The Gobi desert is the habitat of the rarest animals and a unique natural landscape. Its desert and semi-desert ecosystems have hardly changed in many years. The Gobi is often imagined to be a place of unbearable heat and lifeless sand dunes, similar to the inhospitable Sahara desert, but the reality is quite the reverse. The Gobi has high mountains, springs, forests, sands, steppes and a rich animal kingdom.
Occupying 30 per cent of the country’s vast territory and stretching from the east to the west through the southern part of Mongolia, it has a total of 52 mammals, 15 reptiles, 1 amphibian and 106 bird species and its plant kingdom comprises over 400 species including many valuable medicinal, fodder and decorative plants. Its numerous rare animal species include argali sheep, ibex, snow leopard, lynx, wild ass, gazelles, saiga, wild Bactrian camel and Gobi bear, just to name a few.
Major travel routes in the Southern Gobi desert include the flaming cliffs at Bayanzag site following the trails of 1920’s American explorer Roy Chapman Andrews, Khongor Els sand dunes – the largest sand dunes in Mongolia and Yoliin Am or Eagly valley famous for its stunning beauty and rich flora and fauna.
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19. SOUTH GOBI SIGHTSEEING TOURS:
Fly by domestic flight to Dalanzadgad town, the center of South Gobi aimag and rtansfer to ger camp. Arrive at ger camp and settle to your gers. After lunch, go to Bayanzag, the Flaming Cliffs where the first dinosaur fossils in Asia were discovered. Listen to the lecture on Mongolian paleontology. Continue driving to Moltsog sand dunes. Dinner and overnight at the ger camp.
20. GOBI MOUNTAINS & SANDS TOUR:
Fly by domestic flight to Dalanzadgad town, the center of South Gobi aimag and rtansfer to ger camp. Arrive at ger camp and settle to your gers. After lunch, go to Bayanzag, the Flaming Cliffs where the first dinosaur fossils in Asia were discovered. Arrive back at the tourist camp and visit a nearby camel herder to experience their lifestyles and enjoy short camel riding session.
