Kubuqi Desert

The Kubuqi Desert is the seventh largest desert in China. It is located on the south bank of the Yellow River in the "J" bend of the Yellow River in the Hetao Plain (some people call it the Hetao Desert). To the north is the Langshan area in the western section of the Yin River. "Kubuqi" is Mongolian, which means the string on a bow, because it is located under the Yellow River like a string hanging on the Yellow River. It was called "Kujiesha" and "Ponessasha" in ancient times, and also "Punasha". The Kubuqi Desert is the desert closest to Beijing. It is located in the north of the ridgeline of the Ordos Plateau, in parts of Hangjin Banner, Dalat Banner and Jungar Banner of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The total area is about 13,900 square kilometers, of which mobile sand dunes account for about 61%. It is 400 kilometers long and 50 kilometers wide. The sand dunes are 10 to 60 meters high, like a yellow dragon lying in the north of the Ordos Plateau, spanning three banners in Inner Mongolia. The main forms are sand dune chains and grid sand dunes.



On July 28, 2015, the 1/3 greening achievement of China's seventh largest desert won the 2015 Land Life Award issued by the United Nations. China's vigorous development of the desert economic governance model has gained world specimen significance. China's Elion Resources Group and Egypt's SEKEM both won the 2015 Land Life Award issued by the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification UNCCD tonight. The Kubuqi International Desert Forum was established.

The Kubuqi Desert is located in Dalat Banner and is the seventh largest desert in my country. It is the desert closest to Beijing, and many tour groups from Beijing come here to experience the desert. The sand in the Kubuqi Desert is very fine and can easily get into clothes and photographic equipment. There are several scenic spots in the desert where you can do outdoor sports and there are also hiking routes. Due to the management of this desert in recent years, its area is shrinking and may no longer exist in a few years.

This attraction is a bit too commercial. Tickets are sold in bundles. You must buy the cableway. The one with the camel is 330 yuan. In fact, you don't have to buy the camel ticket. The ticket and the cableway ticket are 130 yuan. You can buy them at windows 6 and 7. Many people don't know that you must get up early and go there as soon as the door opens. We went late. It was so hot and the sand was hot. We didn't want to play. The scenery was average. The sand hills were not high and not as spectacular as the Mingsha Mountain. The rides in the scenic area are also more expensive.

I don't like to see crowds during the peak season, so I chose to cross the Kubuqi East Line alone on the first weekend after the Qingming Festival. What I never expected was that except for the operators at the camp supply point, I didn't see a single hiker the whole way, and even a few living people. So I suggest that you must hike the East Line during the peak season when there are many people. As for the scenery, it is mainly in the desert from Baotou Renjia to Xiangshawan. The first half is basically the scenery of the Gobi grassland. The desert scenery is indeed great, but I hope you are not tired when you see the beautiful scenery.

After walking for two days and covering about 30 kilometers, I felt that this desert was not like a desert at all. There were many green plants and it was well built!

The company's team building place is the seventh largest desert in China, it is worth a trip

Don't go during the short holidays, the line is so long that it makes people desperate. The scenery is great.

Kubuqi Desert is the seventh largest desert in China. "Kubuqi" is Mongolian, which means the string on a bow. It is named after the Yellow River, which is like a string hanging on the Yellow River. I crossed Kubuqi with my friends in April this year and had a great experience.

When entering the scenic area, I didn't buy a ticket. I was allowed in just by following the WeChat information. Maybe it was the off-season, so there were very few people in the scenic area.

If you like desert hiking, Kubuqi is a good choice. I remember it took me four hours to cross the desert with a large group, but we took a shorter route. We experienced kite flying, sand sliding, camel riding and other activities. Overall, it felt great and is highly recommended.

The vast desert, the wind blows the fine sand, forming natural layers, it is comfortable to look at! Crowded during the National Day? Here, it does not exist! The huge desert is uninhabited, only our footprints are left. If Jiang Xiaobai comes at this time, I will say arrogantly: "The entire Kubuqi Desert is mine"

Although there are no plants in the dunes where we live, we are still very careful about fire. We carefully cover the hot water with sand after boiling it, and the same goes for fireworks. It is necessary to know the travel taboos in advance before going out for fun.

