This tour combines all the highlights of Mongolia – from the busy capital
Ulaanbaatar to the ancient nomads homeland of Orkhon Valley. We hope this trip shall be memorable and adventurous to you. All the attractions you might want to see and visit are included in this tour.
Arkhangai and Uvurkhangai provinces are located in the center region of Mongolia. It includes World Heritage Center Orkhon Valley and numerous archaeological remains of the nomads. And the site of the ancient capital city of Chinggis Khan – Kharkhorin – the center of the largest Land Empire the World has ever known.
Khushuu tsaidam
Ever since “MondigitalTour” was established in 2001, our Talbiun Lodge have became the best tourist camp in World Heritage Center Orkhon Valley.
Highlights
- Explore Central Mongolian Nature
- Explore Orkhon valley National Park
- Explore Khuwsgul lake
- Explore Tsaatan people
- Visit ancient capital city of great mongol empire Kharkhorin
- Experience a horse ride with local nomads
Our Price Includes
- 15 overnights in Ger Lodges (twin/double bed)
- Entrance fees and taxes of National Parks, museums and tourist attractions according to the program, travel permits
- 2 overnight in **** hotel
- Car service (Mr.Chinbat or Mr.Enkhe)
- Transfer to the Airport
- All meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner) except alcoholic drinks
Not includes
- International flight tickets
- Soft and alcoholic drinks
- Personal expenses
- Any activities not mentioned in our program
- Personal travel and cancellation insurance
- Everything not mentioned as inclusive
- Clubbing
- Visa
Itinerary
Day 1: Ulaanbaatar
Arrival in Chinggis Khan International airport of Mongolia and drive to 4 star “Bayangol” hotel. After refreshing from the trip we can enjoy Mongolian traditional cuisine in a restaurant for lunch. Mongolia is rich in history and ethnographic artifacts which you shall see in National Museum of Mongolian history. Also you shall enjoy folk concert and dinner in the evening.
Optional: Clubbing in one of the Ulaanbaatar city’s biggest night club.
L/D at restaurant
stay **** hotel in UB
Day 2: Mongol nomadic live show
Today we will visit Mongol nomadic ger camp and enjoy Mongol nomadic live show.
Feature of the show
“Mongolian nomads” show demonstrates traditional living way of real Mongolian nomads and breeding and using of five kinds of livestock and movement from one place to another using ox, yak, camel and horse carts which are the carts. Also Mongolian ger is made of by traditional making and all furniture pots and clothing are antiques reflecting the feature and manner of Central Khalks in the beginning of 20th century.
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Stay in Mongol nomadic ger camp
Day 3: Amarbayasgalant monastery
Today we will drive to northern Mongolia. Our first stop will be Amarbayasgalant monastery.
Amarbayasgalant Monastery, whose name means ”monastery of the quiet felicity”, is located near the Selenge River, at the foot of Mount Burenkhan. It’s one of the three largest monasteries of Mongolia.
The Manchu emperor Enkh Amgalan Khan built the monastery in the 18th century, in memory of the first Bogd Gegeen, Zanabazar, in order to keep and preserve his mortal remains. The construction began in 1727 and completed in 1737. 1200 langs (= 3730 kilograms or 8223 pounds) of silver coming from the state coffers were used to build this sumptuous monastery. The emperor personally wrote in four languages (Mongolian, Tibetan, Manchu and Chinese) a message symbolizing his protection and his control. This was written on a sign suspended in the entrance of the main temple.
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Stay in ger camp
Days 4 - 6: Khuwsgul lake
Today we will come in Khuwsgul lake the one of the most beautiful places. Here we will stay for 3 days. There we can visit tsaatan people who herds the raindeer in mountains.
In northern Mongolia, where the Central Asian Steppe meets the Siberian Taiga, Lake Huvsgul National Park preserves a place of outstanding and pristine beauty. It has long been regarded as “Blue Pearl of Mongolia” Lake Huvsgul is one of 17 ancient lakes worldwide and is variously estimated an between 2 and 5 million years old. This exceptionally pritistine lake is 136 km long, 20-40 km wide, and up to 260 m deep; it contains nearly 70% of all fresh water in Mongolia. The only outlet river Eg flows to the Selenge River, that connects Lake Baikal with Lake Huvsgul. They are sister lakes.
In 1992, this stunning landscape were set aside as Lake Huvsgul National Park.
In 2011, the whole territory of park was expanded to 1.180.270 hectares when the uppe headwaters of the Uur River were made a part of the park. In recent years, this spectacular landscape of water and mountains that is sacred to so many has become the destination of more and more travelers, from all around Mongolia and beyond.
Tsaatan people: The Tsaatan people are also known as the Dukha, an ethnic group residing in northern Mongolia. During World War II, their home country of Tuva was overtaken by the Soviet Union. Under Soviet rule, the Dukha community’s way of life was put at risk. Reindeer herding is a central element to their culture, and the possibility of their new government seizing their animals was a very real threat. A nomadic people, many Dukha families left Tuva and escaped to Mongolia. However, the initial move wasn’t entirely peaceful, and they faced the possibility of deportation up until 1956. Once the Mongolian government extended citizenship rights to the Dukha community, they became an integral piece of Mongolia’s history and culture. Today, reindeer herding is revered by many as a unique and ancient craft.
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Stay in ger camp on the beach of lake
Day 7: Jargal jiguur ger camp
Today we will drive to south from Khuwsgul lake. After long road we will stop at Jargal jiguur ger camp.
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Stay in ger camp
Day 8: Terkhiin tsagaan lake
Today we will visit one of the mongolian most beautiful lakes, Terkhiin tsagaan lake
We will stay in a ger camp located right on the beach of lake.
