Tour Across Mongolia
About this tour
WELCOME TO MONGOLIA 🇲🇳 - NOMAD COUNTRY OF ETERNAL BLUE SKY!
...MONGOLIA - and the people who live here - is a land of constant surprises. Snow-capped peaks soar from grassy, flower-covered steppe and sandy dunes; bare hills, badlands and gorges rise from flat desert floors; and in constant refrain, wide valleys sprawls out into enormous vistas. Waterfalls, lakes, rivers and oasis refresh the eye; dense forests and marshy swaps enclose you; and the classic steppe goes on forever. Animals, both wild and domestic, abound, and there is drama too from Mongolia's extremes of climate, especially the blinding dust storms, blizzards and flash floods of spring.
Quite simply, Mongolia is Nature on a massive scale.
Day-by-day itinerary
Day 1: Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia to Baga Gazariin Chuluu, Mongolia
Drive to “Baga Gazryn Chuluu” Granite Stone Cliffs which is located in Dundgobi Province at 240 kilometers away from Ulaanbaatar city.
Day 2: Baga Gazariin Chuluu, Mongolia to Tsagaan Suvarga (White Stupa), Mongolia
After breakfast, we will drive to Tsagaan Suvarga or White Stupa – it is many different colored earth cliffs(up to 60 meters high), and was the ancient sea bottom.
Day 3: Tsagaan Suvarga (White Stupa), Mongolia to Yolin Am Ice Field, Mongolia
Drive to Yoliin Am or Bearded Vulture Canyon which is located in Umnugobi Province. The bottom canyon has covered with snow and ice till the middle of June. There is chance to see some wild animals including Siberian Ibex, Bearded Vulture and others.
Day 4: Yolin Am Ice Field, Mongolia to HongorĂŻn Els, Mongolia
Drive to Kongoryn Els or Singing Sand Dunes which is located in Gobi Gurvan Saikhan or Three Beauties in Gobi Biggest National Park, Umnugobi Province, Mongolia. This is the longest sand dunes(over 180 km long & up to 10 km wide) in Mongolia.
Day 5: HongorĂŻn Els, Mongolia to Flaming Cliffs, Mongolia
After breakfast, we will drive to Bayanzag, known as The Flaming Cliffs which is really famous with the first dinosaur egg nest were discovered by American Expedition from the Museum of Natural History headed by Roy Chapman Andrews in 1922. At the sunset, the cliffs color will be brighter as a flaming.
Day 6: Flaming Cliffs, Mongolia to Ongi Monastery, Mongolia
Drive to Ongi Monastery - Founded in 1660, it was one of the largest monasteries in Mongolia and housed over 1000 monks at its height. The ruins are situated about 18 km south of the town of Saikhan Ovoo.
Day 7: Ongi Monastery, Mongolia to ORKHON WATERFALL, Burgaasatayn Hiid, Mongolia
Early morning we will drive to Orkhon Waterfall, also called Ulaan Tsutgalan, is one of the best sights in central Mongolia. About 25m downstream from the waterfall you can climb down to the bottom of the gorge. There will be horse riding from the nomadic family.
Day 8: ORKHON WATERFALL, Burgaasatayn Hiid, Mongolia to Erdene Zuu Monastery, Kharkhorin, Mongolia
Drive to The Erdene Zuu Monastery, it is probably the earliest surviving Buddhist monastery in Mongolia. Located in Övörkhangai Province, approximately 2 km north-east from the center of Kharkhorin and adjacent to the ancient city of Karakorum, it is part of the Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape World Heritage Site. The monastery is affiliated with the Gelug sect of Tibetan Buddhism.
Day 9: Erdene Zuu Monastery, Kharkhorin, Mongolia to Tsenkher hot springs, Tavanbulag, Mongolia
After breakfast, drive to Tsenkher Hot Spring, it is the second hottest spring in Mongolia after Shargaljuut spring. Heat of the water reaches 86 celsius degree. It is an alkaline spring that contains hydrosulfuric acid and silica union and used for medical treatment.
