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The Silk Road is the oldest trade route in the world that connects east to west. Known as caravan road, the first caravan started around the year of 100BC, with the shimmering fabric from China to the Mediterranean. According to the evidences of the historical and scientific researches, part of ancient Silk Road had been crossing through the Gobi Altai Region of western Mongolia. Today, nomads who live in this region, offer us an unique trip to experience a caravan culture while enjoying the camel riding trek.
Length: 16nights / 17days
Tour starting: 06th of August
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• Category : Cultural Tour
• Places to visit: – Ulaanbaatar – Khustai National Park – Nomad community – Kharakhorum –Taats River – Bayantsagaan – Zarman Gobi – Eej Khairkhan Mountain –Altai Mountains – Shargiin Gobi – Altai town – Ulaanbaatar
• Activities: Learning nomad culture and traditions, exploring cultural heritage sites, hiking, camel riding and attending camel Caravan
• Duration: 16 nights / 17 days
• Covering distance: 2550kms
• Number of participants: min 3, max 12
• Season: August – mid October
Day 1 Welcoming day
Arrive in Ulaanbaatar the capital city of Mongolia. Transfer to your hotel. After the refreshment break, we will start our tour to visit Chinggis Khaan Square and Zaisan memorial on the Bogd Khan Mountain that provides a 360° panoramic view over the city. Visit the Bogd Khan Winter Palace Museum. Later, enjoy the traditional art performance and Welcome dinner. Stay overnight in the hotel. BD
Day 2 Travel to Khustai National Park
Morning we will visit Gandantegchinlen Monastery, the center of Mongolian Buddhists. Built in 1810, partly destroyed during the communist purges and reconstructed in 1990. It contains one of the biggest standing Buddhas in Asia (26m high). Continue on travel to Khustai National Park for 100kms. Khustai National Park encompassing an area of 50.620hectare is the habitat of resurrected wild Mongolian horses, popularly known as Takhi (Przewalski’s Horse). Explore the park to see wild horses and other wildlife of the area. Stay overnight in tent. BLD
Day 3 Travel to Nomad community
Travel to Gurvanbulag soum (a local administration unit) in Bulgan province for 280kms in 4-5 hours. On the way we will visit to Khar Bukhiin Balgas, an interesting remain of ancient castle of nomad tribes dated back to 10th century. Afternoon, we will visit the nomad family who welcome us with their unique traditional hospitality. They offer unconventional home-made special dairy products, such as “aaruul”-dried curds, Mongolian salty milk tea-Suutei tsai and so on. You can interact with nomad people and get more intimate with their nature hugging lifestyle. Stay overnight in community based Ger camp. BLD
Day 4 Travel to Kharakhorum
Today we will travel for 70kms to a famous cultural and historical site where many statues of ancient Tureg Empire as dated back to 6th-8th centuries are discovered. We will visit the museum and then continue our travel to Kharakhorum, the city was founded in 1220 by an adoption of Chinggis Khaan and destroyed in 14th century. Later it rebuilt as a first Buddhist monastery in Mongolia. We will visit the Buddhist temple complex of Erdene Zuu and Historical museum. Stay overnight in Ger camp. BLD
Day 5 Travel to Taats River
Travel to Taats River about 7-8hours for 280kms. On the way we will cross Arvaikheer town, the center of Uvurkhangai province. Stay overnight in tent. BLD
Day 6 Travel to Bayantsagaan
Continue on travel about 4-5hours for 190kms. On the way we will take a scenic view of Ikh Bogd mountain, is part of Altai Mountain Range. Short hiking. Stay overnight in tent. BLD
Day 7 Travel to Zarman Gobi
Travel to Zakhui and Zarman Gobi for 170kms, two of the famous 33 Gobi areas in Mongolia. On the way we will enjoy a stunning rocky mountain Suman Khad. Afternoon we will reach a beautiful oasis covered with Saxaul forest and Gobi type plants. Exploring the area. Stay overnight in tent. BLD
Day 8-9 Travel to Eej Khairkhan Holy Mountain
Travel to Eej (Mother) Khairkhan Mountain for 130kms. On the way we will explore at Bayan Tooroi, an oasis in the Gobi, where the Tooroi trees (variety of poplar) with different shapes of leaves are grown by local people. Then continue drive to Eej Khairkhan. This Holy Mountain is sacred by Mongolians and state protected Monumental area due to its interesting formations and shapes of rocks, particularly nine rock Bowls at different heights, which pours water from a bowl to the next bowl at lower height. A masterpiece of the nature of the Mongolian Gobi is this fountain! Exploring around the area. Stay overnight in tent. BLD
Day 10 Travel to Altai Mountains
Today we will head to Khar Azargiin Nuruu for 120kms, a part of the Altai Mountain Range. Enjoy hiking around the mountain. Rest time. Stay overnight in tent. BLD
Day 11 Travel to Shargiin Gobi
