Ordos Travel Guide

Basic information Area code: 0477 Travel complaints: 0477-8588538 Travel information The sand in Sounding Sand Bay is very thin. Take care to protect the camera and mobile phone to prevent sand from entering and damaging the machine. Self-driving travellors should […]

Basic information

Area code: 0477
Travel complaints: 0477-8588538

Travel information

• • The sand in Sounding Sand Bay is very thin. Take care to protect the camera and mobile phone to prevent sand from entering and damaging the machine.
  • Self-driving travellors should check their routes in advance and prepare water, food, and long-sleeved clothes.
  • Protect yourself from UV sunlight is the most important thing to go to the desert.

 

Destination overview

 

Destination sketch

“Ordos” literally means “palaces” in the Mongolian language. Ordos City was established on February 26th 2001 from the former Ikh Juu League which name had been used for the area since the 17th Century. The local government of Ordos City is located in Dongsheng District. It administrates 1 district, 7 Banners with a population of over 1.37 million, which is composed of Han Chinese, Hui, Manchu… The city occupies an area of 86,752 sq km.

The city of Ordos has plentiful tourism resources. The most famous Resonant Sand Gorge is located in its administrative area. The resonant sand gorge, meaning “dune with bugle” in Mongolian, lies 65km the north of the Ordos city. The terrain is in the shape of crescent with the incline of 45 degree, coming into being a huge dune aftersound wall.

Genghis Khan’s Mausoleum is a mausoleum constructed in commemoration of Genghis Khan, a Mongolian king (13th century) who once spreaded his empire from south China to the Caspian Sea. It is loacted about 180 kilometres southwest of Baotou, the main part of the tomb consists of three connecting Yurt structures that hold the show of a white jade statue of Genghis Khan, mural paintings that tells his life and replica.

Culture

Ethnic Clothing
The clothes of the Mongolian Ordos are practical and beautiful, and they are all stressed from head to toe.

Best Travel season

Summer and autumn are the best seasons to pay a visit for the weather is cool and the dust storm is slight.

Consumption level

Accommodation in Ordos is cheap. The price of a standard room in a three-star hotel is about 150 yuan a night. The main budget for tourism in Ordos is in meals and transportation.

Practical information

Ordos Tourism Bureau
Address: 1017, Block C, Dangzheng Building, Kangbashi New District, Ordos City
Tel: 0477-8588537
Travel.ordosta.cn

Intercity traffic

 

Aircraft

Ordos Ejinhoro Airport, DSN
Address: Ordoholo, Ordos
Tel: 0477-8878111
Www.ordosairport.com
Arriving and leaving the airport
Airport bus
You can use the airport bus to reach the airport from the Hongyuan First Station Hotel via the South Bus Station, or you can take the Airport Bus from the Banquet Hall of the Shengshihao Fishing Port in the middle section of Jianshe Road, Jiuyuan District, Baotou.
bus
The 1st, 2nd, and 3rd bus can all reach the airport. Specific routes, operating hours can check Ordos bus network.
taxi
A regular taxi can be called near the airport arrival hall, and the taxi fare in Ordos is 8 yuan/2 km.

Train

Dongsheng West Railway Station
Address: Hantai Town, Dongsheng District, Ordos City
Arrival method: You can take the K23, K24 bus

Long-distance bus

Ordos Passenger Terminal
Address: Donghuan East Road, Tiexi, Dongsheng District, Ordos, Inner Mongolia Arrival method: You can take bus No. 10, No. 5, No. 8 etc. Tel: 0477-8380248
Dongsheng Coach Station
Address: Near Waterfront Street, Dongsheng District, Ordos City
Arrival method: Take the K22 and 3 bus and get off at South Bus Station

Traffic in the city

 

Bus

For specific routes and operating hours, call the Ordos Bus Line at 0477-8373861 or check the Ordos bus network for relevant information.

Taxis

The taxi price in Ordos is slightly higher, starting at 8 yuan/km, which varies from 1.6 yuan to 1.8 yuan per kilometer. Temporary rental car more than 10 kilometers, no return on the return, plus 50% of the empty driving fee. 21:00 – 6:00 the next day to implement night-time charges, based on the starting price, per kilometer plus 10% of the rental price.

