Itinerary

1. Day 1: Ulaanbaatar (City tour)

   • Arrive in Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia. Depending on the time of arrival and transfer to the hotel, after breakfast, you will enjoy a city tour, including Gandan monastery and visit the biggest square, Sukhbaatar, which is located in the center point of Ulaanbaatar. 
   • Have lunch in a traditional Mongolian restaurant. After that, visit to Natural History Museum, which is famous for its authentic dinosaur skeletons and fossils (Bogd Khaan Palace Museum) and visit Zaisan Memorial Hill to view the whole city from there.

   Eat welcome dinner at a restaurant and stay overnight in a hotel. 

   Meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner

2. Day 2: Ulaanbaatar to Hustai National Park

   • Drive to Hustai National Park to see the wild horses or Przewalski's Horses re-introduced back to Mongolia. The Hustai National Park in Mongolia is world famous for the successful reintroduction of the Przewalski's Horse. In 2008, there were 20 groups of Prezwalski horses, and their total number reached over 230. 
   • Arrive at the Hustai National Park in the late afternoon. 
   • You will observe wild horses and feel the silence in the National Park area. 

   Stay overnight in ger at a tourist camp. (ger means Mongolian traditional felt accommodation) 

   Meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner

3. Day 3: Hustai National Park to Karakorum (Erdene Zuu Monastery)

   • Early morning drive to Karakorum and arrive in late afternoon. 
   • Visit Erdene Zuu Monastery, a great monument of three dynasties. The ancient capital of Mongolia, Karakorum City, was located on the right bank of the Orkhon River and on the northeastern slopes of the Khangai Mountain. Founded by Chinggis Khan in 1220, it was not only the capital of the vast Mongolian Empire but also the epicenter of trade along the Silk Road. At that time, the inhabitants of the city were mostly merchants and craftsmen who came to Karakorum from all over the world. Khubilai Khan moved from the capital of the Mongolian Empire to China, establishing the Yuan Dynasty, and the city began losing its importance. In 1379, much of the city was badly damaged by an attack by the army of the Min Dynasty. 

   Stay overnight in ger at a tourist camp. 

   Meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner

4. Day 4: Karakorum to Orkhon Waterfall

   • Drive to the waterfall after breakfast in the early morning. There is a beautiful landscape on the way to the waterfall. You meet with horse herders to prepare for tomorrow’s horse trip. Water falls from a height of 20 meters at Orkhon Waterfall, which is locally known as Ulaan Tsutgalan. 

   Stay overnight in a tent. 

   Meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner

5. Day 5: From Orkhon Waterfall to Eight Lakes National Park

   • After breakfast, a trekking trip starts to the Eight Lakes National Park. This trekking trip features such an adventure and more experience, across up and down the mountains and hills with beautiful landscapes. 

   Stay four nights in a tent. 

   Meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner

6. Day 6: Horse Ride

   • The territory of Naiman Nuur was created by volcanic eruptions about 8,000 years ago. It is located in the province of Ovorkhangai, about 35 km from Orkhon waterfall. Nevertheless, the track is not compatible with cars or jeeps. The road is very rough, but tourists who enjoy exceptional or wild nature often come to the area from the northwest on horseback. Naiman Lake (Khuisiin Naiman Nuur) is situated over 2,400 meters above sea level. Its area of 11,500 hectares was determined to be a National Monument in 1992.

7. Day 7: Khuisiin 8 Nuur

   • The Eight Lakes mean it comprises a total of eight lakes: Shireet, the largest and most beautiful; Khaliut, Bugat, Khaya, Khuis, Onon, Doroo, and Bayan Uul. Two of them are completely dried up, and the second largest lake, Khuis Nuur, is 10 percent dry. The lakes are surrounded by a high mountain with meadows and dense forests of Siberian Pine and Siberian Larch. The area of Naiman Nuur is usually cooler and colder. The medium air temperature is minus 8 to minus 6 degrees celsius, and the annual precipitation is 400 to 500 millimeters (16-32 inches).

8. Day 8: Khuisiin 8 Lakes

   • Free day on Khuisiin Naiman Nuur.

9. Day 9: Eight Lakes National Park to Tsenkher Hot Springs

   • Drive to Tsenkher Hot Springs. 
   • Transfer to camp and enjoy a bath at the hot spring in the area of the resort.

10. Day 10: Tsenkher Hot Spring to Terkhiin Tsagaan Lake (Volcano)

    • Early in the morning, drive to Terkhiin Tsagaan Lake. 
    • On the way, we will make a short stop in the Tsetserleg, the capital of Arkhangai, visit the Zaya Gegeenii Huree Museum and then continue to drive to the lake. 
    • On the way, visit Taikhar Rock. 
    • Before dinner, you will be transfered to the camp and stay overnight in ger at the tourist camp. 

    Meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner

11. Day 11: Terkhiin Tsagaan Lake to Jargal Jiguur

    • Have a breakfast and lunch at the tourist camp. There is a horse ride available at the National Park. 
    • Afterwards drive to Jargal Jiguur. 

    Stay overnight in ger at the tourist camp.

12. Day 12: Jargal Jiguur to Murun Province

    • Early in the morning, drive through beautiful landscapes to Murun province with a packed lunch on the way. 

    Stay overnight in a hotel.

    Meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner

13. Day 13: Murun province to Khuvsgul National Park

    • Drive to Khuvsgul Lake and transfer to the camp. In the afternoon, you visit with the yak breeding family. 

    Stay overnight in ger at a tourist camp. 

    Meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner

14. Day 14: Discover Khuvsgul National Park

    • During the whole lovely day, you have an opportunity to ride reindeer and observe them. 
    • Kayak trip on the lake. Khuvsgul Lake is reckoned among the purest freshwater lakes in the world. Its surroundings’ are right out of a fairytale. Khuvsgul Lake is the second deepest lake in Central Asia and contains 60% as much water as Lake Baikal. The depth of Khuvsgul Lake is 262 meters, and 136 kilometers long. 

    Stay overnight in ger at the tourist camp. 

    Meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner

15. Day 15: Khuvsgul National Park to Hutag-Undur Sum

    • Drive to Hutag-Undur Sum with a packed lunch on the way. 

    Stay overnight in a local hotel.

    Meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner

16. Day 16: Hutag-Undur Sum to Amarbayasgalant Monastery

    • After breakfast, drive to Amarbayasgalant through Erdene City, which is the biggest city in Mongolia. Make a short stop there.
    • Late in the afternoon, visit a monastery that’s located in Selenge province, northwest of Mongolia - the biggest monastery in Mongolia after Erdene Zuu Monastery. 

    Stay overnight in ger at the tourist camp.

    Meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner

17. Day 17: Amarbayasgalant Monastery to Ulaanbaatar

    • We head back to Ulaanbaatar via Darkhan City which is the capital city of Darkhan Uul province and is Mongolia’s second largest city with a population of 100,000 residents. The modern city of Darkhan, whose foundations were laid in 1967, is one of Mongolia’s largest industrial centres and has many functioning steel processing factories. 
    • Today, we meet with ARTGER /BOODOG BOYS/Ya—lunch time.

18. Day 18: Departure

    • Check out from the hotel and transfer to Chinggis Khaan International Airport or Ulaanbaatar train station for departure.