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Day 1 Arrive Beijing, meet and transfer to Hotel Day 2 Beijing/ Hohhot Full day tour of Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City and Summer Palace Late afernoon flight to Hohhot Day 3 Hohhot/ Gegentala Grassland Drive to Wuchuan town (3 hours' drive) Walk from Wuchuan to Sizhiwangqi town (10 km) Walking across farms, villages, dried rivers with lunch boxes and water Pick up from Sizhiwangqi and drive to Gegentala (0.5 hour) Met and welcome by local people on horse back with singing and rice wine Check in Mongolian Yurt (twin-share, private bathroom) Watch and participate in horse racing, wrestling before dinner Mongolian Cultural Show in the evening Day 4 Gegentala/ Baiyinhushao-a deserted communs Horse riding to Baiyinhushao (40 km) with lunch box Stay overnight in deserted houses (own sleeping bags needed) A bonfire and cold water shower in the open air available Day 5 Baiyinhushao/Gegentala Horse riding to Baiyinhushao (50 km-different route) with lunch box Check in Mongolian Yurt (twin share, private bathroom) Day 6 Gegentala/ Xianshawan Desert Bus ride across Daqing Mountain (380 km) Lunch at local restaurant in Hohhot on the way Check in Mongolian Yurt (six share one yurt, no private toilet) Day 7 Xiangshawan Desert Camel riding into Xianshawan Desert-30 km from start is a basis where it is possible to camp overnight/own sleeping bags needed Canned food for lunch and dinner A bonfire, sponge bath in the open air is available Day 8 Xiangshanwan Desert Camel riding back to where started Canned food for breakfast and lunch Bus ride to Baotou (60 km) Day 9 Baotou/Beijing Full day tour Wudangzhao Lamasery and Zhaojun Tomb with lunch Overnight train to Beijing 19:29/10:20 +1 day Day 10 Beijing Arrive in Beijing and transfer to Huadu Hotel Hutong Tour on a rickshaw Peking Acrobatics show in the evening Day 11 Beijing Full day hike from Simatai to Jinshanling along the Great Wall Peking Duck Dinner Day 12 Depart Beijing End of services
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