We would be faster if we walked in a straight line, but we would have to climb over more sand dunes and would be more tired. After we walked out of the desert, we came across a large grassland, which is the result of the country's desert management. We saw many black water belts. These grasses are not the grass we know as grasslands. The grass in the desert is prickly.

1. The temperature difference in the desert is 1℃-18℃, so please keep warm

2. Just bring enough dry food for yourself. You don’t need to eat much when hiking in the desert. Just bring enough water. It’s tiring for a team like us to bring food for a group of people. The main point is that we can’t eat that much.

3. If there is no place to take a shower or change clothes during the desert trip, try to pack as lightly as possible.

4. For the safety of desert greening, be cautious with fire

5. When going downhill over a sand dune, land on your heels first. This will save effort and you won’t have to worry about falling.

6. The shoes must be sand-proof, high-top shoes are best, and snow caps should be prepared, otherwise it will be very difficult to walk.

It is long from east to west, not far from north to south, and has a small structure. It is not dangerous to go in. There is a signal when standing on the high sand hill.

The scenic area is too big, only suitable for self-driving tours and high-end consumption, the service concept is not good, the scenery, especially the desert scenery, is beautiful, the recreational facilities are average, the play time is long, there is a lack of self-driving camping, discrimination against campers with their own tents, or the management in this area is not standardized, lack of service awareness, and some low quality. If you want to see a more comprehensive desert landscape, this is still a good place, comprehensive. If you are traveling with children, there are few recreational facilities and the play time is long, so the children may not be satisfied.

If you just want to see the Kubuqi Desert and don’t want to play those amusement facilities, you can go to Longtouguai on the east line, where there is an oasis; on the west line, at the intersection of Chuansha Highway S215 and S24 Wurong Expressway, navigate to the vicinity of Shenguang Xiangsha, where there is also a free desert to play.

The Kubuqi Desert is the seventh largest desert in China. It is located on the south bank of the Yellow River in the "J" bend of the Yellow River in the Hetao Plain (some people call it the Hetao Desert). To the north is the Langshan area in the western section of the Yin River. "Kubuqi" is Mongolian, which means the string on a bow, because it is located under the Yellow River like a string hanging on the Yellow River. It was called "Kujiesha", "Ponessasha" and "Punasha" in ancient times. The Kubuqi Desert is the closest desert to Beijing. It is located in the north of the ridgeline of the Ordos Plateau, in parts of Hangjin Banner, Dalat Banner and Jungar Banner of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The total area is about 13,900 square kilometers, of which mobile sand dunes account for about 61%. It is 400 kilometers long and 50 kilometers wide. The sand dunes are 10 to 60 meters high, like a yellow dragon lying in the north of the Ordos Plateau, spanning three banners in Inner Mongolia. The main forms are sand dune chains and grid sand dunes.

It is a large tourist area. When driving in, there are very few people. There is Qixing Lake Hotel inside, but we didn't book it. There are villagers and farmhouses inside. The scenery is beautiful. The desert is solitary and the smoke is straight, the long river is setting and the sun is round. Two people sit side by side on the sand dunes and watch the sunset. It feels very good. We happened to go there on November 1st. There was a bonfire party. Everyone sang and danced. The desert here really feels endless. There is also a desert in Shapotou, but you can still see green. Here, there are large tracts of desert and a few scattered tamarisks.

The advertisement said: Seeing the desert is like seeing the sea. From a distance, the Kubuqi Desert is like a yellow ocean with rolling waves, spreading out without boundaries.

But when I saw it, I couldn't help but feel a little disappointed, because it was a little different from the advertisement and the desert I imagined. It has been replaced by commercialism.

It takes a little over an hour to get from Baotou to Kubuqi, which is 60 kilometers. You can buy a package ticket for 390 yuan. Camel and cross-country trips are available. Very good

The ticket is 270 yuan/person, including Xiangsha Bay and Xiansha Island. If you need to ride a camel to play water sports, you need to buy other tickets. The itinerary in the scenic area is determined by the package you bought outside, so it is recommended to consult clearly before buying tickets. The first sight of the desert is very shocking, full of yellow sand, and you can see the sand dancing with the wind and accompanied by sparse noises. We took a cable car to the desert. After getting off the cable car, you can rent a pair of shoe covers for 10 yuan/pair to prevent sand from entering your shoes. Then we took a desert surfing car to Xiangsha Bay (where you can slide sand) and Xiansha Island (this is the amusement center and performance center of the desert, so the amusement facilities are basically here). If you just want to take pictures, you can wear a skirt, but if you want to play various amusement facilities, you still have to wear pants, and wearing a skirt will be very inconvenient. Desert racing is very exciting, a bit like a roller coaster. It is very difficult to walk in the desert, especially uphill. I tried very hard to move forward and found that I was still standing still.