Attractions

Inner Mongolia Desert

There are two large deserts in the territory of Ordos Shi: Kubuqi Desert in the north and the Maowusu Desert in the south. The Kubuqi Desert occupies 19.2% of Ordos, or 16,600 km2 (6,400 sq mi), while the Maowusu Desert takes up 28.8 % of the area, or 25,000 km2 (9,700 sq mi).
Arrival method: chartered or self-driving (charter is generally around 500-600 yuan, remember to counter-offer)
Opening hours: open all day
Tickets: Free

Singing Sand Ravine

Singing Sand Ravine (Xiangsha Wan) is a mega comprehensive desert resort in the east Kubuqi Desert of Inner Mongolia, 31 miles (50 kilometers) away from Baotou City. The name Xiangsha in Chinese means that the sand can make different sounds, which is the Visitors can also have a taste of Mongolian life and enjoy the local marriage customs. most distinctive feature of this place. There are about 100 entertainment programs, such as sand-sliding, camel-riding, and desert motorcycle. Visitors can also have a taste of Mongolian life and enjoy the local marriage customs.
Address: East Side of Kubuqi Desert in Dalat Banner, Ordos City
Arrival method: From Baotou City, cross the Yellow River Highway Bridge, follow the road 30 km south, go through the woods and call the township, walk 5 km southwest along the Hantai River, and then come to Zhangdanzhao Sumu. The intersection is clear. The sign indicates the location of Shawanwan
Tickets: 40 yuan; students half price,
Tel: 0477-3963366

Engbei Ecological Tourist area

Engbei Desert Ecological Tourist Area, rated as a national AAAA scenic spot as well as a national agricultural tourism demonstration site, is geographically located in Wulan Township, Dalad Banner in Ordos City. With the rapid development of the desert greening and reclaiming and deserticulture, Engbei Is favorableably bestowed with desert views and landscape and the promising stock breeding industry and has brought the advantages of its natural and humanistic resources into full play and organically combined the ecological building and tourism to develop more than 20 scenic sports under the categories of five major functions ,特别 the tree-planting tour, desert oasis sightseeing, rare animal appreciative viewing and water safe amenities and desert ecological farming appreciative viewing. So it follows that the scenic spot the world famous deserve leisure and recreational holiday resort highly integrated the desert sightseeing and touring , leisure and recreational holi Day tour and scientific research and studies.
Address: Dalateqi District, hinterland of Kubuqi Desert, Ordos City
Arrival method: There are two routes to Engebe, one is from Ordos Dongsheng District, and the other is a direct bus from Baotou
Opening hours: Open all day Tickets: Free

Genghis Khan’s Mausoleum

The majestic mausoleum is made up of six halls and corridors, and the five-meter-tall (16-foot-tall) statue of Genghis Khan stands at the entrance to the mausoleum. It is the first-class tourist resource of Inner Mongolia. In the seventeenth day of the third lunar month, celebrations will be held to commemorate this great leader, and this day is the most ceremonious and joyous day in the mausoleum.
Address: Bayingchang Hugue Grassland in Yijinhuoqi County, Ordos City
How to get there: Beside Ajeng Shige Town, Yijin Holo Banner, south of Dongsheng District. It is usually taken via Baotou. The Baotou is about 190 kilometers away from the Ejin Holo Banner and is accessible by car. Take Baotou, Dongsheng to Wushen Banner
Tickets: 35 yuan from April to October, 30 yuan from November to March 30

Ordos Museum

The architectural showpiece of Ordos. Three well done exhibits: paleontological history of the area; a collection of contemporary art inspired by the area’s scenery; and the local area’s connections to Genghis Khan and history through the dynasties.
Address: No. 3, Zhungeer South Road, Dongsheng District, Ordos City
Arrival method: Bus No. 5 near Dongsheng Railway Station
Opening hours: 8:30-18:30

