7 Days Inner Mongolia Photograph and Hiking Tour

During this 7 Days Inner Mongolia Tour, you will photograph the Jvyanha, Black City Ruins, Guaishulin and Ejina diversifolius poplar trees at Eejina Qi, then transfer to Alax Youqi and take a roundtrip hiking from Desert Geography Park to Badain Lake.

Highlights:

  • Photograph the Jvyanha, Black City Ruins, Guaishulin and Ejina diversifolius poplar trees.
  • Take a roundtrip hiking from Desert Geography Park to Badain Lake.

Brief Itinerary

  • Day 1: Arrive at Erjina Qi
  • Day 2: Erjina Qi
  • Day 3: Erjina Qi
  • Day 4: Erjina Qi – Alax Youqi
  • Day 5: Alax Youqi-Desert Geography Park-Badain Lake
  • Day 6: Badain Lake – Desert Geography Park
  • Day 7: Desert Geography Park – Badain Lake

Detailed Itinerary

Day 1 Arrive at Erjina Qi

Sightseeing and Activities:
Accommodation: Erjina Qi
Meals:

Arrive at Erjina, transfer to hotel. Ejinaqi is a town under the jurisdiction of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Alashan, located in the Northwest of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, with an area of 114606 square kilometers and a permanent population of 34 .3 thousand(in 2015). The territory is mostly uninhabited desert areas.

Day 2 Erjina Qi

Sightseeing and Activities: Jvyanhai, Black City Ruins, Guaishulin
Accommodation: Erjina Qi
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Transfer to Jvyanhai to take picture of sunrise. then move on to visit the Black City Ruins. The Black City Ruins is famous all over the world for the significant military passing along Silk Road in Han, Tang, Xixia and Yuan Dynasties. After lunch, move on to Guaishulin to shoot the sunset. ”Guaishulin” is formed by numerous dead poplar trees.

Day 3 Erjina Qi

Sightseeing and Activities: Ejina diversifolius poplar trees,
Accommodation: Erjina Qi
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

After breakfast, the whole day to take the Ejina diversifolius poplar trees. The poplar trees change colors with seasons – green in spring and summer, yellow and golden on autumn, and red in winter. The Euphrates Poplar trees (Also known as Diversifolius Poplar) turning yellow in the deep summer offer a great photograph opportunity.

Day 4 Erjina Qi – Alax Youqi

Sightseeing and Activities:
Accommodation: Alax Youqi
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Departure for Alax Youqi. It will be around 6 hours on the way. After arrival, free afternoon for short walking and adapting to the desert environment.

Day 5 Alax Youqi-Desert Geography Park – Badain Lake

Sightseeing and Activities: trekking, Badain Lake
Accommodation: Camp
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Trekking start at 9:00 o’clock and arrive at Badain Lake around 16:00. Then camp after short break. Enjoy the sunset, sand sliding, beach soccer, and campfire party at night.

Note: no phone signal but supply the fresh water.

Day 6 Badain Lake – Desert Geography Park

Sightseeing and Activities:
Accommodation: camp
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

We begin to cross the desert at 10 o’clock, and arrive at the entrance of desert around 16:00. Trekking tour ends.

Day 7 Desert Geography Park-Yabulai Salt Field-Alax Youqi

Sightseeing and Activities: Desert Geological Museum
Accommodation:
Meals: Breakfast

After breakfast, tidy up the equipment and head to visit the Desert Geological Museum, then return to Alax Youqi. Service ends.

Service Included:

  • Admission fees for all of the sightseeing spots listed in the itinerary;
  • Meals as listed in the itinerary;
  • Hotels as listed in the itinerary;
  • Private English-speaking tour guide;
  • Private vehicle for transfers & sightseeing with skilled driver;
  • Service charge & government taxes;
  • Luggage transfers between airports and hotels;
  • Domestic train tickets of soft sleeper.

Service Excluded:

  • Any arrival and departure international airfares or train tickets;
  • Chinese visa fees;
  • Excess baggage charged by Airlines;
  • Single room supplement;
  • Tips to guides and drivers;
  • Personal expenses and gratuities to service staff;
  • Personal travel accident insurance;
  • All optional programs.