The scenic area is very large and requires self-driving. The desert is very dry, so people need to drink plenty of water when visiting.

The desert in the scenic area was very novel to me at first, but I got tired of it later...

But as a desert scenic spot, it is still very good.

The entrance fee to the scenic spot is 100 yuan, and 50 yuan for students.

Various exhibition halls in the scenic area charge additional fees, which makes me very unhappy.

We first went to surf cars and went to an uninhabited area deep in the desert. The endless desert looked spectacular. After that, we took a cable car. The distance was not very far and the distance from the ground was not very high, so it was quite safe. Finally, we went to see the ostrich forest. It is called an ostrich forest, but it is actually a fence in the desert with only three ostriches in it. Next to the ostrich forest is the strange forest, which is just some trees. There are not many of them and they have survived in the desert for a long time. There are also desert motorcycles. I thought I would ride it by myself, but maybe because it is quite dangerous, there are people leading them. They control the motorcycles and tourists sit and experience it. It is very cool~

The most interesting thing in the desert is probably riding a camel. It was my first time riding one and it was quite fresh. Camels are very stable and a little more reliable than riding horses. Camels kneel on the ground at first. After we ride on the camels, we have to lean forward when the camels stand up. When the camels stop, their front feet will kneel down first, so when they kneel down, we have to lean back, otherwise we will easily fall forward.

After the desert tour, we went sandboarding, which looked a bit scary, but it was actually not dangerous at all. Just put your hands behind you, brush your hands slightly on the sand, and lean back, and you're good to go.

Tips: The desert is very, very, very hot, so be sure to take good sun protection measures. Prepare sun protection clothing, hats, sunglasses, neck covers, and apply sunscreen.

It is worth going once in a lifetime to challenge your limits and feel the power of nature.

The Kubuqi Desert is the seventh largest desert in China. "Kubuqi" is Mongolian, which means the string on a bow. It is named because it is located under the Yellow River like a string hanging on the Yellow River. It was called "Kujiesha", "Ponasha" and "Punasha" in ancient times. The Kubuqi Desert is the closest desert to Beijing. It is located in the north of the ridgeline of the Ordos Plateau, in parts of Hangjin Banner, Dalate Banner and Jungar Banner of Ordos City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The total area is about 13,900 square kilometers, of which mobile sand dunes account for about 61%. It is 400 kilometers long and 50 kilometers wide. The sand dunes are 10 to 60 meters high, lying like a yellow dragon in the north of the Ordos Plateau and across the three banners of Inner Mongolia. The main forms are sand dune chains and lattice sand dunes.

Endless yellow sand during the day, beautiful bonfire party at night, happy and beautiful

Hiking through the Kubuqi Desert! The yellow sand has worn golden armor for a hundred battles, and I will never return until I conquer Loulan! Camped at the desert spring at night, and took photos of the sunrise over the sand sea in the morning! Along the way, I felt the difficulty of desert people managing the desert! Kubuqi finally has vegetation! Praise the silent persistence of the desert control workers!

I have experienced both hiking and off-road driving. Not many girls like desert off-roading. I am one of them. The desert closest to Beijing is gentle, rainy and has an oasis. I never join a tour group. If you want to go, please see my travel notes for details.

The moon that night was so bright that it blocked out the stars.

But the desert night is really charming, and the desert starry sky is breathtakingly beautiful. We lay on the "beach", listening to music, looking at the starry sky, and hearing the sound of wind blowing through the sand. We didn't want to leave, but just wanted to sink deeply into this place.

Yes, it is a bit tiring to hike through Kubuqi.

