May Day Family Trip: Desert Star Hotel More Stunning than Egypt

May Day holiday is coming! Haven't decided where to go yet? Look no further - Zhongwei, Ningxia is the perfect destination for families with kids🌸
With its mild climate, short daily drives, proximity to downtown, and stunning desert starry sky✨If you're lucky, you might even get a photo with the Milky Way📸

✅5 Days 4 Nights Itinerary
D1️⃣Yinchuan Airport/Station pickup - check in to Yinchuan hotel (Recommended for independent travelers: Lanshan Park + Huaiyuan Night Market)
✔️Lanshan Park is currently closed but expected to open during May Day holiday. The yellow Roman-style arch is perfect for sunset photos❗️After sightseeing, enjoy local food at Huaiyuan Night Market. If it's too crowded, find a beef and lamb restaurant, like Ice-boiled Lamb🧊🐑

D2️⃣Yinchuan - Tengger Desert Five Lakes crossing (Wulan Lake, Camel Lake, Maple Lake, Mandarin Duck Lake, Egg Yolk Lake) - Huanghe Juji
✔️Take a thrilling off-road vehicle ride through the desert🔅Choose 5-seater or 7-seater vehicles depending on your preference. It's exciting, like a real-life roller coaster in the desert❣️At Wulan Lake, you can take aerial videos - it's like standing at Earth's heart with crimson lake water
✔️For a relaxing stay, choose Huanghe Juji. It's like a childhood village but with excellent accommodation. Spacious rooms decorated in Northwest China + Moroccan style🍂Features farms, ranches, and BBQ spots by the Yellow River. You can climb the Great Wall and view the Yellow River

D3️⃣Huanghe Juji - Ming Great Wall walk - Route 66 Zhongwei - North Long Beach - Desert Star Hotel
✔️The Star Hotel offers all-day activities with sand toys and sand boards at the entrance. There are both paid and free activities☘️The evening stargazing activity is free - don't miss it, you might see the Milky Way
👉Buy a stargazing pen on PDD🖊️, cheaper than the hotel's, around ¥30 is enough
👉Zone B wooden cabins are convenient for sand play but rooms are small with basic soundproofing, no bathtub💰About ¥1,000 cheaper than Zone A. Dining in the cabin restaurant with ¥30-40 upgrade option for main building dining
👉Zone A rooms are larger at 35m², dining in the main building's 360° restaurant

D4️⃣Star Hotel (desert hiking experience) - Shapotou (camel riding + sand sliding + surf car + ferry + sightseeing car + sheepskin raft) - Lanshan Park - Yinchuan
✔️Shapotou
Children under 1 meter aren't allowed on many attractions, but enforcement varies. 🫧If height difference is small and it's not busy, they might let them in

D5️⃣Yinchuan - Return to cities nationwide (all-day airport/station transfer, free time)