Day
1 Arrival in Ulaanbaatar
Arrive in Ulaanbaatar. You will be picked up from the airport
and transferred to a 3 star hotel after lunch you will have
sightseeing program in Ulaanbaatar including visits to the Bogd Khaan’s
Winter Palace, and the Fine Arts. There will be time for shopping.
Dinner will be at local restaurants. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 2 South Gobi – Khongoriin Els Sand-Dunes –
235km drive
We will take the early morning flight to Dalanzadgad.
Here we will be met by our supporting vans, and after freshening
up we will begin the drive to Khongoriin Els sand-dunes. Our
route takes us through the Gurvan Saikhan Mountain range,
where there is ample opportunity to see the wildlife of the
Gobi, including: Ibex; Argali (big horned wild sheep); various
small birds; and gophers. We arrive at the Khongoriin Els
sand-dunes in the early evening and will establish camp near
the Tsonjiin Khotgor, 25 km from the Khongor sand-dunes. We
will meet herders and their camels here.
Day
3 Camel trek – Zuun Shurguul – 20km
Our trek starts early in the morning after a sumptuous breakfast
in the middle of the Gobi desert. Today will be a full day
of camel riding, to the Zuun Shurguul. Zuun Shurguul is a
dense Gobi forest of saxsaul and tooroi trees, and tall grasses.
Riding camels is relatively easy, due to their gentle gait
and soft, comfortable backs. Mongolians use bright, colourful,
hand-made saddles for riding, which sit between the two humps
of the camels. We will camp in the area of Zuun shurguul in
the early evening. Dinner and camp for the night.
Day
4 Camel trek - Chono Kharaikh – Gilbent
Today, we continue our exotic trek to the Gilbent mountain
range. This range, though low, is nonetheless impressive,
rising from the desert plain. We will reach Gilbent and camp
at the foot of this small hill. Dinner and camp for the night.
Day 5-6 Camel trek - Ukhaa Tolgod
Today we continue our ride to Ukhaa Tolgod which are are the
flaming cliffs where a number of dinosaur fossils have been
found. We will have dinner and camp for the night.
Day
7-8 Camel trek - Daatsiin Khooloi- Oyodoliin Khudag –
25km
Our trek continues today with a ride through the Gurvan Tesiin
Valley. By now, we will be professional camel riders! We will
pass the beautiful Nemegt Mountain range to the north and
the Khuren Khanan Mountain range to the south. Our destination
for the night is Oyodoliin Khudag, where we will have dinner
and set up camp.
Day
9 Oyodolyn khudag – Zulganai
Today we drive to another oasis called Zulganai, where tall
grasses grow almost to the sky, and many plants endemic to
the Gobi grow. Here, you can expect to see ducks in the Zulganai
River, which is an atypical Gobi habitat. However, Zulganai
still reminds you of the mountain steppe area, and you’ll
still feel sand under your feet. We will camp here for the
night.
Day
10 Day trip to Khermen tsav
We head to Khermen Tsav today. Kherem means ‘wall,’
and tsav means ‘cracked’ or ‘broken.’
This cracked wall of mud rock stretches from the northwest
to the southwest. The formation of Khermen Tsav resembles
unfinished artistic architecture and well-designed red brick
buildings of ancient cities. Many dinosaur fossils were found
here among the saxaul forest and desert plants. We will camp
here for two nights.
Day
11 Tsagaan Cave – 280km drive
After a relaxing morning at the camp we will drive to Bayan
Gobi soum. Here we will visit Tsagaan cave, located in Tsakhir
Mountain. This cave housed Stone Age man some 700,000 years
ago, and has been the site of numerous archeological digs.
We will have dinner and camp overnight at Tsakhir Mountain.
Day 12 Lake Orog – 150 km drive
After a relaxing morning at the camp we will drive towards
Lake Orog which lies on the north side of the Ikh Bogd Mountain
range. The Lake’s shore is a bird paradise. We will
camp overnight on the bank of the Tuin River.
Day 13 Bayankhongor town
Today we continue the drive to Bayankhongor. On the
way we will see the Ikh Bogd Mountain range, revealing such
natural beauties as Bituut rock, formed after a large chunk
of rock was dislodged in the 1957 earthquake.
Day
14 Karakorum
Today we will drive towards Karakorum, the ancient
capital of Mongolia. There is a small local township there
now. On arrival the first and most obvious landmark is the
massive walls of the Erdenezuu Monastery. This Monastery was
built in the 1586 and is surrounded by a massive 400m x 400m
wall. Only a few temples remain standing after the communist
purges. In previous times the grounds held over 60 temples
with 10,000 monks using them for their daily worship. Overnight
at Anar ger camp.
Day
15 Ulaanbaatar
After breakfast you will drive back to Ulaanbaatar. On arrival
you will be transferred to your hotel.
Day
16 Departure
After breakfast you will be transferred to the airport for
your international departure.
Prices
include the following:
A domestic flight, transportation within Mongolia, twin accommodation
in a 3 star hotel. Single accommodation can be arranged at
an additional cost. Tented accommodation while on trek, three
meals a day, English-speaking guide, all sightseeing costs,
transfers, camel or horse hire where specified, support staff
including drivers, horse/camel men and camp assistants.
Prices
do not include: International transportation, travel
insurance, visas, departure tax, alcoholic drinks, gratuities,
items of a personal nature.
It is
the responsibility of the client to be fully covered with
travel and medical insurance while traveling in Mongolia.
Please
note: An additional ‘single supplement’
price is given with all our prices. This refers to single
room accommodation in hotels only. Upon request, single supplement
in the countryside can be provided at the additional cost.
In case single accommodation in ger camps was not provided
the amount would be calculated based on the missing nights
and reimbursed.
Nomads
cannot be held responsible for over bookings, as long as the
company can prove with sufficient documentation that overbooking
has been the error of the third party.
Should
circumstances beyond our control, such as the imposition of
quarantine restrictions, any changes of domestic flight or
train schedules, require a change of itinerary, we will inform
your agent and propose an equivalent itinerary. Again, Nomads
cannot take over the responsibility for the Airlines or the
National Train Company. The traveler is responsible for having
proper travel documents, such as a valid passport, proper
visa and the necessary passport pictures.
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