Lake Terkhiin Tsagaan Nuur, ”White Lake of the Terkh River”, is located 2060 metres (1,28 miles)above the sea level. It’s the jewel of Arkhangai and one of the most beautiful lakes of the country. The eruption of Khorgo Volcano explains the presence of the lake. Besides, it’s surrounded with other extinct volcanoes. It extends on 16 kilometres (9,94 miles) long and 4 to 10 kilometres (2,49 – 6,21 miles) wide. It covers an area of 61 square kilometres (23,55 square miles), its average depth is 20 metres (65,62 feet). We can find many pikes and many other species of fish. The lake remains frozen a big part of the year. This area is still wild, you may see chitals, marsh deer, wild boars, ducks or great cormorants.
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Stay in Maikhan tolgoi ger camp
Day 9: Khorgo extinct volcano
Today we will do some hiking to Khorgo extinct volcano and in the evening we will enjoy the beach of Terkhiin tsagaan lake at camp.
In the Khorgo – Terkhiin Tsagaan Nuur Natural Park, we can also see and make the ascent of Khorgo Volcano that is an extinct volcano reaching its highest point at 2240 metres (1,39 mile), located East from Terkhiin Tsagaan. This easy 16-kilometres (9,94 miles) hike will lead you to the summit of this extinct volcano covered with basalt that was active 8000 years ago. Its crater measures 200 metres (656,17 feet) in diameter and 70 to 80 metres (229,66 – 262,47 feet) in depth, and it is surrounded with small copses of trees.
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Stay in Maikhan tolgoi ger camp
Day 10: Tsenkher natural hot springs
Today we will drive to Tsenkher hot springs. There we can visit nomad family and sit in a pool with hot springs mineral water and surrounded by beautiful nature.
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stay in Altan nutag ger camp
Day 11: Orkhon waterfall, Temeen chuluu and Uurtiin tokhoi
Talbiun Lodge – Uurtiin tokhoi – Temeen Chuluu – Orkhon waterfall
The Orkhon Waterfall water flows for remarkable 1120 km to the North and lies in the historically significant Orkhon Valley, UNESCO World Heritage site. The waterfall formed by combination volcanic eruption and earthquakes some 20000 years ago cascades down from a height 27 meters. There are many rocks and boulders around the river as well as some waterfalls like a small waterfall with 4-5 m height and the Ulaan tsutgalan waterfall is the biggest in Mongolia at a height of 26m.
Then Grave stones Temeen Chuluu: Temeen Chuluu burial site is on the many burial sites around camp Talbiun. The surrounding area has many tombs and burial mounds belong to the Bronze Age
Uurtiin tohoi. Mongolian for “Eternal Elbow”, this is a steep cliff bordering a right angled bend of Orkhon River. Located at 1630 meter above sea level and originally named Khuurtiin Tokhoi, the cliff offers a marvelous view over Orkhon Valley.
In the evening we will come in Talbiun Lodge. Our lodge is located at the beautiful scenario of Khaalgan Denj, Khujirt sum of the Uvurkhangai province, the heartland of ancient nomads. We shall settle in our ger lodge and have a lunch. Our service and food are considered one of the best in the province.
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Talbiun Lodge
Day 12: Hiking to Tuvkhun monastery
Today we will hike to Tuvkhun monastery where is located on the top of 2,600 meters above sea-level was an auspicious location. The monastery was built in 1654 by Saint Zanabazar who was a great sculptor and one of the biggest representative of Buddhism in Mongolia. The creation work temple dedicated to religious study and art works became the foundation of today’s Tuvkhun Monastery
We can ride a horse or hike to mountain. It is about 3km from bottom to top of the mountain.
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Stay in Talbiun lodge
Day 13: Nomad day at Talbiun lodge
Today we will visit nomad family and togheter we will make mongolian tradional meal called Khorkhog. And also drink horse milk and mongolian milk vodka for adults.
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Stay in Talbiun lodge
Day 14: Kharkhorin city
After breakfast we will head to Kharkhorin, the capital city of ancient Great Mongol Empire. Lunch in ger camp of Kharkhorin then we will see the Kharkhorin city ruin, Erdenezuu monastery which was built on it’s ruin and visit Kharkhorin museum.
Kharkhorin
The city was established in 1220. Kharkhorin was the capital of Mongolia for 140 years and the capital of the Mongol Empire for 32 years. The Erdenezuu monastery and the ruins of Kharkhorin were registered by UNESCO as world heritage in 1996. Major tourist attractions include Erdenezuu monastery, newly built Kharkhorin museum and Turtle rock.
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Day 15-16: Sand dunes/Elsen tasarkhai
In the morning we shall depart the hotel to start our journey toward Elsen tasarkhai. This 80-km sand dune is situated in a terrain of 3 Soums, Erdenesant of Tuv Province, Burd of Uvurkhangai, Gurvanbulag of Bulgan Province. The area is surrounded by sand dunes, hills covered with rare bushes and a small forest near a river presenting a unique combination of Mongolian mountains, forests and desert in one place. Here you can ride the majestic two humped camel and enjoy activities such as horse riding or trekking through the golden sands. We shall rest the night at ger camp under the starry sky which is spectacular and great relaxing.
Also we can ride a bactrian camel at sand dunes.
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Day 17: Ulaanbaatar
After breakfast we will drive to Ulaanbaatar and check into 4 star “Bayangol” hotel. After lunch we will go shopping in Great Department Store that you can buy and enjoy Mongolian products and cashmere. If given your wish we can go to Gobi and Goyo factory store that you can have good bargain on Mongolian pure cashmere clothing.
The farewell dinner shall be hosted by our company MondigitalTour.
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Stay in 4* hotel
Day 18: Departure
After breakfast check out of the hotel and drive to Chinggis International Airport. We wish you safe trip.
Breakfast at hotel
