Guide to Zhongwei Desert Travel

🚧 Transportation:
🚗 It is recommended to drive yourself or 🚙 charter a car. It takes about 2.5 hours to drive from Yinchuan to Zhongwei. You can also choose to take a 🚞 train to Zhongwei Station and then take a 🚕 taxi to the scenic spot.

🏡 Accommodation recommendation:
🏕️ No.7 Starry Sky Tent Hotel
📍 Location: Inside the Tonghu Grassland Scenic Area
🏕️ Room type: Tent room (king/twin/family), Mars Future Cabin
💰 Price: CNY 800–1,500/night in the off-season (including breakfast and dinner)
🔥 Features: Independent bathroom, sand-sliding equipment, stargazing activities

↘️ Play items:
1️⃣ Tonghu Grassland Scenic Area (ticket included in the accommodation)
🚙 Desert off-road vehicle
🐫 Camel riding
🏄‍♀️ Sand sliding
📸 Salt lake photography
2️⃣ Horse Success Bonfire Performance (free with accommodation)
2️⃣ Stargazing activities (organized by the hotel)

🥗 Food:
🏤 Hotel buffet (including breakfast and dinner)
🍱 It is recommended to try local specialties: 🥩 Hand-grabbed mutton, 🫑 sand shallots, 🍵 Babao tea

🌳 Best season:
April–June, September–October (avoid the high temperatures in summer)

⚠️ Precautions:
👒 1. Bring sunscreen products (🕶️ sunglasses, 👒 hat, 🌤️ sunscreen)
🧥 2. Prepare warm clothes (the temperature difference between day and night in the desert is large)
📲 3. Book the Mars Future Cabin 1 month in advance
🥪 4. Bring your own snacks (limited choices in the scenic area)

↘️ Itinerary suggestion:
2 days and 1 night is enough to experience the main projects
Day1: Check in in the afternoon ➡️ Play in the desert ➡️ Bonfire party ➡️ Stargazing
Day 2: Sunrise ➡️ Play in the scenic area ➡️ Check out

💶 Cost reference (2 people):
🏕️ Accommodation: 💰 CNY 800–1,500
🍱 Catering: Included
🏄‍♀️ Play items: 💰 CNY 300–500 (self-funded items)
🚧 Transportation: 💰 CNY 200–400 (chartered car)