Northwest Grand Loop Travel Guide

Northwest Grand Loop Guide| Desert, Grassland, Gobi, Canyon...|||Attached is a 7-day itinerary for the Northwest Loop, which is a self-driving route that includes deserts, Danxia, Gobi, Yellow River, canyons, and cultural attractions. [D1: Beijing-Hohhot Travel: 482 kilometers, 5 hours and 40 minutes Play: Inner Mongolia Museum, Great Mosque Eat: Old Su Yuan Dumplings, Ze Cheng Boiled Lamb Stay: Hohhot Meiju Hotel D2: Hohhot-Jinshaling-Bayannur Travel: 440 kilometers, 5 hours Play: Pray at Dazhao Wuliang Temple, Saishang Old Street, Watch the sunset in Jinsha Ridge Desert Eat: Spicy Baked Goods, Gerile Mama Stay: Vienna Hotel D3: Bayannur-Western Dream Valley-Wuhai-Yinchuan Travel: 500 kilometers, 6 hours and 30 minutes Play: Western Dream Valley, Wuhai Desert Eat: Authentic Huangquqiao Ma Ji Exploded Lamb Stay: Hanting Hotel (Yinchuan Drum Tower Store) D4: Yinchuan-Zhongwei Travel: 200 kilometers, 2 hours and 15 minutes Play: Ziqiang Lane, Zhongwei Desert Camping (BBQ, Bonfire, Fireworks, Sunset) Eat: Cold Skin, Meat Sandwich, Baicaotan Sheep Spring Water Hot Pot Lamb, Camping BBQ Stay: Big Star Night Camp D5: Zhongwei-Lanzhou Travel: 330 kilometers, 5 hours Play: Route 66, Yongtai Ancient City, Yellow River Stone Forest Eat: Zhengning Road Night Market (Stomach Wrapped Meat, Cold Skin, Grilled Squid, Milk Tea) Stay: Zhengning Road Yaduo Hotel D6: Lanzhou-Dingbian Travel: 250 kilometers, 2 hours and 40 minutes Play: Zhongshan Bridge Eat: Lanzhou Ramen, Fang Ha Sweet Embryo Milk Tea, Zai Hui Shou (Grey Beans, Potato Pie), Drink San Pao Tai by the Yellow River Stay: Ru Jia Aifei Hotel D7: Dingbian-Beijing Travel: 1000 kilometers, 11 hours