Alashan Desert, Inner Mongolia, 2014/05
We made a mission into the Alashan Desert, travelling by foot, camel, jeep, and boat (!) to find a temple in the middle of the dunes.
For the May holiday we made a mission into the Alashan Desert, travelling by foot, camel, jeep, and boat to find a temple in the middle of the dunes.
You'd think that there would be no water in the middle of such a large desert, but on the four-day trip we found that the desert wasn't so dry after all.
On the way to the temple we stopped to take a look at the tiny settlements beside the oases deep in the dunes, and camped overnight as we headed further into the desert.
During the trip we passed by Moon Lake, an eco-resort on the fringes of the desert. For many, that's as far into the desert as they get. But with our jeep team and drivers who seemed to be able to tell the way by the shape of the dunes, we were able to get much further in, where it was truly sand dunes as far as the eye could see.
And that was the trip!