Palace Museum; The Temple of Heaven; The Tombs of the Kings in Xixia Dynasty; The Dafo Temple; Wooden temple Tower; Horse-foot Grotto; Badan Jaran Shaomo; The Palace of Alxa;
Introduction of the itinerary
Itinerary day by day
01
Setting Off
02
**/Beijing/ Yinchuan
Hotel
Arrive in Beijing, Visit Beijing City: The Forbidden City and the Temple of Heaven. Fly to Yinchuan at night.
03
Yinchuan/ Alxa Zouqi
Hotel
Visit The Tombs of the Kings in Xixia Dynasty.. Walk in the park and see as more scenic spots as possible. Head for Alax Zuoqi by bus and visit the Alax Palace. Visit the Jades Street in Alax.
04
Alxa Zuoqi/ Badain Jaran Desert
Hotel
Head for Badain Jaran Desert (one day drive). If time allows, we can watch the ancient murals on the cliff.
05-10
6 days’ trekking in Badain Jaran Desert
Tent
Trek 10-15 KM each day
11
Badain Jaran Desert/ Alxa Youqi
Hotel
Cross the desert by the local Beijing jeep and go back to highway. Come back to Alxa Youqi by bus. Stay at hotel.
12
Alxa Youqi/ Zhangye/ Minle
Hotel
Head for Zhangye by bus. Visit The Dafo Temple. Visit Mati Temple scenic spot in the afternoon.
13
Minle/ Xining/ Beijing
Hotel
Get up early in the morning and head for Xining by bus (6-7 hours drive). Fly to Beijing at night.
14
Beijing
Hotel
Have rest and Relaxation in Beijing
15
Beijing
Apart from Beijing
Price
Pax
2
3-5
6-9
Over 10
Price
Extra for the single room
The price includes
Transport
By minibus
Plane Beijing-Yinchun ; Xining-Beijing
Accommodation
Hotels with 2 or 3 stars or the best local hotels or hostels.
Tour guide
Guide : English, French, German We could arrange the guide according to the client’s language requirement. But for the French or German group, we could guarantee you the French or Germany speaking guide, only if there’re more than 6 people in your group.
Meals
BLD
Tickets
All the entrance fees are included.
NAVO Offers (in trekking period):
chef; cookers & dishware; double-person camp; mattress; yaks or horse for carrying bag gages
Guest provides (in trekking period):
sleeping bag for cold condition; personal clothes; trekking equipment; camera; sunglasses; crutch; canteen, raincoat etc
The price doesn’t include
International air tickets
Tips
Drinks.
The price is not available for:
The Spring Festival
The Labor’s day (May.01-07)
The National Celebration Day (Oct.01-07)
Remark
A: The first time NAVO went to Badain Jaran Desert is in Oct.2005
B: The first time we organized the trek in Badain Jaran is in Apr. 2006. And the guest is from France.
C: NAVO has at least 400 pieces of pictures of this itinerary.
