Hulunbuir + Arxan 9-Day Itinerary

️✨【Complete Travel Guide】✨🗺️

💫Day 1: First Experience in Hohhot
🏨 Stay: Inner Mongolia Wulan Hotel
⛩️ Must-visit: Dazhao Temple (Dazhao Qian Street, Yuquan District, Hohhot)
How can you miss this Tibetan Buddhist temple with over 400 years of history when visiting Inner Mongolia? Recommended to go at dusk, the golden roof under the sunset glow is stunning~

💫Day 2: First Exploration of Arxan Wonderland
🏨 Stay: Arxan Old Mama Mountain Delicacy Hotel
🌊 Three magical scenic spots:
1️⃣ Wusulangzi Lake (a high mountain lake surrounded by primeval forest)
2️⃣ Unfrozen River (a magical river that doesn’t freeze even in winter)
3️⃣ Rhododendron Lake + Shitang Forest (spectacular volcanic landforms)

💫Day 3: Hiking Arxan’s Core Attractions
🏔️ Tuofengling Tianchi (a volcanic crater lake at 1,284 meters elevation!)
🌄 Grand Canyon (volcanic lava canyon, 1-hour hike)
💧 Earth Pond + Santan Gorge (scenery at every step, perfect for photos)
🏨 Overnight: He Wan Sunshine Hotel (super close to Arxan Train Station!)

💫Day 4: Border Scenery Check-in
🐎 Genghis Khan’s Horse Tethering Post (legendary spot where the Khan tied his horse)
🪆 Manzhouli Matryoshka Doll Hotel (live in a fairy tale world!)
🏨 Overnight: Manzhouli Xinchagan International Hotel

💫Day 5: Borderline Roaming
🛣️ Border Defense Highway (China-Russia border road with breathtaking views)
🏞️ Stops along the way:
- Guna Riverside Manor
- Shiwei Riverside Boundary River Scenic Area
- China Shiwei Port (can view Russia across the river)

💫Day 6: Encounter with Birch Forest and Wetlands
🌲 Birch Forest Scenic Area (a photo paradise! Wear bright clothes for amazing shots)
🌊 Erguna Wetland (Asia’s largest wetland, sunset views are tear-jerkingly beautiful)
🏨 Overnight: Jiayao Jinye Garden Hotel

💫Day 7: Deep Wetland Tour
🌿 Erguna National Wetland Park (less crowded and more beautiful than the day before)
🏕️ Second stay at Jiayao Jinye Garden (their grassland afternoon tea is so relaxing)

💫Day 8: Grand Finale on the Grassland
🌊 Moergel River Scenic Area (the "World’s First Meandering River" described by Lao She)
🦌 Overnight: Arxan Luyuan Resort Hotel (get up close with deer!)

🌟【Top Must-Visit Attractions】🌟
🔝1 Erguna National Wetland Park: Asia’s largest wetland!
🔝2 Moergel River: Nine bends and eighteen turns, amazing aerial views
🔝3 Dazhao Temple: Experience the charm of Tibetan Buddhism
🔝4 Birch Forest Scenic Area: Forest-themed photos anytime
🔝5 Tuofengling Tianchi: Stunning volcanic crater lake

💡【Tips】
✅ July to September is the best travel season
✅ Big temperature difference between morning and evening, bring a jacket
✅ Self-driving recommended to rent an SUV
✅ Sunscreen! Sunscreen! Sunscreen! (Important, said three times)