5 Days Yinchuan and Zhongwei Tour
Day by Day Itinerary
Tour Summary
Reviews
B=Breakfast,L=Lunch,D=Dinner
Day 1
Yinchuan Arrival
Transfer via: Flight on your own arrangement
Arrival in Yinchuan City of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, you will be met by our local tour guide and then be transferred to hotel. Free at leisure the rest of the day.
Day 2
Yinchuan (B, L)
Sightseeing: Sand Lake, Western Xia Film and Television City, Western Xia Mausoleum
Morning transfer to the Sand Lake for relaxation. This lake covers more than 80 square kilometers and the area is composed of sands, water and hills.
Afterwards, you will visit the Oriental Pyramid - Western Xia Mausoleum. The mausoleum are a well-known travel site. It is located at the eastern foot of Helan Mountain, close to Yinchuan City in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, measuring 10 kilometers north to south, 4 kilometers east to west; the mausoleum contains the tombs of emperors of the Western Xia. There are eight tumuli and over 70 annex tombs in this area.
Then visit the Western Xia Film and Television City, where 60 movies have been made since the 1980s. China West Film Studio, known as the Western Film and Television City, is located in the northwest of Yinchuan City. Since the 1980s more than eighty movies have been filmed in the China West Film Studio. China West Film Studio is the very best choice of location base to shoot Western China and Ancient China theme movies' outdoor scene...
Then, we will drive back to Yinchuan.
Day 3
Yinchuan / Zhongwei (B, L)
Transfer via: Private vehicle on our arrangement
Sightseeing: 108 Pagodas, Shapotou Scenic Spot
On the way to Zhongwei, visit 108 Pagodas. Enjoy the beautiful Shapotou Scenic Spot in Zhongwei County. Shapotou, a city lying in southeast Tengger Desert, is the transition band of Tengger Desert and Grassland. It is listed as one of China's 10 most beautiful scenic spots in 2004. What makes Shapotou distinguished is that it's a desert, but you can also see green land while enjoying the fantastic view of the golden sand sea on a camel. Riding camels through the Tengger Desert is no doubt a good choice for travelers. You'll feel as if you are a native nomad and bathe in the casual and romantic atmosphere. If you'd like something more exciting, try the sand rafting. Sitting on the sand raft and slipping from the top of the desert slope, which is about 100 meters high, will no doubt bring you the most unparallel experience in the world. Because of the special geographical environment and geological structure, the bottom of the sand raft will produce a strange sound called "golden sands striking the bell" by local people.
Tonight we will camp in desert.
Day 4
Zhongwei / Yinchuan (B, L)
Transfer via: Private vehicle on our arrangement
Sightseeing: Nanguan Mosque, Ningxia Museum, Haibao Pagoda
After breakfast, we will return to Yinchuan, visit Nanguan Mosque. The Nanguan Mosque is one of the largest mosques in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region in North China. The Nanguan Mosque has a history of hundreds of years. It was destroyed by wars several times. Since 1949, with the help of the government, it has undergone several repairs. In 1981, the Muslims in Ningxia area raised funds for the reconstruction. The mosque covers an area of about 10,100 square meters, and the construction area is more than 2,000 square meters. The main hall is 26 meters high. The second floor of the main hall can accommodate 1,300 people. There are bathrooms, worship halls, women's worship halls, the imam's dorm, and reception rooms, etc., in the first floor. There is one large and four small domes on the top of the main hall. Two minarets of 30 meters high stand on both sides of the main hall, and a fountain with 15 meters in diameter in the center of the courtyard. The whole building complex has compact layout, magnificent decorations.
Then we will move on to Ningxia Museum. Housed in Chengtian Temple in the old part of Yinchuan, the museum has a collection of nearly 10,000 cultural artifacts. The 1,000 objects on display are of high historical and cultural value.
Finally, we will visit Haibao Pagoda. A 53.9-metre-high 11-floor pavilion like brick structure with a history of 1,500 years, HaibaoPagoda is the city emblem of Yinchuan. A wooden stairway inside the pagoda conducts to the 9th floor for a look at the city's landscape.
Day 5
Yinchuan (B)
Transfer via: Flight on your arrangement
Free at leisure until your guide pick you up from your hotel and then transfer to airport for your flight departure.
B=Breakfast,L=Lunch,D=Dinner
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Day 1 |
Yinchuan
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Upon you arrival in Yinchuan, you will be met and transferred to hotel. Free at leisure the rest of the day.
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Day 2 |
Yinchuan
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Morning transfer to the Sand Lake for relaxation. Then visit Xixia Film and Television City and Xixia Mausoleum. Return to the city of Yinchuan.
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Day 3 |
Yinchuan/Zhongwei
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On the way to Zhongwei, visit 108 Pagodas. Enjoy the beautiful Shapotou Scenic Spot in Zhongwei County. Camp in desert. |
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Day 4 |
Zhongwei/Yinchuan
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Return to Yinchuan, visit Nanguan Mosque and Ningxia Museum and Haibao Tower.
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Day 5 |
Yinchuan
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Free at leisure until your guide pick you up from your hotel and then you will be transferred to airport for your flight departure. |
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-NOTE:
1. Normally hotels allow a maximum of 3 adults per room with an extra bed, at extra charge. Some hotels will allow three adults and a small child.
2. Tour price is indicative only, please enquire for a detailed quotation.
3. More people more discounts. Please enquire for more details.
Price Includes
A. Entrance fees:To scenic spots as listed above in the itinerary.
B. Meals: All meals as specified in the itinerary.
C. Private Transfers: Among airports, hotels and scenic spots while sightseeing in the above cities by the private air conditioned vehicle.
D. Guide and Driver: As outlined in the itinerary, a well selected English-speaking guide and driver will accompany you throughout the entire tour in that city. They do not fly with you from one city to another.
E. Hotels: Hotel Based on two persons sharing one room with twin beds. All hotels as listed in the above itinerary serve daily western or Chinese breakfast. All rooms are air-conditioned with private facilities unless specified.
F. Luggage Transfers: Between airports and hotels.
G. Service Charge & Government Taxes.
H. Travel insurance in mainland China during the above travel period.
I. Arrangements: The tour cost includes planning, handling, operational and communication charges.
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- Booking Code:VOC-20241116
- Tour Starting Date:Saturday, 16 November 2024
- Client's information:Vanessa,Singapore

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- Booking Code:VOC-20241103
- Tour Starting Date:Sunday, 3 November 2024
- Client's information:Wendy, Singapore

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- Booking Code:VOC-20241016B
- Tour Starting Date:Wednesday, 16 October 2024
- Client's information:Cheng, Canada

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- Booking Code:VOC-20241009
- Tour Starting Date:Wednesday, 9 October 2024
- Client's information:Ismail Soni,Canada

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- Booking Code:VOC-20240723
- Tour Starting Date:Tuesday, 23 July 2024
- Client's information:Julian,Singapore
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- Booking Code:VOC-20240713
- Tour Starting Date:Saturday, 13 July 2024
- Client's information:Elena, Russia
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