Reindeer Herder Tsaatan Khuvsgul Lake Visit 10 Days
About this tour
North part is a region never influenced in any religion in the world. We will stay in nomadic family's spare Ger. And ride a horse for three days in Taiga – forest, in open valley and cross rivers. Visit indigenous Tsaatan people and sleep in a teepee. Hiking through Khuvsgul lake and Khordil Sardig mountain range.
Day-by-day itinerary
Day 1: Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia to Amarbayasgalant Monastery, Дархан, Mongolia
Day 1: Amarbaysgalant monastery in Selenge Early in the morning, guide and driver will pick you up from your accommodation and drive to the northern part of Mongolia, Selenge province. This is the main hayfield for Mongolian long, harsh winter. We will have lunch on the way and arrive at the destination around 3 PM. The Buddhist monastery locates remotely in a mountain valley along with the river. You can hike hills around. Stay in tourist camp. Road length 350 km
Day 2: Amarbayasgalant Monastery, Дархан, Mongolia to Murun, Mongolia
Day 2: Murun town Today we will drive to Murun town mostly by paved road, 450 km. On the way, we will have lunch. We will arrive in the town around 4-5 PM. Have dinner and relax. Road length 450 km
Day 3: Murun, Mongolia to Hordil Sarĭdag, Mongolia
Day 3: Nomadic family in Khordil Sardig mountain From today starts our Khordil Sardig mountain range tour in north. We will drive by mountainous road to a nomadic family in Darkhad depression. This depression has over 240 rivers and 370 lakes. It is the watersheds and the river flows to the Yenisei River. The Khordil Sardig Mountain range locates in this depression. The Khordil Saridag mountain range has colour full sharp rocks. Grey, red, white brown mountains (rock) and mostly they have a forest in the bottom of the mountain. Its impressive mountains, ecosystem, rare plants, indigenous people are the uniqueness of the northern part. We will have lunch in nomadic family’s small canteen. And arrive at the family afternoon. Visit the family and have traditional food and dairy products. The family has yaks, sheep, goat, and horse. Tomorrow we will ride a horse from our hosting family and family’s horse herder man. Stay in family’s spare Ger. Horse ride 4-5 hours
Day 4: Hordil Sarĭdag, Mongolia
Day 4: Horse ride to Taiga visit Tsaatan After breakfast, we will pack our luggage to our horse and ride a horse to Taiga. We will ride 4-5 hours in the forest, bushes, and cross river by horse. Have a picnic lunch outside. Afternoon arrives at the reindeer herder family. Visit the family. They live in the teepee in a minimalist way. We will sleepover in Teepee. Horse ride 4-5 hours
Day 5: Hordil Sarĭdag, Mongolia
Day 5: Horse riding in Taiga visit other families After breakfast, we will ride the horse to the other family. We will ride for 1-3 hours in beautiful nature. As reindeer herders move approximately 10 times a year, we can’t expect exact riding hour. After arriving in the other family, the day is free you can ride reindeer, or help for family’s reindeer herding work, hike to a nearby mountain and discover the surrounding. Have lunch in a teepee. And sleep one night in a teepee.
Day 6: Hordil Sarĭdag, Mongolia
Day 6: Horse ride back to nomadic family Horse ride back to a nomadic family. Horse riding will be more easy and fun. After the previous day’s riding experience, you and your horse become good friends, and you will ride like an expert. And the horses will be happy to go back home. There is no other people, just your horse and nature. Taiga horse riding is one of the good experience of discovering nature. Riding hour 4
Day 7: Hordil Sarĭdag, Mongolia to Khuvsgul Lake, Mongolia
Day 7: Khuvsgul lakeshore Today we will say goodbye to our host family and drive to Khuvsgul lake. The lake is the purest blue lake. Its surrounding Khordil Saridag mountain and meadow, flora, nomadic families are making the lake special. Relax on the shore and free activity day. Stay in camp. Road length 120 km
Day 8: Khuvsgul Lake, Mongolia to Murun, Mongolia
Day 8: Murun & Deer stone complex visit Today we will drive to Murun town and visit Central Asian cultural and historical monument deer stone complex. As Mongolians are nomad, we don’t have a specific statue for king or aristocrat. Instead, we have deer stones. Our main worship is nature and shaman. We believe that a deer takes a person’s spirit to the sky. So the stones are mostly carved with deer. You will discover more about the culture when you visit the families. 130 km
Day 9: Murun, Mongolia to Bulgan, Mongolia
Day 9: Bulgan province – Uran Togoo volcano We will drive back to Ulaanbaatar. Ulaanbaatar is 800 km from Murun. So we need to sleep over on the way. We will hike around a small extinct volcano in the top of green mountain. 420 km
Day 10: Bulgan, Mongolia to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Day 10: Ulaanbaatar Drive to Ulaanbaatar 450 km. On the way, we will have lunch. We will arrive in Ulaanbaatar at around 4-5 PM.
What's included
What to know
Tour has driven from Ulaanbaatar to the north.
Route & locations
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia to Amarbayasgalant Monastery, Дархан, Mongolia