Sand blasters: 8 dirty desert adventures you can do right now

by Helen Elfer

Scorching days, freezing nights, no water, dangerous reptiles for company -- and an unfortunate reputation for making travelers hallucinate.

It?s no surprise deserts are among the most daunting places on earth and, for some, clearly best avoided.

For the rest of us, however, these mysterious wildernesses can make for the ultimate playground.

1. Sand sliding: Kubuqi desert, China

For sheer spectacle, there?s no place like Xiangshawan (Resonant Sand Bay).

Essentially an amusement park in the heart of Inner Mongolia?s desert, the site is filled with local tourists sporting wacky knee-high sand socks, riding camels and zipping over the dunes in buggies.

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