[2025 Ulan Stay] Travel Guide for Caka Salt Lake Starry Bubble House Hotel (Updated Jun)

The best part of this Qinghai-Gansu trip is waking up to breathtaking views every day! At the "Lonely Starry Sky" hotel on the Gobi Desert, lie in a glass house and gaze at the Milky Way, or watch the sunset over the Yadan landforms from a 40-meter-high viewing platform—it's simply divine. Dunhuang East Inn is like a desert art museum, with earthen houses offering windows that open onto the Mingsha Mountain, and flying apsaras dances in the evening. The bubble houses at Chaka Salt Lake are incredible! Sleep by the salt lake, take a small train to the "Sky Realm" during the day, and lie down at night to count the stars as they seem to fall into the lake. 🏨 [Luxury Hotel Recommendations: Unforgettable Stays] ✅ Dunhuang East Inn: The rooms are cleverly named after acupuncture points! We recommend the "Zhiyang" scenic view room, where you can open the window to see Mingsha Mountain. Explore the art museum and artist studios at your leisure, and watch the flying apsaras dance by the fire pit in the evening—a truly immersive experience. ✅ Lonely Starry Sky Gobi Hotel: You must stay in the glass dome stargazing room! Lie in bed and watch the stars rotate, witness the sunrise over the Yadan landforms from the viewing platform in the morning, and take "astronaut-style" photos for your social media—prepare for a surge in likes! ✅ Chaka Starry Sky Bubble House: Enjoy an exclusive location within the scenic area, just a 3-minute walk from the salt lake. Take photos from the transparent boat and viewing platform—a lazy traveler's dream! 🌟 [Unique Experiences] ✔ Water Yadan ATV Adventure: Journey deep into the Gobi Desert to find the "Eye of Yadan," where the contrasting colors of the yellow and blue salt lakes create an otherworldly scene. ✔ Emerald Lake Glass Boat Aerial Photography: Float on the lake's surface in a transparent boat and capture stunning drone footage, reminiscent of the parallel world in "A Little Red Flower." ✔ Qilian Grassland Horse Riding + Seven-Colored Danxia Sunset: Let a herdsman lead you on horseback across the grasslands, and in the evening, watch the "earth's palette" ignite as the sun sets over the Danxia landforms.

Stop following the crowds! Say no to the usual tourist-packed routes! Today, we recommend a luxurious, less-traveled route in Northwest China, perfect for avoiding the peak season crowds❗️ Wake up naturally each day and explore hidden gems like the heavenly Qilian Zhuoer Mountain🏔, Arou Grand Temple, Binggou Forest🌲, and popular spots like Qinghai Lake, Chaka Salt Lake, and the Qilian Mountain grasslands! You can even stay in a stargazing bubble house at Chaka Salt Lake and a forest camp at the foot of a snow-capped mountain, a comparable experience to visiting Xinjiang😍 - 🎯Our 5-Day Northwest Roaming Itinerary ✅D1: Departure City—Xining—Xining Free Exploration 🔹After checking in to the Hilton Hotel in Xining, explore Xining at your own pace, visiting Ta'er Temple, Dongguan Mosque... In the evening, head to Mojia Street Night Market for local delicacies like roasted lamb ribs, niangpi, and sweet embryo. ✅D2: Xining—Jinsha Bay—Qinghai Lake South Mountain·Horse Riding—Chaka Town 🔹Visit Jinsha Bay to see the golden desert meet the azure lake, ride a camel, or hop on a sand motorcycle for an adrenaline rush. 🔹Arrive at South Mountain, gear up, and learn horseback riding with a professional instructor🏇. Gallop from the foot of the mountain to the hillside, taking in the panoramic view of Qinghai Lake. 🔹In the evening, check in to a Chaka Salt Lake bubble house for a 360° view of the "Sky Mirror." ✅D3: Chaka Salt Lake—Grassland Carnival—Cliff—West Lake Road 🔹Wander through the "Sky Mirror," immerse yourself in the world of salt, and enjoy a Qingyan salt ice cream🍨. 🔹Experience a grassland carnival at a Tibetan pasture on West Lake Road. Dress in Tibetan clothing, hang prayer flags, grind highland barley🌾, make tsampa... Immerse yourself in the local life and enjoy a Tibetan afternoon tea. 🔹Explore the little-known cliffs of Qinghai Lake. ✅D4: Qinghai Lake Sunrise—Grassland Highway—Binggou Forest—Zhuoer Mountain—Qilian County 🔹Wake up early at the Sapphire Grand Hotel by Qinghai Lake and await the sunrise. 🔹Travel along the less-traveled grassland highway, enjoying the blue sky, white clouds☁️, rivers, and grasslands. 🔹Head to the hidden Binggou Forest in Qilian, a real-life Emerald City. 🔹Climb Zhuoer Mountain🏔. In the evening, enjoy a ceremonial outdoor dinner at the foot of the snow-capped mountain, chat with locals, and enjoy a relaxing moment. ✅D5: Arou Grand Temple—Qilian Mountain Grassland—Menyuan Rape Flower Fields—Xining 🔹Visit the serene Arou Grand Temple, filled with the sound of chanting, and witness devout faith. 🔹Roam the Qilian Mountain grasslands and admire the Menyuan rape flowers. - 🏨Luxurious Scenic Hotels The luxury camp in Binggou Forest is surrounded by pristine forest🌲, with snow-capped mountains visible year-round and clear springs flowing by. Enjoy Xinjiang-like scenery without leaving your accommodation. Each room is like a bubble perched above Chaka Salt Lake, offering a 360° immersive view of the lake✨. Lie in bed, count the stars, and watch the sunrise over Chaka Salt Lake.

