Summer Vacation Guide for Families—Hulunbuir Edition: 5 Days 4 Nights No-Fail Itinerary

Heading to Hulunbuir with kids this summer? Listen to me❗ Highly recommend this off-the-beaten-path deep travel route👇 Avoid the crowds𓀡 Unlock grasslands/forests/borders/exotic experiences Kids will be thrilled every day⚡ Moms can relax all the way! 🏞 Day 1: Dive into the Windows desktop! ➤ Hailar → Morigele River ✓ Exclusive ranch picnic🧺 Rent out a vast, deserted grassland ✓ Opening ceremony with great ritual! Kids receive a Mongolian mission pack📜 🍜 Must-try dinner: hand-pulled meat + pot tea! Salty milk tea opens a new world 🏡 Overnight in Erguna at a Russian-style vintage hotel 📸 Photo spot: Cliff viewing platform to capture the "World’s Number One Meandering River" 🦌 Day 2: Enter the fairy tale birch forest! ➤ Erguna → Enhe → Shiwei ✓ Make leaf specimen art in the birch forest🍂 Perfect natural lighting for photos! ✓ Feed reindeer! Pet elk! Incredible stories from an Evenk grandma ✓ Make rye bread at a Russian auntie’s home🥖 Kids paint Easter eggs and laugh like geese 🍜 Lunch: Kvass + pickled cucumbers + jam rye bread, perfect to cut the grease! 🏡 Stay at a riverside wooden cabin🌌 Open the window to the starry sky! 💡 Hidden gem: Enhe back mountain! A secret spot 99% of people don’t know! 🐎 Day 3: Horseback ride chasing the sunset to glory! ➤ Shiwei → Kaxian Highway → Heishantou ✓ Gallop along the China-Russia border Kaxian Highway🛣 Herds of cattle and sheep like a movie migration! ✓ 10KM horseback riding🏇 Professional horse trainers ensure kids’ safety (8+ can ride independently) ✓ Be a little herder for a day: milk cows + feed lambs + archery + grassland mini train🚂 🍖 Dinner: Roast whole lamb + bonfire party🔥 Mongolian songs and dances + fireworks, super exciting! 🏡 Stay in a starry sky Mongolian yurt✨ Choose one with a bathroom! No nighttime madness ⚠ Kaxian signal is weak! Download offline maps in advance 🎢 Day 4: Grass sledding till you scream! ➤ Heishantou → 186 Ribbon River → Manzhouli ✓ 1KM high-speed grass sledding🌿 Kids went 3 times in a row and didn’t want to leave (tickets include unlimited rides!) ✓ Matryoshka Square big circus🎪 Flying trapeze amazes the kids! ✓ Grassland sports meet “Giant’s Footsteps” game👣 Full coverage filming is worth it 🌃 Night tour: Manzhouli golden night view💛 Go crazy buying Russian chocolates! 🍜 Dinner: Lubri Western Restaurant! Cheese bun with 1-meter-long cheese pull🧀 🏡 Stay at Matryoshka-themed hotel🪆 Main building No.1! Fairy tale comes to life 📦 Souvenir recommendations: Grandma’s brand face masks / purple skin candy 🎭 Day 5: Be amazed on horseback! ➤ Manzhouli → National Gate → Hailar ✓ National Gate observation tower with a distant view of Russia ✓ Balhu “Horse Dance”🐎 Lassoing horses / hiding in stirrups looks super cool! ✓ Make Mongolian milk tea + fried dough snacks🍪 by hand, kids instantly become little chefs ✓ Barbecue by Hulun Lake🍢 Feeding water birds is super healing~ ✈ Return tips: Book flights after 7 PM! Allow 3 hours for the drive 💥 Money-saving tips: ✅ Choose off-road or business vehicles for car hire! Carpool with 4 people, about 600 RMB per person+ ✅ Bring sunscreen set + mosquito repellent spray + kids’ jackets (huge temperature difference) ⚠ Hard lessons learned: ✖ Don’t stay in traditional Mongolian yurts! Queues for washing up are frustrating ✖ Avoid overpriced horse riding at tourist spots! Find reliable stables in advance