Tour has round-trip domestic flight. We will ride a horse in Taiga for 3 days. Visit Darkhad ethnic nomadic family in Khordil Sardig mountain. Visit indigenous Tsaatan people in Taiga. The highlight of the tour will be the performance of honourable Tsaatan ethnic shaman.
Day 1: Fly to Murun town
Afternoon, the driver will transfer you to the airport for domestic flight to Murun town. It is 800 km from Ulaanbaatar, and we will fly for 2 hours. Stay at the hotel. We will have lunch and dinner in Murun.
Day 2: Tsagaannuur village
Early in the morning, we will drive to Tsagaan nuur village. This village is the closest village to the Taiga. Tsagaannuur is 300 km far from Murun and drive-by mountain off-road. We will drive through Hordil Sardig Mountain Range. One of the wild nature ecosystem. Darkhad and Tsaatan ethnic people live in the village. Because of its remoteness, the area is not influenced so much by the Buddhist religion. We will have lunch in a nomadic family on the way. Arrive in the evening in Tsagaannuur village. Stay in a wooden cottage.
Day 3: Visit Tsataan people in East Taiga
We will drive to East Taiga winter place by 20 km. In east taiga the reindeer herders – Tsaatan people live in a group, nearly 12-16 families in a group. The number of the Tsataan people is smaller (300) than the other tribes of Mongolia. Visit Reindeer herder family. Stay in a teepee.
Day 4: Stay with Tsaatan people, Ride a Reindeer
Full day stay here with herders and discover their culture. Ride a reindeer and walk to a nearby mountain. In summer you can pick some berries. This area is rich with blueberries, blackberries, medicine plant, wild animals as brown bear, muse, wolf etc. Help for them to prepare a wood and herd reindeer. Optional hike in the Taiga. In winter they don’t milk reindeer. Evening we can make fire festival. Stay in Teepee.
Day 5: Horse ride to West Taiga, visit Shaman
Today, we will ride a horse to West Taiga. This Taiga locates in the western part of Shishged river. Here families live far from each other. In the east Taiga, families live in one group. We will pack our package to a horse and mount on our horses. Horse ride 6-8 hours through forest and Taiga. The winter horse ride is fresh and adventure. Have a picnic lunch, dinner at Teepee. Evening, after 11 PM, when star lights up the sky, shaman starts to make a performance. This shaman is 7th generation of inherited Taiga Tuva ethnic shaman. During history, they never had an influence of any religious. And their generation to generation living in forest culture keeps the ancestor’s spiritual ritual authentic and natural. It will take 3-4 hours. Today night, we will sleep less. And tomorrow morning we need to ride on time.
Day 6: Horse ride back to Tsagaan nuur village
After breakfast, we will ride our horses back to Tsagaan nuur village 5-7 hours. Pack our luggage to the horse and ride our horses. Have a picnic lunch and stay in the same wooden cottage in Tsagaan nuur.
Day 7: Drive Back to Murun
Drive back to Murun town and visit a nomadic family to have lunch on the way. Stay in the hotel.
Day 8: Visit Deer stone complex – Central Asian ancient memorial, fly back to Ulaanbaatar
Today we will visit Deer stone complex. Ancient noble person’s burials and memorials in nomadic tradition. And fly back to Ulaanbaatar. From Ulaanbaatar airport, the driver will transfer you to your hotel.
Participants | 4 - 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Price Per Person | $ 1190 | $ 1290 | $ 1690 | $ 2590 |
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: Fly to Murun town
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Day 2: Tsagaannuur village
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Day 3: Visit Tsataan people in East Taiga
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Day 4: Stay with Tsaatan people, Ride a Reindeer
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Day 5: Horse ride to West Taiga, visit Shaman
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Day 6: Horse ride back to Tsagaan nuur village
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Day 7: Drive Back to Murun
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Day 8: Visit Deer stone complex – Central Asian ancient memorial, fly back to Ulaanbaatar
Total distance: 600km