The Best 3-Day Itinerary for Yinchuan

National Day is just around the corner, and you must have been thinking about where to go for the 7-day holiday. Some popular tourist cities in China are always crowded during National Day, and the experience is not very good. However, there are also some less crowded, fun, and unique places to visit in China. Yinchuan is a good choice.

Day 1

Yinchuan—Shahu Lake—Suidonggou—Yinchuan

Attraction 1: Shahu Lake (including large boat and electric car)

Take a bus to 【Shahu Lake】, known as “The Miracle of Water Surrounding Sand Dunes”, in the morning. It takes about 1 hour to travel 60 kilometers from Yinchuan to Shahu Lake. The tour will take about 3 hours. Upon arriving at Shahu Lake Scenic Area, take a large boat to reach the desert area from the lake area and then return at the same time and place. After that, you can move freely within the specified time.

Attraction 2: Suidonggou (including Suidonggou experience package)

Then take a bus to 【Suidonggou Site】. It takes about 1 hour to travel 60 kilometers from Shahu Lake to Suidonggou, and the tour will take about 3 hours. Known as the “Cradle of Prehistoric Archaeology in the East”, this is the holy land where humans lived 30,000 years ago, marking the beginning of the study of Paleolithic culture in China. As you wander through the Suidonggou, the jujube forests, the red willow ditches, these typical western landscapes make you feel the mystery and desolation of the west. Take a boat to view the waterside Great Wall, savor the cultural heritage of Suidonggou, trace the mysterious and ancient human culture, feel the erosion of wind and sand, like the ghostly phantom of a ghost town.

Day 2

Yinchuan—Shapotou—Yinchuan

Take a bus to Zhongwei in the morning. It takes about 3 hours to travel 220 kilometers from Yinchuan to Zhongwei.

Attraction 1: Shapotou

After lunch, take a bus to 【Shapotou】 and start your unforgettable desert revelry. The journey will take about 30 minutes, and the tour will take about 4 hours. Shapotou is divided into two zones: the south and the north. The south zone, the Yellow River zone, offers a spectacular combination of desert and Yellow River. The north zone, the Tengger Desert zone, is where you can enjoy the endless expanse of the desert and feel the miracle of life. Of course, as one of the “Top 10 Most Fun Places in China”, Shapotou Scenic Area has many classic entertainment projects, including camel riding, sheepskin raft rafting on the Yellow River, desert sandboarding and so on. You can choose project packages based on the tour guide’s recommendations, or you can move freely within the specified time.

Day 3

Yinchuan—Western Xia Tombs—Helan Mountain Rock Paintings—Town of North Fortress Western Movie City—Yinchuan

Attraction 1: Western Xia Tombs (including electric car)

Take a bus to 【Western Xia Tombs】 in the morning. It takes about 1 hour to travel 60 kilometers from Yinchuan to the Western Xia Tombs, and the tour will take about 2 hours. After arriving at the scenic area, visit the museum and the No. 3 tomb in sequence.

Attraction 2: Helan Mountain Rock Paintings (including electric car)

After that, visit the 【Helan Mountain Rock Paintings】. It takes about 30 minutes to travel 30 kilometers from the Western Xia Tombs to the Helan Mountain Rock Paintings, and the tour will take about 2 hours. The tour guide will lead travelers to the Rock Painting Museum and the mouth of the Helan Mountain for field investigation.

Attraction 3: Town of North Fortress Western Movie City

After lunch, visit the 【Town of North Fortress Western Movie City】, which includes: Ming City, Qing City, Old Yinchuan Street. It takes about 20 minutes to travel 20 kilometers from the rock paintings to the movie city, and the tour will take about 3 hours. Depending on the individual circumstances of the travelers, the tour guide will distribute tickets at the entrance of the movie city and notify the tour time and return location, and travelers will visit freely “the ancient northern town of China, where they come as tourists and leave as stars”.