Inner Mongolia Travel Guide | Ultimate Experience of Grasslands and Deserts

Packing Checklist✨

🆔 Documents:
ID card is a must! Bring student/senior citizen cards for scenic spot discounts~

👗 Clothing Tips:
✔️Summer: Light clothes + sunproof jacket (UV rays are intense on the grasslands!)
✔️Spring/Autumn: Windproof jacket + long sleeves (big temperature differences between day and night)
✔️Winter: Down jacket + snow boots + hat/scarf/gloves set (-30°C is no joke🥶)

🧴 Daily Essentials:
50+ SPF sunscreen❗️Sunglasses🕶️hat (grassland survival trio)
Moisturizing skincare (Inner Mongolia is extremely dry!)

💊 Medical Kit:
Cold medicine + stomach medicine + motion sickness pills + mosquito repellent (summer grassland mosquitoes are vicious)

🏆Top 5 Must-Visit Attractions🏆

1⃣️ Hulunbuir Grassland
👉🏻One of the world's three great grasslands! The winding Morigele River is breathtaking～
🎫Ticket: Free
🕒Best time: March-April
📸Must-do: Horse riding, archery, grassland sunset viewing

2⃣️ Ulan Butong Grassland
👉🏻Filming location of "My Fair Princess"! Stunning combo of birch forests + grassland
🎫Ticket: ¥120
✨Hidden gem: Capture magical light at dusk

3⃣️ Resonant Sand Gorge
👉🏻The "singing" desert! Try sand sliding/camel riding/desert off-roading
🎫Ticket: ¥130 (includes cable car)
⚠️Tip: Must bring sunproof face cover!

4⃣️ Dazhao Temple
👉🏻Sacred Tibetan Buddhist site! Magnificent golden architecture
🎫Ticket: ¥35
🙏Recommend: Rotating prayer wheels for blessings

5⃣️ Arxan Bailang Peak
👉🏻Natural viewing platform at 1511m altitude!
🎫Ticket: ¥185
❄️Best season: September for golden forests

🍖Must-Try Foods🍖

🔥Hand-Grabbed Lamb
Grassland specialty! Simply boiled with salt for original flavor

🔥Roast Whole Lamb
The Hermès of Mongolian cuisine! Crispy outside, tender inside (best for 8+ people)

🥛Mongolian Milk Tea
Savory and rich! Can add fried rice/milk skin/beef jerky

🧀Milk Tofu
Versatile cheese for snacking/grinding/soaking in tea

🍜Oat Noodle Rolls
Perfect with lamb mince! Chewy and satisfying

🏨Accommodation Recommendations🏨

🏙️City choice:
Hohhot Shangri-La Hotel (super convenient location)
💰~¥800+/night

🏕️Grassland experience:
Hulunbuir Yurt Camp (stunning starry nights)
💰¥300-500/night

🚗Transport Tips✈️

Main transport:
Fly to Hohhot/Hulunbuir airports

Local transport:
👉🏻Self-drive: Complex roads, not for beginners
👉🏻Private car: Hire reliable local drivers
👉🏻Tour group: Hassle-free option

💡Reminder:
July-August is peak season (crowded but beautiful)
May-June/September offer better value with fewer tourists~