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Itinerary name: CENTRAL MONGOLIA + KHUVSGUL + GOBI Area: Northern, Central and Southern Mongolia Potential dates: from May to September Duration: 17 days/16 night Daily mileage: 200 - 230 KM on flat to gently rolling terrain, some white roads Total distance: 3300 KM Sights: National Park Khustai - Natural Spot Elsen Tasarkhai - Extinct Volcano Uran - Uushig Deer stone site - National Park Lake Khuvsgul - National Park Khorgo-Terkh - Canyon River Chuluut - Rock Taikhar - Mountain Bulgan - Karakorum ancient capital - Ongi monastery ruins - Bayanzag dinosaur site - Sand dunes Khongor - Natural beauty Yolyn Am - National Park Gobi Gurvan Saikhan Activities: Horse riding, visit to local reindeer herder family, hiking, boating, visit to yak herder family, camel riding. Price: from 920 USD p.p  Are you dreaming the most wonderful and nicest trip? Then this tour is for you. Such as chance to discover largest sand dune, dinosaur’s homeland, visit Erdene-Zuu Monastery, once one of the largest monasteries in Mongolia, the ancient capital at Karakorum and crystal clear Lake Khuvsgul at the beautiful Mount Horidol Saridag and the Tsaatan - Reindeer riders. Day1. Arrive in Ulaanbaatar
Arrive in Ulaanbaatar city either by train or plane. We will pick you up and transfer to the hotel.
Ulaanbaatar city tour: Listen to expert narration from your friendly tour guide as you enjoy all the major city sights. Ride in a local vehicle as you listen to this tour extraordinaire provide smart, interesting & engaging commentary of best sights!
- Check out Sukhbaatar Square, Museum of National History, & more on our downtown Ulaanbaatar City Tour. - Listen to expert narration as your knowledgeable guide discusses interesting highlights of UB and more. - Enjoy a delicious nomads’ traditional lunch - Enjoy a guided, 1 hour tour of Gandantegchilen Main Monastery Complex with grand Megjidjanraisag Buddha statue & more. - Shopping! Do you love high fashion at bargain prices? You will have chance to buy famous Mongolian cashmere products with 3% discount. - Welcome to Folk Music concert, listen to Khuumii and see to shamanism ritual dance. - Take home a CD-ROM filled with many photos to show family & friends! - Pick up and return from midtown Ulaanbaatar hotels included. Day2. National Park Khustai Nuruu and wild horses. (90 km)After breakfast, we will head out west. The drive takes about 3 hours until we reach Khustai National Park where re-introduction of the wild Przewalski horses has taken place since 1992. After we would have camped, we have lunch. The afternoon will be spent at leisure hiking in the surrounding mountains with an evening visit to the wild horses while they come to drink in the evening. In the evening, we will visit to local real nomadic family and will have nice experience with them! As well, you will enjoy Mongolian silent country and nomads' daily life. Day3. National Park Mountain Khugnu Khaan, natural beauty Elsen Tasarkhai (210 km)After breakfast we will drive to natural beauty of central Mongolia, Elsen Tasarkhai and Khungu Khaan historical mountains. After arrive there you will have free time and hiking around the small and picturesque sand dunes. Our lunch will be in pic nic and after noon we will be reached in the city. Transfer to your accommodation. Free time for making shopping and others. Our today s destination is Piece of the sand, in the territory of the central part Mongolia, a historical mountain Khognokhaan where an Oirat s western Mongolian senseless military ruler gelded some lamas (Buddhist monks) during Mongolian tribes internal war in the 17th century. Surroundings nature scenery is wide-open steppe with rolling hills in the background. We will stop for lunch along the way. Day4. Extinct Voclano Uran. (200 km)Today, we will continue the tour to volcano Uran. It is a dormant volcano and its surrounding is very beautiful. Day5. Murun town. (230 km)After breakfast, we will drive to Murun town. On the way we will see real nomadic Mongolian families and visit their home. After arrive in the town we will stay in our booked accommodation and will have free time. Day6. Lake Khuvsgul. (150 km) Today, you will visit a reindeer herders’ family. You will see & enjoy specific lifestyle of those ‘society isolated’ people. You will see & explore Shaman related items. Then, you can try riding on reindeer back if you want. After lunch you will hike in most beautiful forested mountain, which is next to the Lake Khuvsgul . This is a branch of Khoridol Saridag Mountains Range, one of the highest mountains (approximately 3351 meter above sea level). While traveling in a green meadow, you can pick some natural wild fruits such as wild strawberry, currant, gooseberry, red bilberry, bog bilberry and etc. Probably, you will see many kinds of wild rare & rarely animals also, such grazing deer, ibex, gazelle or any kinds of birds.
