Asia's Unspoiled Wilderness Grand Tour
tour overview
Mongolian pastoral herders make up one of the world's last remaining nomadic cultures. For millennia, herders have lived on the Mongolian land and they still live in traditional felt tents, subsisting on the meat and milk of their animals, and living as free as the country is wide.
For this tour, you will stay separate ger neighbouring nomadic family and meals are prepared by our chef and served to you in your ger. You will be experience in daily life of nomadic family and socialize with team as a family member and relax.
We think it is a great tour which gives you a real insight into Mongolia. As always with us though, you can change any of this if you want. Make it longer or shorter it's up to you.
This offer will give you incredible experience about nomadic culture and tradition and will stay you lifelong warm memories.
tour itinerary
DAY 1. ULAANBAATAR
You will be met by your guide at the international airport of UB and transferred to UB Hotel. In the afternoon, after a lunch, you will enjoy a leisurely time of sightseeing around UB and visit to the Gandan Monastery and the National History Museum where presents our history and culture from prehistoric to the present day. Early evening after sightseeing program, we invite you a welcome dinner at a restaurant.
Accommadtion: Hotel
Meals:
D
DAY 2-4. ALTAN BULAG, TUV PROVINCE
Experience everyday life of nomads, early rising to try cow and sheep milking as a help with housewife, herd sheep on horseback, admiring beauty of nature, learn how to call vary age of sheep and goats and colour of them. For the lunch, help you make dumpling cooking and enjoy your first made Mongolian meal. And learn dairy food production. Yoghurt, dried curds etc. Learn cooking nomadic noodle soup.
Accommadtion: Ger (Yurt)
Meals:
B
L
D
DAY 5. KHARKHORUM
We head out of the city early this morning to Kharkhorum via Hustai NP which serves as a breeding centre for Takhi re-introduction programmes throughout Mongolia and the Central Asian Steppe. Takhi is the world's last truly wild horse and is critically endangered. Early afternoon we will arrive in Kharakhorum and visit Erdenezuu Monastery. After it we will visit Karakhorum Museum. Overnight stay at Ger camp.
Accommadtion: Ger Camp
Meals:
B
L
D
DAY 6. TERELJ NATIONAL PARK
Morning check out from the Ger camp and we'll drive to Terelj National Park on the way we'll have a lunch at tourist camp near Elsen Tasarkhai sand dunes. Terelj National Park where you'll spend another night is located right in the middle of the Khentii Mountain Range. Settle into your room at a traditional Ger (yurt) tourist camp in Terelj. Early afternoon, we'll visit to a local nomadic family and experience traditional dairy products and horse ride (optional) to interesting natural rock formulation named as a Turtle Rock. Family style dinner served in the evening.
Accommadtion: Ger Camp
Meals:
B
L
D
DAY 7. ULAANBAATAR
This morning you'll head to UB and on the way you'll visit the statue of Genghis Khan which is currently the biggest equestrian statue in the world. Here we may spend approx 2 hours after that toward to the capital city. After a lunch, you should also have time to visit the “Gobi” cashmere factory store and antique shop (optional). Before a farewell dinner, in the early evening, you'll attend traditional folk art performance.
Accommadtion: Hotel
Meals:
B
L
D
DAY 8. DEPARTURE
After breakfast you will be transferred to the airport for your onward flight and our service ends.
holiday information
What's included
Full services of guide and driver
- Full services of both guide and driver
- 7 breakfasts, 7 lunches, 7 dinners
- Drinking water throughout tour
- All transport ( minibus or 4WD)
- National park/reserves entrance fees
- All nights' accommodation including hotel in UB
- All others indicated in program
What's not included
- Visa
- Hotel refreshments
- Travel insurance
- Airplane ticket and taxes
- Excess baggage charges
- Daily personal expenses
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tour details
- Duration: 8 days
- Price from: $2050
- Accommodation: 2 nights 4 Star hotel, 1 night Ger Camp and 3 nights own ger (yurt) neighbouring with a nomadic family.
- Meal plan: All our tours include full board, but other meals are often not included especially in UB. This allows you to try the cuisine in local restaurants and also to choose what and where to eat and how much to spend. Please ask us before booking if you have any specific requirements.