TOUR ITINERARY:
Day 1 Arrive in Ulaanbaatar and city tour
Arrive in Ulaanbaatar. After lunch in a western style restaurant you will be guided to Sukhbaatar square and Natural History Museum. In the evening we are attending a Mongolian Traditional folklore concert followed by a welcome dinner. Overnight in the hotel.
Day 2 Fly to South Gobi and visit to Bayanzag Flaming cliffs
Fly by domestic flight to South Gobi. Arrive at the ger camp and settle in you gers. After lunch at the ger camp, go to Bayanzag, the Flaming Cliffs where the first dinosaur fossils in Asia were discovered. Listen to the lecture on Mongolian paleontology. Arrive back at the tourist camp and visit a nearby camel herder to experience their lifestyles and enjoy short camel riding session.
Day 3 Eagle valley and Khongoriin gol sight
After breakfast tour the Eagle Valley early on the morning to have an opportunity to see some of the rarest animals in the world including argali sheep and ibex. After having lunch back in the camp drive to Khongoriin els sight located 200 kms away from the camp. Dinner and overnight in ger camp nearby the magnificent sands of Gobi.
Day 4 Khongoriin els sand dunes
Today we are exploring the awesome beauty of Gobi and hiking the loose surfaces of huge sand dunes to get a get a real feeling of Gobi natures. After having lunch near Khongoriin els sand dunes drive back to our ger camp to stay overnight.
Day 5 Fly back to Ulaanbaatar and drive to Hustain Nuruu
After breakfast fly back by domestic flight to Ulaanbaatar. After having lunch in a local restaurant in Ulaanbaatar drive to Hustain Nuruu National Park, where Przewalski horse – the world’s last remaining wild horses are raised in semi-captivity since being reintroduced in 1992. Overnight in gers at the nearby tourist camp.
Day 6 Viewing Przewalsi horses and driving to Bogd Khaan National Park
After early breakfast go for seeing the Takhi or Przewalski wild horses, the last remaining wild horse in the world. Visit the nomadic family and explore the nomadic lifestyle. See making of the traditional diary food and taste it. Drive to Bogd Khaan National Park in the afternoon. After driving for about 140 kilometers via the western suburb of Ulaanbaatar city we are arriving in Manzhsir entrance to the National Park.
Day 7 Trekking and horse riding
After having a hiking excursion to the ruins of an ancient monastery and explore the landscape surrounding the monastery sight lunch is served in nearby tourist camp.
In the afternoon enjoy a brief horse riding tour through the lush meadows of the national park.
After dinner evening at leisure. Overnight in Mongolian ger at nearby tourist camp.
Day 8 Arrive back in Ulaanbaatar
After breakfast have a morning visit to local herder’s family to experience the lifestyle and culture of Mongolian nomads and enjoy their hospitality. Transfer to Ulaanbaatar. Overnight in hotel.
Day 9 Fly to Huvsgul
Fly to Murun town, the center of Huvsgul province and drive to Huvsgul Lake. You are staying in a ger camp situated on the south western shore of the lake. After having lunch or dinner depending on the flight time, hike along the shore of the lake. Activities including horse riding, boating in the lake can be done as options. Overnight at the camp.
Day 10 Visit Reindeer people and shaman
After breakfast, visit the reindeer herders, the most primitive ethnic group in Mongolia. Experience riding reindeers and experience the primitive lifestyle of reindeer people residing the remotest part of the country. Then move on to visit a shaman’s hut to have an insight of this unique ancient religion of Mongolia. Have packed lunch on the way. Dinner and overnight at the ger camp.
Day 11 Transfer to Murun and fly back to Ulaanbaatar
After breakfast transfer by 4wd to Murun with a visit to deer stones on the way. Take the afternoon flight to Ulaanbaatar. Overnight in the hotel.
Day 12 Terelj National Park
Transfer to Terelj National Park and arrive at Terelj Lodge. Have an excursion to Turtle rock and Ariyabal meditation temple. In the afternoon visit a ger “museum”. Try the traditional drink of the nomads-mare’s milk (airag) or perhaps sampling the yak cheese or butter, staple foods of the Mongolian steppe. Following dinner, clients will be given a demonstration and training class for the traditional Mongolian sport of archery. Trails and a competition will be held. Overnight in the ger camp.
Day 13 Cultural experience, riding and rafting
After breakfast, you will have a demonstration and be asked to assist in the disassembling and building of a smaller Mongolian ger. Then have a short horse riding tour to Tuul River, where we will continue the adventure by rafting along the river with rafting guide and safety equipment provided. Transfer back the camp by vehicle.
Day 14 Chinggis Khaan’s monument in Tsonjin Boldog and arrive in Ulaanbaatar
After breakfast in the camp, we are driving back to Ulaanbaatar via the magnificent monument of Chinggis Khaan erected 50 kms east of Ulaanbaatar. Have lunch at the monument. In the afternoon, you are enjoying more relaxing time in the city and have shopping in the afternoon. Overnight in the hotel.
Day 15 Departure flight
Transfer to Chinggis Khaan international airport for departure.
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