Day7. Hiking in a coniferous forested mountain. (about 10 km round). Breakfast. Today you will hike in most beautiful forested mountain, which is next to the Lake Khuvsgul . This is a branch of Khoridol Saridag Mountains Range , one of the highest mountains (approximately 3351 meter above sea level). While traveling in a green meadow, you can pick some natural wild fruits such as wild strawberry, currant, gooseberry, red bilberry, bog bilberry and etc. Probably, you will see many kinds of wild rare & rarely animals also, such grazing deer, ibex, gazelle or any kinds of birds.
Day8-9. Drive to Khorgo-Terkh National Park. (280 KM) Drive to the National park, pass picturesque Mountain Pass Orookh, stay in the local yak herder family, lunch, climb up to Khorgo Extinct Volcano, dinner, hike to the Terkhiin Tsagaan Nuur (Great White Lake), horseback riding along the lake, visit in the yak herder family’s home. The lake has volcanic origins, something that is easy to figure out by the trail of solidified lava formations leading from the lake to nearby Khorgo Uul volcano. The volcano is worth climbing if only to walk around the crater it is easy to hire a horse and ride it up the volcano, which also gives you chance to visit of the more interesting lava formations on your way, or cars can be driven almost to the visit almost to the to the summit. Khorgo volcano is a dead volcano covered with basalt lying to the east of the lake Terkhiin Tsagaan in Arkhangai aimag. There are interesting bubbles of solidified lava, named “basalt ger” and it is possible to visit yak herders in this area.
Day10. Tsetserleg town and National Park Mountain Bulgan. (190 KM) Breakfast, drive to Tsetserleg city, see picturesque canyon of River Chuluut, interest holy wood of Mongols – Zuun Mod (hundreds wood), see rock Taikhar, pass mountain Tsagaan, dinner at local restaurants, visit to local food market, after lunch you can check your email in local office of Mongolian Telecom company. Then we will visit to Zaya Bandid monastery museum. Then we will see picturesque Mountain Bulgan which is second strictly protected area of Mongolia after Bogd khaan Mountain, first specially protected area in the World.
Day11. Karakorum. (120 KM) Drive to historical city Kharakhorum, was the main administration capital city of Great 13th century Mongolian Empire and named ‘Silk Road’ by westerns, bridged Asia and European countries, like Greece & Rome once were the biggest cities in the World. Also, you will see & explore there a monastery named ‘Erdene Zuu’, which built as the first Mongolian Buddhist monastery by Abtai Sain Khaan (a Mongolian King) in 1587. Also, you will see phallic rock near from Karakorum. Karakorum - The state of Mongols in the 13th century was among the most powerful of all in the world. Center of the empire was Karakorum city until Khuvilai Khaan decided to move his capital to Dadu or Beijing. After collapsing of Yuan dynasty Min state’s invaders sacked the city and massacred its inhabitants in 1388 and ruined it. There we will see Great Impreial Maps and phallica rock and Erdene Zuu monastery complex etc historical sightseeing.
Day12. Middle Gobi (240 KM) After breakfast, we will drive to northern edge of Gobi semi desert. You will feel horses changiing to camels and Mountains changing to plains. There we will enjoy the peace and beauty of the Delger Khangai Mountains. Also, we will explore the ruins of of Ongi Monastery. This place looks like Moon stone and has amasing picturesque small River Ongi.
Day13. Bayanzag (140 KM) After breakfast, we will drive towards to Bayanzag, a distribution of saxauls, a species of Gobi’s tree, (about 100 km). Attractions include spending time at the places where Roy Andrew Chapman discovered fossilized dinosaurs skeleton and eggs in 1920s.
