Autumn in Northern Xinjiang: Hulunbuir + Arxan Travel Guide
by 时光旅行文龙
Sep 25, 2025
This summer, get ready to take your kids to explore Hulunbuir!! I was initially worried that a grassland trip might be boring or exhausting, but after checking the itinerary with a friend, I was pleasantly surprised!! Parents can truly relax! No crowded tourists, no travel fatigue—just the poetic sight of cattle and sheep grazing under the wind-blown grass, and countless treasure experiences that will make your kids scream with joy! Sharing my travel guide based on the itinerary, perfect for parents looking to escape the summer heat with their little ones~
Why choose Hulunbuir?
1. **20°C summer**: Escape the southern heat and enjoy the refreshing coolness of the grasslands.
2. **Immersive nature classroom**: Kids can feed reindeer, milk cows, collect dung for fire—a "wild education" more vivid than picture books!
3. **Private pasture fun**: Venture deep into the grasslands, away from touristy roadside spots, and claim your own Windows-desktop-level scenery!
4. **Bond over dung-fire milk tea**: Boil salty milk tea with cow dung (surprisingly delicious!) and stay in a yurt at night, stargazing at the Milky Way with the Big Dipper right above you.
5. **Up close with reindeer**: The Evenki tribe’s reindeer are super gentle! Kids giggle like emojis when feeding them moss as the herd gathers around 🦌.
6. **Super-safe horse riding**: One-on-one coaching lets kids trot confidently! Thrilling 1,000-meter grass sliding at 186 Ribbon River—so fun they’ll want to go three times!
7. **Nomadic life experiences**: Milk cows, ride a mini grassland train, wear Mongolian attire for archery, and even learn to twist wool into ropes.
8. **Manzhouli fairy-tale night**: Matryoshka Square feels like Disneyland, Russian feasts with circus shows, and a finale bonfire party + whole roasted lamb—no one will want to leave!
**Itinerary**:
🎉Day 1: Arrive in Hailar (airport/train pickup) - Hotel check-in
🎉Day 2: Hailar - Hulunbuir Grassland - Moerdaoga River - Erguna Wetland - Birch Forest - Deer Park - Enhe/Shiwei
🎉Day 3: Enhe - Qika - Taiji Diagram - Wuka - Horseback riding across grassland - Bonfire party - Heishantou - Stay in yurt
🎉Day 4: Heishantou - Visit a herder’s family - 186 Ribbon River - Border Highway - 33 Wetland - View the national gate - Manzhouli - Hotel check-in - Night tour of Manzhouli
🎉Day 5: Manzhouli - Hulun Lake - Barga Mongolian Tribe - "Dance of the Horses" show - Return to Hailar
📌 **Practical tips for parents**:
1. Pack a windbreaker + sun hat for kids—mornings/evenings are chilly, and UV rays are intense.
2. Wear long pants for grass sliding/horseback riding to avoid scratches or sunburn.
3. Opt for a chartered tour over self-driving! Poor signal on the grasslands (trust me on this).
Copy this itinerary for your Hulunbuir trip!!
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