Hoofprints Across Mongolia: Camel Riding, Horse riding and Reindeer Riders 14 Days Tour
Day 1 Yol Valley
In the morning, our team will set our journey to Dalanzadgad city which is capital of Southern Mongolia for the break and lunch. You can experience shops and markets of . After passing city, we will drive to Yol valley which is a chance to hiking in narrow cliffs with a height of 2500 metres (8202,10 feet). Although the sun shines a lot in this region, the canyon remains dark, so that in the bottom, a part of the river remains nearly all year long covered by a thick layer of ice. Overnight stay in ger camp.
Distance: 250 km /paved and off road/
Activities: hiking, exploring wilderness
Day 2 Khongor Sand Dune
In the morning, our team will set our our journey to Khongor sand dunes where you will travel south Mongolia. The dunes are 27 km at its widest covering 965 square km in total reaching 200 meters (650 feet) in height and length is about 180 km.
Once you get there, we will visit a gobi nomad family and take a break after that we'll ride a camel about an hour around sand dunes and oasis. In the evening we will climb to the top of dunes, it will be physically exhausting but the reward will be marvelous. You will brief climb to the highest point and you can enjoy one of the most beautiful sun set from top of dunes. At night stargazing is very famous activity here because there will be 2500-3000 visible stars and milky way will be very bright. You will stay with nomad family which we have a contract.
Distance: 180 km (111 mi) /off road/
Activities: Climbing, camel riding, sunset gazing
Day 3/4 The Bayan Zag / Flamming Cliffs: The Camel Riding
This day we will set our journey to Flaming cliffs, home to dinosaurs.
This is where most of the dinosaur bones of the world has been found. The cliffs glow with a fiery red light that seems to mimic the radiance of the setting sun. These are best seen from below or across the escarpment. But no matter where you stand or what time you visit, you can still witness the breathtaking magnitude and raw beauty of the place come to life.
Here you will stay for 2 days and have a camel tour the place called great sands through the saxual forest and return.
Distance: 180 km (114 mi) /off road/
Activities: Hiking, Sight seeing, Camel Riding
Day 5 Orkhon Waterfall
This day you will leave the gobi desert area /southern Mongolia/ to central nature side of Mongolia. Place you will explore is Orkhon valley. There you may explore hidden waterfall and a beautiful nature of Mongolia.
The Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape sprawls along the banks of the Orkhon River in central Mongolia. It was inscribed by UNESCO in the World Heritage List as representing evolution of nomadic pastoral traditions spanning more than two millennia.
After that you will spend a night in a nomadic family's ger which is built specially for visitors.
Distance : 180 km /paved and off road/
Activities: Hiking around waterfall and valley
Day 6 Terkh White lake and Khorgo crate
On these days of our tour, you will head to the Great white lake and Khorgo volcanic crater. There you will do some hiking around crater to see amazing creation of motherland as a cave called yellow dog hell and ice tunnel.
After viewing the crater area, you will see one of the biggest lake in central Mongolia called the Great white lake where it has lovely beach and possible to swim, as well as, our ger camp will be just beside of lake to have view of beautiful lake.
Distance: 260 km /off road/
Activities: hiking, lake, exploring areas
Day 7 Murun City
Khangai mountain range is located in central Mongolia.The most beautiful natural and cultural wonders are in this 888,455-hectare mountain range. The greenest area in Mongolia offers exquisite sites such as waterfall, hot springs, lakes, river valleys, wild animals, and ancient monasteries. Horse riding through these mountains offers a variety of exotic lands and it's wonders, in-depth nomadic culture experiences, and true freedom one can ask from our planet earth. There you will stay in nomadic family to prepare for the horse riding.
Distance: 180 km /paved road/
Activities: Nature scenery gradually changes from the gobi to grassland, photography, stay with nomadic family
Day 8/9/10/11 Ulaan-uul Soum to Taiga: Horse and Reindeer trip
These 4 days for meet with real reindeer family in wild forest. On a first day, we will reach to nomadic family in a Darkhad depression. Next morning, we will prepare horse trek to reach the reindeer family who lives 40 km far from the nomadic family and then ride through spectacular mountains area and path will be bit tough even for a horses because its kept the wilderness.
On a second day you will spend a whole day with minority of population who have unique lifestyle as living in yurts with the reindeers and you can try to taste of reindeer's milk, as well as, the exchange cultures.
The reindeer itself is a very unique animal with no sweat gland, therefore it has to live in coldest part of the country. It is the reason that reindeer people live in far north.
On a third day of your stay there the reindeer family head will let you have a reindeer tour around one of the most beautiful place in the Mongolia, Darkhad depression.
After viewing this you will head back to base nomadic family as we started our horse trek. The days will be intriguing unique experience of your lifetime.
Total distance: 420 km (260 mi) /paved and off road/
Activities: Bird watching, Exploring, Horse trek, Cultural exchange, meeting minority of the world
Day 12 Murun City
Khangai mountain range is located in central Mongolia.The most beautiful natural and cultural wonders are in this 888,455-hectare mountain range. The greenest area in Mongolia offers exquisite sites such as waterfall, hot springs, lakes, river valleys, wild animals, and ancient monasteries. Horse riding through these mountains offers a variety of exotic lands and it's wonders, in-depth nomadic culture experiences, and true freedom one can ask from our planet earth. There you will stay in nomadic family to prepare for the horse riding.
Distance: 180 km /paved road/
Activities: Nature scenery gradually changes from the gobi to grassland, photography, stay with nomadic family
Day 13 Uran Togoo
On these days of our tour, you will head to the Great white lake and Khorgo volcanic crater. There you will do some hiking around crater to see amazing creation of motherland as a cave called yellow dog hell and ice tunnel.
After viewing the crater area, you will see one of the biggest lake in central Mongolia called the Great white lake where it has lovely beach and possible to swim, as well as, our ger camp will be just beside of lake to have view of beautiful lake.
Distance: 260 km /off road/
Activities: hiking, lake, exploring areas
Day 14 Back to Ulaanbaatar
On a last day of our trip, we will head to the UB city and we will see a small pieces of sand on a way to a city. Our tour will end at the Ulaanbaatar city.
Activities: Hiking, camel riding
Distance: 350 km /paved road/
Tour Itinerary on Map
Price
4 Pax - 1550$ Per Pax
3 Pax - 1900$ Per Pax
2 Pax - 2900$ Per Pax
1 Pax - 5000$ Per Pax
What's Included
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
A Bottle of water a day
Guide
Driver
Car & Petrol
Accommodations
Taxes
Tickets
Camel riding fee
Horse riding fee
Reindeer riding fee
Accomodations
You will spend your evenings in a traditional Mongolian ger, skillfully crafted by authentic nomadic artisans.
The night will be embraced by the cozy interior of the ger, providing a genuine experience of the nomadic lifestyle.
In summary, the tour will spend night with genuine nomadic people.