6-Day Side Trip to Tengger Desert

- Zhongwei - Tengger Desert Tour

Trip Highlights - Attractions involved: 108 Buddhist Pagodas, Gao Temple, Yellow River, Tengger Desert,  Tengger Desert,  Western Xia Tombs, Sand Lake , Yinchuan. Zhongwei lies in the west-central Ningxia Province, only a few hours by bus to the southeast of Yinchuan near the Yellow River. By the Ming Dynasty, the Name of Zhongwei had been in use. As a transportation junction in the whole northwest region, it's convenient to travel to Zhongwei either by flights or railway. As a leading Travel operator in China, we have enough experiences to arrange all kinds of tours in China. If the 6 days Zhongwei tour below we designed is just the trip you like or you have any suggestion, feel free to contact us to start the trip.
Availability: All year round.    Daily Pick-up Point & Time: Hotel, 8:30am.    Daily Finishing Point & Time: Hotel, 5:00pm.   Duration: 6 Days.

Tour Itinerary: (B-Breakfast, L-Lunch, D-Dinner)
Day 01 Arrive in Zhongwei (L/D)
Upon your arrival in Zhongwei, you will visit 108 Buddhist Pagodas and Gao Temple.
Hotel: Yi Xing Hotel 4 star (or similar class)
Day 02 Zhongwei (B/L/D)
Today,we will drive to South Changtan. Then, you will take the leather raft trip down the Yellow River.
Hotel: in the camp
Day 03 Zhongwei / Tengger Desert (B/L/D)
Today, you will go through Tengger Desert with camel. You will visit Lake in the desert and enjoy the Sand Surfing...
Hotel: in the camp
Day 04 Tengger Desert (B/L/D)
Today, you will continue your visit in the Tengger Desert with camel.
Hotel: in the camp
Day 05 Tengger Desert / Zhongwei (B/L/D)
Today, you will go back from the desert to Zhongwei.
Hotel: Yi Xing Hotel 4 star (or similar class)
Day 06 Zhongwei / Yinchuan (B/L)
Today, you will visit Western Xia Tombs & Sand Lake and go back to Yinchuan to take a flight to your next destination.
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Attraction Description:
108 Buddhist Pagodas The 108 Buddhist Pagodas, located on the east of Xiakou Mountain on the western shore of the Yellow River, are the main attractions of the Scenic Point in Qingtongxia Reservoir, the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.Altough the exact year of construction of the grouped …
Gao Temple The Gao Temple (Gao Miao) is an attractive travel site. It is located in Zhongwei, about 170km southwest of Yinchuan, originally built in the early of Ming Dynasty. Just like the name described, "Gao "means "High" in Chinese, the temple is high and steep. Flattened by an earthquake in 1739 AD, It was rebuilt and…
Yellow River The Yellow River, known as the mother river by Chinese people, is one of the most important rivers in China and the cradle of Chinese civilization. With a total length of 5,464 kilometers, it is the second longest river in China just after the Yangtze River…
Tengger Desert Travel to the Tengger Desert, you can experience the great power of nature and see a very different view of desert. The Tengger Desert, about 25 Kilometers west of Zhongwei City, covers an area of 36,700 sq. kilometers is full of endless sand dunes…
Western Xia Tombs The Western Xia Tombs 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…
Sand Lake Sand Lake, located in Pingluo County of the Ningxia Autonomous Region, is one of the most exciting lakes to visit in China. It is about fifty-six kilometers (about thirty-five miles) away to the north of Yinchuan, the capital city of Ningxia. The lake occupies…