Special : Mongolia Overland Expedition
Taiga Forest - Gobi Desert

Detailed Itinerary

Day 1: Arrival in Ulaanbaatar. City tour visiting: Gandan Monastery, 25.6 m high Gilded bronze statue of the Megjid Janraisig God “Eye Opener”, Natural History museum, Sukhbaatar main square, Zaisan Hill. A welcome dinner will be provided at the hotel restaurant. Overnight at a comfortable hotel.

Day 2: Early in the morning check out for the flight from Ulaanbaatar to Muron. Arrive in the afternoon and drive 140 km north to Khovsgol lake, settle into our overnight accommodation in Mongolian ger (“yurt”) camp.

Day 3: Drive to visit reindeer tribe. Explore or relax at lake, overnight in the ger camp on the beautiful lakeshore.

Day 4: Drive to Terkhiin Tsagaan lake via Muron. Overnight in camping tents.

Day 5: Continue driving to Terkhiin Tsagaan lake, meet yak breeding nomad families, overnight on the way in camping tents.

Day 6: Arrive at Terkhiin Tsagaan lake, explore the extinct volcanic crater, and relax. Overnight camp in tents.

Day 7: Trekking to explore the area of Terkhiin Tsagaan lake, or relax at camp. overnight in a ger camp.

Day 8: Drive to Tsetserleg town, visit a wonderful local ethnographic museum, overnight in camping tents in the valley of the Tamir river.

Day 9: Drive to Khar Khorin, visit Erdene Zuu monastery, o/n in a ger camp.

Day 10: Drive to Gobi, arrive at the ruins of the Ongiin monaster; exploration and overnight in camping tents.

Day 11: Drive to Bayanzag, famous for dinosaur findings, explore the area, and drive to Togrogiin Shiree also very famous for dinosaur fossils. Overnight in camping tents.

Day 12: Drive to Hongoryn Els dunes crossing the Gurvan Saikhan mountain range. Late afternoon we arrive at Hongoryn Els, where there is amazing desert scenery and sand dunes. Spend the night in tents near an oasis.

Day 13: Trip to Yol Am gorge. After the exploration of the gorge, drive to the ger camp where we will spend the night.

Day 14: Transfer to the Dalanzadgad airport, fly to Ulaanbaatar, transfer to a comfortable hotel, afternoon at leisure. In the evening we enjoy a folk performance. Overnight in the hotel.

Day 15: City tour visiting the highlights of Ulaanbaatar such as the palace museum of the last theocratic leader of Mongolia, Bogdo Khaan, the monastery museum of Choijin Lama, and the Fine Arts museum of His High Holiness Zanabazar. There will be time for last-minute shopping. Overnight in the hotel.

Day 16: Transfer to the airport for departure.

Synopsis

Trip grading:

Length: 16 days from Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

Trip dates: Jul 29 - Aug 15, 2007, Aug 5 - Aug 20, 2007, Aug 3 - Aug 18, 2008

Highlights of trip: Khovsgol lake, Terkhiin Tsagaan lake, Gobi desert, nomads, outdoor activities, wildlife and rare animals, dinosaur remains.

Tour price: $2295 usd per person

Tour cost includes: 3 nights hotel accommodation in Ulaanbaatar, 5 nights accommodation in ger (“yurt”) camps, 7 nights in tents, all meals on tour, tour drivers, guide-interpreter, sleeping bags, entrance fees and provincial taxes, domestic flights.

Excluded in price: Single room supplement (if required/requested) $ 140 usd p.p. International airport tax. Items of a personal nature. Alcoholic beverages.

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