Area: Central Mongolia
Duration: 8 Nights/ 9 Days
Total distance: 1200 km
Accommodation: Ger guesthouse prepared by nomads & camping
- This tour is designed for those who like to challenge themselves with outdoor activities about horse riding around Mongolian beautigul lakes.
- Your participation in this trip is helping to financially support nomadic families living in Mongolia.
Day 1. Start trip to Mongol sand dunes at 9:00 am.
ELSEN TASARKHAI-Khugnu-Tarna is a protected national park in the Bulgan province of Mongolia. The park headquarters are in the village of Rashaant east of the place. Elsen Tasarkhai is small sand dunes, 80 km long, continuously lies in the lowland of legendary Khugnu Khaan and Bat Khaan mountains. Sand dunes represents landscape, climate & ecology of Gobi Desert, in this region.
Day 2. After breakfast drive to Orkhon waterfall and overnight in ger camp. Prepare for horse trip to eight lakes.
Orkhon Waterfall water flows for remarkable 1120 km to the North and lies in the historically significant Orkhon Valley, UNESCO World Heritage site. The waterfall formed by combination volcanic eruption and earthquakes some 20000 years ago cascades down from a height 27 meters. It has many species of fish like the pike, Siberian sturgeon, taimen, asian common asp, Siberian grayling, roach etc.
Day 3-7. Start horse trip after breakfast to Eight lakes.
THE KHUISIIN NAIMAN NUUR NATIONAL MONUMENT is located in the Central Mongolian Khangai mountain range and represents a typical high mountain area of Mongolia with max. The area of Naiman Nuur (Eight Lakes), which was created by volcanic eruptions centuries ago and 3,163 metres above sea level. Khuisyn Naiman Nuur with its exceptional configuration is surrounded by the beautiful nature of the middle part of the Khangai mountain range. The area of 11,500 hectare size was declared a National Monument in 1992. From the lakes, about 35km southwest of Orkhon Khurkhree (waterfall), but the roads are often virtually impassable. The lakes are named Shireet, Khaliut, Bugat, Khaya, Khuis, Onon, Doroo and Bayan-Uul. Two of the smaller lakes are completely dried up, the second largest lake Khuis Nuur is dried up to ten percent.
Day 8. Drive to Kharhorin and visit Erdene-Zuu monastery
Kharkhorin, where you will see Erdene Zuu monastery
To After breakfast we are driving the symbolic ruins of the 13th century capital of the Mongol Empire. Visit Erdene-Zuu, the oldest monastery, with 108 stupas, built in 1586. Then visit Karakorum museum and see the Great Mongol state period, Stone Age, Bronze Age, Ancient state period halls.
Day 9. After breakfast drive to UB city, have lunch on the way.
Note: All the packages are not final and it can be modified and customized upon your request in terms of days and destinations to be simply added or eliminated. Please inquire your request within.
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