Tengger Desert, Inner Mongolia, 2026/10 — Sundown on the desert dunes.

Tengger Desert, Inner Mongolia, 2026/10

Two days in the Tengger Desert, with side trips to Alashan Museum, the Yanfu Temple area, Nansi Monastery, Xixia Imperial Mausoleums, and the Sanguankou Great Wall—80+ photos, and some short videos.

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Alashan Museum

We started off the trip with a look at the Alashan Museum, where exhibits and displays show the history of the area.

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Yanfu Monastery and surroundings

There was a festival and concerts in the streets around the Tibetan Buddhist monastery.

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Into the desert

We drove out to the edge of the desert and then switched to camels and hiking for the journey to the campsite.

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Desert views from camelback.

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Arriving at the campsite.

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Before sundown and dinner we took a stroll around the lake.

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We hiked up into the dunes to see sundown (and do a bit of tobogganing).

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Dawn at the desert campsite. After breakfast we headed out again to climb the tallest dune in the area.

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After coming out of the desert we drove to Yinchuan, stopping on the way to visit Nansi Monastery.

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On the last day of the trip we visited the Xixia Imperial Tombs and the Sanguankou Great Wall.

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