6 Days Yinchuan, Wuzhong, Zhongwei, Jingyuan, Guyuan Tour

Tour Code: CTNX02

Tour Duration: 6 Days

Tour overview:

Day by Day Itinerary

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B=Breakfast,L=Lunch,D=Dinner

Day 1

Yinchuan Arrival

Transfer via: Flight on your own arrangement

Upon your arrival in Yinchuan 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 / Wuzhong (B, L, D)

Yinchuan / Wuzhong (B, L, D)

Transfer via: Private vehicle on our arrangement
Sightseeing: Ningxia Museum, Chengtian Monastery, Western Xia Mausoleum, 108 Pagodas

Today we will first visit 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.

Then we will visit the Chengtian Monastery Pagoda, also known as "Western Pagoda", was built around A.D. 1050 when the Western Xia was at the height of its power and splendor.

Then, we will go to the Western Xia Mausoleums. The Western Xia Mausoleum are a well-known travel site. It is located at the eastern foot of Helan Mountain, close to Yinchuan City in Ningxia 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.

In the afternoon, we will drive to Wuzhong, visit 108 Pagodas before you check in the hotel.

The main attractions of the Scenic Qingtongxia Reservoir on the western shore of the YellowRiver are the 108 Buddhist Pagodas. They range in height from 3.5 to 2.5 metres, fashioned in three shapes (pyramid, gourd, and vase), and arranged on a rising mountain slope in rows of increasing odd numbers to form a colossal triangle. A major scenery by the Yellow River.

Day 3

Wuzhong / Zhongwei / Guyuan (B, L, D)

Wuzhong / Zhongwei / Guyuan (B, L, D)

Transfer via: Private vehicle/bus on our arrangement
Sightseeing: Shapotou Scenic Spot, Gaomiao Temple, the Mosque

This morning, you will be transferred to Zhongwei. Enjoy the Shapotou Scenic Spot. Located in Zhongwei County, this area is famous for the Yellow River running through the desert, the desert control project, and the singing sand, one of the four singing sands in China. Sung down, one can hear the magic sound of the sand. One can also draft along the Yellow River by sheepskin rafts, and adventure on the desert on camelback.

Then visit the Gaomiao Temple. Located in Zhongwei County and built in the Ming Dynasty, the temple is a building complex with 260 to wers and pavilions on a 4,000-meter-tall terrace. Bridges link most of the towers and pavilions. It is a sacred place for Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism, and is one of the large ancient building complexes in Ningxia.

We will also have the visit to the Mosque in Tongxin County. Then you will be transferred to bus station to take bus to Jingyuan County in Guyuan. Upon your arrival, you will be met and transferred to your hotel.

Day 4

Guyuan (B, L, D)

Guyuan (B, L, D)

Transfer via: bus on our arrangement
Sightseeing: Laolong Deep Pool, Qiuqian Rack, Liangdian Gorge

Today we will visit a valley of lotus, Laolong Deep Pool, Qiuqian Rack, Liangdian Gorge in Jingyuan. After the tours, transfer to Guyuan City by bus. When you arrive in Guyuan City, you will be met and transferred to your hotel.

Day 5

Guyuan / Yinchuan (B, L, D)

Guyuan / Yinchuan (B, L, D)

Transfer via: Private vehicle on our arrangement
Sightseeing: Guyuan Museum, Xumishan Grottos

Today we will visit Guyuan Museum first. Located in Guyuan County, the museum is an imposing ancient building complex with an area of 28,000 square meters. It has four exhibition halls, with a collection of 10,000 relics, including articles unearthed from the tombs of the Western Zhou, the Northern Wei, the Northern Zhou, the Sui, and the Tang dynasties, the stone and jade ware from the Old Stone Age, the painted pottery of the Yangshao Culture, and the copper swords of the Spring and Autumn and the Warring States periods, in addition to the porcelain ware of the past dynasties, the trigger mechanism of the Warring States period, the tri-pot of the Qin Dynasty, ancient coins, and the glazed silver pot, representing the Silk Road culture, of the Northern Zhou time.

Then we will move on to see the Great wall of Qin Dynasty in the Warring States Period. Ningxia, known as the museum of the Great Wall in China, boasts the ruins of the Great Wall built from the Qin through the Ming dynasties. The longest section of the Ming Great Wall is 190 kilometers, and the most famous section is Sanguankou in Mt. Helan. Most parts of the Great Wall here were built with earth and stones - different from the Great Wall laid with bricks in Beijing.

Later, you will visit Xumishan Grottos in Guyuan, Mt. Xumi Grottoes lying at the eastern foot of Mt. Xumi 55 kilometers northwest of Guyuan County is a gateway on the ancient Silk Road. The carving began in the late Northern Wei period (386-534). Twenty-two grottoes are well preserved, with a rich collection of fine-quality carvings of the Northern Wei, the Northern Zhou, the Sui, and the Tang times. It is a treasure house of the art of grottoes in China.

After the tour, you will be transferred to Yinchuan.

Day 6

Yinchuan / Departure (B)

Yinchuan / Departure (B)

Transfer via: Flight on your own arrangement
Sightseeing: Sand Lake, Nanguan Mosque

After breakfast, we will go to Sand Lake for relaxation. This lake covers more than 80 square kilometers and the area is composed of sands, water and hills .

Then visit Nanguan Mosque in Yinchuan. The Nanguan Mosque to the southwest of the southern city gate of Yinchuan was first built in 1915, and expanded in 1953. Covering an area of 20mu, it has a 22-metre-tall, 945-wquare-metre Prayer Hall that can seat 1,000 worshipers. In 1981, modern building materials were employed to give the mosque a new facelift. The mosque is marked for its group of green domes, with the one in the center dedicated to Mohammed, the father of Islamism, and the four in the corners honouring the Hanafiyah, Malikiyah, Shafiiyah, and Hanabilah schools respectively. The mosque is the venue for Id-al-Fitr, Corban, and Mawlid alnabi festivals and the daily morning and evening prayer services.

Later afternoon, our tour guide will transfer to airport for your departure.

B=Breakfast,L=Lunch,D=Dinner

Tour Dates Destinations Services Provided Meals Included
Day 1
Yinchuan

Arrival in Yinchuan, you will be met and transferred to hotel. Free at leisure the rest of the day.

Hotel: First Class Deluxe Class Tourist Class
  Holiday Inn Yinchuan International Trade Centre Jinjiang Inn Yingchuan Xinyue Square
B L D
Day 2
Yinchuan/Wuzhong

Visit Ningxia museum, Chengtian Monastery, The Western Xia Mausoleums. Transfer to Wuzhong, visit 108 Pagodas.

B L D
Day 3
Wuzhong/Zhongwei/Guyuan

Transfer to Zhongwei. Enjoy the Shapotou Scenic Spots, Visit Gaomiao Temple, the Mosque in Tongxin county; go to Jingyuan County of Guyuan City by bus.

B L D
Day 4
Guyuan

Sightseeing a valley of lotus, Laolong deep pool, Qiuqian rack, Liangdian Gorge, transfer to Guyuan County by bus.

B L D
Day 5
Guyuan/Yinchuan

Visit Guyuan Museum, the Great wall of Qin Dynasty in the Warring States Period, Xumishan Grottos in Guyuan, transferred to Yinchuan.

Hotel: First Class Deluxe Class Tourist Class
  Holiday Inn Yinchuan International Trade Centre Jinjiang Inn Yingchuan Xinyue Square
B L D
Day 6
Yinchuan

Visit Sand Lake, Nanguan Mosque in Yinchuan. Then you will be transferred to airport for flight departure

B L D

-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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