Overview: this tour offers you to discover ancient capital of Mongolia.
Length: 6 days 5 nights
Area: Central Mongolia
Potential dates and weather condition: all year around
Difficulties, experience: easy moderate. Initiation trip, no experience in the activity requested.
Distance: 876 km
Highlights:
Itinerary:
Day 1. Arrival in Ulaanbaatar.
Day 2. Ancient city Kharkhorin, Erdene zuu monastery.
Day 3. Elsen tasarkhai – semi dessert. Khugnu khan mountain.
Day 4. Khustai national park.
Day 5. City tour, folklore concert.
Day 6. Departure day.
Detailed itinerary:
Day 1. Arrival
Arrival in Ulaanbaatar. Transfer to a hotel. (D)
Day 2. Ancient city Kharkhorin, Erdene zuu monastery
After breakfast drive to ancient city Kharkhorin. Kharkhorin is located at the lower end of the upper valley of the Orkhon River which is included within UNESCOs World Heritage Site Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape. The location marks the easternmost foothills of the Khangai Mountains, where they meet the rolling steppe of central Mongolia. Visit Erdene zuu monastery. The Erdene Zuu Monastery is probably the earliest surviving Buddhist monastery in Mongolia. Located in Övörkhangai Province, approximately 2 km north-east from the center of Kharkhorin and adjacent to the ancient city of Karakorum, it is part of the Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape World Heritage Site. Overnight in a tourist camp. (B, L, D)
Day 3. Elsen tasarkhai – semi dessert. Khugnu khan mountain
Drive to Elsen tasarkhai – semi dessert. Khugnu khan mountain. Overnight at camp. (B, L, D)
Day 4. Khustai national park
Drive to Khustai national park. Khustain Nuruu National Park, also known as Hustai National Park, is a large conservation area in central Mongolias Töv Province. Its known for its population of wild takhi (Przewalskis horse) and its ger camps. Drive back to Ulaanbaatar. Overnight in a hotel. (B, L, D)
Day 5. City tour, folklore concert
After breakfast visit State department store, Gobi factory store, Zaisan memorial, folklore concert. After dinner folklore concert. Overnight in a hotel. (B, L, D)
Day 6. Departure
Departure day. Transfer to airport. (B)
2 pax | 4 pax | 6 pax | 8 pax |
895$ | 630$ | 550$ | 510$ |
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