Day 1. Welcome to Ulaanbaatar |
| Arrive in Ulaanbaatar, the capital city. Transfer to the hotel. City tour: Sukhbaatar square. Gandan Monastery. Bogd Khaan's Winter Palace museum. Choijin Lama Temple Museum. Zaisan Memorial Hill. Overnight in the hotel. |
Day 2. Baga Gazriin Chuluu |
| After breakfast drive to Adaatsag (260 km), Dundgovi province. Explore Baga Gazriin Chuluu, known as incredible rock formation. Lunch at the camp. You can visit Chinngis Khaan's grazed horses spot, highest peak-Baga Gazriin Uul (1768 m), which takes 5 hours to climb, a cave with underground lake and the mineral water springs (eye water springs). Overnight at Ger camp. |
Day 3. Yoliin Am (Vulture Mouth) |
| Drive to Yoliin Am, 46 km west of Dalanzadgad. Lunch. Walk around and discover the place famous for its dramatic and very unusual scenery-it is a valley in the middle of the Gobi Desert with meters-thick ice even in middle of the summer. Nature Museum has a collection of dinosaur eggs and bones, stuffed birds and a snow leopard. Overnight at camp. |
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Day 4. Khongor Els(Singimg Sand Dune) |
| Drive to Khongor Els, the largest sand dune and the real image of Gobi Desert. It stretches 180km long, 12 km wide. You can climb to the top of the dunes and then slide back down if you have a garbage bag handy. The sand dunes change the color from yellow to silver at dawn/sunset. The dunes make sound like plane engine in a windy day so locals call as "Singing dunes". Ride two humped Bactrian camel to Seruun Bulag oasis (30 km) near Hongoriin gol (river). Overnight in camp. |
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Day 5. Bayanzag (Rich Saxaul Forest) |
| Drive to the legendary "Flaming Cliffs" named for the red-sandstone that glows a brilliant reddish-orange at sunset. The area holds an amazing number of dinosaur fossils. Continue the journey to Ongi Temple, the remains of two ruined monasteries. Overnight in camp. |
Day 6. Karakorum, Erdenezuu Monastery |
| Karakorum, an ancient capital of Great Mongol Empire founded by Chinggis Khaan in the 13th century. Visit Erdenezuu (Hundred Treasures) Monastery, the first Buddhist Monastery in Mongolia. The monastery is surrounded by 400m stone wall with 108 magnificent stupas (Buddhist shrines) and 4 gates. Overnight in camp. |
Day 7. Tsenher hot spring |
| Drive to Tsenkher health spa with the temperature of 86.5 C. This is an ideal place to have a hot bath and relax after a long journey. Overnight in ger camp. |
Day 8.Khorgo-Terhiin Tsagaan Nuur National Park |
| Drive to Khorgo National Park with beautiful scenery such as mountain cliffs, rivers with rapid streams, lakes, an extinct volcano, green woods and pastures. Terkhiin Tsagaan nuur (Great White Lake), freshwater lake surrounded by extinct and craterous volcanoes. Walk up to the top of Mountain Khorgo, dead volcano covered with basalt. The volcano crater is 200 meters wide and 100 meters deep. Fishing and horse riding. Overnight in Ger camp. |
Day 9. Jargalant soum, Huvsgul province |
| Drive to Jargalant. Ondor (Tall) Gongor, a very tall man in early-20th century lived here. He was measured 2,36 m. Overnight in Ger camp. |
Day 10 - 11. Lake Huvsgul |
| Drive to Ashihai camp at the western shore of crystal-clear Lake Huvsgul, famous for its name ‘’Dark blue pearl’’. From the top of mountain magnificent Huvsgul lake looks turquoise. Walking by the edge of the lake you will see the crystal-clear part of the lake. If you go deeper and deeper the color will change into dark blue. We offer you boat trip to small islands in the middle of the lake and you will hear fairy tails about the islands. Overnight at the camp. |
Day 12. Uran Uul (Mountain), Bulgan province |
| Drive to Uran Uul, the extinct volcanoes Uran Togoo, Tulga Togoo, and Jalavch Uul. Overnight in camp. |
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Day 13. Amarbayasgalant Monastery |
| Drive to Amarbayasgalant Monastery, one of the top three Buddhist institutions in Mongolia (along with Gandan and Erdenezuu). The country’s most intact architectural complex is dedicated to Zanabazar (sculptor, artist and politician) to cherish and respect his skills, wisdom, intelligence and great accomplishments. Overnight in camp. |
Day 14. Ulaanbaatar |
| Drive back to Ulaanbaatar after breakfast. Transfer to the hotel. Lunch. City tour. Shopping. Torgo (silk)-Traditional costume show. Farewell dinner. Overnight in the hotel. |
Day 15. Departure |
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