Traveling Under the Dome of the Sky: Encountering the Wonders of the Tsaidam Wasteland

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  • SummerXia of the Sixteen Kingdoms (407-432)
  • Autumnautumn
  • Winter(onom.) beating a drum
Continental plateau climate, abundant light, strong sunshine, cold winters, cool summers, short warm season, the best time to travel is from June to August.

Daily Itinerary(can be customized)

  • Day 1 Departure City - Xining

    Take a flight to Xining, arrive at the [exclusive director] pick up, and then drive to the hotel to rest. After a short rest, to the Tibetan Buddhism Gelugpa [Thar Monastery], ZongKaBa master of the birthplace, visit the temple "three great", and the famous big gold tile hall.

  • Day 2 Xining-Wulan

    After breakfast, drive to [Qinghai Lake] China's first beautiful lake, was selected as "China National Geographic" the country's five lakes of the first, the lake is boundless and azure ethereal, it is not like the sea's hustle and bustle, but has a proud serenity. On the way to enjoy the beautiful scenery of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, everywhere you can see the colorful streamers, dancing with the wind and the unique beauty of Qinghai, beautiful. After arriving at the special arrangement of Qinghai Lake yacht tours, close to appreciate the vastness of the mystery of the Qinghai Lake, the waves of the magnificent. Afterwards, drive to the hotel to rest.

    WARM NOTE: The yacht can take up to 9-12 people and is currently not a charter boat;

  • Day 3 Ulan - Haixi

    After breakfast, drive to the realm of the sky [Chaka Salt Lake] here, the lake surface is bright, as if the sky fell on earth a mirror, the water is reflected in the sky is reflected in the water, barefoot walking on the lake can not tell where is real where is the phantom. Special arrangements to take a small train ride into the Chaka Salt Lake scenic area, as if shuttling in a dream of the fairy tale world. After the drive to the deep hidden in the yellow sand in the [Emerald Lake] is a beautiful jade left on earth, the lake under the sun presents a variety of different "green", layered, patchwork. Afterwards, go to the hotel to rest.

  • Day 4 Haixi - Dachaidan Town

    After breakfast, drive to [Dongtai Jininger Lake] deep in the hinterland of the Qaidam Basin, due to the high salt content of the lake was "sky blue", the shore is covered with white crystals, the "plateau Maldives" is known as. On the way to Dachaidan water Yadan, surrounded by endless Yadan landforms, the highway stretches into the distance as if a never-ending road to heaven, and now is also a must-have travelers card Netflix shooting spot. After arriving at the Yadan Geological Park, you can take a paraglider to overlook the Yadan landforms on the water. Yadan is a Uyghur word meaning "mound with steep walls", also known as sandstone forests, which is a kind of peculiar wind erosion geomorphology, and this is the only Yadan geomorphology in the world, which was once called the Devil's Castle above the ocean. The starry sky is especially beautiful here, and you can enjoy it with your beloved ones at night.

  • Day 5 Dachaidan town - Camp Mars

    Today you can get up early to enjoy the sunrise, feel the absolute beauty of nature. After breakfast, drive through the [Xidai Genel Lake] to brine-based mega lithium plant, a highway separates the lake into two lakes, half of which is blue and half is green, forming a peculiar "two-color lake". After the drive to [Mars camp] is China's first study Mars simulation base, immersive sense of immersion, as in outer space in general.

    Warm tip: Stay that night in a Mars Camp capsule room (5 square meters) with a common bathroom;

  • Day 6 Mars Camp-Dunhuang

    After breakfast, drive to [Mars Highway 1] super stylish no-man's-land road, which gathers the most fantastic Yardan in Qaidam, tortoise-back type, column type, round mound type, groove ridge type ..... This is the place with the most complete and richly modeled Yardang landforms. After that, you will come to [Cold Lake Oil Town] which is a lost city hidden in the depths of the desert, originally an oil field mining base, forgotten by the world due to the depletion of oil.

  • Day 7 Dunhuang-Departure City

    Sleep until you wake up naturally, then pack your luggage and take the [exclusive car] to the airport to end the pleasant Qinghai trip!

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