5 Days Inner Mongolia Grassland & Desert Tour from Hohhot

Your guide meets you at Hohhot Baita International Airport or Railway Station and transfers you to your hotel in the city center. Settle in and freshen up after your journey, then explore the surrounding neighborhood at your own pace. Your guide is available to recommend nearby restaurants for dinner, from traditional Mongolian barbecue to local noodle shops.

Start at the Inner Mongolia Museum, home to the world’s richest collection of dinosaur fossils and Mongolian cultural artifacts. Walk through galleries tracing nomadic life from the Xiongnu era to present-day herding traditions. Continue to Saishang Old Street, a restored Qing-dynasty arcade lined with craft shops and tea houses. End at the Five Pagoda Temple, its stacked brick towers carved with over 1,500 Buddhist sutras in four scripts.

Optional Excursions

Inner Mongolian Morning Market

Your guide will take you to a local morning market to experience authentic Inner Mongolian daily life. Watch vendors simmer salty milk tea in iron pots, steam lamb shaomai , and sell fresh dairy specialties like milk skin and milk curd. Sit down like a local, tear off a piece of traditional baked bread and dip it into the milk tea, then pick up some dried beef and cheese for the road. The walk is flat and easy, with the vehicle nearby for resting at any time — a warm, personal window into Mongolian culture.

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Leave Hohhot and drive north into the grassland. The city falls away — concrete gives way to rolling green that stretches to the horizon. Arrive at Xilamuren, where yurts dot the hillside and horse herds move in the distance. Your guide walks you deeper into the grassland heartland, away from the tourist cluster. The wind carries the smell of grass and horse. At a herder's camp, you step inside a yurt and feel the cool earth beneath your feet. The sky here is bigger than any city.

Optional Excursions

Horseback Riding Experience

Saddle up on a Mongolian horse and ride into the open grasslands with a local guide. Beginners are welcome—basic instruction is provided before you set off. Walk or trot through rolling plains, past grazing sheep and cattle, with the sky stretching wide in every direction. A true grassland experience—horse, wind, and open land.

+$58.00

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Honggeer Obo Live Show: Legend of Monan

Witness a grand outdoor performance at Honggeer Obo. Legend of Monan brings Mongolian history to life with hundreds of performers, horses, and camels against the vast grassland backdrop. A breathtaking spectacle of heroism, romance, and nomadic spirit under the open sky.

+$43.00

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Mongolian Folk Culture Experience

Immerse yourself in nomadic life on the grassland. Feed camels, sheep, and horses, try milking and other real herder chores. Explore the mysterious ancient stone circle and flower sea with NPC storytelling and blessing rituals. Challenge the Grassland Warrior Park, learn to make Mongolian milk tea in a nomad's yurt, and dress up in traditional Mongolian robes for photos in the flower fields. A full day of grassland culture, legend, and fun.

+$31.00

Advisor quoted

Journey west to the Kubuqi Desert, China’s seventh-largest sandy expanse. At Xiangshawan, trek camel-back along rippling sand ridges where the dunes hum beneath your feet. Try sand-sliding, or simply walk barefoot through warm golden sand. Your guide arranges activities based on your energy level and interest. Return to Hohhot in the late afternoon, carrying the silence of the desert with you.

Optional Excursions

Sand Therapy

Try the traditional Mongolian sand therapy—a local wellness practice said to ease joint pain and draw out dampness. Let the desert sun warm you as you're gently buried in the sand. A strange, soothing, and unforgettable desert ritual, available right on site.

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After breakfast, your guide transfers you to Hohhot Baita International Airport or Railway Station for your onward journey. If time allows, stop at a local market to pick up Inner Mongolian specialties — cashmere goods, dried dairy snacks, or handcrafted silverware — before departure.