| Explore
to Deserts & Grasslands |
| Day01 |
Arrive Beijing &
transfer to the hotel, pm visit the Temple of Heaven. |
| Day02 |
Visit the Palace Museum and
Summer Palace, Beijing Opera in the evening. |
| Day03 |
The Great Wall |
| Day04 |
Am free time, transfer to the railway
station for T41(soft sleeper) which leaves Beijing at
17:12 |
| Day05 |
Arrive Xi'an at 06:45,transfer to
the hotel, then visit the Great Mosque, the Big Wild Goose
Pagoda & Shaanxi History Museum. |
| Day06 |
The Terra-cotta Army, Huaqing Pool
& the Neolithic village |
| Day07 |
Am free in Xi'an. Pm drive to Tianshui
(5 hrs). |
| Day08 |
Visit the Maiji Grottoes and Ganquan
Street. Pm drive to Guyuan (6 hrs) |
| Day09 |
Visit the Great Mosque in Tongxin
County and the Xumishan Grottoes, Pm drive to Zhongwei.(4
hrs) |
Day10
|
Drive to Shapotou, optional sand
sleeding on sand dunes and short sheepskin raft journey
, then drive into Tengger Desert to meet camels. Camel
riding & walking, camping through sand dunes. |
| Day11 |
Full day's camel trek. |
| Day12 |
Am free-with opportunity for further
optional camel riding, then drive back to Zhongwei. Late
pm walk to Gaomiao Temple |
| Day13 |
Am boated sheepskin rafts, travel
downstream to 108 Pagoda near Qingtongxia(3 hrs), drive
to Wuzhong Bazaar + short walk on the Great Wall. Late
pm drive to Yinchuan. |
| Day14 |
Am drive to Ningxia Museum &
West Pagoda, pm drive to Western Xia Mausoleums to visit
the tombs, cliff pictures of Helan Mt. then drive to the
railway station for night T44 (hardsleeper) which leaves
at 23:35. |
| Day15 |
T44 arrive Hohhot at 09:15, transfer
to grassland area(Xilamuren) to visit Nomantic families
and stay overnight in gers. |
| Day16 |
Drive back to Hohhot,late am drive
to railway station for K218 leaves at 11:29 and arrives
Datong at 15:50. |
| Day17 |
Visit Yungang Buddhist Caves- 50
caves + 51000 statues(2 hrs),
Pm transfer to railway station for night trainT706 (hardsleeper),
which leaves at 23:30. |
| Day18 |
T706 arrives Beijing at 06:10 |
