7 Days 6 Nights Self-Drive | Guide to Enjoying the Thousand-Mile Grassland Scenic Avenue!
by The Seas of Grass - Xilingol Cultural Tourism
Jun 26, 2025
| Guide to Enjoying the Thousand-Mile Grassland Scenic Avenue! 🔥 The Nadam Fair is in full swing in Xilingol League! For friends who love self-driving, you can travel along the "Thousand-Mile Grassland Scenic Avenue" to explore Xilingol League. Enjoy a 7-day 6-night trip!
Day 1️⃣  
Beijing → Taibus Banner  
🤳 Sightseeing  
🔺 Taibus Imperial Horse Garden Tourist Area  
Depart in the morning and arrive at the Imperial Horse Garden scenic area by noon. Enjoy a feast of grassland beef and mutton in a Mongolian yurt. After the meal, visit the Horse Culture Museum, admire famous horses, relax with horseback riding, and watch equestrian performances.  
🔺 Fengqing Horse Town  
Drive about 3 minutes to Fengqing Horse Town to enjoy the beautiful scenery of Gongbaolage Grassland and participate in horseback riding, archery, wrestling, grass skiing, and the popular small train ride.  
🔺 Bianqiang Village  
Head to Bianqiang Village before evening for health and leisure. Visit the cultural courtyard, experience the grassland and farming culture of Taibus Banner, stroll along the boardwalk, and enjoy the grassland wetland scenery.  
🏡 Accommodation  
Baoshang Town, where there are many hotels and inns to choose from, or scenic homestays inside Bianqiang Village.
Day 2️⃣  
Taibus Banner → Duolun County  
🤳 Sightseeing  
🔺 Duolun Lake  
Drive about 2 hours to Duolun Lake scenic area in Duolun County. Enjoy a "whole fish feast" in the scenic area. Spend the afternoon exploring the area deeply, appreciating the beautiful mix of grassland, lake, forest, and sandy land from the lakeside viewing platform.  
🔺 Sena Bay Town  
About 1 km south of Duolun Lake Bus Station, this beautiful town lies between the source of the Luan River and Yumu Chuan Forest Park. It features a large amusement park, jungle real-life CS, horseback archery experience area, photography camping base, RV campground, and more.  
🏡 Accommodation  
Duolun Sena Bay Town Resort Hotel, offering Mongolian yurt rooms with grassland style, combining leisure vacation, dining, and entertainment.
Day 3️⃣  
Duolun County → Zhenglan Banner  
🤳 Sightseeing  
🔺 Yuan Shangdu Ruins  
Drive in the morning to the "World Cultural Heritage" Yuan Shangdu Ruins, the site of the Yuan Dynasty capital in China. The magnificent Jinlianchuan Grassland and splendid cultural relics intertwine, with traces of history everywhere.  
🔺 Baigeli Ranch  
Have a special Mongolian meal at Baigeli Ranch at noon. In the afternoon, experience grassland folk customs, ecological sightseeing, photography, afternoon tea, grassland fishing, and other activities.  
🏡 Accommodation  
Wooden villas or Mongolian yurts at Baigeli Ranch. At night, join the bonfire party, taste roasted whole lamb, and various dairy products.
Day 4️⃣  
Zhenglan Banner → Xilinhot  
🤳 Sightseeing  
🔺 Nadam Activity Area  
Xilinhot is the main venue for this year's Nadam Fair. At Baiyin Xile Pasture, Pingdingshan, Beizi Temple, Xilin Jiuchu, Maduwen Cultural and Creative Park, China Horse Capital Core Area, Cheese Culture Industrial Park, and other attractions, you can experience the "Nadam" activities.  
🏡 Accommodation  
Xilinhot City offers many hotels and business inns to choose from.
Day 5️⃣  
Xilinhot → West Ujimqin  
🤳 Sightseeing  
🔺 Ulan Wutai  
Visit the Buddhist holy site Ulan Wutai scenic area in the morning, viewing the Ovoo, Genghis Khan Square, Ecological Park, and other attractions. Have lunch at a Mongolian family restaurant.  
🔺 Mongol Khan City  
In the afternoon, deeply explore the "Grassland Palace" Mongol Khan City. The Mongolian yurt clusters here are magnificent, with rich grassland folk experience activities including horseback riding, camel riding, archery, go-karting, and off-road crossing.  
🏡 Accommodation  
Stay in the Mongolian yurt clusters in Mongol Khan City, watch the grassland starry sky, enjoy Mongolian cuisine, and join the bonfire party.
Day 6️⃣  
West Ujimqin → Uragai  
🤳 Sightseeing  
🔺 Uragai Jiuchu Bay  
This is the most beautiful section of the Uragai River, with winding waters, lush riverside grass, herds of cattle and sheep, and birds flying over the river, creating a picturesque scene.  
🔺 Uragai Wild Wolf Valley  
Filming location of "Wolf Totem." Take a lele cart to tour the grassland scenery, watch herders drive camels and milk cows, ride sightseeing vehicles to track wolf packs, and feed wolves.  
🔺 Corps Town  
Return in the evening and drive to Corps Town for a red tourism experience. Admire the architecture from the Corps period and trace the history of the town's construction in the last century.  
🏡 Accommodation  
Special guesthouses in the town.
Day 7️⃣ Return  
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👏 The Nadam Fair will continue until September, so don’t wait! Experience the beauty of Xilingol League during this wonderful season and lively event!  
(Photo credits: Trip.com Travel Experts @Angie, Yuuko Yuzu, Yiren Wu Jianxing Tianya)
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