First time experience😭 I fell in love with it right away!!! This time I stayed in an RV at the Chaka Salt Lake RV Camp~ Off-season! The price is really good It's right in the Chaka Sky No. 1 Scenic Area! The room rate includes the ticket! It's super convenient!! I really like the view from the RV window! Whether you look out the window or outside the car, it's beautiful😭 - The RV is small but it's really well-equipped! It's no worse than staying in a hotel outside😭 Hot water, refrigerator, TV, disposable items and so on!!! Oxygen supply is also available! The butler service is also really good! On call And there's a benefit to staying here!😏 You don't have to buy a ticket for the scenic area🎫 The scenic area has set up a special green channel for the hotel You can check in and out at any time within 24 hours! It's awesome Name: Chaka Salt Lake Starry Sky Bubble House

If you want to pursue a distant place, then come and experience the magnificent northwest of China, where "the smoke rises straight from the desert and the sun sets over the long river". ↘️There is not only Qinghai Lake at the foot of the snow-capped mountains full of water birds ↘️There is also the Emerald Lake, which is as green as emerald. ↘️Yellow flowers everywhere--Qilian Grassland 🛬【Itinerary】: 👏Classic route DAY1: Xining---Qinghai Lake---Chaka Salt Lake---Chaka Town DAY2: Chaka--Qaidam Basin--Emerald Lake--Dachaidam DAY3: Da Qaidam - Gobi Highway - Dangjin Mountain - Oil Town - Dunhuang DAY4: Dunhuang-- Mogao Grottoes-- Mingsha Mountain and Crescent Moon Lake---Dunhuang DAY5: Dunhuang - Jiayuguan - Zhangye Colorful Danxia - Danxia Town DAY6: Zhangye--Qilian Prairie--Menyuan Rapeseed Flowers--Osaka Mountain Observation Deck--Xining ⛺【Must-see attractions】: 1. Qinghai Lake rapeseed flowers, blue sky, white clouds, the plateau sapphire of the sea and sky. Chaka Salt Lake ㊙️ Nine to five is a good time to take photos👍 🍩【Must-eat delicacies】: Qinghai's yak beef, mutton soup, Gansu's pilaf, donkey meat fire and other special delicacies. 🏨【Accommodation Guide】: Chaka Salt Lake Starry Sky Bubble House: The fully transparent spherical starry sky house located on the water of Chaka Salt Lake is like a dream under the shining of the sunrise and sunset. It offers a 360° panoramic stargazing. You can enjoy the millions of Milky Way stars while lying down at night. 🚌【Transportation Guide】: It is recommended that you choose to charter a car or travel by car to the northwest 🚩 Chartering or carpooling means having a dedicated tour guide who also serves as a driver. Most tour guides are locals in Northwest China. When you find a good tour guide and driver, your travel experience in Northwest China will improve dramatically. 🧡【tips】: The temperature in Qinghai-Gansu region is relatively low in winter, so you need to keep warm and wear enough clothes and warm shoes. ⛰️ Altitude sickness may occur in high altitude areas, so take preventive and response measures for altitude sickness in advance. 🌄 Respect local religions and customs and avoid unnecessary trouble 🏥 Bring necessary first aid supplies in case of emergency

