【Sep 14-17】Inner Mongolia Desert Hike 50km + Yurt!

✨ 4 Days Trip ✨ 

Date: Sep 14-17

*Official Middle Autumn holidays is from SEP 15-17

Welcome to Tengger Desert, a seriously wild spot in Inner Mongolia. Covering 36700 square kilometers, this is one of China's North West's vast open spaces.

🌵 Desert lake & Oasis - Many lakes and Oasis we will pass by, walk on grassland and see the life in Oasis.

🏜 Desert - The Tengger Desert is the 4th biggest desert in China. You can witness the endless desert scenery throughout the hike.

🔥Bonfire Party with a Sky Full of Stars - Imagine the biggest fire of the night with a bunch of cool people dancing and partying all night. 

🍖 The Food - Ningxia Mutton is famous for being featured in the TV Show - A bite of China (舌尖上的中国). The sheep eat herbal medicines such as licorice and medlar, so its meat is tender and doesn't have a strong smell.

⛰ Hiking - 3 days hiking, 53km desert Hike (including 5km grassland hike). Experience traveling in the desert.

◻️ Day 1: Arrival - Yinchuan

◻️ Day 2: Desert Hiking

🥾 Hike: 16km hike on flat or low sandhill

Highlight: Swan Lake Camp, bonfire & fireworks 

◻️ Day 3: Desert Hiking

🥾Hike: 26km on high sandhill; 5km on grassland

Highlight: visit Suhai Lake, Wulan Lake, Sun Lake, and Oasis. Sleep in a Yurt.

◻️ Day 4: Desert Hike & Departure

🥾Hike: 11km chill hike

Highlight: the Moon Lake; sliding sandhills

✈️ Airport transfer.

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⛅️ Weather: we are expecting mostly sunny & cloudy weather with temperatures ranging from 15 to 20°C daytime and 5 to 9°C nighttime. 

🎒 Packing: You only need to carry a day backpack (with water, snacks...). The main luggage will be transported by vehicle. 

Arrival - Yinchuan

Today is arrival day in Yinchuan 😊 

Welcome to Yinchuan, the capital city of Ningxia Autonomous Zone. We will meet you at Yinchuan Hotel.

If you arrive early, you can visit the Western Xia Imperial Tombs and China West Film Studio, or check the Mosques in the city (optional). 

At night, let's gather and have a group dinner in a nice local restaurant (optional).

🛌 Accommodation: Hotel in Yinchuan

🍚 Meals: /

Desert Hiking

After breakfast, let's depart to Alashan Zuoqi. We will be having our lunch first before hiking.

Are you ready for the stunning scenery? Let's start our hike of the day! We will be heading towards Swan Lake camp. After arriving, we set up our tent and have a quick rest. Oh btw don't forget to catch the sunset.

For today's dinner, we will be rewarded with the best local food! Eating the famous and delicious lamb meat mixed with veggies. 

After dinner, it's time for a bonfire party! As the fire goes out, you will see a sky full of stars, and  amazing fireworks

🛌 Accommodation: Tent

🍚 Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

🥾 Hike: ~16km on flat or low sandhills (3-5meters) at a relaxed pace. 

Desert Hiking

You can wake up earlier to catch the sunrise, if not, feel free to sleep in 🌃

Time to start our hike after breakfast. Today we will be visiting Suhai Lake, Wulan Lake, Sun Lake, and Oasis on the way. So impressive! And I haven't even mentioned how amazing the sand dunes look.

We'll stop by to have lunch at Suhai Lake and then continue hiking to our base camp for tonight - the Sun Lake Camp. Tonight we will have the chance to spend the night in a Mongolian Yurt! Such a memorable experience.

After dinner time, time to relax and chitchat around the bonfire, or hide in our warm Yurt beds!

🛌 Accommodation: Yurt

🍚 Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

🥾 Hike: ~26km. Of which ~5km on grasslands of the lakes, rest on high sand dunes (5-7 meters)

Desert Hiking - Departure

You can wake up earlier to catch the sunrise, if not, feel free to sleep in 🌃

Our last hike of the trip will be overlooking the Moon Lake. Today is gonna be an exciting day for us,  one of the highlights is climbing a couple of high sandhills of 30-50meters, and using the slide to go down (just like snowboarding). And you can see a great view and bird-eye desert view on the top. Truly Amazing!!!

After arriving at the ending point of our hike. It's time to have lunch and then drive back to Yinchuan. 

You can book your return flight preferably after 18:00.

🛌 Accommodation: /

🍚 Meals: Breakfast and Lunch

🥾 Hike: ~11km

Note that this itinerary is for referral only. Actual timing might be flexible depending on the weather or other organizational factors. 

Date: Sep 14-17

Group Size: ~15-25 ppl

Price: 2999rmb 

🥳 Early bird price 2799rmb for the first 5 signups

Deposit:1000RMB

Balance:to be paid 5 days before departure

- Accepted payment methods: Alipay, Wechat, or Bank transfer

- On-site Transportation fees & Driver's allowance

- Professional local guide & organizing fees
- M2adventure Team Leader(s)
- Professional outdoor insurance,
- Entrance tickets to the lakes and oasis

- Access to the campsite 

- Local supporting Jeep drive team (not for riding)

- Public equipment, walkie-talkies, cooking gears, first aid kit...

- Accommodation (shared occupancy): 1 night local 4 stars hotel (2ppl/room), 1-night camping (2 ppl/tent, incl sleeping bag), 1 night in local Yurt (~10ppl per Yurt)

- Meals Day 2: Breakfast, Lunch (simple), and Dinner

- Meals Day 3: Breakfast, Lunch (simple), and Dinner

- Meals Day 4: Breakfast, Lunch (simple)

- Day 2's night bonfire fee, 2 local beers per person, fireworks fee

- Day 4's Sand Slide fee

- Hiking poles and gaiters (one pair each ppl, need to return after the hike)

- Camp cleaning fee

*Price is based on shared room occupancy, please let us know your sharing preferences upon signing up. If you’re a solo traveler or don’t have another person to share the room with, M2adventure will do its best to help find a roommate whenever possible but if no one is available to share, please note that you will have to take the single room supplement (see price below). Thank you for your understanding.

- Transportation to and from Yinchuan City 

- Meals and drinks not mentioned

- Other costs not mention

- Invoice/Fapiao

Optional:

- Jeep to avoid part of the hike: 100rmb/ride

- Single room occupancy: to be confirmed! (for day 1 single room and day 2 single tent. Day 3 yurt night will still be shared.)

Airport:INC Yinchuan Airport

Arrival:

When? Day 1 anytime

Departure:

When? Day 4  after 18h00

Cancellation fee

- Between booking and 14 days prior to departure: 200rmb

- Between 14 and 5 days prior to departure: 1000rmb

- Between 4 and 1 days prior to departure: 50% of the price

- On departure day or no-show: 100% of the price

Cancellation Policy 

If the weather is really bad and represents a risk for people's safety, or there is any government restriction, we could cancel the trip up to 2 days in advance. The deposit would be fully refunded. Note that we are NOT responsible for flight cancellation fees. This would need to be dealt with by the airline company directly. 

All forms of outdoor recreation (including hiking) have a higher level of risk than most ordinary activities.

By participating in M2adventure's hike, you acknowledge and accept the responsibility for making your own determinations as to the suitability of the activity and for their own safety, conduct, and well-being and agrees to participate solely at your own risk.

M2adventure, its organizer & hike leaders will not be held responsible for any loss or injury which you may sustain as a result of your participation in any of these activities.

This trip is hosted and operated by Ningxía Mai Cao International Travel Service Co..Ltd.,