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 NATURE EXPLORING ECO TOUR


Tour code: N-07
Offered season: March-October
Total distance: 800 km by plane, 1500 km by jeep, 5 km by horse, 5 km by camel, 20 km boat sailing
Activity: Hiking, boat sailing, horseback riding, yak back riding
Special things advised to bring: Warm sweaters, jacket, Sun hat, sun glasses, Good hiking shoes, Binocular


Day 1: Ulaanbaatar capital
Arrival in Ulaanbaatar city, Transfer to hotel, Accommodation, Lunch in Chinggis restaurant, City tour including visits to Gandantegchilen Monastery- Present biggest monastery, which houses for giant standing Buddha statue, National History Museum gives you real insight into Mongolian origin and history, Natural History Museum offers nice chance to see petrified dinosaur skeletons and nestled eggs, Visit main Square Sukhbaatar, Friendship Monument on Zaisan hill, Free time for shopping the main street shops, art shops and antique shops, National Folk Performance Concert with songs and contortion acts, Dinner, Stay in hotel

Day 2: Khuvsgul Lake
Breakfast, Fly to Moron in Khuvsgul Province in the morning early, Walking in Moron town exploring the main square, Lunch in hotel in Moron, Drive to Khuvsgul Lake /145 km & 5-6 hours driving/, The lake is located in impressive Khuvsgul National Park, which comprises high mountain ranges with snow caped peaks, azure lake, green forest, beautiful river, Dinner, Stay overnight in Ger tourist camp

Day 3: Khuvsgul Lake
Breakfast, Visit to tepees tent to explore the tribe's lifestyle, herd of reindeers and talk with them about their life in the forest, Drive to mountains and hiking to Khisaa peak, This is good place to explore the surrounding view of majestic mountain ranges in the far distance, islands in the beautiful lake and clouds moving in below of the peak, Timely photographing on the peak, 6-7 hours soft hiking, Lunch in open air, Return to tourist camp, Free time, Motor boat sailing to a small island in middle of lake-2 hours, Dinner, Stay overnight intourist camp

Day 4: Moron town
Breakfast, Trip to Complex of Deer Monuments and circle graves dated to III B.C in Uushig valley, Drive to Delger river and explore Ovoo-pile of stones, which is devoted for god of nature, Picnic lunch at the bank of river, Drive to Ider river crossing green meadow valley /240 km & 8-9 hours driving/, Explore the hot spa, Dinner, Campfire work, Stay in tent camping on bank of river Ider

Day 5: Tariat village
Breakfast, Drive to small temple on the top of high hill in Tariat village, Joyful driving in smooth green hills and forest /185 km & 6-7 hours drive/, Visit temple and explore how lamas are reading Tibeten books and praying for god, Lunch, Visit to nomad's Ger-home, Experience nomadic lifestyle and nomads daily activities, Talking with nomads about their life and children, There is nice chance to try diary products from yak milk, If the family has gentle yaks, try yak back riding, Mongolian cuisine-Barbecue
Dinner, Overnight in tent camping

Day 6 : Terkh White Lake and Khorgo Volcano
Breakfast, Trip to White Lake with a lot of species fish, Walking on the bank river exploring the pile's of stones devoted for lake, Explore the ground cave with ice in summer hottest days, the stone shelters formed by lava from exploding crater, Lunch, Hiking to Khorgo Extinct Volcano, which is very tiny and covered with trees, Explore the crater with small lake inside of it, Trip to another big crater and lake, where are many emigrating birds, Hiking to mountains and explore the cave with several rooms, Trekking in this beautiful national park, Dinner, stay in tourist camp

Day 7: Taikhar Rock and Hot Spa Tsenher
Breakfast, Trip to Chuluut wild water river and river cliff, on where you can see fish swimming in the river in deep cliff, Explore the giant old tree-100 Branches sacred tree, On the way picnic lunch, Drive continue to Taikhar Rock Inscription, Explore many kinds of scripts dated III-XVIII centuries such as Turkish, old Mongolian, Chinese character, Tibetan and modern Mongolian Cyrillics, Explore small beautiful Tsetserleg town and Visit to Zay Gegeen Temple Museum dated to 1750-s, Lunch, Drive to Hot Spa, Free time, Horseback riding in green hills - 1 hour, Enjoy in spa and its surrounding area, Dinner, Stay in tourist camp

Day 8: Khara Khorum
Breakfast, Drive to Khoshoo Tsaidam on the bank of Orkhon river to explore Turkish Rock Inscription-Monuments /7-9 centuries/ about Kultigen King of Turkish tribe and battling, Lunch at the tourist camp, Drive to Khara Khorin town, where developed Khara Khorum capital of Great Mongolian Empire in 13-th century, Explore Erdene Zuu Monastery Museum - First Biggest Buddhist Center in medieval ages and it was closed and badly damaged in 1930's, Explore Turtle rock on the south hill, Dinner, Stay in the tourist camp

Day 9: Elsen Tasarhai sand dunes
Breakfast, Drive to Elsen tasarhai sand dunes in Burd village area, Explore the sand dunes, small lake with swans, Trekking on the sand dunes with vegetation and lizard, Lunch, Trip to Erdene Hambiin Temple and Temple Ruins dated to 1700-s, The visit to this temple ruins gives you the imagination of Purge' period of 1930-s and also the interesting technics and technologies used in XVII century, Hiking to Manduhai hill in Khogno khan Mt, which keeps a very sad story about Buddhist monks, Dinner, Stay in tourist camp

Day 10: Wild Horses National Park
Breakfast, Drive to Khustain Nuruu National Park, where herds of wild horse Przevalskii are re-acclimatizing since 1991, /320 km & 6-7 hours driving/, Lunch in restaurant at the national park, Explore wild horses /Mongolian name is takhi/ in several enclosures, Visit natural museum displaying about wild horses and the national park area including flora and fauna, Drive to Ulaanbaatar city, Transfer to the hotel, Free time, Dinner, Stay in the hotel

Day 11: Departure
Breakfast, Transfer to the airport/ train station, Departure


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