Tuoling Mengpo Desert Park
驼铃梦坡沙漠公园
A 4A-rated desert park on the edge of the Gurbantünggüt Desert in the 150th Regiment of the 8th Division, with camel rides, sand sliding, sand driving and Euphrates poplar and saxaul woodland.
Tuoling Mengpo Desert Park is in the 150th Regiment of the 8th Division, about 110 km from Shihezi. It lies on the southern edge of the Gurbantünggüt Desert, China's second-largest desert. Rolling dunes are home to saxaul, Euphrates poplar, tamarisk and other desert plants. You can ride camels, go sand sliding, take off-road vehicles for sand driving and watch the desert sunset in the evening.
It is a national 4A scenic area, and admission and activities are charged separately. Ground temperatures are very high at midday in summer, so visit in the early morning or evening, and take sun protection and drink plenty of water. You need a chartered car or to drive yourself. The one-way trip takes about 1.5–2 hours.
Opening hours
Approx. 09:30–20:00, May–Oct (check the site)
Nearby sights
- Manas National Wetland Park
- Zhou Enlai Memorial
- Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps Military Reclamation Museum
- Century Park (Shihezi)
- Youqi Square
- Ai Qing Poetry Museum
- Changyu Baron Balboa Chateau
- First Company of Military Reclamation