Northeast Inner Mongolia Tour
Northeast Inner Mongolia: Including Hulunbeier (Hulunbuir) and Xingan League (1 city and 1 league)
To the Northeast of Beijing, Northeast Inner Mongolia is a paradise of grasslands, and the Hulunbeier (Hulunbuir) Grassland is the finest pasture in China and the best preserved grassland in the world! The Erguna River area in Hulunbuir was the living place for Genghis Khan's forefathers. Ergun City was the hometown of Genghis Khan (1162-1227), who here united all the tribes and started to conquer most of Asia and Eastern Europe.
Shiwei is now a lively border town abutting Russia inhabited mostly by the Chinese-Russian descendants. Aoluguya Ewenki Ethnic Township is inhabited by the Ewenki people, the only hunting tribe in China which keeps its reindeer.
The Moerdaoga National Forest Park ia the first national forest park in the Greater Khingan Range (Greater Xing'an Mountain ) within Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, the biggest national forest park of its kind in China.
Erguna Wetland is the largest wetland in Asia with many types including marshes, shrub swamps, swamp forest, open bogs and moss.
Hulunbuir Nationality Museum tells about the roots of the ethnic groups in Hunlunbeier and their histories, religions, economy and cultures. It also shows the history and developement in the whole area of Hulunbuir. Golden Horde Mongolian Tribe is the only nomadic tribe open to the tourists, a reproduction of the camping tents in Genghis Khan's time.
Heishantou Port is an important business passage between China and Russia. The Russia town is just on the other side of the river bank, and the Russian buildings are in sight. Manzhouli City is adjacent to Russia in the north, about 192km to the west of Hailaier, the largest land port along the border in China.
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 Attractions: Hulunbuir Grassland, Shiwei, Moerdaoga National Forest Park, Aoluguya Ewenki Ethnic Township, Erguna Wetland, Matryoshka Doll Square, Manzhouli City, and Hulun Lake. Tour Type: A private tour Service: Personal Guide + Private vehicle + entrance fees + meals as listed + Beijing Hailaer round trip flights Accommodation: YesDeparture: Daily Summer Best Travel Time: July - August Duration: Approx. 6 Day Tour Code: NEIM-01 Price: Starting from US$ 959 p/p |
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Attractions: Hulunbuir Nationality Museum, Golden Horde Mongolian Tribe, Erguna Wetland, Heishantou Port, Manzhouli, Matryoshka Doll Square, Hulun Lake and Dahl Jilin Temple Tour Type: A private tour Service: Personal Guide + Private vehicle + entrance fees + meals as listed + Beijing Hailaer round trip flights Accommodation: YesDeparture: Daily Summer Best Travel Time: July - August Duration: Approx. 4 Day Tour Code: NEIM-02 Price: Starting from US$ 845 p/p |
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When to Visit
Hulunbeier has the features of grassland weather with big temperature difference between day and night. Different seasons at Hulunbuir present different landscapes and sceneries. Between mid-May and did June, the Hulunbeier Grasslands turn green with fewer mosquitoes. The azaleas makes a mass of colour around the Greater Khingan Range.
From mid June to the end of August, Hulunbuir is most beautiful with lush vegetation. You will experience sapphire sky, white clouds, crisytal waters, green grass, and see sheep, horses and cows roaming, a idyllic and picturesque scene making you intoxicated.
From the end of August to September, you will see a different Hulunbuir coated in yellow, the best time for photography tour. Entering the Greater Khingan Range, you feel you are in a fairyland.
From December to March, Hulunbuir becomes a mecca for ice and snow lovers. It is a paradise for sking for the 7-month long winter season.
For common tourists, the best time to visit Hulunbeier is from June to August.
Get There and Around
Travel By FlightHulunbuir's airport is located in the Hailar Distict. Hailar Dongshan Airport(HLD has daily flights to Beijing, Hohhot, Shanghai, Shenyang and more. The airport is only 5km to the city center with airport shuttle buses. You can take a taxi to or from airport for around RMB25. But taxi sharks waiting at the airport ask RMB60. You walk to the edge of the town for 3km and hail a taxi.
Hailaer Airport Enquiry: 0470 - 8275432 - 2303
Manzhouli CAAC Enquiry: 0470 - 6221436
Travel By Train
It is quite convenient to travel to Hulunbeier by train with wide train network. Hailar has trains connecting Beijing, Baotou, Hohhot, Harbin, Dalian, Qiqihaer, Boketu, Moerdaoga, Manzhouli, Jiaergeda. So beside Hailaer, many of the cities and banners has railway stations, forming easy train routes within Hulunbuir.
