The two sides of Mongolia tour

Day 1 ULAANBAATAR CITY

Today, we meet you upon arrival and transfer you to the hotel. The city tour includes the museum of National History. We will enjoy our evening with a Mongolian traditional folk concert with talented throat singers enchanting dancers and a beautiful contortionist.
Welcome dinner. Hotel (L,D)

Day 2 WHITE STUPA, TSAGAAN SUVARGA CLIFFS

After breakfast, we drive down to Tsagaan Suvarga cliffs, the ancient bottom of the Asiatic sea created this picturesque cliff more than 90 million years ago. The area is perfect for you to do some walking around, taking some photographs once you are down at the bottom of the cliffs. Ger camp (B,L,D)

Day 3 Vulture Valley

On this beautiful day, we continue our drive to the Gobi. We transfer to a local ger camp. After lunch, we drive to Gobi Gurvan Saikhan NP where the Yol Valley locates, a home to lammergeyer, iconic Wallcreeper and Siberian Ibex. We walk through deep, narrow gorge with water forms, four small waterfalls. Although this is the desert region and the sun shines a lot, the canyon remains dark, so that in the bottom, a part of the river remains nearly all year long covered by a thick layer of ice. We take a good walk inside the canyon for an hour and return to our vehicle. Then we head back to our ger camp. Overnight ger camp. (B,L,D)

Day 4 KHONGOR SAND DUNES

We head to the west and drive on countryside road for 150 km to reach at Khongor Sand Dune, the biggest sand dune in the Gobi Desert that extends nearly 180 km long, with crests rising 80 to 200m above the landscape. Overnight ger camp. (B,L,D)

Day 5 KHONGOR SAND DUNES

Full relaxed day at sand dunes. We visit the Sand Dunes and ride a camel, walk and explore around the area. Ger camp (B,L,D)

Day 6 BAYANZAG FLAMING CLIFFS

This morning, we leave sand dunes behind and drive to the Flaming cliffs, where dinosaur skeletons and eggs are found. During the sunset, the cliffs change color between vibrant shades of orange and red that seems to be on fire. Enjoy this stunning view while relaxing on the cliffside. Ger camp (B,L,D)

Day 7 ONGI RUINED MONASTERY

Ongi Ruined monastery was home to more than 5 000 people once. While driving towards this monastery, we pass through big open spaces with no obstacles and a marvelous view. We transfer to the ger camp. Ger camp (B,L,D)

Day 8 KHARKHORIN

Starting our day early, we drive to the ancient capital of Mongols in the 13th century, Kharkhorin. In modern times, instead of the capital, there is a simple small town in its place. We will visit a good museum with remains found from the old capital and also visit the Erdene Zuu monastery, built with remains of the ancient capital. Ger camp (B,L,D)

Day 9 TERKHIIN TSAGAAN LAKE

This morning, drive deeper into Central Mongolia. We visit a sleeping volcano that erupted 5000 years ago and created a lake called Terkhiin Tsagaan. There are easy paths to follow to the top of the volcano. Then we contiDay-10 JARGALANT HOT SPRINGnue to drive to the beautiful lake- Terkhiin Tsagaan. Ger camp. (B,L,D)

We drive to Jargalant hot spring place. We are still in the ancient volcanic area. After a good rest, we will be visiting a local family. Ger camp (B,L,D)

Day 11 MURUN TOWN

Continuing our drive towards the North, we visit the most north getaway town – Murun. We visit an ancient site of a burial ground and Deer stones with deer scripts. There is one interesting deer stone with a human face out of the 22 that are here. Ger camp (B,L,D)

Day 12 KHUVSGUL LAKE

Starting our morning with a hearty breakfast, we drive to one of the most sought destinations, Khuvsgul lake. Also known as the Blue Pearl of Mongolia, this lake is a 130km long 30 km wide 260m deep freshwater lake. First, we transfer to our Ger camp. After, we take a good walk to a Shamanic ritual place. We also get to relax near the lakeshore and enjoy the view. Ger camp (B,L,D)

Day 13 KHUVSGUL LAKE

The second day at Khuvsgul lake has adventurous activities you can participate in. We will go horse riding to Khyasaa Mountain. The view of the lake from this mountain is simply stunning. Hiking is also an option for us on this day. Full day at the mountain and we return to our ger camp. Ger camp (B,L,D)

Day 14 MURUN TOWN – ULAANBAATAR

Early start with breakfast and drive to Murun town to take an internal flight to Ulaanbaatar. We transfer to the hotel and free afternoon with some souvenir shopping. Farewell dinner. Hotel (B,L,D)

Day 15 INTERNATIONAL DEPARTURE

We will transfer you to your international departure.