 21. EAST GOBI HIGHLIGHTS TOUR:
Tour details
Length: 2 nights / 2 days (with one night on train)
Group size: As you wish
Tour cost:
- USD 499 per person based on 1 person
- USD 369 per person based on 2 people
- USD 279 per person based on 3 people
- USD 269 per person based on 4 – 5 people
- USD 249 per person based on 6 or more people
2009 schedule: Every day
 What you will experiences: This tour is of a high value for money. With relatively little cost one can experience the beauties and mysteries of Mongolian Gobi desert and experiment a train journey through the southern part of Mongolia. Excursion to one of the largest sand dunes in Mongolia, 18th century Buddhist Monastery of Khamariin Hiid built by famous Mongolian religious aristocrat, poet Danzanrabjaa and dinosaur bones revealed by wind in sandy surface and remains of petrified trees aged 65 million year are some of the features of this tour.
We organize the tour on both individual and group basis. For individual travellers seats are reserved in domestic trains to Sainshand town and for groups we arrange special wagons, which is more comfortable connected to the domestic train.
Day 1 Train to Sainshand
After breakfast transfer to Ulaanbaatar train station to catch the Ulaanbaatar – Sainshand domestic train. The train departs at 9.50 and arrives in Sainshand town at 19.50. The full day train journey takes you through the transmission zone from the mountain steppe region of central Mongolia to southern Gobi desert. After arrival in Sainshand train station transfer to Shand tourist camp 14 kilometers away from the town for dinner and overnight stay in Mongolian gers.
Day 2 East Gobi Round Trip and take train
After having breakfast in the camp we start the East Gobi round tour with a packed lunch on the way. The round tour starts from a visit to Dinosaur skeleton site, where you will encounter an amazing scene of dinosaur bone aged about 70 million years revealed on the ground. In the same area you will also see peaces of petrified wood.
From the dinosaur site we arrive in the famous cave site named 108 caves, which has a lot of historical relevance with Khamariin Hiid Monastery and its founder 18th century charismatic religious leader Danzanrabjaa. Then we visit Khamariin Hiid monastery.
From the monastery our trip continues to sand dunes where you enjoy the scene of the beautiful white sands and walk along their loose slopes. Drive back Shand hotel in Sainshand where you will be served with western dinner and have hot showers. Transfer to train station for 20.55 train that takes the whole night to reach back to Ullaanbaatar.
Day 3 Arrive back in Ulaanbaatar
At 08.00 arrive back to Ulaanbaatar and transfer to the next connection of your tour.
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22. EAST GOBI EXPERINCE TOUR:
What you will experiences: This tour is of high value. With relatively little cost one can experience the beauties and mysteries of Mongolian Gobi desert and experiment a train journey through the southern part of Mongolia. Excursion to one of the largest sand dunes in Mongolia, 18th century Buddhist Monastery of Khamariin Hiid built by famous Mongolian religious aristocrat, poet Danzanravjaa and dinosaur bones revealed by wind in sandy surface and remains of petrified trees aged 65 million year are some of the features of this tour. 
