲 Recommended itinerary
Day 1️⃣All over the country → Xilinhot
On the day of arrival, you can visit the ever-bright city of Madu and stay at Xilinhot Hotel at night.
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Day2️⃣Xilinhot→West Ujimchin Banner→East Ujimchin Banner.
⏰️Morning: Enjoy [Xilingol Classic Morning Tea] for breakfast. Recommended restaurants include Said and Xilin Bogeda. After breakfast, visit the [Shoufang·Xilinguole Cheese Industrial Park] to observe the production and processing process and taste fresh dairy products. There is a "Xilingol Impression Flagship Store" in the park, where you can buy local specialties.
⏰️Afternoon: For lunch, when passing through Balagargaole Town or Baiyinhua Town in Xiwuzhumuqin Banner, you can have a meal in the town. It is recommended to try Wuzhumuqin mutton! After lunch, we went to [Zhuengadabuqi Port] for a border tour. Then go to [Uliyastai Mountain] to experience mountain climbing, grass skiing, grassland sightseeing and other activities. In the evening, you can taste authentic Mongolian food in the yurt.
🛏️Check in at Jinze Hotel in Dongwuzhumuqin Banner at night.
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Day 3️⃣ East Ujumchin Banner → Ulagai Management Area
⏰️Morning: After breakfast, head to the Ulagai Peony Valley scenic area. The peonies in this scenic area usually bloom from June to July. There will be cultural and tourism themed activities at that time, where you can enjoy the flowers, take photos, taste food, etc.
⏰️Afternoon: Arrive at [Wild Wolf Valley] for lunch at noon. We recommend roasted whole lamb, hot pot and other delicacies. Wild Wolf Valley is one of the filming locations for the movie "Wolf Totem". After dinner, you can take a sightseeing bus to look for wolves, feed wild wolves, etc.
🛏️Check in at the Rainbow Room Hotel in the scenic area at night.
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Day 4️⃣Ulagai Management Area
⏰️Morning: Enjoy the rich Xilin Gol morning tea at the Wild Wolf Valley Scenic Area. After lunch, go to [Ulagai Reservoir] and [Jiuquwan Scenic Area] to appreciate the beautiful scenery of lakes and rivers on the grassland. Then go to the [Bingtuan Town] on the Haragetu Farm to experience the Bingtuan culture and eat authentic Xilin Gol cheese, Xilin Gol mutton, etc. in the town.
⏰️Afternoon: Go to [Bulin Scenic Area], which is one of the filming locations of the movie "Wolf Totem". Enjoy the beautiful grassland scenery, check in at Bulin Spring, Bulin Temple, Wolf Totem filming location, etc.
🛏️Stay at a special hotel in Bingtuan Town at night.
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Day5️⃣Ulagai Management Area→West Ujimqin Banner
⏰️Morning: After tasting the special Mongolian breakfast, go to the [Nomadic Tribe] on the Ulagai Grassland to experience the nomadic life. Then check in at [Birch Forest] and [Banla Mountain] to enjoy the forest and hill scenery on the grassland.
⏰️Noon: Arrive at [Mongol Khan City]. There are spectacular yurts in the scenic area. You can participate in activities such as horse riding, camel riding, archery, and horse-drawn carts, taste dairy products, beef and mutton, enjoy Mongolian song and dance performances, and feel the strong grassland folk customs.
⏰️Afternoon: Check in at [Genghis Khan Lookout Mountain], then go to [Ulan Wutai Scenic Area]. Along the way, there are magnificent grassland scenery with yurts, cattle and sheep scattered on the grassland. When you arrive at the scenic area, you can appreciate the Buddhist culture on the grassland, study, go grass skiing, and sightsee on the grassland. For dinner, you can go to Balager Gol Town in Xiwuqi to enjoy authentic Ujumchin mutton.
🛏️Check in at Xiwuqi Hotel in town at night.
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Day6️⃣Xiwuqi→Xilinhot
⏰️Morning: After breakfast, head to Xilinhot City to visit the Beizi Temple, one of the four major temples in Inner Mongolia, and appreciate the Buddhist culture of Xilinhot. Then we climbed up Erdun Aobao Mountain to appreciate the folk culture of "worshiping Aobao".
⏰️At noon: It is recommended to go to the Saiyidemeng Restaurant to taste authentic Xilin Gol mutton.
⏰️Afternoon: Go to [Pingdingshan Geopark] to enjoy the grassland volcano landscape, and go hiking, camping, study and sightseeing. After returning to the city, you can go to the [Shoufang Xilin Gol Cheese Industrial Park] to buy authentic dairy products and local specialties. For dinner, we recommend going to "Chun Hui Traditional Hot Pot" to taste hot pot mutton.
🛏️Stay at Hotel Mongolia or All Seasons Hotel at night.
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Day7️⃣Return
Friends who have enough time can continue the journey or choose to return.
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❤️Tips
😋Food recommendations
Milk tea, roasted whole lamb, hand-held meat, shabu-shabu mutton, fried blood sausage, dried meat stew, Mongolian steamed buns, meat pie, beef noodles, mutton noodles, fried day lily, fried bracken, stir-fried mutton offal, fresh milk soup, pot tea, candied milk tofu, etc.
🛍️Recommended local specialties
Ujumchin mutton, beef, beef jerky, milk tofu, mare's milk, butter, milk skin, grassland white mushroom, yellow flower, bracken, wild leek flower, Ulagai flour, sea buckthorn juice, etc.
🧶Cultural and creative product recommendations
Ujumchin white scarves, ethnic leather carvings, felt products, etc.
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❤️Save the guide in advance, and when spring comes and the grass is green, go to Xilin Gol to enjoy the beautiful grassland scenery, taste authentic grassland food, and appreciate the traditional folk customs!
🖲️Friends who want to travel in a group can follow the "Vast Grassland·Xilingol Cultural Tourism Planet". The homepage has theme tours, group tours and other products, which can be booked by yourself!
Xilin Gol League, Inner Mongolia