5 Days Yinchuan and Zhongwei Panorama Tour

Meals: No meal
Accommodation: In Yinchuan

Upon arriving in Yinchuan, you will be met at the airport or railway station and transfer to hotel for check-in. Free at leisure for the rest of the day. You may walk around Sino-Arab Axis Landscape Road. It is 2,100 meters long and 58 meters wide. It starts from Wanshou Road in the east and connects with Water Street in the west. It is composed of Islamic long pavilions, landscape water systems, large sculptures and green belts. It is divided into 3 relatively independent cultural landscape areas, namely the Sino-Arab friendship symbol landscape area, the Sino-Arab cultural blending landscape area, and the Chinese Hui cultural landscape area. It demonstrates the long history and culture of Arab countries and the long history of Sino-Arab friendship.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: In Yinchuan

In the morning, pick up from your hotel. Then we will drive forward to visit Western Xia Tombs (1.5-2 hours), the royal tombs of the Western Xia Dynasty, hailed as a “mysterious wonder” by the world. It is one of the largest and best preserved imperial graveyards in China.

Then we will move to visit Helan Mountains Rock Carvings, which is a national key cultural relics protection unit and an art gallery of Chinese nomads. 

In the afternoon, we will visit Zhenbeipu West Studio, is characterized by its simplicity, primitiveness, ruggedness, desolation, and localization. The main attractions include the City of Ming Dynasty, the City of Qing Dynasty, Old Yinchuan Street and other film and television shooting landscapes. It was rated as “China's Most Popular Tourist Destination” and is one of China's top ten film and television bases. You may try to cosplay as a famous film character here. 

Back to hotel in the downtown of Yinchuan and free at leisure for the rest of the day. 

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: In Tengger Desert Camp

In the morning, we set off from Yinchuan for Tengger Desert. On the way we will stop to visit Qingtongxia Yellow River Gorge Scenic Area. It is the last gorge in the upper reaches of the Yellow River, known as the “Little Three Gorges of the Yellow River”, in which tourists could see the Qingtongxia Dam, Ningxia Water Conservancy Expo, 108 Pagodas, Dayu Cultural Park, etc. on the shores of Yellow River. 

Then keep driving to Tengger Desert en route Zhongwei. Tengger Desert is the 4th largest desert in China with an area of 43,000 square kilometers. In the desert, you can enjoy yourself to take some desert activities, such as sandboarding, camel riding, ATVs, or taking quite different desert pictures. At night, bonfire party or BBQ party can be arranged at the camp（according to the group size）. 

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: In Yinchuan

You may get up early to enjoy the beautiful desert sunrise in the morning. The breakfast at the camp is simple but nutritious. Then we will take a different trekking experience in the desert, walking on the soft sand, feel the great of the nature. Then take desert surf car back to camp and say goodbye to Tengger Desert. 

Drive along the Route 66 of Zhongwei, enjoying the amazing landscape, we arrive at Shapotou Scenic Area, which combines the desert, the Yellow River, the mountains, and the oasis. It has the majestic scenery of the northwest and the beautiful scenery of the south of the Yangtze River. There are China's largest natural sandboarding ground, the “First Cable of the Yellow River in the World”, the ancient waterwheels representing the Yellow River culture, the sheepskin rafts, the oldest means of transportation on the Yellow River, as well as the rare mirages in the desert. You may enjoy the optional activities in the scenic area by yourself. 

Keep driving back to Yichuan and free at leisure for the rest of the day. 

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

After breakfast, we will set off for Shuidonggou Scenic Area. It is the earliest Paleolithic cultural site excavated in China, also known as the birthplace of Chinese prehistoric archaeology and one of the 100 most significant archaeological discoveries of Chinese civilization. Shuidonggou is also the only best-preserved three-dimensional military defense system of the Great Wall in ancient time. The unique Yadan landform has created amazing landscapes such as the Devil's City, the Sky Cliff, and the Grand Canyon etc. With the blue sky, clear water, cliffs, reeds, mandarin ducks, and wild ducks, they create a peaceful paradise.

In the afternoon, we transfer you to airport or railway station to connect with your flight or train to your next destination.