Tongwan City

Tongwan city, also conventionally called Baichengzi, was the capital of a kingdom founded by the Southern Xiongnu. It is the only city of the Xiongnu that has ever been found. The well-preserved Tongwan City site is located 55 kilometers to the north of Jingbian County in Shaanxi Province, close to Inner Mongolia. The city is at the southern edge of the Maowusu Sands of the Ordos Desert, on what was formerly a strategic site in the center of the Ordos plateau. The city has been surveyed and some elements have Been restored, but not yet excavated.
Address: Baichengzi Village, Hongdun Township, 58 kilometers north of Jingbian County, Yulin City, Shaanxi Province
Arrival method: Travelers choose to travel from Yulin, Shaanxi Province to Tongwan City. There are multiple chartered vehicles from Hongdunjie in northern Shaanxi to Lower Tutu Road near Batu Bay. There is another 10-minute drive to Baichengzi Village. slope
Opening hours: open all day
Tickets: 10 yuan

Twelve cities

In the eastern part of the Ordos Plateau, on the southern bank of the Yellow River at the northern tip of Zhungeer, there is also a site of the ancient city, the 12 cities, which can take advantage of the Tongwan city. Between the broken walls, it can be imagined that its majestic city, City, a total of 12 cities.
Address: Beside 12 Liancheng Village, Northeast of 12 Liancheng Township, Zhungeer, Ordos City
Arrival method: Every day at 10:00 from Dongsheng District Xinquan Long-distance Bus Station, there will be bus to the area.
Tickets: Free

Zhunger Zhao Temple

There are as many as 245 temples in Ordos city, the largest of which is the Zhunger Zhao temple in Kubuqi desert. The Zhunger zhao was built in 1622, and was rebuilt in 1920.
Address: Xizhao Village, Zhungerzhao Town, Zhungeer Banner, Ordos City
Arrival method: Dongsheng’s Xinquan bus station has a shuttle to Zhungeerzhao. However, the bus schedule is called Xizhao, and the locals call it Xizhao. From Dongsheng Xinquan Bus Station, there is a line that is very close and the destination is Xizhao. The other route is to bypass A Township in Yijinhuoluo County. The destination is Nalin Taohai in Yijinhuoluo County. This ride is a rural dirt road. Although the road is bumpy, the scenery is particularly good. Tickets are 14 yuan.
Tickets: Free
Tel: 0477-81222003

Qin Zhidao

On the vast Ordos Plateau, there is an ancient road linking the north and the south, passing through the north of Wushenqi, southwest of the Yijinhuoluo County, Caideng Township of Dongsheng District, Zhaojunfen of Dalat Banner, and then passing through the Yellow River into Baotou City. This is the relic of the famous Qin Zhidao. Its has long history and grand scale rival as Terracotta Army in Xian. It is an ancient highway. Such a vast project, the ancient people just use two years to built in the Qin Dynasty more than 2,000 years ago, is undoubtedly another historical miracle comparable to the Great Wall of China.
Arrival method: From Dongsheng, take a shuttle bus bound for Xini Town, Hangjinqi District, and get off at POHaizi Town, Bojiang. There are fellow donkey cars that can take visitors to a section of Qinqindao Site. The scenery is good. Long-distance car 6 yuan, donkey car 3 yuan
Opening hours: open all day
Tickets: Free

Itinerary

West Line Desert Grassland Day Tour
Ordos Prairie – Ordos Plateau Desert Park – World Treasure Park

One-day tour of Genghis Khan
Genghis Khan’s Mausoleum – Ordos Museum

One day trip to Sounding Sand Bay
Dalate Banner – Sounding sand Bay

Food

butter
Milk wine
Shochu sour rice
Lamb

Accommodation

Most hotels are located in the Dongsheng District. Despite the drastic buildup, Ordos (Kangbashi) has only about 4 business class hotels. Altan Xire town has several large business class hotels, which can be 30% cheaper than the options in Ordos (Kangbashi) or Dongsheng.

Shopping

Ordos Cashmere
Otok al-Abbas goat meat

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