敦煌户外探險露營基地(Outdoor Adventure Desert Camping)

I had a very different idea of what camping in the desert meant. This had entertainment of hot pot and loud music until 11pm. Only then were you given your tent to set up yourself. They also advertised a 3 person tent, which they do not have. They only have small pop up tents on the outskirts of the camping area. Not what I expected, and definitely not what is in these pictures.

This place is not what it seems. This is not a real camping experience in the desert. The pictures are very misleading. It is just off the road, next to all the other camping businesses. The service is of the lowest quality. We paid 700 for a tent, unlimited beer, and an ATV ride. Once we arrived, they told us we can only take one 2 minute ATV ride with 2 passengers. They would only take us on the track and would not use that 2 minute ride to drive us up the sand dune. The beer they offered was the cheapest beer possible, sitting out in the heat. When we asked them to put it in the fridge, they were extremely dismissive, but they also kept trying to upsell us on extra services. The dinner was poor quality, also a light show and loud music. The tent was nice and clean, but the atvs ferrying photo takers out to the desert until 2am wasn't enjoyable. I would add that all the camping sights are the same style, this is not the only one, but the owners weren't very accommodating. Camp at own risk.

The food, entertainment and offerings were as promised and great. The issue I had was that you can only check in after 6 which was not communicated. You need to leave at 8am not before 12. The lady was a little rude on why I'm. Waiting till 10 to leave so I left at 8am. Toilets are really bad so don't expect anything. No breakfast as advertised. When I asked about it, I eventually got a small milk and some bread. They do offer dinner, hotpot. It's a good place if you know all this before you get there.