Relaxing and photo safari in Eastern Mongolia

Overview

Do you want to take photos or would you like to keep the Mongolia in your camera? So choose this trip! Since you chose this trip, you can visit through most beautiful places including Terelj, Gobi Three Beauties National Park and take these place photos. Please don’t forget your camera!
Would you like to keep the most beautiful monasteries, churches, nature and historic attractions and memories in your photo camera?.

TOUR OVERVIEW
Tour length	8 days
Tour cost	1658 usd including taxes (1 person) / 1184 Euro
Adventure level	Standart
Limit	2 to 18
Schedule	June - Sep
Highlights	Hustai NP-Sand dune-Erdenezuu monastery-South Gobi-Khonoriin Els-Yol canyon-Terelj National Park, Visit nomad families, opportunity to ride horse and much more!
Travel map

DESTINATIONS
Bayanzag- The Flaming Cliffs First discovered by Roy Chapman Andrews, famous American explorer in the 1920, flaming cliffs of Bayanzag are an important site for both archeological and paleonthological finds. Complete dinosaur (protocertops) and Egg-thief (Oviraptor) and numerous eggs were excavated in ravines between the red flaming cliffs, which look like fire in the middle of the desert from distance. [More...] Khongoryn Els (Sand dunes of Khongorin river) The great sand dunes known as Khnogoryn Els extend 185 km along the northern valley of Servei and Zuulun mountain ranges.From a distance they look like a fin of huge gold fish. Some of the dunes can reach 20-30 meters in height and the sound producted by the masses of moving sand cab be heard from a far, also when it occurs in the windy days. Hence the Dunes are famous as “singing sands”. There is a beautiful green oasis at the northern edge of the dunes with crystal clean blue river which gives and attraction of co-exciting desert and green grassland. [More...] Umnugobi province Umnugobi province with its largest territory locates in the area of Gobi Desert. The gobi holds many attractions such as southern part of Altai range – mountains of Gobi Gurwan Saikhan, Sevrei, Noyon Bogd, Nomgon, Tsost, Nemeegt, Altai uul, Gilbent which are elevated over 3000 meters above the sea level and the great sand dunes of Khongoryn Els which continues 185 km to the North of the country, the widest deserts such as Shalba, Borzon, Zeemeg, Zag and Suuj. Most of the area is covered with light grey and light brown topsoil with 250 konds of rare bush – type and foliaged medicinal herbs. [More...]

Itineraries

Day 1 Arrive in Ulaanbaatar and City tour
Arrival to Ulaanbaatar and check in hotel. You'll be greeted at the airport and escorted to your hotel. City sightseeing tour including a visit Gandan Monastery, Sukhbaatar square, Government house, Zaisan Hill War Memorial to get bearings with a panoramic view of the whole city. On the way back will visit Bogd Khan Palace. Overnight in the hotel.

Day 2-3 Terelj National Park
After breakfast, we will pick up from the hotel and will drive around 71 km to reach the National Park Terelj–most exciting place near the city. We will explore the extraordinary formation of rocks and stones, which some of them look quite similar with Turtle, person who reading book and others – by walking or horse riding, where we need to rent horses from local area. Riding horse tour and Lunchbox. The Terelj National Park is one of the parts of Khenty Mountain Range. Lunch in the tourist camp. Then, we will visit local horse breeding family. There we have a chance to experience the nomad’s way of life. Dinner and overnight in ger camp.

Day 4 Visit in the Omnogobi province
After breakfast, we will drive back to Ulaanbaatar. And we will have a 1.2 hrs flight to Dalanzadgad of Omnogobi province. Lunch. Drive to tourist camp. Dinner and overnight in Tourist ger camp.
Day 5 Yol Canyon-Three Beauty Mountains and Nomadic family in Gobi desert
Today we have a day trip to Yol canyon – exciting place, which composed from rocky high mountain ranges of Three Beauties of Gobi and Altai Mountain. Lunchbox in nature. Dinner & overnight in the tourist camp.

Day 6 Flamming Cliffs and Khongoriin Els
After breakfast, we will drive to Tugrigiin Shiree site, famous for the “Fighting Dinosaurs,” a fossil of a Protuberates and a Velociraptor locked in the combat. Also, visit the legendary “Flaming Cliffs,” where, in 1922, the first nest of dinosaur eggs the world had ever seen was discovered. Lunchbox. Afternoon will arrive in Khongoryn Els sand dunes. Dinner & Overnight in tourist camp.

Day 7 Ulaanbaatar and City tour
After breakfast will have a flight back to Ulaanbaatar. City tour options and you will be taken to souvenir and cashmere shops. Lunch in Restaurant. A farewell Dinner and Overnight in the hotel.

Day 8 Departure
You will be transferred from your hotel to the airport.

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Photos


Gandan Monastry	Nemegt canyon	Our tourist with guide


Tourist	Mongolian soyombo	Monks


Camels	Tourist in Gobi	Mongolia ger


Mongolian aircraft	Mongolia sunset	Gobi

Price

Person	Price
2-4	1290 USD / 922 Euro
5-9	1158 USD / 827 Euro
10-18	1059 USD / 759 Euro

Included:

Twin bedded rooms in a hotel
Shared accommodation in tourist ger camp
Guiding and interpreting service
All meals as listed in the itinerary
Daily supply of bottled water
Transfers by vehicle 4x4
Domestic flght
Local guides
All entrance fees
boat, horse and other instruments

Not included:

international airfare
optional activity cost
alcoholic drinks
international airport departure tax (uds13)
Personal equipments
travel insurance

Please not single room is available at extra cost (usd 60) just book in advance.

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Testimonials

Thanks
Isn’t Mongolian Gobi the most wonderful place, is it? A very beautiful! I wanted to say it again and round Mongolia for 12 days. Wend to a dinosaurs land with a camel and stayed in next to Orhon waterfall. We saw a zebros in Hustain Nuruu National Park and Erdene zuu temple, we heard those zebras are came from Scotland and now they are more than zoo. (Continue)

06 Jun 2005
Will Yonk, Francisco Degur, Yank Stam
From Scotland

Thank you very much
Mongolia has a clear blue sky, so you can see thousands of stars in night time. We will go back at 4.00am. I liked Mongolian people’s kindness. Specially the family we stayed was a really nice for us. Happy for they gave us a dry curd, milk, airag (Mongolian alcohol from milk-Kumis) and more. (Continue)

2006 Jul 16
Duesell Shniezel. Shulz Shniezel
From Germany