The desert in the scenic area is quite shocking. I was particularly impressed by the camels because they were very cute and rubbed their faces against my feet. Haha~

The weather is hot and the desert road is deserted. Be sure to bring enough water in advance in Engebei Town. Located at the eastern end of the Kubuqi Desert, you can already see the villages and towns in the distance from a high place. The villages and towns are separated from the edge of the desert by a green protective forest belt, which blocks the spreading sand dunes, and even green grass grows directly in the sand. Seeing the unstoppable desert being controlled by a group of small plants, one can't help but sigh at the wonder of nature and the tenacity of life. After tossing around for a long time without realizing it, I felt that it was time to go back, but suddenly I found that the situation was not good: the yellow sand was all over the place when I looked back, and I could no longer see the shadow of the road I came from. This was a big shock, so I quickly stood in place to confirm the direction, and then I saw footprints on the sand and breathed a sigh of relief.

I walked back along the footprints with a sense of fear. Fortunately, I didn't go too deep and the footprints were not blown flat by the wind. Otherwise, I only had a camera with me and would have lost my way. All the sand dunes here look similar.

This is one of the classic tours in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia. If you join a desert tour in Hohhot, you can choose between Xiangsha Bay and Kubuqi. In fact, Xiangsha Bay is located in the Kubuqi Desert, but as a 5A scenic spot, it is well-known, with more comprehensive and complete recreational projects and overall environment, and the price is slightly higher. We did not choose Xiangsha Bay because we were traveling with the elderly and children, and thought that too many projects would not be enough.

The 280 yuan package for Kubuqi Desert includes surfing car for entrance, train for exit, camel riding, sandboarding and sand socks (this is also one of the five activities, haha…). It is good for friends who have never been to the desert to experience it here; but if you have been to other deserts, it is not very interesting.

To go into the desert you need a good car and a team, but I suffered the loss of a single bike.

The desert stretches like the smooth skin of the earth exposed to the outside world. The soft lines outline the vastness of the earth, the desolation of the world, and the insignificance of the self, a drop in the ocean...

Because I was participating in the "China-Japan-Korea Future Forest Event" as a photographer, the itinerary was arranged. Crossing the sand was just a predetermined route. But as a southerner, I was very excited when I saw the desert for the first time!

The public facilities are worse than those in Xiangshawan, and the entertainment projects are similar. It is a desert like Xiangshawan. Camel riding is pretty good. It is recommended to go early in the morning!

The Kubuqi Desert in Inner Mongolia is the seventh largest desert in China and is the first choice for hikers to cross the desert on foot. It takes about 3-4 days. If you are heavily equipped, the intensity is relatively high. However, there are places for supplies every day, but you still need to bring your own supplies. The scenery of the Kubuqi Desert is very beautiful. The daily sunset and starry sky in the desert are unique. The desert rainstorm is also a landscape. The feeling of camping in the desert is also unique. In short, this is a great place!

Desert, cuckoo, off-road, a beautiful place

Kubuqi Desert is really worth a visit. You can feel the vastness of the desert. We had a lot of fun here. My favorite part was a group of people walking quietly in the desert. That feeling is really indescribable.

The temperature difference in the desert is still very large in early April. It is so hot at noon that you can wear short sleeves, but you must wear a down jacket at night.

Seeing the boundless desert, I thought carefully, why did I come to the desert? Maybe it is another experience of life...

I went there for two days in early April. On the first day, I camped in the desert. It was very cold at night. On the second day, I walked from sunrise to sunset. I walked more than 30 kilometers alive. There was no car or team the whole way. I carried all the supplies by myself. In the end, everyone ran out of water. Fortunately, I got out before dark.

Go south from Urad Front Banner, cross the Yellow River, and then head east along the Yellow River Highway to reach the Kubuqi Desert.

A great place for hiking, worth seeing for everyone who wants to experience the desert

The Kubuqi Desert is the seventh largest desert in China. "Kubuqi" is Mongolian, meaning the string on a bow. It is named after the fact that it is located under the Yellow River and is like a string hanging on the Yellow River. It was called "Kujiesha", "Ponasha" and "Punasha" in ancient times. The Kubuqi Desert is the desert closest to Beijing.

The Kubuqi Desert is worth a visit to experience the desert. During the Qingming Festival, many people go hiking in the Kubuqi Desert.

