8-Day 7-Night Hulunbuir Summer Vacation Grand Loop

Ultra-detailed itinerary guide👇

🌿DAY1: Shanghai → Hailar
🏨Stay at Hailar hotel
🔹Hailar History Museum 3.5⭐ (Touch woolly mammoth fossils)
🔹Genghis Khan Square 3⭐ (Photo op with the great leader)
🌯626 Food Street 3.5⭐ (Feast on beef and lamb)

🚗DAY2:
Morigele River 4⭐ (Perfect spot for winding river photos)
🌲Birch Forest Scenic Area 4.2⭐ (Instagrammable forest scenery)
🍰Russian Family Visit 3⭐ (Experience Russian ethnic culture)
🏨Overnight in Erguna hotel

DAY3:
🌈Erguna Wetland Park 4.6⭐ (Asia's largest wetland)
🦌Aoluguya Reindeer Tribe 4⭐ (Meet Santa's reindeer up close)
❄️Genhe Cold Pole Village 3.5⭐ (China's coldest village)
🏠Stay in unique wooden cabin

🌲DAY4:
Crossing the Greater Khingan Mountains
🌸Moerdaoga National Forest Park 4.2⭐ (Must-ride forest train)
🏰Oroqen Manor 4.5⭐ (Fairytale-like landscape)
🇷🇺Mongol Shiwei Russian Town 4⭐ (View Russian villages across the border)
🏡Stay in Shiwei wooden house (Experience frontier town charm)

DAY5:
🚧Border Highway 4.6⭐ (Most beautiful frontier road)
🏇Heishantou Horse Riding 3.8⭐ (Beginner-friendly)
🌄Grassland Sunset 4.6⭐ (Breathtaking views)
⛺Stay in Mongolian yurt 3.8⭐ (Stargazing in tents)

🐎DAY6:
Heishantou Horse Riding 4.5⭐ (Advanced riding experience)
🐑Nomad Family Visit 3.8⭐ (Feed lambs + milk cows)
🏛️Zhalainuoer Museum 3.5⭐ (Mammoth fossils)
🎪Matryoshka Doll Square 4⭐ (Full of Russian charm)
🛍️China-Russia Gold Street 3.8⭐ (Food + souvenirs)
🏨Stay in Manzhouli hotel

DAY7:
🚪National Gate Scenic Area 3.5⭐ (Patriotic education)
🗼Beijiang Pearl Tower 3.8⭐ (Panoramic views of three countries)
🌊Hulun Lake 3.8⭐ (Sapphire on the grassland)
🏠Return to Hailar for accommodation

✈️DAY8: Return to Shanghai

🌟Highlights:
✅7 nights of unique accommodations (city hotel + forest cabin + grassland yurt + Russian-style buildings)
✅Family-friendly with moderate daily driving distances
✅Scenic diversity from grasslands to forests to wetlands to border towns
✅Includes horse riding + reindeer feeding + milking cows and more

💡Tips:
👉Book accommodations early for July-August peak season
👉Bring jackets for large temperature differences
👉SUNSCREEN! SUNSCREEN! SUNSCREEN!