Inner Mongolia Travel Guide | Ultimate Experience of Grasslands and Deserts

Packing Checklist✨ 🆔 Documents: ID card is a must! Bring student/senior citizen cards for scenic spot discounts~ 👗 Clothing Tips: ✔️Summer: Light clothes + sunproof jacket (UV rays are intense on the grasslands!) ✔️Spring/Autumn: Windproof jacket + long sleeves (big temperature differences between day and night) ✔️Winter: Down jacket + snow boots + hat/scarf/gloves set (-30°C is no joke🥶) 🧴 Daily Essentials: 50+ SPF sunscreen❗️Sunglasses🕶️hat (grassland survival trio) Moisturizing skincare (Inner Mongolia is extremely dry!) 💊 Medical Kit: Cold medicine + stomach medicine + motion sickness pills + mosquito repellent (summer grassland mosquitoes are vicious) 🏆Top 5 Must-Visit Attractions🏆 1⃣️ Hulunbuir Grassland 👉🏻One of the world's three great grasslands! The winding Morigele River is breathtaking～ 🎫Ticket: Free 🕒Best time: March-April 📸Must-do: Horse riding, archery, grassland sunset viewing 2⃣️ Ulan Butong Grassland 👉🏻Filming location of "My Fair Princess"! Stunning combo of birch forests + grassland 🎫Ticket: ¥120 ✨Hidden gem: Capture magical light at dusk 3⃣️ Resonant Sand Gorge 👉🏻The "singing" desert! Try sand sliding/camel riding/desert off-roading 🎫Ticket: ¥130 (includes cable car) ⚠️Tip: Must bring sunproof face cover! 4⃣️ Dazhao Temple 👉🏻Sacred Tibetan Buddhist site! Magnificent golden architecture 🎫Ticket: ¥35 🙏Recommend: Rotating prayer wheels for blessings 5⃣️ Arxan Bailang Peak 👉🏻Natural viewing platform at 1511m altitude! 🎫Ticket: ¥185 ❄️Best season: September for golden forests 🍖Must-Try Foods🍖 🔥Hand-Grabbed Lamb Grassland specialty! Simply boiled with salt for original flavor 🔥Roast Whole Lamb The Hermès of Mongolian cuisine! Crispy outside, tender inside (best for 8+ people) 🥛Mongolian Milk Tea Savory and rich! Can add fried rice/milk skin/beef jerky 🧀Milk Tofu Versatile cheese for snacking/grinding/soaking in tea 🍜Oat Noodle Rolls Perfect with lamb mince! Chewy and satisfying 🏨Accommodation Recommendations🏨 🏙️City choice: Hohhot Shangri-La Hotel (super convenient location) 💰~¥800+/night 🏕️Grassland experience: Hulunbuir Yurt Camp (stunning starry nights) 💰¥300-500/night 🚗Transport Tips✈️ Main transport: Fly to Hohhot/Hulunbuir airports Local transport: 👉🏻Self-drive: Complex roads, not for beginners 👉🏻Private car: Hire reliable local drivers 👉🏻Tour group: Hassle-free option 💡Reminder: July-August is peak season (crowded but beautiful) May-June/September offer better value with fewer tourists~