🔥Don't hesitate to travel this summer, take your kids on a tour around the great northwest, and embark on a wonderful parent-child exploration journey! 👨‍👩‍👧‍👧Step out of the textbooks, travel through grasslands🌿, deserts, Gobi, snow-capped mountains, lakes, Danxia🌈, Yardang... Explore the stunning scenery of the northwest; experience stargazing in the desert, horse riding on the grasslands, 5 major study classes, and a plethora of fun parent-child activities, allowing children to learn while playing, it's really worth it! 👉This time we chose a parent-child RV, which is really suitable for taking children and the elderly on a trip together. One family, one car, with professional RV butlers and parent-child leaders throughout the trip, it's not tiring for parents at all, and the whole journey is at a relaxed pace, the whole family is full of praise, giving it full marks!💯 ⭕Activity period: July-August summer limited (weekly departures) 🔸Target audience: Families with children aged 4-13 🔸Number of participants: 4 family groups to form a team, up to 25 people/team ⭕【Fun Northwest·Parent-Child RV 8 Days and 7 Nights】 ✅Service configuration: Full-time driver + full-time tour guide + full-time photography ✅Attraction tickets: Full journey attraction tickets + scenic shuttle + independent explanation ✅Experience projects: 10+ special parent-child study activities + invited experts ✅Teaching staff guarantee: Resident lecturers + scholar celebrities + top student leaders . 🚗【Itinerary】 D1 Xining gathering (all-day airport pickup) - opening ceremony D2 Xining-Menyuan rapeseed flowers-Qilian grassland secret carnival-Zhangye D3 Zhangye Rainbow Danxia-Jiayuguan cultural ambassador D4 I'm repairing the Great Wall in Jiayuguan - Shazhou banquet + desert stargazing class D5 Mogao Caves VIP expert lecture - special cave visit - Mogao school study - Mingsha Mountain D6 Dunhuang - Yangguan site study - Dachaidan emerald lake - Dachaidan D7 Dachaidan - Chaka Salt Lake - the magical salt world - stargazing experience - Chaka Town D8 Chaka - Qinghai Lake in-depth tour - Xining dismissal . 📚【In-depth Study Tour】 ✔2 digital movies🎦 + 8 cave visits ✔Mogao expert lectures, appreciate the preciousness of the caves ✔Refuse🚫 to queue for tickets, special guide explains Mogao ✔Restore ancient craftsmen's techniques, experience repairing the Great Wall at Jiayuguan ✔Enter the Dunhuang murals, learn to grind mineral pigments🌈 and package ✔Create mural🎨 works, receive official study certificate from Mogao Caves ✔Professional teachers lead explanations of Jiayuguan history + issue passes ✔Exclusive explanation of Yangguan + pass certificate Q&A, experience the pass ceremony . 🎯【Wild Fun Experience】 ✔Horseback riding exploration of grassland secrets ✔Fly kites on the grassland, archery🏹, tug-of-war to your heart's content ✔Next to the grassland lake, enjoy a hot pot🫕 under the snow-capped mountains ✔Invited stargazing expert, explain astronomical knowledge ✔Professional telescope stargazing + mobile phone photography teaching ✔Desert fireworks bloom, spend an unforgettable starry night🌌 ✔Desert green banquet, taste the classic food of Hexi ✔Behind Mingsha Mountain, desert🏜️ projects at will ✔Learn salt harvesting and salt carving crafts at Chaka Salt Lake . 🏨【Special Accommodation Experience】 Chaka Salt Lake Starry Sky Bubble House Hotel Meihao Hotel (Dachaidan store) Xining Kunlun Hilton Garden Hotel Zhangye Shangjing International Hotel (Bell and Drum Tower store) Jiayuguan Youth International Hotel Dunhuang Tianhe Hotel