Day 10: Tsenkher hot springs, Tavanbulag, Mongolia to Terkhiin Tsagaan Lake, Mongolia
Khorgo-Terkhiin Tsagaan Nuur National Park covers the picturesque Terkhiin Tsagaan Lake and the nearby Khorgo Mountain (a recently extinct volcano) in the north central Khangai Mountains in Arkhangai province, Mongolia. - Keep driving to Khorgo-Terkhiin Tsagaan Nuur National Park On the day we will stay in guesthouse or yurt close to Terkhiin Tsagaan Lake
Day 11: Terkhiin Tsagaan Lake, Mongolia to Khorgo Crater - Tariat, Khorgo, Mongolia
Off driving day - After breakfast, there can be hiking from the lake to Khorgo volcano for 4 or 5 hours - Landscape photography - Stay in same guesthouse
Day 12: Terkhiin Tsagaan Lake, Mongolia to Erdenet, Mongolia
Off-road driving to Shine Ider soum, Khuvsgul province (for the biggest freshwater Lake Khuvsgul) - Camp in the middle of nowhere
Day 13: Erdenet, Mongolia to Khuvsgul Lake, Mongolia
Khuvsgul Lake is known as “Blue Pearl” between beautiful mountains of Sayan Mountain Range. Lake Khuvsgul is Mongolia's largest and deepest fresh-watered lake. Located in the northernmost Khuvsgul province, it is the largest tributary stream of Lake Baikal in Russia. 96 rivers and streams flow out of Khuvsgul, among them the Egiin River, which then joins the Selenge along its eventual path to Lake Baikal. Lake Khuvsgul is 136 km long, water beneath 100 meters & 36 km wide, 262 meters deep and is located at an altitude of 1645 m above sea level
Day 14: Khuvsgul Lake, Mongolia
Exploring and hiking day around the lake - After having breakfast, driver will deliver you to Zuchu mountain for hiking about 5 or 6 hours - On the top mountain, you will see beautiful nature and Khuvsgul Lake
Day 15: Khuvsgul Lake, Mongolia to Gurvansaikhan, Mongolia
Drive to a nomadic family in Tsagaan Nuur for reindeer herders - Stay in the family
Day 16: Gurvansaikhan, Mongolia
When you take horses from the nomadic family, you will launching your horse trekking to The Reindeer Herders(it can be taken a whole day depending on how far reindeer herders are locating from the family)
Day 17: Gurvansaikhan, Mongolia
Reindeer herders in Mongolia • The Tsaatan, also known as the Dukha, are a semi-nomadic tribe of reindeer herders in Mongolia. • They are one of the last remaining nomadic reindeer herding groups in the world. • The Tsaatan are ethnically Tuvans, and their language is of Turkic origin. • They live in tepees made of wood sticks and a cover. • They migrate 4-5 times a year to graze their reindeer. - Stay with reindeer herders in their traditional dwelling or hut - Help them or their daily works related to reindeer
Day 18: Gurvansaikhan, Mongolia
Horse trekking back to the nomadic family in Tsagaan Nuur - Stay with the nomadic family in gher or yurt
Day 19: Gurvansaikhan, Mongolia to Murun, Mongolia
Drive to Murun city or center of Khuvsgul province - Stay in guesthouse
Day 20: Murun, Mongolia to Uran Togoo, Mongolia
The Uran Togoo is a national protected area in the Bulgan Province. The park’s main highlight is Uran Uul, an extinct volcano that expands more than 1 mile (1,686 m) across the park. Active more than 20 million years ago, the lava that once flowed here has left rich soil and an abundance of varied plant life and animals.
Day 21: Uran Togoo, Mongolia to Amarbayasgalant Monastery, Дархан, Mongolia
The Amarbayasgalant Monastery is located 360 km north of Ulaanbaatar is one of the favorite destinations for visitors. Built in 1727-1736, the Monastery was the second most important in Mongolia after Erdene Zuu Monastery in Kharkhorin. The Monastery established in 1727-1736 dedicated for Mongolian Religious First Bogd Gegeen. There were 27 kinds of big and small temples.
Day 22: Amarbayasgalant Monastery, Дархан, Mongolia to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Drive to to Ulaanbaatar
What's included
All inclusive package: It includes basically everything you need, driver + car + petrol, English speaking tour guide, breakfast + lunch + dinner, pure water per person a day, entrance fees of The National Parks, horse/camel riding, accommodation during our tour, camping (tents + rolled matts), nomadic family and tourist camps cost & kitchen tools. We are well experienced arranging for vegetarians as well.
The price doesn’t include personal hygiene, snacks, chocolate, fruits, wet tissue, alcohol or soft drinks.
What to know
This tour can be customized. Please get in touch with me.
Route & locations
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia to Baga Gazariin Chuluu, Mongolia