Sand bathing in the Taklamakan Desert, China

Annemarie Berlin www.zauber-natur.de

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China Sand bathing in the Taklamakan Desert

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Near Turfan, on the edge of the Taklamakan, the locals have been coming here for ages, burying themselves in the hot sand and offering whole cures.

A nice experience is a camel trekking in the Taklamakan desert for several days.
We start near the village of Hotan on the edge of the desert.

Spot Type Outdoor

Crowd Factor Just a few people

Best Timing Sunrise

Sunrise & Sunset 09:02 - 18:35 | current local time: 12:01

Photo Themes Hitze Sand Sandbad

Locations Turfan Xinjiang Taklamakan Wüste

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