Tour N9 - Classic Mongolia Travel (18 days) - Orient Expeditions

Racing horse during Naadam festival

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Reindeer breading family on shore of Lake Huvsgul

Duration: 18 days
Transportation: Airplane, Extensive driving
Accommodation: Hotel, Ger tourist camp, tent camping
Departure date: Any time between June 15 and Sep 15
Tour grade: Moderate
Tour code: N9

Destinations: Gobi Desert, Yoliin-Am National Park, Hongor sand dune, Flaming Cliffs, Ovgon Temple, Khustai National Park, Erdene-Zuu monastery in Khar-Khorin, Tuvkhun temple, Khoshoo Tsaidam Monument, 13th century complex, Khorgo Volcano, Chuluut River Caynon, Lake Terkh, Lake Huvsgul

Description: Classic introduction to Mongolian nature, landscape, culture and religion. The route covers all popular tourist spots in Gobi Desert, Central and Northern Mongolia region. Recommended for first time visitors to Mongolia.

Activities: Sightseeing, Ulaanbaatar City tour and optional trekking and horseback riding.

Add State Naadam Festival during July 10-12 or Naadam Festival either in South Gobi, Arkhagai, Huvsgul provinces or Khar-Khorin

Add 1-5 day Nomadic Family Homestay

Remove either Lake Huvsgul, Central Mongolia or Gobi Desert Gobi component

Add 1-3 day horseback riding trip

Combine it with Wonders of Zavkhan trip (Trip code: B1)

Add or Remove 1-2 day Ulaanbaatar City Tour

2015 Special offer

ITINERARY & PRICE

Day 1: Arrive at Ulaanbaatar City, Transfer to hotel. After some personal refreshment, start

guided city tour. Visit to Zaisan Memorial to see a view of the entire city. Our staff will guide you

through some major spots, such as Sukhbaatar Square and the Opera House. Visit the Museum

of Natural History and other museums, if time allows. Stay overnight at the hotel.

Day 2: Transfer to the airport to fly to South Gobi. Depending on the flight schedule, visit to The

Bogd Khan Palace Museum and the Zanabazar Museum of Fine Arts in Ulaanbaatar City. Arrive

in Dalanzadgad, a provincial center of South-Gobi aymag. Then, drive to the Gobi Gurvan Saihan

(The three beauties of Gobi) National Park and arrive at the Hongoriin Els sand dune. Enjoy

horse and camel riding along the sand dune. Have dinner at the tourist camp restaurant. Stay

overnight at the ger camp.

Day 3: Drive to Bayanzag (The Rich in Saxual), which is referred to as “The Flaming Cliffs” for

its shapes and colors. Visit a nomadic herder family. You will be introduced to the daily life of

herders and try some hand processed dairy products. Then head towards Valley of Vultures

(Yoliin Am) National Park. Stay overnight at the ger camp close to the Valley.

Day 4: Trek in Yoliin Am National Park. You will see an ice cup if you come here before the end

of July. Visit the local museum at the entrance to the valley, named the “Three beauties of Gobi”

which presents information about the fauna and flora of the national park. Drive back to

Dalanzadgad to catch your flight back to the capital city. Stay overnight in the hotel in

Ulaanbaatar City.

Day 5: Drive to the Khogno Khan Mountain, one of the strictly protected areas of Mongolia. Make

a trek to the mountain through beautiful surroundings to visit Ovgon Temple. Then drive to

Bayangobi, a spectacular combination of sand dunes, and grassland. Have lunch and dinner at

the tourist camp restaurants. Stay overnight at ger camp.

Day 6: Drive to Khar-Khorin, the ancient capital of Mongolia in the 13th century, and see

Mongolia’s oldest monastery Erdene Zuu. Drive toward Tuvkhun Temple, a place where

Zanabazar, the first Buddhist leader of Mongolia, meditated and created his finest works of arts

within a period of over 30years. Stay overnight in a ger camp near the Monastery.

Day 7: Trek to Tuvkhun Temple. Enjoy the stunning beauty of the High Mountain, where the

temple is built. Zanabazar called the temple the Land of Happy Solitude. There is a cave called

Mother Belly, which is said to cleanse people of all their sins if they go in and out of the cave.

Drive back to Khar-Khorin. Stay overnight at a ger camp.

Days 8-9: Drive further northwest to Tsenkher Hot Spring. At the spring, water with hydrogen

sulphide pulses out of ground at 86°C. Take a hot soak. Visit a nomadic herder family and taste

some hand processed dairy products. Observe the daily activities of herders. Ride horses and

enjoy leisure time. Stay overnight at the ger camp.

Day 10: Drive further to the town of Tsetserleg, a provincial center of Arkhangai aymag and visit

Zaya Gegeen Temple Museum built, in the 18th century. Next drive to Taihar Rock and observe

inscriptions in different Asian languages, such as Old and New Mongolian and Turkish, Tibetan,

and Chinese. Relax near the river bank. Stay overnight at the ger camp.

Day 11: Drive to the Chuluut River Canyon. The Chuluut river is rich in many species of fish,

including lennok and taimen. Trek down to the canyon. Drive westward to the dormant Horgo

volcano. Enjoy the stunning natural beauty created by past volcanic eruptions. Do some fishing

and swim in Terkhiin Tsagaan Lake, our final destination for today. Stay overnight in the ger

camp.

Day 12: Take a long drive through amazing natural beauty towards Lake Huvsgul, leaving the

territory of Arkhangai Province behind. Camp in a tent camp or a ger camp.

Day 13: Drive to Lake Huvsgul. On the way, stop shortly at Murun, a provincial center of Huvsgul

Aimag. Arrive at the Huvsgul Lake by driving through wonderful landscape. Stay overnight at the

ger camp on the shore of the lake.

Days 14-15: Leisure time at Huvsgul Lake. After refreshments, trek to the nearby mountain and

do some horse back riding along the shore. Taking a motor boat to the other shore of the river is

optional. If the water is warm enough, you can swim in the crystal clear lake and do some

fishing. Visit the reindeer breeding family living on the shore of the lake. Stay overnight at the ger

camp. Stay overnight at the ger camp.

Day 16: Drive back to Murun and catch your flight back to Ulaanbaatar City. Transfer to the hotel.

Day 17: Tour Ulaanbaatar City for a full day. Visit Gandan Monastery, and the Museum of

National History. Stay overnight at the hotel.

Day 18: Take advantage of free time before your departure. Visit some cashmere, clothing,

souvenir and antique shops. Transfer to the airport.

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Tour N9: Classic Mongolia Travel

Chuluut River caynon

Number of people in your group	2	3-4	5-10	11-14
Price per person (in USD)	2090	1790	1390	1090

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