• Category: Special Tours Mongolia

• Places to visit: Ulaanbaatar – Dalanzadgad – Yol valley – Khongor Sand Dune – Seruun Bulag – Taliin Tsunkheg – Balar Tsonj – Kharaikhiin Bor Guvee – Khotol Bulag – Uujim Khooloi – Bayanzag – Dalanzadgad – Ulaanbaatar

• Activities: Camel riding, sightseeing, visit nomads

• Duration: 11nights / 12days

• Covering distance: 1900kms

• Number of participants: Min-3, max-12

• Season: June – mid September

Exploring the Mongolian Gobi and its hidden treasures on the back of the powerful but gently animal is a lifelong memory for an adventurer. With our experienced camel riding guides and herdsmen you can easily and quickly mastered the basic technique of camel riding and could be guiding your camel within a short duration.

Day 1 Welcoming day
Arrive in Ulaanbaatar the capital city of Mongolia. Transfer to your hotel. Evening enjoy traditional art performance and Welcome dinner. Stay overnight in the hotel. D

Day 2 Flight to Dalanzadgad & travel to Yol valley
Transfer to airport and take a flight to Umnugobi /South Gobi/ province by domestic airline. It takes one and half hours. On arrival at the domestic airport of Gobi you will meet drivers and transfer to Ger camp. After lunch you will start a day travel to Yoliin Am, located 40kms from the Ger camp. The valley is over 10kms long and due to the magnificent high cliff walls some parts are completely shaded from the sun. We will walk along this picturesque valley, nestled between the beautiful peaks of the Gurvan Saikhan Mountain and be exploring the rich wildlife of the area. Travel back to Ger camp and overnight stay. BLD

Day 3 Travel to Khongor Sand dunes
Travel for 180kms to Khongor sand dune, is famous sand dune inMongolia with its singing sound by wind. By reaching the area we will enjoy golden sand dunes. Move to Ger camp and have rest. Stay overnight in Ger camp. BLD

Day 4 Start camel riding trek
Morning we will direct to starting point of our camel riding trip. Upon arrival in the area, our local camelman, specialist guide and trail finder will welcome and greet us. You will be invited to his Ger to taste nomadic drinks and dairy products. Followed by brief instruction for riding Mongolian two humped Bactrian camel you will get acquainted with the camels and tacks. We will load all our luggage, food and equipments on camels back since we don’t use any vehicle support during the trek. Then our warm up ride will start to Golden dunes. You will enjoy amazing formations and landscape on the way, while riding through golden dunes until reaching our camping spot near to Seruun Bulag, a mineral spring on the edge of sand dunes where we can see green area of the Gobi desert. This day ride covers around 10-12kms and takes around 3-4hours. Stay overnight in tent. BLD

Day 5 Camel riding to Taliin Tsunkheg
Today’s ride will take about 5-6hours for 20-25kms to our next camping spot at Taliin Tsunkheg through Tsonjiin Khotgor, where we can explore other mysterious parts of the Gobi. In the evening you are invited to take part in a preparation of dinner and can have a chance to learn how to make a Mongolian dish. Stay overnight in tent. BLD

Day 6 Camel riding to Balar Tsonj
We continue our camel riding to Balar Tsonj, a site of an extensive saxaul forest. You will enjoy completely green forest of saxaul trees which are grown in hard condition with dry climate. Walk in the forest and refresh in cool air while exploring beauties of the Gobi. Stay overnight in tent. BLD

Day 7 Camel riding to Kharaikhiin Bor Guvee
This day ride will continue through wide open valley for5-6hours. We will reach the area called Kharaikhiin Bor Guvee, a small hill. Visit local nomads and taste their nutritious dairy products made at home by camel cows’ milk. You can talk with people and learn about their culture. Stay overnight in tent nearby nomadic family. BLD

Day 8 Camel trek to Khotol Bulag
Travelling on the camels back for 4-5 hours through Zagiin Khooloi, another beautiful formation of the Gobi where we can have a panoramic view over magnificent Mountain Sevrei and amazing sand mountain Khongor. Stay overnight in tent. BLD

Day 9 Last riding day
In the last riding day of our camel trek we will direct to Ger camp for a half day. We will cross Uujim Khooloi, where a scrap of sand dunes is. The main road to and from sand dunes is along there. Arrival in the Ger camp and have refreshment. Stay overnight in the Ger camp. BLD

