Gobi Desert In 4 Days Hongor Sand Bayanzag Yoliin Am
About this tour
Feel the Gobi desert miracles; sunny, vegetated, vast, silent atmosphere just in 4 days. Visiting Gobi nomadic family, you will see the simplicity of nomadism. Gobi’s people are calm and quiet like their vast desert. But they are very hospitable. Share our values of cultural knowledge with our trained guide. Hongor sand dunes climbing, camel ride, Yoliin am hiking and Bayanzag visiting; all those landscapes disconnect you from city to Mongolian Gobi desert. In our isolated, hot showered comfortable resorts (tourist Ger camps), you will stargaze from your Mongolian Ger. Round-trip domestic flight take you early in the morning in the Gobi and take you back at 4th day at 9AM in Ulaanbaatar.
Day-by-day itinerary
Day 1: Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia to Bayanzag, Bulgan, Mongolia
Day 1 Flaming Cliff – Bayanzag Early in the morning, 6:00 AM driver will transfer you to the airport for a domestic flight to Dalanzadgad. You will land in the Gobi around 9:00 AM and guide, and the driver will pick you up and drive to the camp or Baynzag. It is up to you. The camp locates in the empty steppe, 50 km from the Bayanzag. We will have lunch in camp. And afternoon hike around Flaming cliffs. When the sunset, you will see how cliffs change the color. Road length 170 km
Day 2: Flaming Cliffs, Mongolia to Hongorïn Els, Mongolia
Day 2 Camel trek, climb up to Hongor sand dunes After breakfast, we will drive to Hongor sand dunes. We will drive through wild mountains, some nomadic family’s winter places will be seen. Those are barren black mountains, lush steppe, the ground covered with wind-eroded black pebbles. You will discover the wilderness of the Gobi Desert. Over 3 hours drive, we will get to camp. You will ride a camel through the bottom of the sand dunes. Afternoon or evening, when the bright sun gets down, we will climb to a sand dune. The top of the dune is over 200 meters high and steep. Sand is loose. Your foot will stick to it. It requires a little bit of effort. After challenging yourself on a hot day climb up to dune, you will see brilliant sightseeing. Sand dunes and rocky mountain locate simultaneously in the endless lush steppe. Relax in the tourist Ger camp. Road length 155 km
Day 3: Hongorïn Els, Mongolia to Yoliin Am Canyon, Mongolia
Day 3 Vulture Gorge- Yliin am visit a nomadic family Morning, we will drive along with dune and Three Beauty Mountain range by off-road. On the way, we will visit the Gobi’s nomadic family. The family in the Gobi desert, move more frequently by searching water. So they live very simply with less stuff. Have lunch in a restaurant in Gobi small village. When we arrive in Vulture Gorge, we will visit the Gobi - natural museum. Hike through beautiful meadow valley, stream, and gorge. The birded vulture on the huge rocks, pikas on the green land will entertain you through hiking. Gorge is narrow as just 3 or 4 people go through at the same time. Optional horse riding is possible. Relax in Ger camp. Road length 170 km
Day 4: Dalanzadgad, Mongolia to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Day 4 Fly to Ulaanbaatar Early in the morning, the driver and guide will transfer you to Dalanzadgad airport. You will arrive in Ulaanbaatar at around 9 o'clock. The driver will pick you up from the airport in Ulaanbaatar and transfer you to your hotel. If you have chosen our next city tour with a discount, the tour will continue.
What's included
We stay 3 nights at the Mongolian Ger camp resorts with hot shower, comfortable beds. Our chosen camps are clean, facilitated as 3-4 star hotels and located isolated in the middle of nowhere. They serve us with delicious, fresh food. Our driver and guides, camp's stuff are trained by cultural value-based customer service. The guide is trained specifically by cultural knowledge. We will cross Mongolian Gobi by air-conditioned, comfortable 4 WD starex car. The driver is experienced in non-signed countryside road.
What to know
Tour has round-trip domestic flight to Gobi desert. You will be return to Ulaanbaatar at 9 AM on 4th day.
Route & locations
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia to Bayanzag, Bulgan, Mongolia