Detailed address: Tea Card Salt Lake Starry Sky Bubble House Hotel is located in the Tea Card No.1·Salt Lake Scenic Area, Wulan County, Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province. Highlights: The hotel is located within the Tea Card Sky No.1 Scenic Area, which is also a national AAAA-level tourist attraction. The unique physical characteristics of the salt lake make the lake surface look like a mirror prepared for the sky, where it's hard to distinguish between reality and illusion inside and outside the mirror. Being there is like being in a dream. The Sky 'No.1 Scenic Area' is located in Tea Card Town, Wulan County, Haixi Prefecture, Qinghai Province, and is in the same location as the 'Mirror of the Sky' scenic spot within the Tea Card Salt Lake. It is a newly built attraction of the Tea Card Salt Lake and also the first attraction at the eastern gateway of the Qaidam Basin. The scenic area's open attractions mainly include Camel Hump Square, Munao Square, Mirror Lake, Rainbow Lake, Salt Lake Wetland, Star-gazing Camp, Submerged Walkway, and Gesang Flower Walkway. Recommended reason: The hotel is equipped with a gourmet commercial street, local specialty sales area, and floating experience hall, making it an ideal choice for your journey. It is a theme hotel with strong western characteristics. It is best to book the Starry Sky Bubble House online in advance, and it can also be booked at the scenic area service desk. The clear weather in summer is very suitable for taking starry sky photos.

You must visit the Northwest at least once to see its deserts, sunsets, Gobi, starry skies, lakes, and grasslands, and to witness the magnificent scenery and brilliant history~ Xiao You has compiled a list of 9 trustworthy and pitfall-free hidden gem hotels for everyone - Dunhuang Biyue Hotel 📍Backed by the Mingsha Mountain, adjacent to a vast vineyard ♦️The first SLH hotel in the Northwest, an oasis in the wilderness, a desert garden, a secluded haven along the Silk Road, the hotel offers a variety of services such as travel photography, grape picking, vegetable gardens, desert off-roading, children's club, pottery, and more. The afternoon tea is also fantastic - Dongyi Dunhuang Hotel 📍About 5 minutes from Mingsha Mountain, about 10 minutes from Mogao Caves ♦️The hotel offers a variety of room types with diverse scenic views, direct access to Dongyi Crescent Spring, exclusive rooftop stargazing, a broad view of the majestic Mingsha Mountain, and the afterglow of the desert and Populus euphratica forests, making it a beautiful and photogenic desert art hotel - Chaka Salt Lake Starry Sky Bubble House 📍Inside the Chaka Salt Lake Sky No.1 Scenic Area ♦️Consisting of many transparent bubble houses built on the salt lake, offering 360° views, you can lie down to watch the sunset, sunrise, and stargaze from bed at night. The hotel is also equipped with an astronomical telescope - Solitary Interstellar Gobi Luxury Hotel 📍Close to the Shanshui Yardang and Dongtaijiner Lake ♦️The hotel's unique villas are built on the cliffs of the Yardang, offering beautiful views of the Yardang, desert, salt lake, and Gobi all in one frame, and it also has large-scale glass dome starry sky rooms, where you can also experience AMV sand surfing - Mangya Mars Camp 📍On the northwestern edge of the Qaidam Basin ♦️With its unique Yardang erosional landforms, whether in color or geology, it feels like being on another planet, where you can experience various Mars-themed activities - Zhongwei Desert Star Hotel 📍In the hinterland of the Tengger Desert in the Shapotou scenic area ♦️The first hotel in China themed around desert stargazing, the hometown of stars, where you can look up to see a sky full of stars and step outside to play in the sand. The hotel also offers various activities, indoor lectures, desert stargazing, and more - Zhongwei Desert Milky Way Resort Hotel 📍In the hinterland of the Tengger Desert in the northwest part of the Shapotou area ♦️A series of scattered cottages with great privacy, special Milky Way rooms, each with its own swimming pool, distributed on the undulating desert, offering a unique flavor - Yellow River Lodgings Collection 📍In Dawan Village near the Shapotou scenic area ♦️Bringing together Xipo, Daler Wilderness, Feicao Collection, and other homestays, it is China's first 'lodgings collection' and a natural holiday destination themed around the desert, where every snapshot is a masterpiece -