1. Can I camp in Sailimu Lake? You can go camping. You can bring your own equipment for camping or rent a camping hotel locally, but the price is expensive. It is recommended to bring your own camping equipment and food. You can also rent the felt houses of your compatriots at that time.
2. Sailimu Lake campsite can choose the location of camping by the lake, and Xihai grassland can also be used.
3. Some feelings about camping in Sailimu Lake. Sailimu Lake is one of the most beautiful lakes in Xinjiang, because when I was in road trip, Xinjiang, I stayed on the mountain of Sailimu Lake for one night. We rented a local Kazakh felt house. Although I am not camping, I still feel something about the night in Sailimu Lake, so I want to share it with my colleagues.
The starry sky at night in Sailimu Lake. This is the starry sky in Sailimu Lake, which was taken on the night I lived in Sailimu Lake. Because of the serious light pollution in the mainland, we can't see so many stars. My daughter, born in Qingdao, was very excited to see such a magnificent galaxy for the first time, and stayed up late to shoot at night. So it's a good idea to stay in Lake selim for one night.
The lake is high in salinity and slightly salty, so it is not drinkable. So camping by the lake needs to bring water, and Kazakh herders by the lake also buy water.
Sailimu Lake on the satellite map. In the picture, little red dot in the lower right corner of Sailimu Lake is where we stay at night. After uploading the picture, the picture quality is too bad to be clear, but we can still see it.
This is a detailed satellite picture. The yellow part of the picture is the ethnic village at that time, and there are many felt houses for rent. It's not clear yet. The red circle is where we were. On the edge of the forest, the blue mountain top is where I go to shoot the sunrise in the morning. In the morning, I climbed to the top of the mountain with my camera on my back and photographed the sunrise of Sailimu Lake.
I didn't go to many lakes in Xinjiang, such as the famous Kanas Lake, because I couldn't book a hotel. Sailimu Lake has always been regarded as the most beautiful lake in Xinjiang, especially when the weather is fine. Looking down at the highest point along Lianhuo Expressway, Sailimu Lake is intoxicating: the snow-capped mountains in the distance, the green grass by the lake, the shallow part of the lake is light green, and the deep blue against the sky is indescribable. So there is a saying that there is a kind of blue called Sailimu Lake Blue, and there is another saying that it is the last tear of the Atlantic Ocean.
Sailimu Lake Blue. This is the blue of Sailimu Lake photographed on the shoulder of Lianhuo Expressway. You can't shoot the green lake around and the blue in the middle, but this blue tone is already intoxicating.
We are two cars, two families and six people. We went to Horgos first. When we went, we contacted a Kazakh boy named Mulati and lived in his yurt at night. We didn't live in a felt house by the forest at the foot of the mountain in the ethnic village.
We rented a felt house. The white dome is the source of smoke. We are cooking roast mutton and catching mutton. This is their sheep, there are 500. At night, sheep are kept in the jungle behind the yurt, separated by barbed wire, and several dogs are watching. They asked why there were so many dogs, saying it was to prevent wolves from stealing sheep at night.
Ethnic village. From the felt house where we live to Sailimu Lake, we can see a big felt house, which is marked as the ethnic village in the yellow part of Figure 3. Most tourists live in this location, where they can experience the scenery of Sailimu Lake, which is extremely convenient to go to the lake and can better taste Kazakh-style food. I live far away because I want to shoot the sunrise and climb the mountain in the morning.
Murat's wife is cooking hand-grabbed mutton for us. Fresh and original mutton 120 yuan 1 kg. We bought 4 kilograms, some of which were made into roast mutton by the young man, and the rest were made into hand-grabbed mutton by his wife. It's a mutton dinner in the evening.
Murati's daughter. Murati has a 2-year-old daughter who has lived with her parents by the lake selim since she was a child. We gave the very sweet honey with beehives bought from Harmony to the little girl. The little girl is very alert and won't eat anything sent by outsiders until she is confirmed by her mother.
Sunrise on Lake selim. I went out before dawn in the morning, took equipment and tripod, and stayed here at sunrise the next day. The sunrise in Lake Sailimu is spectacular. The rising sun dyed the sky red. This is the prominence at sunrise.
When the sun rises, the golden glow of Asahi fades, and we can clearly see the felt house where we live. We took a picture at the top of the mountain in the west: the red arrow in the picture refers to the felt house where we stayed at night. The early sheep graze on the hillside, occasionally dotted with several horses.
Looking to the west, there are endless mountains, the mountains and deserts in the distant mountains are clearly visible, and there is even snow.
The sun is getting higher and higher. Facing the east, I brought a photo of my tripod and equipment as a souvenir: they climbed so many mountains with me. Although I carried them on my back, I took so many photos because of their existence.
The forest is close at hand, and I am among them. Let me take a close-up of the forest.
The hillside is full of such fat animals, which feel like rabbits, but they are not. It is also the three caves of cunning rabbits: the hole is basking in the sun, and when there is any trouble, you hide in the hole. One shot with a 70-200mm lens. The focal length of the lens is still too short to shoot in detail. At this time, I feel that I need a lens over 400 mm
4. Give some advice on camping in Sailimu Lake. A. keep warm.
Sailimu Lake is more than 2000 meters above sea level. It will be even higher if camping on the hillside, so the temperature is extremely low at night. My feeling is within 10 degrees, and I feel very cold when shooting the Milky Way, so camping to keep warm is the first priority.
B. wind and rain.
Due to the water vapor from the Atlantic Ocean, Sailimu Lake is still windy and rainy. Camping and camping, camping, camping, camping, camping, camping, camping, camping, camping, camping, camping, camping, camping, camping, camping, camping, camping, camping, camping, camping, camping, camping, camping, camping.
C. prevent wild animals.
According to the Kazakh guy who lives with us, there are wolves on the mountain, so he keeps some dogs to herd sheep. Therefore, if camping on the hillside, this plan should be done well. If there are few people, it is better not to camp.
D, water and electricity should be ready.
The salinity of water in Sailimu Lake is relatively high. Although it is extremely clear and can be seen through the depth of 12 meters, it is not drinkable. Local herders buy water for use. Lighting uses solar energy and batteries, so camping should be prepared.
E, it's much safer to live in the yurt of Kazakh compatriots.
We are a felt house rented by Kazakh compatriots, and the safety factor is much higher. The delicious mutton and the beautiful scenery of Sailimu Lake can be appreciated and experienced. It is recommended to rent a felt house.
In short, the night in Sailimu Lake is beautiful and the accommodation experience is great. You can have a delicious original mutton dinner, enjoy the bright starry sky, watch the bright sunrise and harvest the Sailimu Lake Blue!