Use one of these three short allocations. A larger Hulunbuir or Xilingol circuit needs additional bases and transport arranged for those dates; assign more bases and nights to the longer route.
CITY + NEARBY GRASSLAND · 3 NIGHTSHohhot 呼和浩特 and Chilechuan 敕勒川
Why this branch: Choose an old-city stay and one nearby grassland-edge day with one hotel. This has fewer rural transfers than the other branches, but it leaves the distant Morgele meadow and Ulagai landscapes for separate trips.
- Hohhot 呼和浩特 3 nightsUse one city base for arrival, Dazhao/old-city time and a Chilechuan day with a bus that serves both directions on your date or a booked car.
Entry, transfer and return: Enter and leave through the exact airport or railway station on your tickets. If both the flight and current operator still use Baita airport (呼和浩特白塔国际机场), Metro Line 1's 坝堰（机场） station can lead toward Hohhot East (呼和浩特东站) and Xinhua Square (新华广场), subject to your arrival and reverse service times and a last ride or walk to the hotel. Shengle airport (呼和浩特盛乐国际机场) is a different terminal: read the airport notice and arrange its own ground ride; the Baita metro instructions apply to Baita. For Chilechuan, obtain the current grassland sightseeing or city-bus stop and both trips from the operator, or prebook a taxi or hotel car for both directions. Return to the same city base and the booked exit terminal.
Before you commit to this branch When to cut it: If the Chilechuan return is unworkable, keep the Hohhot city day and drop the grassland edge. With only two nights or a late arrival, lose that optional day before cutting the protected departure leg.
WIDE MEADOW · 3 NIGHTSHailar 海拉尔 and Morgele River 莫尔格勒河
Why this branch: Choose the Hulunbuir meadow landscape when a site visit and Hailar round trip work in the actual season. A single Hailar base leaves a full scenic day and weather or transport slack; the Erguna–Manzhouli circuit needs another route and nights.
- Hailar 海拉尔 3 nightsStay by a booked Hailar city pickup. Keep one full Morgele day, one arrival or city period and time to protect the booked exit.
Entry, transfer and return: Use the named Hailar flight or railway station on your ticket; the airport is now named Hulunbuir Hailar International Airport (呼伦贝尔海拉尔国际机场). Arrange airport or station to the Hailar hotel and back. For the Morgele River Scenic Area (莫尔格勒河景区), ask the current operator for its designated visitor entry and any required internal vehicle. Book a taxi or hotel-arranged car from Hailar to that entry and back on the same day. Leave from the booked Hailar gateway; an early flight may require a final night close enough for its check-in.
Before you commit to this branch When to cut it: If the site or reverse road ride fails, keep a Hailar city stay or move this scenic day within the three nights. Drop the Morgele visit if the return remains unsecured; Erguna or Manzhouli needs a separately planned route.
REMOTE EASTERN XILINGOL · 3 NIGHTSHolingol 霍林郭勒 → Ulagai 乌拉盖
Why this branch: Choose one eastern Xilingol grassland area only when the chosen Ulagai site, town loop and gateway rides run on your travel dates. The three-night town stay allows arrival, one landscape visit and a weather spare; it uses a different gateway and region from Hohhot or Hulunbuir.
- Bayan Hushuozhen 巴彦胡硕镇 3 nightsUse a town-side pickup for one selected Ulagai stop such as Nine Bend Bay (九曲湾), with a spare day and a protected route back to Holingol.
Entry, transfer and return: First secure the real dated inbound and outbound Holingol airport (霍林郭勒机场) itinerary. Arrange the airport-to-Bayan Hushuozhen ride and its reverse; the 2025 airport bus opening establishes a corridor from 2025; obtain today’s service from its operator. At the town visitor-service centre or Renfang Square (人防广场), obtain the scenic loop’s current outward stop, selected site's access and return to town, or prebook a taxi or hotel car for the round trip. The Ulagai authority's town-based touring route covers several long road legs across the area. An early Holingol departure may require the final night at that gateway instead of the town.
Before you commit to this branch When to cut it: If the Holingol–town link, site opening, scenic-loop return or safe road fails, drop Ulagai and remain at the safe gateway or change dates. Xilinhot and other Xilingol areas need their own gateway and overnight plan.