Mongolia Gobi Desert Tour (7 days Gobi and Kharkhorin)

Day 1. Mongolia Gobi Desert Tour- Erdenezuu and the Kharakhorum

The Kharakhorum was established in 1220 and was the capital city of the Great Mongolian Empire. Chinggis Khaan and his descendant Khaan Ugudei, Guyug, and Munkh lived here ruling the empire. Soldiers of the Chinese Ming Dynasty destroyed the town in the 14th Century. The ruins of Karakorum have been protected since 1961 and was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996. Once we reach there, we will visit the “Erdenezuu” monastery to discover tombs, a temple, and a real Buddhist temple. After that, we will visit the Wall of the Mongolian Empire to learn information. 

·         Accommodation: Family Yurt or Tourist camp (L+D)

·         Activities: Hiking, visiting a natural wonder and photo shooting, discover

Day 2. Ongyn Khiid monastery

We will drive to Ongyn temple; it was established in the 1760s by Bari Yonzon Khamba in a small mountainous bank area along the Ongi River. During that time, the monastery had over 1000 monks and a complex of around 30 temples. The Ongi temple is still active, but now only a few monks perform its functions.

·         Accommodation: Family Yurt or Tourist camp (B+L+D)

·         Activities: Hiking, visiting a natural wonder and photo shooting

Day 3. Bayan Zag – “Flaming Cliffs”

After breakfast, we will drive to next point Bayanzag; it is located near the centre of Bulgan Soum, is internationally famous for the paleontological discovery of dinosaurs remains from the Paleolithic Era that includes complete skeletons, eggs, and hatchlings of the Cretaceous Period. Dinosaurs skeletons discovered here including Protoceratops, Oviraptor and the heavily armoured Pinacosaurus that were living 70-80 million years ago. Flaming Cliffs were found in 1922 by the explorer Roy Chapman Andrews, who visited in Mongolia.

·         Accommodation: Family Yurt or Tourist Camp (B+L+D)

·         Activities: Hiking, visiting a natural wonder, climb up to cliffs, photo shooting and discover dinosaur eggs

Day 4. “Khongoryn Els” dunes

After breakfast, we will discover the beautiful Khongor Els Sand Dunes with an extraordinary length of 180 kilometres and 15-20 meters full lie on the northern part of the mountains of Sevree and Zuulen. The vast dunes are part of the desert zone that makes up around 3% of Mongolian territory.

·         Accommodation: Family Yurt or Tourist Camp (B+L+D)

·         Activities: Hiking, visiting a natural wonder, camel riding and climb up to dunes

Day5. ” Three beauty mountains” National Park (Bearded Eagle Canyon)

After breakfast, we will drive to the well know a place “Yoliin Am,” it is the narrow ice canyon of a river that flows through 2815 meters high of sea level Zuun Saikhan Mountains. The gorge sheered rocky walls with a height of about 200 meters high in the central part. This area has been protected since 1965 and has an area of 70 square kilometres. However, today “Yoliin Am” is one of the Strictly Protected Areas of Mongolia. 

·         Accommodation: Tourist camp or Nomadic Family (B+L+D)

·         Activities: Hiking, visiting a natural wonder and horse riding

Day 6. Tsagaan suvraga and Dundgovi (ancient sea shore)

After breakfast, we will drive to our next point. With its fantastic colour combinations, Tsagaan Suvarga or “White Stupas” is one of Mongolia’s most magnificent natural wonder. It is interesting to discover the scared cliffs of Tsagaan Suvarga, facing east from a distance it looks like the ruin of an ancient town or a complex of white stupas. Over a hundred thousands of years, the wind has carved this fantastic natural wonder. The cliff is 62 meters high and 400 meters wide. Tsagaan Suvarga was a sea bottom, and its eroded cliffs are rich in fossil seashells.

·         Accommodation: Nomadic Family or Tourist camp (B+L+D)

·         Activities: Hiking, visiting a historical place, photo shooting and discover camel herding nomadic life

Day 7. Drive to Ulaanbaatar

Return to Ulaanbaatar city. Today we will shop at cashmere factory stores of Goyo and Gobi, the most famous cashmere brands in Mongolia. (B+L)