Ningxia 5 Days Tour

Yinchuan

Attraction & Activities:

Tour guide and driver with meet you at Yinchuan airport and transfer you to the Yinchuan Hotel.

Meals:

no meal

Accommodation: Deluxe ★★★★Yuehai hotel

Yinchuan

Attraction & Activities:

Yinchuan Helanshan Rock Carvings,Western Xia Tombs,

Meals:

Hotel Buffet Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation: Deluxe ★★★★Yuehai Hotel

After breakfast at the hotel, our guide will pick you up and transfer you to visit the first destination Helanshan Rock Carvings. Helandshan Rock Carvings refer to the ancient rock carvings scripted around the hillside of the Helanshan. Helanshan is located about 40 kilometers from Yinchuan City and most of the Helanshan Rock Carvings are concentrated at Helankou Pass. These tens of thousands of rock carvings left by ancient nomadic tribes could be dated back to 6,000 years ago.

These rock carvings about animals, human, the sun, plants, religious motifs and many other items are painted with various styles and profound connotations. Helanshan Rock Carvings are not only considered as artistic works left by ancient people, they are also precious materials for us to get to know the history, culture, economy and customs of the ancient nomads of northern China.

Then the trip will be extended to Western Xia Tombs. Western Xia Imperial Tombs are located at the foot of the Helan Mountains in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. The site occupies an area of 50 square kilometers. There are nine imperial mausoleums and 250 tombs of imperial relatives and officials. This burial complex lies 40 km westward from capital city of the Western Xia, the Xingqing fu or Xingqing which is the current Yinchuan. With its historic and cultural background, together with the surrounding magnificent Helan Mountains and spectaculars desert, Western Xia Tombs are popular tourist attraction in Yinchua.

After dinner, our guide will transfer you back to the hotel.
 

Yinchuan to Zhongwei

Attraction & Activities:

108 pagodas,Shapotou Tourist Area,

Meals:

Hotel Buffet Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation: Deluxe ★★★★Yuehai Hotel

Today your sightseeing will begin with a visit to the 108 Pagodas. 108 pagodas is a massive construction of 108 pagodas resting on the west cliff face of Qingtong Gorge, which is about 60 kilometers south of Yinchuan City. It is one of China’s existing large Pagodas group. These pagodas are built out of bricks and by a massive buttress. Constructed in Western Xia Dynasty (1038-1227), this bizarre and unique sight has a strange but undeniable beauty. It is said that anyone who walks around all of the 108 pagodas will have eternal luck.

Next we will proceed to have a great time at Shapotou Tourism Area. The Shapotou Tourism Area is located in located in Zhongwei County, which has 150 kilometers distance from Yinchuan. It is one of the five most beautiful deserts in China, and is widely recognized as the capital of the sand. Standing on the sand hills, you can see the desert that stretches north and south, an oasis without borders. Besides enjoy the beauty and mystery of the desert, you will also have great fun by recreations like camel riding, sand-boarding, Yellow River cable-sliding and drifting.

After dinner, our guide will transfer you back to the hotel.

Yinchuan

Attraction & Activities:

Nanguan Mosque,Haibao Pagoda,Ningxia Museum

Meals:

Hotel Buffet Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation: Deluxe ★★★★Yuehai Hotel

The first destination to start today's sightseeing will be Nanguan Mosque. Nanguan Mosque is one of the most famous mosques in Yinchuan. Famed for its unique, elegant and dignified structure and its typical Islamic architectural style, Nanguan Mosque is one important mosque for religious activities and tourist attractions in Ningxia.

Then we will proceed to visit Haibao Pagoda. Haibao Pagoda is located in the north suburb of Yinchuan. As one of the eight highlights of Yinchuan and one of the sixteen pagodas in China, Haibao Pagoda is a symbol of Yinchuan. Haibao Pagoda is not only featured with its pavilion-style and distinctive architecture, also you will have a panoramic view of Yinchuan City together with the majestic scenery of Helan Mountains and Yellow River.

Next we wil move to Ningxia Museum. The Ningxia Museum is a comprehensive historical museum in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. With a collection of cultural relics more than 10,000 and exhibitions about the Historical Relics of Ningxia, the Relics of Western Xia, the Revolutionary Relics of Ningxia and the Folk Custom Relics of Hui Nationality, Ningxia Museum has made great contribution for the study and understanding of the history and culture of Ningxia.

After dinner, our guide will transfer you back to the hotel.

Departure from Yinchuan

Attraction & Activities:

Tour guide and driver will transfer you to the Yinchuan airport to depart

Meals:

Hotel Buffet Breakfast