Badain Jaran Desert Walking Tour

In the morning, our guide will pick you up from the hotel at Alxa Youqi and then bring you to the Badain Jaran Desert. It will take 1.5hrs car ride to get to the border of the desert. Upon arrival, hopping on a private Jeep which we rented for you in advance, and start your 2 days desert exploration. A thrilling jeep ride over the dunes, you will see stunning desert scenery.

Hiking tour will start after visiting Shuang Haizi. In Badain Jaran Desert, there are more than 140 lakes in various sizes, local people call it “Haizi”. The intensity of this hiking trip could be flexible since your private jeep and guide will follow you all the way. During the trip, you will pass by Yinderitu, a magic spring in the desert. The spring water is so sweet and contains many kinds of trace elements. Move ahead and you will see Bilutu Dune, the world’s highest sand dune with an altitude of 1,609 meters (1,760 yards) and a relative elevation of near 500 meters (547 yards), so it is called Dune “Qomolangma”. If you still have enough energy when you get there, try to climb up to the summit to have a panoramic view of surrounding desert and lakes.

Keep going and you will arrive at Miao Haizi, the place where we will stay tonight. Miao Haizi is a Magic Lake that surrounded by sand hills. The annual precipitation here is only few tens of millimeters, while it has never been dried up. You could camp or stay at local people’s house. Their house is simple but has basic facilities that you may need.

Meal: L, D

If the weather permits, don’t lose the chance to witness a magnificent sunrise on the wild Badain Jaran Desert. The sunrise in desert generally starts around 6am, but you have to get to the higher location about 1 hour ahead of the sunrise. This morning, you will walk around 6 km to Nuo’ertu which is the largest and the most beautiful Haizi in Badain Jaran Desert, and then take jeep to Baoritaolegai. Baoritaogaile is the biggest singing sand area in the world, local people also call it “Singing Sand Kingdom”. The sound of the singing sand is loud and sounds like thunderclap or the roar of a plane. Then proceed to Badain Jaran Geological Park, and you tour will be end before 14:00 today.

Meal: B, L