You can refer to the article I wrote about the Kubuqi Desert hiking route and equipment guide:

http://www.mafengwo.cn/i/8609798.html

I came here during the Lantern Festival in 2010. It was the first time I experienced the beauty of the desert. The rolling sand dunes were like magnificent waves, with no end in sight. It was the first time I set off fireworks in the desert.

It is a purely natural desert, but it is not managed, resulting in garbage everywhere. It is suitable for off-road driving.

The Kubuqi Desert is the seventh largest desert in China, with fine sand. Some of my friends have crossed it, but I don't have the courage. I just played around on the edge.

The scenery is really magnificent. For a tourist like me who comes from the southern inland, the scenery I see is mostly small towns shrouded in mist and rain, and fresh scenery such as flowers and fields. It is rare to see such vast and magnificent scenery as the sea and the desert, so this trip was quite shocking to me.

It was my first time in the desert. I was shocked by its desolation and emptiness. There were also many man-made recreational activities, such as camel riding, jeep driving, sand sculpture, and sand sliding.

The vast yellow sand stretches to the sky. Watching the sunrise and sunset in the desert is a unique experience.

The desert is not very large, but for us who have never seen a desert, it is so exciting. We rode camels for about 10 minutes, then ran and took pictures, embraced the desert, and finally sandboarded. I slid twice. The second time I tried to climb up from the bottom of the sand dune. I was exhausted. In the end, the guy pulled me up. If there is a next time, I want to play off-road vehicles! But I want to say that I found a travel agency in Jinjiang Star Hotel. Maybe the local travel agencies are so black. This package is 280 per person. The elderly who don’t ride camels are given a photo with yaks for 200. There is also a desert package with entertainment facilities that is more expensive. In order to save time, another group of people who traveled with us chose a package. Another group of Xinjiang friends who traveled with us didn’t spend this money, and the driver quarreled with them. That means they also want to earn tips. In the end, they also came in barefoot to play together.

The desert scenery is really stunning and you must visit it once in your life.

We only walked the part of the Cross-Sand Highway heading north from Ordos, and did not see any large sand dunes. It is said that we can only see large sand dunes when we get close to the Yellow River Highway.

What kind of tickets are suitable for Kubuqi? Can you recommend a package or a single ticket? One day trip.

It was my first time to go to the desert. The attractions + tour guide services + project activities were all great. I loved it.

Real desert, oasis, lake, desert hotel

It was my first time to go to the desert. I don't know if I can give an objective evaluation because I was very excited. The desert is not very large. The desert crossing route we took was full of fine sand in our eyes, faces, mouths and ears. Because it was a crossing, we only rented sand socks, which were basically useless. There was a desert concert rehearsal in the evening, and the ticket was heard to be 100 yuan. The overall feeling was like a desert theme park, not the kind of desert with survival challenges that I imagined.

Kubuqi Desert Whispering Sand Bay, one of the two 5A scenic spots in Inner Mongolia

I went on a motorcycle for 150 per person, and went on a camel + off-road vehicle + sandboarding for 260 per person. It was the first time I saw the desert, it was so beautiful and magnificent...

The yellow sand stretches into the sky, a vast desert with no boundaries

If you travel to Inner Mongolia, in addition to the prairie, experiencing the desert is also recommended.

Not bad but the price is expensive haha

The sand is very, very fine, which is very nice, especially for driving a desert off-road vehicle, it is very cool.

"Kubuqi" is Mongolian, which means the string on a bow. It is named because it is located under the Yellow River like a string hanging on the Yellow River. It was called "Kujiesha", "Ponasha" and "Punasha" in ancient times. Kubuqi Desert is the nearest desert to Beijing. It is located in the north of the ridgeline of the Ordos Plateau, in parts of Hangjin Banner, Dalate Banner and Jungar Banner of Yike Zhao League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The Yellow River is the boundary on the west, north and east sides, and the terrain is high in the south and low in the north.

I went to Kubuqi Desert on May Day. It was my first time to go to the desert. Before I went, I thought about protecting myself from the sand, so I bought a pair of extended over-the-knee shoe covers on Taobao for 30 yuan. After I got there, I found that the shoe covers I rented at the entrance for 10 yuan a pair were not as sturdy and practical, and I could bargain. It was cloudy on the day we went, not particularly sunny, but the wind and sand were really strong. After I came back and took a shower, I could still clear the sand from my ears and eyes the next day.

