14 Days in Baotou
Two weeks pace Baotou's steppe core — monasteries, Qin wall, grassland nights, river wetlands — then add two honest neighbor days, Hohhot for the 1580 Dazhao and Ordos for the sounding sands.
Quick Answer
Is 14 days enough for Baotou?
14 days lets you go beyond Baotou's core into neighborhoods, food markets, and one or two day trips at a relaxed pace.
Source: NihaoVisit Baotou guide
14-day Baotou itinerary at a glance
Use our full Baotou travel guide as the base and adapt it to 14 days. Keep the city's three signature attractions as the backbone; fill the rest with neighborhood walks, food markets, and an easy day trip.
Steel Town Arrival
The 1950s-base open-air weapons park, then deer and meadow paths at Saihantala inside the city.
- baotou northern weapons city
- baotou saihantala grassland
Saihantala Slow Day
A full unhurried loop of the urban grassland — boardwalks, deer and yurt tea houses with the skyline behind.
- baotou saihantala grassland
Wudang Lha & Shimen
The early-Qing Yinshan monastery, expanded in 1749 as Guangjue Temple and state-protected since 1996; Shimen's valley reservoir on the return.
- baotou wudang lha monastery
- baotou shimen scenic area
Meidaizhao Day
The 16th-century walls-and-halls compound in Tumed Right Banner, main gate dated 1606, amid mixed Mongolian-Han farmland.
- baotou meidaizhao
Guyang Qin Wall Day
Ridge-walking the roughly 2,200-year-old Qin wall sections at Guyang, with lunch back in the county town.
- baotou guyang qin great wall
Xilamuren Grassland Overnight
North to the 1,700 m steppe — horse trails, the Qing Puhui Temple and a yurt night under wide skies.
- baotou xilamuren grassland
Grassland Morning & Museum
An easy steppe sunrise, back to the city by noon, then the museum's grassland-culture galleries.
- baotou museum
Old Town Slow Day
The Qing Miaofa Temple in the Donghe quarter and the rebuilt Qiaojia street that tells the old trade-house story of Shanxi merchants; market dinner after.
- baotou miaofa temple
- baotou qiaojia golden street
Yellow River Wetlands Day
South to the river — wetland boardwalks on the Yellow River's north bank and the riverside Zhaojun Island park tied to the Han-era legend.
- baotou yellow river wetland
- baotou zhaojun island
Kundulun Monastery & West Side
A quiet west-side day — the Qing-era Kundulun monastery compound in the city's hills, then a second, slower pass through the Shimen valley on the way back.
- baotou kundulun monastery
- baotou shimen scenic area
Hohhot Side Day
About two hours east to the regional capital — the Dazhao temple of 1580 with its silver Buddha and the Zhaojun Museum around the old green tomb mound. Return by evening.
- hohhot dazhao temple
- hohhot zhaojun museum
Ordos Side Day — Xiangshawan
South across the river into Ordos prefecture for the Kubuqi desert's "sounding sands" dunes — slide runs, camel lines and a valley lunch on the way back.
- ordos xiangshawan
Saihantala Dusk & Markets
A golden-hour loop on the city meadow, then a long market dinner — roast lamb, milk skins and buttered tea.
- baotou saihantala grassland
- baotou city markets
Departure
One quiet gallery hour, luggage stashed, and the overnight train or flight onward.
- baotou museum
Budget for 14 days in Baotou
| Tier | Per day | 14 days total |
|---|---|---|
| Backpacker | USD $50–$80 | USD $700–$1,120 |
| Mid-range | USD $100–$200 | USD $1,400–$2,800 |
| Luxury | USD $300+ | USD $4,200+ |
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