Chaka Salt Lake

Qinghai Top 1 in Can't Miss Attractions

We arrived and thought it was a bad idea because you started to see a lot of car and crowded. It turned out very well and nice to visit! The place is really big, many people doesn’t really walk, they stop to take photo and taking train. So you can enjoy walking on the lake by yourself. You have to rent the shoes and that cost like 10yuan each. Nice place and recommended for a good sunny day 🤩

Very pretty, and I really enjoyed the day there with my friends, but we travelled so far to get there and it was a little underwhelming. The view was very good, and we got some great photos, but China has so much more to offer. Only visit if you drive yourself or if you have a long time to spend in Qinghai

[Chaka Salt Lake] The natural crystalline salt lake is one of the four largest salt lakes in the Qaidam Basin. [Location] Located in Chaka Town, Ulan County, Haixi [Self-driving] 150 kilometers from Qinghai Lake to Chaka Salt Lake, about 3 hours by car! [Accommodation] There are many inns run by local residents in Chaka Town, and the prices are very cheap in the off-season. Some bring breakfast for two! [Food] You can visit the top three restaurants in the local area. Don’t go to the restaurant called "Kalu". I have already stepped on thunder. [Shopping] Out of the gate of the scenic area, there is a private booth selling local edible salt 1 A bag of Yuantian, if it is 3 yuan a bag in the scenic area! [Tickets] The usual ticket price is 60 yuan, and the ticket price is 30 yuan on Saturdays and Sundays! [Small train] It is recommended to take a small train sightseeing when you go to save your energy. You can walk back! The price is 50 yuan one way! [Suggestion] If it is the first time to go to the salt lake, it is best to rent a pair of red boots in the scenic spot, you can go to the salt field to take pictures, and feel the magic of nature! [Tips] If the individual does not bring a drone, there are rented ones in the scenic area to fly out professional films and videos! [Attention] There are salt caves in the salt lake, be careful not to fall...

Chaka Salt Lake, along with the Temple of Tar, Qinghai Lake, Mengda Tianchi, is one of the "Qinghai four major scenery", which travelers call China "sky mirror". To see the "sky mirror" scene, it is best to choose in the summer sunny morning. Without wind, enough light, less people, salt lake water like a mirror, can see the "sky mirror" scene. Chaka Salt Lake is a salt field with a history of more than 3,000 years. The water is very salty and will crystallize into a white lake. The sky, clouds and the mountains on the other side are reflected in the lake. The scenery is very beautiful. Visitors can also walk barefoot to the lake to see and photograph their reflections, as if the sky. Chaka Salt Lake is open all year round, the best time to travel is summer 6-9 clear, windy weather. Transportation line: Bus: Xining coach station has a shuttle to Wulan County, through Chaka town, daily 5, ticket price about 80 yuan charter: from Xining bus station chartered to, back and forth about 400 yuan; From the Heima River chartered car to, about 200 yuan other: from the Heima River to the lake area, 50 yuan or so tickets: 60 yuan / person in peak season, 30 yuan / person in off-season. Small trains, battery cars, rental shoe covers are charged.

Chaka Salt Lake is located in Chaka Town, Ulan County, Haixi Mongolian-Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province. Chaka means salt lake in Tibetan. We went to the Sky No. 1 scenic spot. Due to the large area of the salt lake, we need to buy a small train ticket, 40 yuan per person. The salt lake where we are located is relatively marginal, the lake is not deep, you can step into the lake water, so you can shoot the effect of the mirror of the sky. However, when I saw that some salt caves were deep, I was very scared and didn't dare to go inside, but stepped on the side. The blue sky reflected on the lake is quite beautiful. Different salt lakes can be made into a ❤️ shape, or a 💎 shape, or a transparent boat, or a track extending into the depths, and the effect of taking pictures is leveraged.