Dunhuang
Dunhuang
Trip.Best Top 5 Activities in Dunhuang [2024]
Immerse yourself in the local culture and charm during your travel
Updated Sep 2024
- No comments yetMingsha Mountain and Crescent Moon Spring6.1km from downtownHighlights: Dunhuang camel riding is a popular local experience for tourists, which not only gives them the opportunity to get close to the camels known as the ‘boats of the desert’, but also allows them to travel back in time and experience the magnificence and splendor of the ancient Silk Road. Autumn is one of the best seasons to ride a camel in Dunhuang, when the weather is cooler and the desert landscape is more magnificent and fascinating. With the development of tourism in recent years, Dunhuang Mingsha Mountain Crescent Spring Scenic Area is a great location for camel riding. Visitors can ride a camel across the desert here and enjoy the beautiful scenery of the crescent moon springs.Show Less
- No comments yetMingsha Mountain and Crescent Moon Spring6.1km from downtownHighlights: In Dunhuang, every step echoes with history, and every scene tells an ancient story. This is an ideal place for travel photography, connecting tourists with a thousand-year-old civilization and capturing the beauty that transcends time and space. Tourists can wear gorgeous clothes and stand in front of the Mogao Grottoes, letting the camera capture their wonderful encounter with these thousand-year-old murals. Those exquisite murals, colorful and smooth, add a unique charm to travel photography. In Mingsha Mountain, tourists can ride camels or simply stand on the top of the sand dunes to capture the moving moments.Show Less
- No comments yet9.5km from downtownHighlights: Dunhuang camping combines natural beauty with cultural experience, providing tourists with a unique desert adventure and leisure time. Dunhuang camping is a unique travel experience that allows tourists to enjoy the natural beauty while feeling the charm of culture. Whether it is a family outing or a gathering of friends, it is a good choice. Dunhuang camping bases are mainly concentrated in the back mountain area of Mingsha Mountain, near Heshui Village, Crescent Lake Town, Dunhuang City. Here, the desert meets the oasis, and the sand dunes have clear contours and distinct layers, making it an ideal place for camping. In addition, there are some wild luxury desert camping bases, such as the Mingsha Mountain Wild Luxury RV Camping Site, which provide a more high-end and personalized camping experience.Show Less
- No comments yetMingsha Mountain and Crescent Moon Spring6.1km from downtownHighlights: Dunhuang sand dune rushing is an outdoor activity full of excitement and fun. Visitors can drive a four-wheel drive off-road vehicle or take a specially made sand dune rushing vehicle on the vast Mingsha Mountain. With the roar of the engine, they can rush forward to the top of the endless sand dunes. They can shuttle between the sand dunes, sometimes rush to the top to feel the pride of being high above; sometimes they can slide down rapidly to experience the excitement and pleasure brought by weightlessness. Every ups and downs will speed up your heartbeat. Here, visitors can release their inner passion and vitality and write their own wonderful chapters with this ancient desert.Show Less
- No comments yetMingsha Mountain and Crescent Moon Spring6.1km from downtownHighlights: Dunhuang is located in the northwest desert and has a vast desert landscape. Driving a dune buggy through the sand dunes, you can feel the magnificence and desolation of the desert up close, and experience the tranquility and vastness that is different from the city. The dune buggy experience is famous for its thrills. It is exciting to speed down the dunes and feel the strong sense of weightlessness and the pleasure brought by speed. Dunhuang's dune buggy experience provides a variety of tour routes for tourists to choose from. Conventional routes such as starting from the mountain gate to see the desert oasis; desert adventure routes can go deep into the desert hinterland for desert surfing, adventure and other activities; there are other routes such as walking on the ancient desert road, visiting the tombs of the Wei and Jin Dynasties, or crossing the ancient desert road to visit the Mogao Grottoes. These routes have their own characteristics and can meet the needs and interests of different tourists.Show Less
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