Tour has one-way domestic flight from Ulaanbaatar to the Gobi desert. After visiting highlight of destination in the Gobi desert, we will ride 2 days horse in Eight lakes in the Orkhon valley. Visit honorable nomadic family in the 8 lakes. This place is natural uniqueness surrounded by inaccessible mountains.
Day 1: Gobi desert Yoliin am
Early in the morning, driver will transfer you to the airport to domestic flight. A plane lands in Dalanzadgad 8:30 AM. Your tour guide and driver will pick you up from airport and drive to Yoliin am valley. When we reach the park, we will visit a small natural museum. The main Gobi’s findings of minerals, the desert animal taxidermies, dinosaur fossils, petrified stones are in the museum. In Yoliin am valley, you will walk through the gorge. Here you will see a bearded vultures flying above the high rocks. On land, pikas running from hole to hole. Ibexes- a wild goat drinks water from the stream here, sometimes we see ibex.
Day 2: Hongor sand dunes
Morning, we will drive along with sand dune and Three Beauty Mountain range by off-road. On the way, we will visit the Gobi’s nomadic family. The family in the Gobi desert, move more frequently than the other places. They search for water and grass for their goat, sheep and camel. So they live very simply with the small stuff. Because it is difficult to move by camel caravan with lots of furniture. We will have a traditional milk dairy product in a family. After the visit, have lunch in a restaurant in Gobi small village. When we arrive at Yoliin am, we will visit the Gobi - natural museum. Hike through beautiful meadow valley, stream, and gorge. The birded vulture on the huge rocks, pikas on the green land will entertain you through hiking. Gorge is narrow as just 3 or 4 people go through at the same time. Optional horse riding is possible here in the mountain. Relax in Ger camp.
Day 3: Bayanzag
Today, we will drive to Bayanzag. If you are hiker, we can hike through the mountain. Bold, black mountains are just on the way. After lunch, we will walk through Flaming cliffs. Bayanzag - Cliff was the homeland of dinosaurs during the Jurassic period. Dinosaur’s eggshell was founded very first time in the world from this place. Bayanzag is red cliffs on the endless empty steppe. It was bottom of the sea or big lake during the Jurassic era. Then we will drive to the Ger camp which locates the middle of nowhere in the steppe.
Day 4: Ongi ruined temple
To get the central part of Mongolia, we drive trans – Ongi ruined temple. Today we will drive off-road to Ongi. Here we will visit the ruined temple and a little walk through a black mountain. The temple locates beside the Ongi River. The temple was ruined in 1937 during political purge by the Soviet Union. The temple was built in 1760 by Buddhist monks, and nearly 1000 monks had lived before it ruined.
Day 5: Eight lakes base camp
The green central part tour starts from today. The monadic families getting more, green mountains, yaks, horses will appear more frequently than the Gobi desert. We will have lunch in Arvaiheer town. We will buy our food for 2 days horse ride from this town. Afternoon we drive farther to 8 lakes base camp. We will drive over the mountains and hills. Evening arrives at the camp beside Shireet lake. Sleep in tourist Ger camp.
Day 6: Horse riding
We will ride a horse two days and see our car on the second day. The total riding km is nearly 10 km in two days. So you can take clothes and some stuff for a day in a small bag back. We will carry our luggage to yaks. Morning, preparing luggage and load up to our horses will take some time. The first day we will ride 4- 5 hours through 3 lakes. We will have a picnic lunch beside the shore of the lake. And Afternoon arrives at nomadic family. You will ride the same horse for two days. If you are riding a horse just the first time, it will be a new experience. Most of the beginner visitor ride very well. Our horses are calm with tourist and our horse guides – the horse herders are experienced with visitors. Today we will stay in nomadic family’s spare ger. The family has horses, sheep, goat and yaks. And they stay just close with the fourth lake.
Day 7: Horse riding and Orkhon waterfall
Morning, we will pack luggage to the horse and mount our horses. We will have a picnic lunch on the way in the forest. After riding 3-4 hours, see our car. The driver will pick up us and drive to Orkhon waterfall. We will stay beside the waterfall in a Ger camp. Evening, we will hike through a waterfall.
Day 8: Tsenher hot spring
Morning hours, we will drive through Hangai mountain and arrive at hot spring camp at lunchtime. After riding horse for 2 days, relaxing in hot spring will release your body. The hot spring is 86 Celsium from underground. The Tourist camps have their swimming pool in a fence. You can relax in the pool from 7 – 10 PM. Optional hike around the stream of hot spring.
Day 9: Hugnu khan mountain
Today we will visit Erdene zuu Buddhist monastery in Karakorum village and drive further to Hugnu khaan mountain. This is a granite rock mountain range in the steppe. We will hike through the mountain.
Day 10: Ulaanbaatar
Morning, drive to Ulaanbaatar. On the way, have lunch. Arrive in Ulaanbaatar around 2-3 PM.
Participants | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5-14 |
Price Per Person | 3290$ | 1990$ | 1590$ | 1390$ | 1290$ |
Included | Not included |
Start date | End date | Available | Status | Price | |
05/05/2020 | 06/16/2020 | 10 | Confirmed | 990$ | |
05/05/2020 | 06/16/2020 | 10 | Confirmed | 990$ |
For your journey in Mongolia, it is possible joining a fixed departure tour with a group, which has the advantage of providing a friendly atmosphere and to let you benefit from the best price. Our groups are composed of an average of 3 to 10 participants.
Our departures are confirmed without any additional fees to the price of 990 Euros from a minimum of 3 participants. If you are only 2 participants registered for this particular departure however, we can still organize the tour for you against an added fee of 300 Euros per person.
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Day 1: Gobi desert Yoliin am
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Day 2: Hongor sand dunes
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Day 3: Bayanzag
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Day 4: Ongi ruined temple
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Day 5: Eight lakes base camp
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Day 6: Horse riding
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Day 7: Horse riding and Orkhon waterfall
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Day 8: Tsenher hot spring
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Day 9: Hugnu khan mountain
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Day 10: Ulaanbaatar
Total distance: 1735km