2-Day Side Trip to Hohhot

- Baotou-Hohhot Tour

Trip Highlights - Attractions involved: the grassland in Hohhot, Inner Mongolian Museum, Dazhao Lamasery, and Five-Pagoda Temple are the most important attractions. From Baotou to Hohhot. Hohhot, the capital of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, is located on the Inner Mongolian plateau, about 425 kilometers northwest of Beijing. It borders the Daping Mountains to the north and faces the Dahei River in the south. Hohhot has a northwestern continental climate, with relatively temperate winters and summers. We are kindly to offer a two-day Baotou to Hohhot Side tour with excellent service and competitive rates.
Availability: Daily.      Pick-up Point & Time: Your hotel, 8:30am.      Finishing Point & Time: Your hotel, 5:00pm.      Duration: 2 days.

Tour Itinerary: (B-Breakfast, L-Lunch, D-Dinner)
Day 01: Baotou / Hohhot (L/D)
In the morning you will be picked up from your hotel. Our warmhearted tour guide and good skilled driver will take you to Grassland of Hohhot. After your arrival, you will spend the rest of the day visiting the Gegentala Grasslands. The prairies here are remarkably gorgeous. Today, you will go horse riding, visit a herdsmen's tent and other local activities. In the evening you will have a traditional Mongolian Dinner and view performances of Singing and Dancing. Afterwards you will spend the night in a traditional Mongolian Yurt.
Hotel: Modern Yurt
Day 02: Hohhot / Baotou (B/L)
Today you will head back to Hohhot city and sightsee within the city. You will visit the Inner Mongolian Museum, which houses several ethnic Mongolian artifacts. The museum holds 44,000 objects relating to ethnic history in its collections. You can have a good understanding of northern China's culture, history and customs, just through a travel to this amazing museum. Then, you are going to visit Dazhao Temple, the largest Gelukpa temple in town and the earliest lamasery established in the Inner Mongolian during the Ming and Qing dynasties. After that, you will visit the Five Pagoda Temple, also sometimes known as the "Thousand Buddha Pagoda" for the 1,560 reliefs of Buddhas carved into the pagoda walls. With the end of all the tour spots, you will be driven back to Baotou or to the airport for your next destination.(Service End)

Attraction Description
Inner Mongolian Museum
Inner Mongolian Museum was founded on the tenth anniversary of the establishment of the Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region, in 1957. Covering an area of 3,500 square meters, it is located in the heart of Hohhot and is the largest and best museum in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Inner Mongolia Museum has become a new landmark in the city of Hohhot. If you want to take a day...
Dazhao Lamasery
Dazhao Lamasery is one of the most popular sights when you travel to Inner Mongolia. Located at the Dazhao Qianjie in Yuquan District, Hohhot, the Lamasery was built in 1579 under the reign of Aratan Khan, chief of the Tumd Tribe. As the temple enshrines a 2.5-meter-tall statue of Buddha made completely of silver, it is also called "Silver Buddha Temple." The Third Dalai Lama from Tibet visited Dazhao...
Five-Pagoda Temple
Five-Pagoda Temple is a notable one which draws visitors come to travel. The Five-Pagoda Temple is also called the Sarira Pagoda of Diamond Throne. Built in the 10th Year of Yongzheng in Qing Dynasty in 1731, the Five Pagoda Temple was originally a Lamaism temple.There is a straight and beautiful pagoda for Buddhist relics with Buddha's warrior seat, so it is commonly called "The Five...