Hailar Railway Station Enquiry: 0470 - 2221322
Manzhouli Railway Station: 0470 - 6222117
The Hailar Railway Station is in the northwestern part of the town. A taxi ride from the station to a city-center hotel costs about RMB12.
Travel By Road
All the major villages, counties and cities in Hulunbuir are linked by national highways or regional roads.
Hailar Long-distance Bus Station is located next to Hailaer Railway Station. Halaier Long-distance Bus Station has the following travel routes: Manzhouli (232km), Harbin(960km), Aershan(370), Yakeshi(90km).
Hailaer Public Bus No.01 connects the Long-distance bus station and Hailar Railway Station, and on to the city center of Hailaer.
Hailaer taxi: flagfall RMB 5 which allows you to run within the city. Taxi Complaint: 0470 - 6225336
Top 10 Attractions in Northeast Inner Mongolia
Hulunbuir Grassland: It is a paradise of grasslands comprising the forest grasslands, meadows, and classic grasslands, the best preserved grasslands in the world. Hulunbuir is crisscrossed by hundreds of rivers, large and small, which have made this area a mecca for local Mongolian nomads and herders. Hunlunbeier Grasslands are dubbed as the "most unsullied prairie" due to the pollution-free skies.
Shiwei: Located on the east bank of the Erguna River, Shiwei is now a lively border town abutting Russia inhabited mostly by the Chinese-Russian descendants. Shiwei used to be a cradle of multi-ethnic groups including Mongols. It is a beautiful town and listed as one of top ten most beautiful townships in China. The town and its surrounding villages feature the Russian style in terms of architectures and living habits. Stay overnight in a traditional Russian style wooden house is a top choice for many tourists.
Moerdaoga National Forest Park: The Moerdaoga National Forest Park ia the first national forest park in the Greater Khingan Range (Greater Xing'an Mountain ) within Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. It is the biggest national forest park of its kind in China. "Moerdaoga" literally means that "set out for flight riding your horses" that was legendarily said by Genghis Khan who tried to integrate the tribes. The forest park is adjacent to the Hulunbuir Grassland on the south, the Erguna River on the north, packed with old and tall trees and numerous streams and rivers.
Aoluguya Ewenki Ethnic Township: The town is inhabited by the Ewenki people, the only hunting tribe in China which keeps its reindeer. They came from Siberia over three hundred years ago and have been living in the dense primeval forest and surviving on herding reindeer.
Ergun City: Located on the northen part of Hulunbuir Grassland and on the right bank of Erguna River with an area of 28,400 km2. It was the hometown of Genghis Khan (1162-1227), who here united all the tribes and started to conquer most of Asia and Eastern Europe.
Erguna Wetland:Erguna Wetland has an area of 200,000 hectare, the largest wetland in Asia, about 3km to the west of Ergun City. Erguna Wetland is scattered around the forest and the grassland with many types including marshes, shrub swamps, swamp forest, open bogs and moss. Erguna Wetland is on the plain delta formed by Erguna River and other three alpine rivers including Genhe River, Deerbugan River and Hawuer River.
Hulunbuir Nationality Museum:The museum is located in Hailaer District of Hulunbuir with over 10,000 relics and artifacts on display. You will learn about the roots of the ethnic groups in Hunlunbeier and their histories, religions, economy and cultures. It also shows the history and developement in the whole area of Hulunbuir.
Golden Horde Mongolian Tribe is the only nomadic tribe open to the tourists, a reproduction of the camping tents in Genghis Khan's time. It is located in the heartland of Hulunbuir Grassland, on the banks of Moergele River that is hailed as China's first Qushui (River bends). This area is a natural pasture famous home and abroad. Historically, many ancient ethnic groups lived and developed here from generation to generation. In the 12th and 13th centuries, Genghis Khan and his followers united all the Mongolian tribes here and started to most of Asia and Eastern Europe.
Heishantou Port: Heishantou Port is located 12km from Heishantou Town, 62km to the west of Ergun City. Divided by the boundary river, Heishantou Port is only 1.5km away from Jiu Culuhaitu Port in Russia. With its good location, Heishantou Port has become an important business passage between China and Russia. The Russia town is just on the other side of the river bank, and the Russian buildings are in sight. The scenery along the border river is amazing. You can also enjoy the view by yacht through the middle of the river and boating along the grass (Optional).
