Zhongwei Discovery Tour Package
- Tour Price: $ 1600
- Tour Code: CT855
- Available: Daily
- Duration: 11 Days
- Tour Type: Multi-destination Tour Package
Trip Highlights - This is a tour package with Zhongwei and many other famous destinations. Located at the middle west of Ningxia, Zhongwei borders Inner Mongolia in the north, Wuzhong in the east, Gansu Province and Guyuan in the south. Zhongwei has a long and interesting history. More than 30,000 years ago Zhongwei was the home of some of Northwest Chinas first residents. Zhongwei is one of the major transportation hubs in the Northwest. Its interweaved highway and railway network link Zhongwei to the rest of China, helping to keep the avenues of commerce as well as the communication links between this corner of Ningxia and the rest of the country running smoothly.
Tour Prices (this is private tour based on per person and shown in US dollars) | |
Group Size | Price / Traveler |
1 traveler | USD3500 |
2-5 Travelers | USD2200 |
6-9 Travelers | USD1800 |
10 travelers & above | USD1600 |
(For 10 persons up, please email us for new quotations) |
·Entrance fees and meals as listed | ·All transfers with private vehicle and guide |
·Domestic air fare and airport tax | ·Accident insurance |
·Hotel fare | · |
·International air fare and airport tax | ·Personal expenses |
·Tips for guide and driver | · |
Tour Itinerary
Day1: Beijing
After arriving in Beijing, you will be brought from the airport to your hotel. The rest of the day will be yours to either relax or explore the city.
Accommodation: The Jade Palace Hotel 5* (or similar class)
Day2:Beijing-Hohhot (B/L/D)
Today you will head to the Beijing airport for Hohhot, the capital city of Inner Mongolia. Upon arrival to Hohhot, you will be taken to your hotel and the rest of the day is yours to both explore the city or rest and relax.
Accommodation: The Pinnacle Hotel 4 star (Or Similar Class)
Day3:Hohhot-Grassland (B/L/D)
Today you will first visit the Grasslands and Pastures and have local food for lunch. Afterwards you will watch the local people wrestle, shoot arrows and ride horses. In the evening, you will eat a traditional Mongolian Lamb Dinner and be serenaded by Mongolian Singing and Dancing. In the evening you will stay in the Mongolian Yurts.
Accommodation: Mongolian Yurts
Day4:Grassland-Hohhot (B/L/D)
After eating breakfast you will visit the grasslands and then take a bus back to Hohhot. In Hohhot you will visit the Five Pagoda Temple. Later, you will visit the Dazhao Lamasery, the biggest and best preserved temples in Hohhot. For dinner you will have roast lamb and then head back to your hotel.
Accommodation: The Pinnacle Hotel 4 star (Or Similar Class)
Day5:Hohhot - Baotou (B/L/D)
Today you will leave Hohhot and travel to Baotou. In Baotou you will visit Wudangzhao, the former residence of the highest ranking lama in Inner Mongolia. Then for dinner you will eat carp taken from the Yellow River.
Accommodation: Shenhua International Hotel 4 star (Or Similar Class)
Today you will make your way to Erdos and view the Resonant Sand Bay. Here, when you slide down the sands to the foot of the hill, you can hear sounds like an engine, which nobody can explain.
Accommodation: Erduos Holiday Inn 5 star (Or Similar Class)
Day7:Erdos-Yinchuan (B/L/D)
Today you will visit the tomb of the greatest Mongolian leader, Genghis Khan. Here you can view the coffins that contain his and his wives remains. Afterwards you will drive to Yinchuan, the capital of Ningxia.
Accommodation: Yinchuan Kaida Hotel 4 star (or similar class)
Day8:Yinchuan-Zhongwei (B/L/D)
Today you will leave Yinchuan and travel to Zhongwei where you will see the 108 Buddhist Pagodas, which are 2.5 to 3.5 meters tall. They are arranged on the mountain to form a colossal triangle, in rows of increasing odd numbers.
Accommodation: Yi Xing Hotel 4*(or similar class)
Day9:Zhongwei-Yinchuan (B/L/D)
After eating breakfast, you will visit the Western Xia Tombs on the way back to Yinchuan. They are the largest and best preserved imperial cemeteries in China. After the tobms, you will see the cliff carvings at Helan Mountain and then be brought to Yinchuan.
Accommodation: Yinchuan Kaida Hotel 4* (Or Similar Class)
Day10:Yinchuan-Beijing (B/L/D)
In the morning you will fly back to Beijing. In the afternoon, upon arrival, you will take a tour of Wangfujing and the Hutongs. Wangfujing is a famous shopping street in Beijing and the Hutongs are the old housing areas of Beijing that are made up of small alleys and courtyards.
Accommodation: The Jade Palace Hotel 5* (or similar class)
Day11:Beijing/ - (B)
After eating breakfast, you will be taken to the airport to fly back to your home country.