Day 01: Arrive Ulaanbaatar

Arrival in Ulaanbaatar and transfer to your hotel. Check in time starts 1500 hrs.
Overnight: Park Hotel, Ulaanbaatar (1 night)

Day 02: Ulaanbaatar/Hustain Nuruu National Park (Drive)

After breakfast drive to Hustain Nuruu National Park. Drive deep into the National Park in search of Przewalski horses (takhi), ancestor of all modern-day horses in the world. If you have binoculars, please bring them. View a short documentary and visit the museum.
Overnight: Ger Camp (1 night) (B, L, D)

Day 03: Hustain Nuruu National Park/Ulaanbaatar (Drive)

After breakfast drive to Hui Doloon Hudag for the horse racing event of the Naadam Festival. Enjoy watching horse races and immersing in the atmosphere. Afterwards drive back to the hotel in Ulaanbaatar.
Overnight: Park Hotel, Ulaanbaatar (2 nights) (B, L, D)

Day 04: Ulaanbaatar

Attend the opening ceremony of the Naadam Festival plus a Naadam Gala Dinner and Folk Concert in the evening. The highlight of the Mongolian festival calendar, the Naadam Festival dates back several centuries and takes place each year on July 11-13. Originally a test of a nomad’s aptitude, it requires strength, stamina, accurate marksmanship and skillful horsemanship. Given the equine nature of nomadic life, much importance is placed on the horse races. Drawing herdsmen from hundreds of miles around and townsfolk alike, races are staged on the vast steppes covering distances of up to 20 miles. (B, L, D)

Day 05: Ulaanbaatar/Baga Gazriin Chuluu (Drive)

Early morning begin your journey to Baga Gazriin Chuluu, a unique formation of rocks. Visit ruins of an ancient temple and explore the area.
Overnight: Ger Camp (1 night) (B, L, D)

Day 06: Baga Gazriin Chuluu/Tsagaan Suvarga (Drive)

After breakfast visit the ruins of Sum Khukh Burd Temple. Continue driving to Tsagaan Suvarga, a fascinating white limestone cliff which resembles a Stupa.
Overnight: Ger Camp (1 night) (B, L, D)

Day 07: Tsagaan Suvarga/Yol Valley (Drive)

After breakfast at the camp spend the day on a full day excursion to Yoliin Am National Park for hiking and an opportunity to photograph the stunning landscape. Picnic lunch. Spend the afternoon hiking or relaxing.
Overnight: Ger Camp (1 night) (B, L, D)

Day 08: Yol Valley/Khongor Sand Dunes (Drive)

After breakfast drive to Khongor Sand Dunes known as the Singing Dunes. Enjoy a picnic lunch. A climb up to the sand dunes will be rewarded with a breathtaking view. In the evening observe a spectacular sunset.
Overnight: Ger Camp (1 night) (B, L, D)

Day 09: Khongor Sand Dunes/Bayanzag (Drive)

After breakfast drive to the world-famous Flaming Cliffs (Bayanzag) rich in saxaul trees of Gobi. Explore the site of the first paleontological discoveries in Mongolia by following the footsteps of Roy Chapman Andrews (January 26, 1884 – March 11, 1960), an American explorer, adventurer and naturalist. Visit a nomadic camel breeding family and experience the hospitality of Mongolian nomads. Enjoy a short camel ride.
Overnight: Ger Camp (1 night) (B, L, D)

Day 10: Bayanzag/Ongi Monastery (Drive)

After breakfast drive north. Visit the ruins of once great Ongi Monastery, visit a local restored temple and have a walk in the surrounding area.
Overnight: Ger Camp (1 night) (B, L, D)

Day 11: Ongi Monastery/Karakorum (Drive)

After breakfast drive to Karakorum, once the capital of the 13th century Great Mongol Empire. Visit Erdene- Zuu Monastery, which was the first and the largest monastery in Mongolia built on the ruins of the ancient capital. Tour the monastery and visit several temples with excellent examples of Buddhist Thangka paintings and statues dating back to the 17th century. Visit the Karakorum museum.
Overnight: Ger Camp (1 night) (B, L, D)

Day 12: Karakorum/Erdene Zuu Tsenkher Hot Spring (Drive)

Drive to the Tsenkher Hot Spring. Spend the day relaxing in natural spa and walking in the surrounding forest.
Overnight: Ger Camp (1 night) (B, L, D)

Day 13: Erdene Zuu Tsenkher Hot Spring/Lake Ugii (Drive)

Drive to Lake Ugii in Arkhangai province. Enjoy bird watching by the lake shore.
Overnight: Ger Camp (1 night) (B, L, D)

Day 14: Lake Ugii/Ulaanbaatar (Drive)

After breakfast at the camp return drive back to Ulaanbaatar.
Overnight: Park Hotel, Ulaanbaatar (1 night) (B, L)

Day 15: Depart Ulaanbaatar

After our enlightening journey through the Gobi & Central of Mongolia, you are transferred to the airport for the departure flight. (B)

B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner

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