Hulunbuir
Endless summer grasslands in Inner Mongolia, with horses, yurts and the Russian border on the horizon.
Highlights of Hulunbuir
In July the grasslands of northern Inner Mongolia are green to the horizon. Stay with a herding family, ride horses and drive to the wetlands of the Ergun River.
The grasslands
Drive for hours across open steppe dotted with sheep, horses and white yurts.
Ergun wetlands
A river that loops through a vast green valley, best seen at sunset.
Shiwei
A Russian-ethnic village on the border river, with log houses and homemade bread.
Connections
| To / from | By | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Beijing | Flight | about 2 hours |
Times are typical and vary by service.
Tips from our guides
- Bring layers. Summer days are warm but nights on the steppe are cold.
- Distances are long, so a private car and driver is the best way to travel.
Nearby and nicely paired
3–4 daysBeijing
Six centuries of emperors, the best stretches of the Great Wall, and hutong lanes where neighbours still play cards on the pavement.
1–2 daysPingyao
One of China's best-preserved walled towns, with Ming and Qing streets, courtyard inns and the country's first bank.
1–2 daysDatong
Fifteen-hundred-year-old Buddhas carved into sandstone cliffs, and a temple that clings to a mountainside.
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