Manzhouli City: Adjacent to Russia in the north, about 192km to the west of Hailaier (the city center of Hulunbuir). Manzhouli Port is the largest land port along the border in China. The National Gate is 9 kilometers to the west of Manzhouli Downtown. Manzhouli is a port city of comprising the folk customs of the three countries including China, Russia and Mongolia, a blend of Chinese and Western cultures. The City is teeming with unique buildings of Russian, Monglian and Chinese styles.
Taowa Square: A huge matryoshka doll square. The Matryoshka Doll Square is the iconic attraction in Manzhouli that comprises the characteristics and features from the three bordering countries - China, Russia and Mongolia. The main building is a 30m high Russian nested doll with an area of 3,200 square meters, the largest in the world hitting the guinness wordl record.
Hulun Lake: Located in the western of Hulunbeir Prairie, Hulun Lake is the 5th largest fresh water lake in China and the largest lake in the Inner Mongolia, covering approximately 2,339 km². Hulun Lake is teeming with cash fish such as carp, crucian carp and also rare white shrimp. The lake is a mecca for 241 bird species, including crane, gull, swan, one of the few treasure houses of birds in the world. Hulun Lake is an ideal summer resort due to cool climate, beautiful scenery and fresh air in summer.
Dahl Jilin Temple: The Tibetan buddhist temple is located on the mountain in the northen urban area of Hailaer District of Hulunbuir City. The temple comprises 5 main halls, 6 side halls, living rooms for monks, mansions for living buddhas, buildings for institutions and more.
Where to Stay
Hotels in HailarIbis Hotel (Hulunbuir Hailar): No.23 Shengli Avenue, Hailar District, Hulunbuir
Friendship International Hotel: No.10 Qiaotou Street, Hailar District, Hulunbuir
Hulunbeir Hotel: No.32 Shengli Avenue, Hailar District, Hulunbuir
Buir Hotel: No.36 Central Main Street, Hailaer District, Hulunbuir
Tianxin Business Hotel: 7 Tianxin Xiaoqu, Hailaer Tel: 0470 - 8353588
Beier Grand Hotel: 36 Central Mian Street, Hailaer Tel: 0470 - 8358455
Hotels in Manzhouli
Shangri-La Hotel Manzhouli:No.99 Liudao Street, Manzhouli
Manzhouli Grand Hotel: No.9 Zhongsu Street, Manzhouli
International Hotel: No.35 Erdao Street, Manzhouli
Fengzeyuan Hotel: Yidao Street, Manzhouli Tel: 0470 - 2254099
Chenglin Hotel: Sidao Street, Manzhouli Tel: 0470 - 6238866
Victoria Hotel: 16 Erdao Street, Manzhouli Tel: 0470 - 3919999
Stay in Yurts
Basically there are two kinds of yurts: normal traditional yurts and deluxe yurts.
1.Normal traditional yurts:
These kinds of yurts are simple, more in traditional Mongolian style. It is made of hide supported by rod and easily taken apart. But it doesn't offer bath and toilet facitlities. So for those who stay in a traditional yurt, they have to use the public toilet and bath room, a little unconvenient for modern people. But still many people prefer these kinds of yurts as a kind of grassland experience.
2. Deluxe Yurts:
Deluxe yurts have almost the same fuctions and facilities as hotels. They look like yurt outside. But inside the yurts, they are just like the standard rooms of hotels - washing room, air-conditioned, bath room, refrigerate, tea tabble, desk and more.
Northeast Inner Mongolia Food
Like Inner Mongolians elsewhere, people in Hulunbuir mainly have the traditional Mongolian food - the meat, grains and milk products that feture fried rice, noodles, milk tea and hand-served mutton. The local milk products are daily necessities with unique way of making.
Besides the traditional Mongolian food, especially in Manzhouli, you have the chance to have a bite of Russian cuisine. Around the Hulun Lake, you can have the delicious fish feast.
What to Buy
The unique weather and geography in Hulunbuir produce many special products locally. Hulunbuier also has plentiful Russian products due to its proximity to Russia.
To buy the local products, you may go to a few ethnic goods stores around Minzu Hotel on the Qiaotou Street in Hailar. You choose Mongolian birch bowls, ox horns, milk products, wild dried vegetables and fruits. For daily necesssities, you may go to the Wholesale Street on the Toudao Street of Hexi District in Hailar.
If you want to buy Russian stuff, you may go to the Russian Shopping Center in the heart of Hailaer. You can choose Russian army knifes, army watches, spades, binoculars and the list could be much longer. For Russian products, Manzhouli is a good place to select your favorites.
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