introduce

Located in the northeast of Qinghai Lake, Sand Island is a huge sand dune area extending into Qinghai Lake. This piece of sand dune covers a large area. Looking at the past, there is a desert scenery. At the end of the desert is the blue and vast Qinghai Lake. The landscape is unique and magnificent. There are two small freshwater lakes and reed marshes on the sand island, and the environment is very beautiful. Here you can also enjoy a variety of entertainment items such as sand skiing and sand motorcycles, and you can also watch giant and wonderful sand sculptures, which are rich in content.

The scenic gate of Shadao is located on the northeast side of the road. It is about 7.6 kilometers from the gate of the scenic spot to the lake. The distance is relatively long, so you must take the shuttle bus of the scenic spot. The shuttle bus has a stop in the middle and a lakeside. Next to the stop in the middle are two small lakes, Crescent Lake and Sun Lake, as well as the Reed Lake Wetland, where you can enjoy the beautiful scenery. The lakeside is where the entertainment program is located. Every July, the International Sand Sculpture Festival is held here. Come here in July and August, and walk north by the lake, you can see a large number of giant sand sculptures, which are spectacular and wonderful. Generally, it takes about 2-4 hours to visit Sand Island.

As soon as you enter the gate of the scenic spot, you can see a railway stretching in front of you. This is the famous Qinghai-Tibet Railway. Sometimes you can also see the train entering Tibet passing by here. After taking the sightseeing bus here, head towards the interior of the scenic spot, and first arrive at the small lake area. The two small lakes, Crescent Lake and Sun Lake, are freshwater lakes, named after their shapes like the moon and the sun respectively. The water of the two small lakes is clear, inlaid in the middle of the golden beach, very beautiful. The Reed Lake Wetland on the south side of the lake is even more beautiful, with large reeds swaying in the middle of the desert, and the scenery is beautiful.

After visiting the small lake, drive to the lake, where you can see the beauty of the seaside beach, the vast blue Qinghai Lake in front of you, and the golden sand dunes behind you, the scenery is magnificent and unique. There are entertainment items such as sand boarding, camel riding, and sand motorcycles. You can also take a boat tour of the lake, but entertainment items need to be charged separately. The cruise ship costs about 60 yuan, and there are also high-end entertainment items such as helicopters and hot air balloons, but the charges are also higher. You can choose to play according to your personal preferences.

Around June and July every year, the International Sand Sculpture Festival will be held in the Shadao Scenic Area, which is located on the north side of the lakeside area, and you can walk from the lakeside to watch it. At this time, there will be a large number of giant sand sculptures on the beach, which is very exciting. The sand sculptures will last until about October, and you can see them every year after July until autumn.

In addition, if you are interested in sand dune entertainment, you can go to the south of Shadao and play in the area near Jinsha Bay, which is more than ten kilometers away from Huanhu East Road. There are many beach entertainment parks opened by Tibetans. Tickets are about 20-30 yuan per person. After entering, you can enjoy sandboarding for free and without time limit. The charges for riding motorcycles and camels nearby will be cheaper, but look at Qinghai Lake The angle of view is not as good as Sand Island, and you can’t reach the lake, so you can choose to play according to your own interests.

opening hours

The scenic spot is closed to the public due to environmental protection issues, please call the scenic spot for details.

Preferential treatment policy

Supplementary Note:1. Ticket-free policy: According to the relevant regulations of the National Development and Reform Commission, the ticket price of the scenic spot is free for children, disabled and disabled soldiers whose height is less than 1.2 meters (inclusive). 2. Preferential policies: Students with a height of 1.2 meters (not included) and valid certificates, and senior citizens aged 60 (inclusive) and below 70 years old (not included) will be offered preferential prices with valid ID cards or "Preferential Treatment Cards for the Elderly". 3. The above information is for reference only. For specific information, please refer to the disclosure of the Shadao Scenic Spot in Qinghai Lake, Haibei Tibetan and Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province on the same day.

must see tips

1. In summer, the scenic spot is dry and hot, and shopping is inconvenient. Please prepare enough drinking water and some dry food.
2. The sand island is over 3,200 meters above sea level, so be careful not to do strenuous exercise when playing entertainment items to avoid high reaction.