Day14. Khongor sand dune (130 KM) Today we drive to Khongor sand dunes that extend along the northern side of Sevrei and Zoolun mountain ranges for 180 km, get to ger camp, explore the area, climbing up the Singing Dunes. Our camel man will take us to the sand-dunes. Khongor Sand dune - Booming dine. The accumulation of windblown sand marks the beginning of one of nature's most interesting and beautiful phenomena. The direction and velocity of winds, in addition to the local supply of sand, result in a variety of dune shapes and sizes. Picturesque Khongor Sand dunes against a sky of blue or a full moon, with perfectly contoured shadows of ripples and undulating crests, have always been a favorite subject of photographers. Depending upon one's particular situation, sand dunes can be one of the most incredibly beautiful, thrilling, eerie, treacherous or just plain inhospitable places on earth. The Khongor Sand dunes range from 20 to 25km in width, nearly 100km long, with crests rising 80 to 300m above the surrounding landscape.
Day15. Yol Valley (180 KM) After breakfast we will get to destination Yolyn Am, or Eagle Valley. The Yoliin Am, a protected site since 1965, is 62 kilometers south-west of Dalanzadgad. Very wide at the entrance, it narrows gradually into a remarkable gorge. A 2-3 kilometer long spring winds its way through the defile, and in July it freezes into a thick corridor of ice that stretches along a considerable distance. Following the canyon to the very end, one emerges into a beautiful wide valley.
Day16. Fly to Ulaanbaatar city After breakfast, we will be transferred to local air field for flying to Ulaanbaatar city. After arrive in the city, we will have some free time for visiting to shopping and other kind of activities.
Day17. International Departure. After breakfast, you will be transferred to the railway station or international airport for your international departure.
Price range:
Our company offer 2 kind of prices based on customers' specific request and budget for the travel itinerary.
Leave All Matters With Us! First one is standard arrangement and you will stay in 3 or 4 star tourist hotels in urban area and tourist camp in rural area and will be served 3 meals in a day and use Japanese Jeep etc.
Save Your Money In Easy and Happy Way! About budget arrangement, it is good way to save your money. You will stay in local guest house or hostels and you will arrange your food yourself and will use Japanese minivan for driving. But you will see same things just like lux arrangement.
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STANDARD ARRANGEMENT | | BUDGET ARRANGEMENT | 2500 USD (based on single person) 2120 USD p.p (based on 2pax) 1800 USD p.p (based on 3pax) 1650 USD p.p (based on 4pax) 1550 USD p.p (based on 5pax) 1490 USD p.p (based on 6pax) | | 2000 USD (based on single person) 1450 USD p.p (based on 2pax) 1180 USD p.p (based on 3pax) 1050 USD p.p (based on 4pax) 970 USD p.p (based on 5pax) 920 USD p.p (based on 6pax)
| Up from 6pax please see our group service
| | Up from 6pax please see our group service
| Prices included:
| | Prices included:
| - accommodation in countryside (tourist camp) - land transportation (Russian minivan or Japanese jeep) within country and its fuel cost - English-speaking TGM Tour Manager or local guides - entrance fees to museums, conservation fees or permits to national parks and government charges - special events and excursions as described in your itinerary - horse or camel hire where specified - support staff including horse/camel men and camp assistants - airport or train station pick up and drop off transfers - food service (three meals in a day) - bottled waters
| | - accommodation in countryside (local guesthouses) - land transportation (Russian minivan or Japanese jeep) within country and its fuel cost - English-speaking TGM Tour Manager or local guides - entrance fees to museums, conservation fees or permits to national parks and government charges - special events and excursions as described in your itinerary - horse or camel hire where specified - support staff including horse/camel men and camp assistants - airport or train station pick up and drop off transfers
| Prices not included:
| | Prices not included:
| - international transportation - internal flights (TGM able to book) - travel insurance, visas, departure tax - alcoholic drinks, gratuities, items of a personal nature - gratuities for staffs
| | - international transportation - internal flights (TGM able to book) - travel insurance, visas, departure tax - alcoholic drinks, gratuities, items of a personal nature - gratuities for staffs - food service
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