JPDeM
2018-02-16 20:52:40
This place seems to have two listings here.The place is nice but not as good as in the professional photos. Part of the access was blocked on the dunes so we could not get very good photos. When you get to the dunes just turn right and keep walking on the road.
Shojin
2018-01-20 07:31:41
The lake is limpid and not especially beautiful, in my opinion, but going into the dunes and exploring the pagoda was fun. You can take a golf cart (pay each way) or walk. If you don't want to hike in the sand, there is a road way just a bit beyond where the golf cart drops you off which you can use to walk to the lake and pagoda area. We enjoyed an afternoon in the dunes, seeing the pagoda and camels and watching people climbing and playing in the dunes.
globalcycling
2017-12-10 09:42:17
the sanddunes are really amazing. if you have the possibilty to visit it, do it outside the main season. otherwise there can be 8000 tourists per day.
JoanneSanFrancisco
2018-03-02 17:12:21
There is a larger man-made lake before you get to the real crescent shaped lake next to the real tea house. The man-made lake is ugly and probably a stopping point for the throngs of tourist to "enjoy" after their camel rides. We went during off season, so the man-made lake seemed bizarre. The real crescent lake further up the walkway was delightful around the teahouse setting. Stay on the walkway as it is much easier and faster to walk on than the sand.
Alan_abc123
2017-12-11 13:47:02
We toured China and Crescent Lake was one of the stops. This was actually one of my favourite places in our tour. The whole place was being 'upgraded' when we were there with new decking being laid out and generally an improvement to the previous facilities. The desert was pretty spectacular, I didn't realise sand dunes could get so high. The lake itself is an oasis in the middle of the desert in the shape of a crescent, hence the name. We walked up the sand dunes, to the buildings around the lake and even rode camels. In all it's just a few hours of doing but it was really beautiful.
