Location: Ordos
Top Things to do in Ordos
Top 8 Things to do in Ordos, China
Ordos is one of the twelve major subdivisions of Inner Mongolia, China. It lies within the Ordos Loop of the Yellow River. Although mainly rural, Ordos is administered as a prefecture-level city.
Restaurants in Ordos
1. Genghis Khan's Mausoleum
Overall Ratings
4 based on 67 reviews
Reviewed By Pop P
we were here on a rainy day. not much english info had been provided at the info and ticket counter. communication was difficult. we had been told that we had to walk on and off in the rain to get to the actual mausoleum and the museum. we decided to wait and kill the time by driving around the area to see the sculptures and beautiful landscape. the mausoleum is surrounded by the scenic prairie and ethnic mongolian reserve where there are tourist activities like horse riding and visiting locals who lived in the yurt. of course, we could only look through the rain. after a few hours, the rain didn't seem to stop. we decided to return to the hotel. what a pity.
2. Whistling Dune Bay Tourist Scienc Spot
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 66 reviews
Reviewed By mosto - Hong Kong, China
Some locals took me to this place. We drove for about 3 hours from Hohhot(there was some traffic getting out of Hohhot even though it was a weekday. The journey was quite scenic though decent toilet stops are difficult to find. When you reach the desert, there's a huge decent toilet near the huge car park. Do go to the toilet before you go into the desert because the next toilet stop is right in the heart of the desert. My local friends had someone queued to buy tickets for us in advance (otherwise it can be a long queue). There were 3 tickets each - for entry into desert and rides, for cable car (otherwise it is a long walk in) and for slide rides. I enjoyed the desert which is part of Gobi desert from the Inner Mongolia side - it is pretty big and popular with locals and tourists. You do get a bit of a theme park feel because there are jeep rides, camel rides, a hotel there etc but the desert is spacious enough to get beautiful shots without people in it. It is classified as "AAAAA" tourist attraction which means top class. Good to wear shoes which are easy to take off because I did enjoy walking bare-footed in the desert. There is a huge rest place in the desert with decent toilets, snack bar and a platform where tourists are encouraged to take part in day events like a dance or singing.
3. Kubuqi Desert
Overall Ratings
4 based on 35 reviews
Reviewed By Tyler D - Shanghai, China
This was the Disneyland of Deserts. You ride a cable car into the sand dune desert area and then take a ride on a "ship" to enter the attraction area where you can ride camels, take a zipline, ride in ATV's, ride a bike around a track, play golf, play volleyball and soccer, etc. Once you've finished there and returned via "ship" to the first area you can slide down the dune, which was fun, and then take a final cable car back to the entrance/parking area.
It was fairly busy, even on a Monday, and our guide informed us it is even busier on the weekends with long lines to do things.
We were hoping for a more "authentic" desert experience and definitely had to temper our expectations when this was what we arrived at, but if you can just enjoy what there is to do, you will probably have a good time.
Definitely bring water, sunscreen, and a hat as there is some shade, but a lot of walking outside between the different activities.
4. Kangbashen Tourist Area
Overall Ratings
4 based on 9 reviews
Reviewed By retiredhaha - Oahu, Hawaii
Great place to visit with beautiful architectures and statues. We were in awe of this place; it's huge with beautiful paved street and rarely any vehicles in this city. Beautiful building with no one residing in them; a rare sight in the prosperous China.
5. Ordos KeXue JiShuGuan
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 2 reviews
Reviewed By Ana L - Boliden, Sweden
Ordos is surreal. And for that it deserves a visit. The stadium, the sports complex, the housing compounds, the hospital... Everything is deserted and left to collapse, on a city that died before time.
6. Subohan Grassland Scenic Resort
Overall Ratings
3 based on 1 reviews
Reviewed By Edith B
Arrived just in time for interesting "wedding" performance. One hour drive from Kangbashi. Very touristy but excellent food.
7. Ordos MeiShi YiTiao Jie
Overall Ratings
3 based on 1 reviews
Reviewed By YSD0118
オルドス、カンバーシ区で最も賑わっている場所（？）かもしれないフードコート。市政府前広場近くのビル内にあります。支払いは前払いのICカード式（残額払い戻し可能）。
ただ、選んだ店（モンゴル料理）が悪かったのか味はイマイチ。そもそもオルドスに再度行くことがあるかも不明ですが、仮にその機会があってもここには来ないでしょう。
値段は一食20元程度なので、まずまずリーズナブルです。
8. Ordos Prairie
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