Gun Galuut National Reservation Grand Tour
tour overview
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In the beautiful Khentii Mountain Range, from southeast Ulaanbaatar, lie a stables of well-trained horses who offer the ideal way to explore this lovely part of the world. Your journey will start in the Eastern region of Mongolia, from the beautiful combination of mountain and steppe. The intriguing and changing landscapes of the wide-open meadows, rolling hills, vast steppe, rushing rivers is set against a backdrop of the impressive the majestic Khentii mountains. From the Terelj NP you will ride for 7 adventure filled days up into the breath taking Khentii mountains and through the east central Mongolian Steppes. You will ford rivers, pass through mixture of mountains and steppe, explore magnificent rocky gorges and ride over ridges. The fast paced portion of the ride will have you galloping across the water meadows and racing along the soft valley tracks of the range before crossing over into Gun Galuut nature reserve where the harmonized complex of high mountains, steppes, rivers, lakes and wetlands as well are kept enough as its original condition. Guests can have great opportunity to trot, canter and gallop while enjoying to see Gun-Galuut vast steppe seems to meet the sky.
tour itinerary
DAY 1. Ulaanbaatar transfer to Terelj National Park
You will be transferred by mini-van to Terelj National Park. This 90 km transfer will take approximately 1.5 hours located right in the middle of the Khentii Mountain Range. Settle into your room at a traditional ger (yurt) tourist camp in Terelj. After lunch, riders are scheduled to have a briefing with our staff including riding guide who will lead your horse trekking and exercise short practice of riding.
Accommadtion: Ger Camp
Meals:
L
D
DAY 2. Ride to Bosgo Bridge
After breakfast we will ride from the camp up the valley of the Bayan River towards the Bosgo bridge. The route is well off the beaten track through amazing forest and grassy meadow surrounded by beautiful mountains. Arrive at the Bayan River and stop for lunch. In the afternoon, riding is varied, small canyons, hills and the wide open spaces where you can canter and trot sometimes. In the early evening the route leads you to the Bosgo Bridge and we will camp here. After adventurous full day horse ride, traditional gourmet dinner will be served and you can enjoy talking with your friends under deep blue night sky before sleeping.
Accommadtion: tent camp
Meals:
B
L
D
DAY 3. Ride to Yellow Spring Spa
The route today leads through the valley of Bayan River with its multicoloured rock formations, wide open spaces then canter on the large tracks leading to the Yellow Spring Spa. We will have lunch at Inner Gutai and in afternoon the ride will go to some river canyons and hills following along mountain streams taking many varied wildflowers. Camping out in tents and a camp fire dinner.
Accommadtion: tent camp
Meals:
B
L
D
DAY 4. Ride to Peacock Valley through Moom Hill
After a hearty breakfast, pack your gear ready to be taken a head to our next point. The ride will pass through forests and clear mountain rivers before reaching Moom Hill where we can have a lunch. Days end will be a tent camp alongside Peacock Valley and dine under the stars.
Accommadtion: tent camp
Meals:
B
L
D
DAY 5. Ride to Nuurent Steppe
Time to leave Peacock Valley and ride on to Nuurent Steppe. Another 25 km ride across wide open steppe so that it provides a great opportunity to canter or trout to get there in time for dinner.
Accommadtion: tent camp
Meals:
B
L
D
DAY 6. Ride to Gun Galuut Nature Reserve
This morning you will leave the Nuurent Steppe to continue to another point called as Gun Galuut where you will ride through wonderful nature landscape including imposing mountains Baits and Berkh, a home land of rare creatures, Ikh-Gun and Ayaga lakes, a paradise of birds, Kherlen the longest river of Mongolia and Tsengiin Burd wetland, in where water and wetland birds lay their eggs. Enjoy you evening having camp dinner and relax for a clam and healthy sleeping.
Accommadtion: tent camp
Meals:
B
L
D
DAY 7. Ride to Bayan River
Wake up to a new day and after a hearty breakfast saddle and pack up the horses for another day of adventure. Riding again in the mountains and streams of rivers enjoy the amazing views. Our destination is the upper Bayan River and here we make our camp for the night.
Accommadtion: tent camp
Meals:
B
L
D
DAY 8. Ride to Bosog Bridge
After breakfast we will ride again from the camp up the valley of the Bayan River towards the Bosgo bridge. We already experienced this route. The route is well off the beaten track through amazing forest and grassy meadow surrounded by beautiful mountains. Arrive at the Bayan River and stop for lunch. In the afternoon, riding is varied, small canyons, hills and the wide open spaces where you can canter and trot sometimes. In the early evening the route leads you to the Bosgo Bridge and we will camp here. After adventurous full day horse ride, traditional gourmet dinner will be served and you can enjoy talking with your friends under deep blue night sky before sleeping.
Accommadtion: tent camp
Meals:
B
L
D
DAY 9. Ride to Terelj National Park
Today you have to ride through hilly terrain to reach the Terelj NP. The last station of your trip. The one-week adventure ride ends at this point. You will be accommodated at the same traditional tourist camp. Now is the time to say good bye to your travel team and your horse.
Accommadtion: tent camp
Meals:
B
L
D
DAY 10. Transfer to UB
After breakfast drive back to Ulaanbaatar. Visit Bogd Khan Palace, shop Gobi cashmere shop before enjoying an evening concert of National Folklore. Then your farewell dinner will take place and in the evening you can have a drink in a night club or a popular bar. Overnight at the hotel.
Accommadtion: Hotel
Meals:
B
L
D
DAY 11. Departure
After breakfast airport transfer and services ends.
Meals:
B
holiday information
What's included
Full services of guide and driver
- Horse (spare horses taken)
- tour leader English speaking guide
- chef
- assistance team
- 3 meals per day
- snacks and water on rides
- all nights
What's not included
- Visa
- Hotel refreshments
- Travel insurance
- Travel insurance
- Airplane ticket and taxes
- Excess baggage charges
- Daily personal expenses
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tour details
- Duration: 11 days
- Price from: $2400
- Accommodation: 1 nights 4 Star hotel, 2 nights Ger Camp, 7 nights in comfortable tent at Khentii Mountain Range
- 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