Day 1: Our staff will meet you and transfer to the center of capital city Ulaanbaatar . Guided city tour to Gandan Lamasery, Natural history museum and Choijin Lama Monastery. In the evening have a nice look to the city from the Zaisan Memorial.
Day 2: In the morning at 8 o'clock start the tour to the Middle Gobi province. During the driving we will pass one of the beautiful and holly Mountain “Ikh Khairkhan”. Today we will spend the night around the “Baga Gazriin Chuluu”.
Day 2: In the morning at 8 o'clock start the tour to the Middle Gobi province. During the driving we will pass one of the beautiful and holly Mountain “Ikh Khairkhan”. Today we will spend the night around the “Baga Gazriin Chuluu”.
Day 3: After breakfast in the morning at 7:30 we will drive to the Famous South Gobi. This day will be the longest day of driving without seeing anything on the way. But we will pass one small town where we can see life of country people in Mongolia.
Day 4: Early in the morning we will explore the Yol canyon. The valley is an unusual narrow canyon with a river that flows through the Zuun Saikhan Mountain. The sheer rock walls stand 200m and the canyon has stunning green meadows with a thick glacier layer that is deeply set between the walls. During the summer rainfall, water runs from the top of the walls forming waterfalls. We will trek along the canyon and may get a glimpse of rarely seen Argali wild sheep, Ibex mountain goat and Yol Lammergeier.
After two hours walking in the canyon we will have breakfast and drive further to the Great “Khongor” Sand Dune, known as Singing Dunes.
Day 5: Khongoriin Els sand dunes that stretch for an extraordinary 180 km, are sometimes as wide as 7-20km. The intense sound of wind-blown sand can be heard from long distances. This sound is so melodic that 200m high sand dunes are called "Singing Dunes". There is an oasis called Khongor with stunning greenery in the summer. Here we will have an opportunity to ride two humped Bacterian camels to the dunes.
Day 6: After an early breakfast drive to the famous “Bayanzag”, which means ‘rich in saxual scrubs' or known as “Red Flaming cliffs”, this was first found in 1922 by Roy Chapman. It's homeland of ancient dinosaurs. It is a classic desert of rock, red sands, scrub, sun and emptiness.
Day 7: In the morning drive to the Ongi Monastery (Ongiin Khiid). Ongiin Khiid is known as complex of ruins of two monasteries called Barlim Khiid and Khutagt Khiid. There is not much left to see, but there are plenty of interesting ruins to explore and one of the monasteries is rebuilt recently.
Day 8: Early start driving to the Orkhon waterfall. The waterfall was formed by unique combination of volcanic eruptions and earthquakes about 20,000 years ago. The waterfall is also known as Ulaan Tsutgalan and it is situated in the historically significant Orkhon valley, whose river flows an incredible 1120km to the north.
Day 9: After breakfast drive to Tsenkher hot spa. It is natural hot spring which is in the grassy plain. The heat of the hot spring coming out from the source is 86 degrees. The open air-bath which enters in the grassy plain gives the most unforgettable feeling.
The area is surrounded by forest and it is good place for hiking and riding yaks.
Day 10: Drive to Terkhiin Tsagaan Lake or Great White Lake . On the way we will pass Tsetserleg city and visit the Zaya Gegeenii Sum, which was first built in 1586 but expanded1679, when it housed five temples and up to 1000 monks.
Amid volcanic craters, pine-clad lava fields and the occasional herd of grazing yaks, the Great White Lake, as it’s known in English, is the natural highlight of Arkhangai aimag. According to legend, the lake was formed when an elderly couple forgot to cap a well after fetching water. The valley flooded with water until a local hero shot a nearby mountain top with his arrow; the shorn top covered the well and became an island in the lake (Noriin Dund Tolgoi).
Day 11: Spend the day around the area. The Terkhiin Tsagaan Lake was formed by lava flows from a volcanic eruption many millennia ago. After the lunch we will make a small excursion to the Khorgo volcano (2965m).
Day 12: Today we will have long drive to the Ogii Lake. The amazing lake is 27km sq with average depth of 7m. Delicate sand, white stone shore and soft wave offer a fantastic opportunity for bird watching, boating, kayaking, swimming, fishing and sunbathing. There are 150 species of rare migrated birds and 14 species of fish from the Atlantic Ocean.
Day13: It’s time to say “Goodbye” to beautiful countryside, and return to the busy city Ulaanbaatar. In the evening we will join a very interesting folklore concert, which you will remember for a long time.