This trip gives you great opportunity to know much about central, western and north Mongolia. You'll be droped off original Mongolian nomadic herder family, khazakh family and tsaatan family. There you'll spend the time longer horse riding, try Mongolian traditional food and beverage, riding reindeer and learning their way of life. Hiking around the lakes and get basic understanding of how Mongolian families take care of their stocks. Enjoy the contrast of natural sceneries in gorgeous Montains, beautiful Lakes, and Sand Dune on this trip.
Highlights: Sand Dune, Kharkhorin, Horgo and Terhiin National Park, full day horse riding, Telmen lake, Hyargas lake, Altai Tavan Bogd National Park, Milky White River, Monument of Tsagaan Salaa, Uvs National Park, Huvsgul National Park, Volcano, Amarbayasgalant and more.
Day
1
Ulaanbaatar
Arrive in Ulaanbaatar. Transfer to hotel. Depending on
your arrival time, overview of the city or diner and relax time. Overnight in the hotel.
Day
2
Mongol
sand dune
The area is surrounded by sand dunes, hills covered with rare bushes
and a small forest near a river. Together this presents a unique combination
of Mongolian mountains, forests and Gobi-type landscape in one location. You
will visit Ovgon Monastery on theKhogno Khaan Mountain. Stay overnight in tourist camp. (B+L+D)
Day
3
Kharkhorin
" Erdenezuu monastery"
The symbolic ruins of Kharakhorum, its monumental walls (400 m of
length) with 108 stupas, surround the first Buddhist monastery in Mongolia, Erdene
Zuu, built in 1586. It used to house 62 temples and 10,000 lamas in 1792.
Turtles carved from the stone marked the boundaries of the complex. Stay
overnight in tourist camp. (B+L+D)
Day
4
Terkhi
white lake
Terkhiin Tsagaan lake is one of the best places in
Mongolia for hiking . After breakfast, drive to Terkhiin Tsagaan
lake is one of the most beautiful lake in Mongolia. Overnight in tourist
camp. (B+L+D)
Day5
Full day horse
trip around Terkhi white lake. Overnight in tourist camp. (B+L+D)
Day
6
Telmen
nuur
Drive to Telmen
nuur approx. 278 km. Overnight in tent. (B+L+D)
Day
7
Khyargas
nuur
In the early
morning we will drive Khyargas nuur around 300 km. Khyargas nuur is one of
Mongolia’s biggest lakes, covering 1,406 square km. It is 75 km long, 31 km
wide and 80 meters deep. The lake surface is at 1,028 meters above sea level.
Overnight in tent. (B+L+D)
Day
8
Olgii
Breakfast and
chill out. After lunch drive to Olgii, is capital of Bayan-Olgii province.
Overnight in hotel. (B+L+D)
Day
9
Milky white river
Tsagaan
river has white-colored water. After the confluence of the Tsagaan and Khovd
rivers (distance 500meters) the watercolor of the Tsagaan River changes. Stays
overnight in Kazakh family, learn their lifestyle and try Kazakh traditional
meal. (B+L+D)
Day
10
Monument of Tsagaan Salaa
You will see
many kind of Deer-decorated stones, monuments on the way to Tsagaan Salaa.
This complex consists of about 10.000 paintings. This monument was registered
as a World heritage from Unesco in 1996. Stay overnight in tent. (B+L+D)
Day
11-13
Altai
Tavan Bogd
Explore the
area around Altai Tavan Bogd Mountain range, travel to icy river. Stay one
night at icy river. Visit real Kazah family, learn their way of life and stay
there one night.
Stay overnight
in tent and kazah family. (B+L+D)
Day
14
Achit
nuur
Achit nuur is
situated between Kharkhiraa mountain and Turgen mountain, at 1464 meters
above sea level. It offers stunning sunsets and sunrises and good for
fishing. The lake is home to flocks of geese, eagles and other birdlife. Stay
overnight in tent. (B+L+D)
Day
15
Uvs
nuur
Uvs nuur is
gigantic inland sea in the middle of the desert. And it is large enough for
you to stand on one shore and not see the other side, creating the impressing
that you have indeed reached the sea.Stay
overnight in tent. (B+L+D)
Day
16
Altan
els Oasis
Boorog deliin
els lead to Altan Els (Golden Sand),part of Uvs nuur Strictly Protected Area.
Altan els is another wonderful area for wildlife. Stay overnight in tent.
(B+L+D)
Day
17
Tes
After
breakfast drive to Tes. We will stay there one night. Stay overnight in tent.
(B+L+D)
Day18
Tsagaan
Uul
Hit the road
to Khovsgol, crystal clear the most beautiful lake in Mongolia. Stay
overnight in tent. (B+L+D)
Day
19-21
Khovsgol lake
Lake Khuvsgul, is over 260m deep and 136m
long. It’s Mongolia’s second largest lake and contains nearly 2% of the
world’s fresh water. Great for fishing, the lake is teeming with fish such as
lenok and sturgeon.Horse
trip around Khovsgol lake,visit reindeer family and go on the boat.Three overnight in tourist
camp. (B+L+D)
Day
22
Uran togoo
Today will be the occasion for you to
explore the area and chill out. In the afternoon you will have opportunity to
climb Mountain Uran Uul to have look a crater. This extinct volcano lies near the road, and
stretches from Bulgan town to Moron. On the top of the volcano is a crater,
500 to 600 meters wide and 50 meters deep, filled with a small crater lake.Overnight in nomad family (B+L+D)
Day
23
Amarbayasgalant
monastery
This
monastery, one of Mongolia’s architectural wonders and one of the three main
centers of Buddhism in the country is located 5-6 hours drive from
Ulaanbaatar. It is set in some beautiful surroundings near the mighty Iiven
river, at the foot of Mount Buren-Khaan. Overnight in
tourist camp. (B+L+D)
Day
24
Ulaanbaatar
In
the afternoon we will leave Amarbayasgalant Monastery to Ulaanbaatar. Overnight in the hotel.
Day
25
Departure
Total trip duration: 25days 24 nights
Comfort level: Adventure (Approx. 4500km of driving)
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