Travel to Shargiin Gobi for 130kms. The Shargiin Gobi is one of the 33 Gobi areas of Mongolia. This is area is belong to Natural Reservation – Sharga Mankhanii Tal which established in 1993 in order to conserve Bukhun – Mongolian Saiga antelope that listed in the “International Red Book”. Continue on trip to Nomad community where we will join a Camel caravan along the ancient Silk Road in next days. Stay overnight in tent nearby nomads. BLD
Day 12-14 Experiencing Camel caravan
These days we will travel with the Camel caravan. All equipments and our luggage will be packed on the camels and travel through the Silk Road across the Gobi to Altai town, the provincial center. Along the way, we will pass beautiful sand dunes and a Lake Tsagaan, as well as we have many chances to encounter camel herders, local nomads and wildlife. You will enjoy camel back riding for whole caravan journey. Stay overnights in tent. BLD
Day 15 Travel to Altai town
On this day, we will reach the Altai town and explore around a marketplace and an ethnographic museum. Stay overnight in local hotel. BLD
Day 16 Flight to Ulaanbaatar & Farewell dinner
Move to local airport for taking a flight to Ulaanbaatar. Arrive in Ulaanbaatar and transfer to your hotel. Shopping for souvenirs and cashmere. Farewell dinner. Stay overnight in the hotel. BLD
Day 17 Departure
Transfer to airport for departure. B
• Date of departures 2015 (start in Ulaanbaatar):
SR 01 06 Aug
SR 02 03 Sep
SR 03 24 Sep
Price from:
USD 3890per person
Included: All activities described in the itinerary, twin/double basis hotel accommodation (2 nights) in Ulaanbaatar, Local hotel stay (1 night) and Ger camp stay (3 nights), stay in Community based Ger camp (1 night) and tent stay (9 nights) in countryside, English speaking guide service, field cook, OW domestic flight, all camping equipments, sightseeing costs and entrance fees to Protected Areas, pack animals, all transfers by bus/mini bus/ in the city and by 4WD Russian minivan in the countryside. Meals of breakfast, lunch /picnic in countryside/ and dinner as mentioned per day itinerary.
Excluded: International transportation to and from Mongolia, travel insurance, mineral (bottled) water and alcoholic drinks, sleeping bag, tips and gratuities, laundry and items of a personal nature.
An advantage of this trip you can travel through different zones and enjoy vast open spaces with natural contrasts within several days. During the trip, approximately it takes 4-7 hours driving from one to next destination. Each 1-1.5 hours, we have a short stop frequently for photographs, toilets, stretch and meet with local nomads. In the countryside, we use 4WD vehicles, specially, Russian minivans and Japanese jeeps. Normally, 2-3 people are in one jeep with luggage. The minivan has capacity of 7 people with luggage. All vehicles used in our tours are insured and carefully prepared before departures. Our drivers are also good mechanics, have many years of experience for driving through unmarked, unpaved bumpy roads in the countryside.
Overnight we stay tourist camp. It is very enjoyable for the guests to stay in tourist camps when they are in countryside. Most of the tourist camps supply the Mongolian traditional dwelling “Ger” as guest’s accommodation. Ger is a very convenient dwelling as moveable, dome-shaped and constructed of wooden framework and felt cover. Tourist Ger is heated by a wood stove and furnished with traditionally painted wood-framed beds (with full sized mattresses 137x190cm) or hotel standard size beds with clean sheets, comforters, pillows and blankets. Normally, three or two beds are in one Ger. If the client wants to stay alone in a Ger there will be an additional charge. The camp provides restaurant/bar, western-style toilet, washing facilities and showers. The numbers of low-impact eco Ger camps are increased and many business people started in practicing for environmentally friendly concepts in last year’s. We prefer and cooperate with Ger camps that follow this core responsibility and able to provide best services for our clients.
When you stay in Ger camps, the camp provides meals of mostly western cuisine and also we can enjoy Mongolian traditional cuisine. Sometimes there are not many choices for meals in tourist Ger camps due to their remote location. Mostly we have picnic lunch from ger camps. It is also available to have and taste traditional dairy products such as yogurt /Mongolian name is /tarag/, dried milk curds /aaruul/, milk tea /suutei tsai/, fermented mare’s milk wine /airag/, sour cream /tsotsgii/ and cheese /byaslag/ when you visit to nomad herder families.
Generally, in Mongolia water quality is good. But you are advised to buy mineral water. Bottles of Mineral water are available from shops, food markets and kiosks in capital and many of the provinces centers and tourist Ger camps in the countryside. Mineral or bottled water usually exclude in our offers since we try to produce as less garbage as possible. But other hand we provide well plenty of drinks like tea and coffee during our tours.