Day 10 Travel to Bayanzag
Travel to Bayanzag, the saksaul forest and sand dunes which are nearby. Bayanzag is an area of red cliffs, which have been formed from the erosion of the sand and rock over many thousands of years. It is the famous place where the dinosaurs lived 70 million years ago, and is internationally known for its dinosaur remains: complete skeletons, eggs and hatchlings of the Cretaceous Period. Continue drive to tourist Ger camp near to Dalanzadgad city. Stay overnight in the Ger camp. BLD

Day 11 Ulaanbaatar
Early morning drive to local airport and flight back to Ulaanbaatar. Arrive in Ulaanbaatar and transfer to your hotel. Shopping. Farewell dinner. Stay overnight in hotel. BLD

Day 12 Departure
After breakfast transfer to airport for departure. B

• Tour starting (start in Ulaanbaatar):
2015:
CM01 18 Jun
CM02 04 Aug

Price from:
USD 2990per person

Included: All activities described in the itinerary, twin/double basis hotel accommodation (2 nights) in Ulaanbaatar, Ger camp stay (4night) and tent stay (5 nights) in countryside, English speaking guide service, local camel specialist and field cook, packing and riding camels, all camping equipments, entrance fee to Protected Area and sightseeing fees, RT domestic flight, all transfers by 4WD Russian minivan in the countryside. Meals of breakfast, lunch /picnic during the camel riding 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.

Our camel riding trip
One of the best ways to explore mysteries of Mongolia and its people, and beauty of the nature is to take part in an extraordinary camelriding experience. On our trips you will enjoy riding of two-humped Bactrian camel, camelus bactrianus, which is indigenous to Mongolia. Nomad people have been developed rich traditions to breed and use camels since the domestication period as estimated at least 3500 years ago. Camels provide many of life’s basic necessities of Mongolian society. Camel hair is woven into clothing and blankets, dried camel droppings fuel fires, and nomads consume camel milk and meat with relish, and design shoes and saddles from camel hides. A camel stands about 2 meters (7 feet) tall at the hump and weighs 726 to 816 kilos (1600 to 1800lbs). It can carry at least 200 kilos of goods and walks at five kilometers per hour in its peculiar rolling gait. Unloaded, a camel can outrun a horse. In winter it continues to work through minus twenty degree temperatures. A camel can go nine days without water, 33 days without food. In fact, a thirsty camel can drink as many as 135 liters (30 gallons) of water in about 13 minutes. The humps actually conserve up to 36 kilograms (80lbs) of fat—allowing their hosts to survive when food is scarce. The humps shrink as fat is consumed for energy. Besides its usefulness as a beast of burden, the camel gives five to eight kilos of wool per year, and up to 600 liters of milk a year. The milk is used for making “hoormog”, a kind of alcoholic tonic drink, as well as butter and different kinds of cheeses.
Exploring the Mongolian Gobi and its hidden treasures on the back of the powerful but gently animal is a lifelong memory for an adventurer. With our experienced camel riding guides and herdsmen you can easily and quickly mastered the basic technique of camel riding and could be guiding your camel within a short duration. Join the caravan and experience an extraordinary journey as riding in between 2 humps of Mongolian camel!

Essential Information on camelriding:
Camels – Mongolian Bactrian camel (average standing height at the hump is about 2m – 7 feet)
Tackle – Mongolian traditional Tokhosh-camel riding saddle & equipments of Buil-nose peg used for leading and riding & Burantag-leading rein
Riding ability – No special requirement
Accommodation – Hotel, Ger camp, Ger-(home) stay with local nomads & tent camping
Terrain – Varied: Gobi, steppes, and grasslands
Best time of riding – from July till October & February/March
Weather – In case of extremely bad weather, the clients are not recommended to ride
Equipment and clothing – Comfortable, sportive clothing and long trousers
It is not really considerable to provide camels according to clients riding skills, but our camel professionals will take best possible care for every client while riding. Before starting a trip they usually instruct rules about camelriding in Mongolia. Our programs include different landscapes at different destinations and lasting from one to 21 days, and also trips combined with either jeep riding or trekking – and with both.

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