Terelj National park

Terelj was first developed for tourism in 1964 and 30 years later it became part of the Gorkhi-Terelj National Park. To the north-east, the park joins into the Khan Khentii Strictly Protected Area, comprising over 1.2 million hectares of the Tov, Selenge and Khentii aimags. The Khan Khentii park is almost completely uninhabited by humans, but it is home to endangered species of moose, brown bear and weasel, to name but a few, and to over 250 species of birds.

The distance from Ulaanbaatar is nearly from 50 km. Its green meadows carpeted with Edelweiss and a dazzling variety of other wild flowers attract nature lovers. Typical round rock masses determine the look of the overwhelming nature. It is a wonderful hiking and horse riding area. You can visit a nomad’s family or just let yourself be absorbed in the silence of nature.
At 1600m, the area is cool and the alpine scenery is magnificent, and there are great opportunities for hiking, rock climbing, swimming, horse riding. Most visited places are the Turtle Rock and the dinosaurs park.

Location: Our camp Suvdan Aral (Pearl Island) is located in the Terelj National Park, 75 km east from Ulaanbaatar, a beautiful location in the Khan Khentii mountain range. Our camp is outfitted with authentic Mongolian furniture and provides the visitor with a first hand experience of our Mongolian way of life.

Transfer to the Suvdan Aral ger camp

We can give you transfers if you like. Just send us an e-mail. Our transfer tariff: (the rates are subject to change, due to petrol price change)

• For individuals, it is cheaper to get to the Suvdan Aral camp by public transport. A bus leaves Ulaanbaatar at 4 pm to Terelj on the south side of Peace Avenue, opposite of the big ‘Narantuul Hotel’ every day. We will arrange transfers from hotel to the bus station and you can purchase ticket from the conductor on the bus. It costs 2 euros per person. We will pick you up from bus station “Terelj-Saran” to Suvdan Aral ger camp. Duration of the trip is about 2 hours.
  For more than 5 persons it is recommended to go by private transfer. Please write us an e-mail. mailto:info@mongolia-travel.com
• If you would like a private transfer please contact us. We offer jeep and minivan depending on number of the group.

Terelj National Park Tourism Attractions & Activities

The Orkhon Valley National Park is named after one of the longest rivers Orkhon river in Mongolia. In 1235 Genghis Khan founded the capital of Mongolia in the Orkhon Valley, which served as the administrative centre for the Mongolian imperium at that time, stretching from the Pacific to the Mediterranean Sea.
Area size: To the north-east, the park joins into the Khan Khentii Strictly Protected Area, comprising over 1.2 million hectares of the Tov, Selenge and Khentii aimags

Ecosystem: There are many interesting places along the way to Terelj, beautiful rocks stones carved by nature herself in the form of a tortoise or sleeping giant, wonderful cave, rivers with crystal pure water, thick forests, wild animals. Visitors can take leisurely strolls on green meadows carpeted with edelweiss and a dazzling variety of other wild flowers and wander along the wooded banks of a mountain stream.

Plants and Animals: Terelj national park is home to a plethora of insects, fish, birds, mammals, and even reptiles. Birds include various eagles, falcons, and cranes. Mammals include the brown bear, wolf, lynx, wolverine, sable, moose, various deer, boar, marmot, and lemming.

Terelj includes over 1200 species of vascular plants. Flowers abound both on mountainsides and in the valleys, with peak blooming season occurring mid to late July.

People: Although sparsely populated, the park is also home to nomadic Mongolians, offering you a chance to interact with the authentic people of Mongolia – hospitable, gracious and welcoming.

Terelj River: The Terelj River flows through Terelj Nationl Park. This river takes its sources from Asralt Khaikhan mountain of Khentii range and its rapid stream after 70 km flows in to the Tuul River.

100 m from camp Suvdan Aral

Activities: Walking, cycling and horse riding cross the Terelj river. It is also amazing to cross the river branches with bare foot, read books and relaxing on the grass near the river.

Turtle Rock:

Great slabs, crack and potential sports routes. Almost everything that you put your hands on can be first ascent. North of the Turtle rock, there several walls (4-5 pitches), have not been climbed previously. Rock formation: Monolith granite, very similiar to Joshua Tree National Monument, maybe the crystals are little larger.

20 km from camp Suvdan Aral

Aryabal Temple: The 13th century’s Chinggis Khaan’s conquers in Tibet made the relationship closer to Buddhism and his sons proclaimed the Buddhism as a main Religion of Mongols.Terelj National Park and visit Aryabal Meditation temple*-, free walk around temple are and see Turtle rock, cave and a rocky hillside overlooking a beautiful valley.

20 km from camp Suvdan Aral

Activities of our camp Suvdan Aral:

- Tour 1 (Riding 2 days/1 night or 1 day): Ride horses in the wild by horse either staying at the nearby camp or outside in the tent.
- Tour 2 ( Code: HT001 Horseback Tour in Terelj-Orkhon tal 11/10 )
- Tour 3 ( Code: HT002 Horseback Tour in Terelj-Orkhon tal 14/13 )
- Tour 4 (Trekking with oks cart 2 days/1 night or 1 day): Night under the tent

Real Nomadic Live Style: Mongolian people are very hospitable. You can visit local nomadic families experiencing and understanding their lifestyle. Our nomadic lifestyle tours will give you an opportunity to participate in their daily routine actively.
2-5 km from camp Suvdan aral

Activities: Visiting Family nomade and dairy product tasting

Accommodation

We have 6 comfortable gers. A Ger can be arranged with 4 beds depending on the booking.
We have 2 grand wooden houses, each house has 4 rooms and 3 person can stay in a room.
Total capacity of our camp: 48 persons
Ger: 24 person
Wooden house: 24 pers

Shower/Toilet/Sauna:

We serve our guests with shower and sauna (on request). 24 hours of electricity and all gers are equipped with lights and power sockets.
Our camp has own deep well. It is perfect for drinking and other use.

We serve our guests with Mongolian specialty.
Preparing a dish with our gues

ts and treating our guests with Mongolian delicatesse Khorkhog on request.
Our team: professional, kind, friendly, flexible, quick service.