Day 1 |
Ulaanbaatar
Arrival in Ulaanbaatar and meet our guide and driver. Transfer to hotel and check in. In the afternoon city tour in Ulaanbaatar city: visit Sukhbaatar Square, Chinggis Khaan’s monument, Natural History Museum, and visit Zaisan Memorial for Panoramic view of Ulaanbaatar. Overnight at hotel. |
Day 2 |
Baga Gazriin Chuluu
Drive to Gobi desert through Baga Gazriin Chuluu or known as Rock formation. We’ll drive around 280 km through steppe by overview of land-sea and grandiose formation of rocks and basalts of Baga Gazriin Chuluu. Overnight at ger camp. |
Day 3 |
Tsagaan Suvarga
Tsagaan Suvarga (White Stupa), one of the picturesque places in Middle Gobi. Just 30 km’s away from here you can find cave paintings left from the Bronze Age. Driving to the cave paintings offers one of the uneasy roads but it offer great panoramic view on both sides of the hill on whose top the road itself lies. Overnight at ger camp. |
Day 4 |
Yoliin am valley
Take a drive to Gobi Desert and check in tourist camp. Gobi desert will give you an exotic view of the desert with boundless view of horizons, rare species of mammals and plants. Visit to Eagle valley well known as Yoliin Am that located in Gobi Gurvan Saikhan national park. It is end of the Altai mountain ranges and chance to see wild animals such as wild sheep, ibex, golden eagle and of course vultures. Overnight at ger camp. |
Day 5 |
Khongor Sand dune
Drive to Khongor sand dune well known as Singing Dune. Khongor sand dune is one of the biggest sand dunes of Mongolia. It has an extraordinary length of approximate 100kms and 12 kilometers wide. There is an oasis near a river Khongor at the northern edge of the sand dunes. Overnight at ger camp. |
Day 6 |
Free day
Free day for leisure nearby the sand dune. Hiking and camel riding along sand dune. Overnight at ger camp. |
Day 7 |
Bayanzag - Flaming cliffs
Drive to Bayanzag, known as Flaming cliffs. Bayanzag is an important site for both archeologically and paleontological findings. Complete dinosaur skeletons and eggs are excavated from red cliffs, which look like fire. American explorer Roy Chapman Andrew had discovered this area in early 20 century and getting famous all over the world. If you see carefully, you could find piece of bone or dinosaur egg. In afternoon, short hiking Gobi tree-saxaul forest. Overnight at ger camp. |
Day 8 |
Temple ruin
Drive up to Ongi temple ruin. It was one of the Mongolian biggest 7 temples. There are 2 temple ruins which were built up in 1780s. During repression in 1930s’ these two temples destroyed and many lamas (monks) were executed and imprisoned. If you get up early, you will have a chance to see some wild animals such as wild sheep, wolf etc… Overnight at ger camp. |
| Day 9 |
Kharkhorum
Drive to Kharkhorum a capital city of Mongolia Empire. Kharkhorum served as Mongolia capital city for 140 years until Khubilai Khaan move Mongolian capital to Beijing. Unfortunately the city was burned by Chinese soldiers by 15th century. Late afternoon you will arrive in the city. And have short visit to Monument dedicated for Greatest Dynasties of Mongolia. Overnight at ger camp. |
| Day 10 |
Kharkhorum/ Tsenkher hot spa
A day in Kharkhorum. Visit Erdenezuu monastery which is the first Buddhist monastery in the country. It was built in 1586 near Kharkhorum city ruin. And see archeological site of the Kharkhorum ancient capital city of Mongolia. After lunch, drive to Tsenkher hot spa. Have spa bath and relax at ger camp. Overnight at ger camp. |
| Day 11 |
Khorgo National Park
Drive to Khorgo Terkh National Park. On the way we will see tree named 108 branches of tree with covered blue scarf (Khadag) and Mongolians are believe that praying for this tree brings good luck and see Chuluut river great canyon which huge creation of volcanic earthquake Arrive at Khorgo and overnight at ger camp. |
| Day 12 |
Khorgo national park
A full day for hiking nearby White Lake or known as Terkhiin Tsagaan Nuur and volcanic mountains over 2000m above sea level. On the way visit Cave of the Yellow Dog, Ice cave and Zaluuchuud caves hike back to Ger camp and overnight |
| Day 13 |
Shine Ider village
Drive Zuun nuur camp which located on the way to Khuvsgul lake. Afternoon hiking along the lake area and visit local nomad family. Overnight at ger camp. |
| Day 14 |
Khuvsgul Lake
Drive to Khuvsgul Lake. Lake Khuvsgul, as a dubbed as Mongolia Switzerland and a lake surrounded with green forest mountains. Also it is 1% of fresh water resource of the world. Overnight at ger camp. |
| Day 15 |
Reindeer herder
Visit Tsaatan well known as reindeer people where lived app 50kms from our campsite and it takes 2.5 hours of driving. (Depends year around) if climate is hot they move to the mountain looking for good living condition for their reindeers. There will be two families one is Tsaatan reindeer herder and Shaman. Overnight at ger camp. |
| Day 16 |
Day by Khuvsgul national park
Stay full day at the Lake Side in order to hike and horseback ride.Overnight at ger camp. |
| Day 17 |
Urantogoo Mountain
Drive to Uran togoo Mountain half way to Amarbaysgalant Monastery. We will drive along north side of the Namnan Mountains and pass Selenge River by pontoon bridge. Overnight at ger camp. |
| Day 18 |
Amarbayasgalant Monastery
Drive to Amarbayasgalant monastery via Erdenet city -was built under one soviet inspired master plan in the ’70 as a model city for the copper mine workers. Erdenet copper mine plays an important role in Mongolian economy and it consists around 30 percent of Mongolian annual GDP. The Amarbayasgalant Monastery was built in 16th century by Manchurian for dedication of Zanabazar first Bogd Khaan on Mongolia. The thing makes the monastery most significant is its architecture of main temple, constructed without single iron nail, used wooden puzzle blocks. Overnight at ger camp. |
| Day 19 |
Terelj national park
Drive to Terelj National Park. Arrive at Terelj Lodge tourist camp. After checking in the camp, have an excursion to Turtle rock and enjoy the scenery of the area. A visit to Ariyabal meditation temple. In the evening, visit the Ger Musuem furnished with authentic Mongolian furniture and old Mongolian men’s and women’s clothes and belongings. Overnight in ger.
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| Day 20 |
Ulaanbaatar
After breakfast drive to the Ulaanbaatar. Visit Gandan Monastery, which holds largest-scale Buddhist activity in the country. Shopping opportunity to cashmere and souvenir shops. In the evening, enjoy Mongolian folk Music and Dance Performance. Overnight at hotel.
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| Day 21 |
Departure
Check out hotel and transfer to airport. Tour ends. |
