Golden gobi desert & Khuvsgul lake
Tour duration: 18 daysLength of road: 3400km
Included services
- Transportation /a driver with a vehicle+fuel/
- English speaking or korean speaking tour guide
- Accomodation
- Meal /B,L,D/,drinking pure water
- Camping gears
- Camel riding & Horse riding
- Entrance fee to national park and museums
Excluded services
Travel insurancePersonal expensesSome drinks such as alcohol and some special coffee
We drive to a boundary area of Gobi desert & central steppe part of Mongolia which is named ‘’baga gazariin chuluu”. It is 260km to south direction from Ulaanbaatar.
The destination is surrounded by rocky mountains which are formatted with granite stones, there is ruins and some memorials of small buddist temple which is badly damaged by political repression, cold spring in the unique and incredible location of the rock, it is called “eye spring”. So visitors and local people drop it into their eyes. It is considered that good for eye vision.
There are some local nomads who offers ger accommodation for travelers and also tourist camps.
This day we drive about 3 hours and reach ‘tsagaan suvarga’’. This is one of great wonders of Mongolian gobi desert.
This white and colourfull rock formation stands around 30 metres in height and has been shaped strangely as a result of thousands of years of wind and water erosion.
It seems like a floor of sea, so it is a clear evidence that there was sea millions years ago.
‘’Yoliin am’’ means golden eagle”s valley. There is huge stone canyons and big eagles built up their nests on the rock, day time we can see flying eagles over high peaks of the rocky canyons.
The Eagles have white colour on their chest. So they are named golden eagle. It is the coldest area of Mongolian gobi desert,because high rocky walls hide enormous space from sunshine.
So there pretty big layers of ice lay until middle of July.It is really good to do hiking through canyons. There also we visit an interesting museum.
We drive around more than 3 hours on the earth road and then reach the sandslope which is named ‘’khongoriin els’’.
The sandslope is also called as a singing dune, when it is windy day sand makes something noise like airplane. The sandslope lays around 180km from west to east direction, the wide is 3-4km,but the widest part is 20km… the highest peak is around 200metres, but climbing the highest peak up is not so easy and it is a lot of fun for travellers. This brilliant ,incredible place gives us amazing activities such as camelriding ,sandsledding ,climbing up and other exotic feelings.
So we normally stay here for 2 nights. Definitely we could create unforgettable memories and lots of fun.
In the morning we drive to the flaming cliffs. The destination has 2 names ‘’baynzag’’ and flaming cliffs.
Normally it is called bayanzag by locals, but it is famous for named as a flaming cliffs in the world. In the early years of last century /1920s/ American anthropologist Roy Chapman Andrews was travelling through Mongolian gobi desert from China to Europe. During his journey he discovered flaming cliffs and found many dinosaur bones and eggs.
Also natural formation and views are also incredible and red coloured walls are attractive. It seemed to be a bottom of sea millions years ago.
This monastery is 150km from bayanzag to the north direction near by Saikhan ovoo town of middle gobi province.
This is mostly ruins of pretty big buddist town. More than 300 years ago the buddist town originally built up here and location of town seemed to be beautifull and incredible in gobi, there is river ‘’ongi’’, and some unique shaped rocks. At actual period of activity it has incredible designed temples and more than 1000 monks worked there. Unfourtunately, during 1930ies the monastery badly damaged and hundreds of monks were killed by political repression, some of monks joined to army to survive and some of them became a typical worker in a factory also to survive.
We will see there some actual memorials and ruins of it and visit museum about it.
We reach ‘’orkhon valley’’. Orkhon valley is the most touristic and beautifull zone in the central part of Mongolia.
It is the most common and popular touristic,relaxing and exploring actual nomadic culture and historical things. Orkhon valley is 450km from UB, the national park has a gorgeous and dramatic waterfall,orkhon river and burnt black rocks from errupted volcano lay through the beautifull valley ,then along those, nomadic families and tourist camps ,domestic animals /yaks ,sheep,horses/ also decorate the valley. In summer it is very often rainy and beautifull rainbow comes also very often.
So it is very green and surrounded by forestous mountains. It is really best choice for photographing,horseriding,camping and hiking in this wonderfull park.
In the morning we go to Tuvkhen’’monastery. The monastery is originally constructed more than 300 years ago.
The leader of budda religious at that period /zanabazar/ decided to build up a small temple in the incredible location of beautifull forestous zone of khangai mountain range. The temple is located on the top of mountain with surrounded gorgeous view, travellers need to walk up around 4km for 1 way to reach there through forest.
After this hiking we will drive to the hot spa ‘’Tsenkher’’. However the hot spa has been preserving medical and magical effect for human health. but also it is the wonderfull relaxation point for tourists. Hot spa is natural 86 plus degrees. There are few luxury tourist camps using hot spa for swimmimg pool and shower, obviously adjusting water temprature.
Enjoying in the swimming pool ,gazing stars in the clear night sky is amazing.
This day we drive to the national park of khorgo volcano and white lake “terkhiin tsagaan nuur”.
The destination is one of the most beautifull and famous place of Mongolian tourism. The volcanic erupted mountain with a big pot,lava black burnt rocks, beautifull lake and forestous mountains are existing together show us incredible and unique combination of nature. There are many local nomads with domestic herding animals such as yaks,cows,horses ,sheep and goats, also they serve travellers with gers for guests. Obviously many ger camps work there during tourist season since end of May untill end of September. We enjoy the panoramic natural view such as volcano “khorgo’’ and beautifull lake “terkh” and some other natural views.
It is really picturesque and amazing zone for hiking and horseriding.
Next morning we head to north khuvsul lake, but from white lake ”Terkh” to khuvsgul lake is 370km on unpaved road, we get through mostly mudy, bumpy, wild earth road,but really adventurous, it is really hard to get there in one day, so we stay overnight in shine ider town hotel, but if weather is nice we drive to northwest 18km to a tourist camp lakeside from the town.
We will reach Khuvsgul lake.
The lake is freshwatered, surronded by green forests and high mountains, the long is 136km and the widest part is around 34km, the deepest is 245metres, rich of white fish. It is the famous place for tourism. In summer lakeside is very busy, travellers do hiking, horseriding, fishing, boat traveliing, camping....and having a fun. It is called “Mongolian switzland” by tourists.
We could extend our time considering your time and wish.
Basically, we are going to head to Ulaanbaatar, but today we visit “Urantogoo’’ volcano.
This volcanic mountain was errupted more than 25000 years ago, now it looks like a brown coloured mountain showing a shape of pot.
It is located nearby main paved road to Ulaanbaatar.
It is the our last day of the trip, in the morning after breakfast we drive to Ulaanbaatar. It takes around 5-6 hours on paved road.
Tour price | |
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2925 USD | Per person for 1 pax |
1620 USD | Per person for 2 pax |
1185 USD | Per person for 3 pax |
960 USD | Per person for 4 pax |
Great discount for a group |
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Tour duration: | 18 Days |
Length of road: | 3400 km |