Our team hired a professional desert coach for a two-day and one-night hike! I was very eager to go before I went, because I liked Sanmao since I was a child. Every time I read the story of the Sahara, I imagined that I could go to the desert. I didn't expect it to really happen! Two days of nearly 40 kilometers of hiking, the coach said that the straight-line distance in the desert should be multiplied by 1.5 times, and the physical exertion is three times that of flat land! Carrying a heavy load forward, it is not physical strength that is really a fight, but willpower and team spirit! Each of us defeated ourselves! Without further ado, here are the pictures!

Every time I think of you, a grain of sand falls from the sky, and the Sahara is formed.

I traveled thousands of miles just for my fascination with the desert. The weather was particularly good, the wind was gentle, the blue sky, white clouds, and yellow sand shocked me. The simple and soft lines of the sand dunes showed a different kind of tenderness. The sun in the sky was warm, the breeze was blowing on my face, and the soft golden ground under my feet made me excited.

Our group drove to Dalate Banner after get off work on Friday, March 7, 2014 (when you take the Beijing-Tibet Expressway and approach Baotou, there is a fork road turning south with the word "Dongsheng" marked on it. From there, you can leave the Beijing-Tibet Expressway and take the "Baomao Expressway", and you will reach Dalate Banner not far away).

We arrived early, and the drivers from the club had not yet arrived from Baotou. We started to visit this pile of strange and "dilapidated" steel bodies, took many photos inside and outside, and guessed the functions of some joysticks inside and on the chassis. Before we knew it, time passed quickly, and all the drivers arrived.

The drivers were neither too young nor too old, and were in their prime. They were all Mongolian men (some were Han) and looked very strong.

After a brief introduction and greetings, we drove into the Kubuqi Desert in a grand manner.

"The Kubuqi Desert is the seventh largest desert in China and the closest desert to Beijing. The Yellow River is the boundary on the west, north and east sides, with high terrain in the south and low terrain in the north. The Kubuqi Desert is located in parts of Hangjin Banner, Dalate Banner and Jungar Banner, Ordos City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The south is a tectonic platform, the middle is aeolian sand dunes, and the north is a floodplain. The total area is about 1.45 million hectares, of which mobile sand dunes account for about 61%. It is 400 kilometers long and 50 kilometers wide. The sand dunes are 10-60 meters high, lying like a yellow dragon in the north of the Ordos Plateau, spanning the three banners of Inner Mongolia. The morphology is mainly dune chains and lattice dunes. The zonal soil in the east is chestnut calcium soil, the west is brown calcium soil, and there is some gray desert soil in the northwest."

Our convoy of miscellaneous jeeps first drove into a commanding point not too deep in the desert and assembled. Then the driver began to lead the excited team members for a "test drive": three members sat in one car and chased each other in the desert. Looking at their convoy from the ground, you can imagine that it must be very exciting and enjoyable, but in the end, you have to experience it in person to fully understand it!

Since we arrived at around 7:30 in the morning, it was very cold, and the camel ride was a bit rushed, and the people inside seemed a bit fierce.

Good, if you have never been to the desert, this is the first stop. Get used to it and feel familiar with it!

The fifth largest desert is mostly sandy at the edges, with plants and life, so it is not completely hopeless.

It was my first time to really go to the desert. I was quite shocked. There were endless sand dunes, one after another. The sand was very fine and golden.

Before arriving in Ordos, we will pass through the Kubuqi Desert. It is my first time to see a real desert! The Kubuqi Desert is the seventh largest desert in China and the closest desert to Beijing. The Yellow River is the boundary on the west, north and east sides. The terrain is high in the south and low in the north. The south is a tectonic platform, the middle is aeolian sand dunes, and the north is a floodplain. It is like a yellow dragon lying across the northern part of the Ordos Plateau.

"Kubuqi" is Mongolian, meaning the string on the bow.

The sand is really super fine, as fine as flour.

The sand here is very fine and beautiful, it is worth a visit. The only drawback is that it is expensive. Once you enter the desert, except for seeing the scenery, all other items are charged separately!