China Crossing: Vietnam (Hekou) – China – Mongolia

Day 1: Hekou Port

Immigration and customs formalities

Day 2: Hekou Port – Mengzi, 152km

Vehicle and drivers’ formalities

Day 3: Mengzi – Yuanyang, 144km

Visit opportunity: Yuanyang Rice Terrace

Day 4: Yuanyang – Jianshui – Yuxi, 237km

Visit opportunity: Jianshui Ancient Town, Qujiang Hot Spring

Day 5: Yuxi – Zhaotong, 427km

Visit opportunity: Black-necked Crane Nature Reserve, Dashanbao

Day 6: Zhaotong – Yibin, 260km

Visit opportunity: Bo people hanging coffin, Bamboo Sea of Southern Sichuan Province

Day 7: Yibin – Chengdu, 262km

Visit opportunity: People’s park, Kuanzhai Alley, Sichuan Opera Theater

Day 8: Chengdu

Visit opportunity: Panda Base, Chuanxi Road, Jinli

Day 9: Chengdu – Songpan, 313km

Visit opportunity: Songpan Ancient Town

Day 10: Songpan – Labrang, 420km

Visit opportunity: Ruoergai Grassland, Langmusi, Labrang Monastery

Day 11: Labrang – Tianshui, 440km

Visit opportunity: Maijishan Grottes

Day 12: Tianshui – Xi’an, 340km

Visit opportunity: Muslim Street, Great Mosque

Day 13: Xi’an

Visit opportunity: Shaanxi Provincial Musuem, Terra Cotta Warriors, Giant Goose Pagoda

Day 14: Xi’an – Pingyao, 500km

Day 15: Pingyao

Visit opportunity: Pingyao Ancient City, Qiao family country yard, Pingyao ancient City Wall.

DAY 16: Pingyao – Beijing, 600km

Day 17: Beijing

Visit opportunity: Bird Nest, Summer Palace

Day 18: Beijing – Badaling great wall, 80km

Visit opportunity: Forbidden City, the temple of heaven, Tianan men square, Houhai hutongs

Day 19: Badaling Great wall – Ulanqab, 350km

Visit opportunity: Simatai Wild Great Wall Hiking

Day 20: Ulanqab – Erenhot, 340km

Visit opportunity: Wulanhada Volcano Group, Gegentala Grassland

Day 21: Exit from Erenhot to Mongolia