Sightseeing, Leisure and Vacation

Sightseeing, Leisure and Vacation

Whistling Dune Bay–the first Desert Resort destination in China–It is the large-scaled comprehensive tourism place where you take sightseeing or have fun. Accredited as AAAAA-Grade by the National Tourism Administration, it situates at the eastern side of Kubuqi Desert and is the nearest desert resort to Beijing and other provinces. Here you will encounter the longest nomadic camel caravan of over 500 camels.Whistling Dune Bay is also the home of the world's photographers. The grand opening of annual International Photography Week is held here in mid-July every year.
"I’m a grain of sand" - this is the first greeting that every Whistling Dune Bay inhabitant says to each guest.
"The world where a grain of sand stays" - this is the ultimate, never-ending and joyful world where all guests and Whistling Dune Bay inhabitants share together.

In a world full of sand, you see a realistic but yet looking so surrealistic paradise.

Fusha Island – Liansha Island – Yuesha Island – Xiansha Island – Sand Dune Resort

Fusha Island is the world where Mongolians resided. People live in the Mongolian way of life and enjoy the fun as a nomadic group. From the Ordos wedding to wild barbecue buffet, from shepherdess to LeLe oxcart, from horse herding to the great migration on Mongolian plateau, from prairie ponds to tents, and the shaman, milk food, dance, bonfire and so on. You can simply lie under a blue sky for days and nights with eyes closed, chatting in the breeze that blows in Mongolia Grande Canopy and imagining an endless world in front of you......

Yuesha Island Wonderland – you can take train to the deep desert where you may come across a long camel caravan. You will pass by ancient Mongol tribes into Yuesha Island where you can experience the pleasure of art and sports, artistic gymnastics, aerobics, hip-hops, beach volleyball, etc. You’ll either watch their performance, or get yourselves involved in some of the games, or just appreciate the indescribable feelings that a water-like desert can bring to you ...... looking at the expanse of the endless sand ...... or go to the sand sculpture tribe to show your elegant figure. You may carve one yourself, or try for the very first time the sand painting which can be taken home if you like. There are pools of various depths in the desert dunes and you will release yourself with different swimming styles. When being tired, just lie and sleep for a few hours on the beach. But don’t over-sleep as there is a dozen of entertainment or athletic shows every day. When getting hungry, you’ll find food and drinks everywhere and do feel free to enjoy them with other companies.

If you go to Xiansha Island, you’ll see an entirely different world of Zhang Guolao’s stories. Here you’ll experience more challenging games and activities such as desert adventure, aerial cableway, surfing, swing, track bike and even children’s games. High-wire, universal driving, fire playing, as well as "Desert Acrobatics World" ......these performances are truly thrilling. Welcome you to the theater! You can eat and drink, you can also lie down in the cool breeze like a fairy tale figures......

Sand Dune Resort faces the other islands across Han Tai River. On its opposite bank is the vast sea of sand where you can do some water yoga, water aerobics or swimming competition. Daily creative leisure will take you to the past or the future, or a movie or a television, a small island. It will make you forget all about yourself, and meanwhile, all of the world may belong to you. Here you’ll have the best breakfast ever ...... you’re half surrounded by the river. You’re like hundreds of meters high in the sky and so are the pools next to your dining table. Farther out to your sight is the world of sand. The sun on the east has just risen to your eyebrows ...... the desert on your opposite is yours ...... they are there wherever you go......

Our Liansha Island construction is near completion. It’s going to be a place where you’ll get totally relaxed and refreshed by the Buddhist culture. The Lotus hotel on Liansha Island is the only one of a kind in the world which is built not of bricks, tiles, sand, stones, cement and steel. It is a unique green and environment-friendly infrastructure. People call it a clean piece of land in your soul in which you may expect blossoming all of a sudden someday......

Camels are everywhere in Whistling Dune Bay. It’s up to you if you want a ride or just take photos with these marvelous creatures......