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Be realistic and do not anticipate a very intensive route that will challenge your stamina on the bumps of dirt roads and test your back and stomach unless you plan an absolutely sporting raid. Count on the following optimum: average car speed of 30 km/hour and 5–6 hours in car per day.

Do not exclude that you may have to shorten your route due to unforeseeable circumstances such as local weather conditions, medical quarantines, etc. or to modify it spontaneously in order to experience an exciting event on the road (a local naadam, traditional ceremony, wedding, etc). It is important to let your emotions thrill. 

No need to "make" all "tourist attractions" of the country to be enchanted by the scenery and the spirit of the nomadic people. The landscapes and skies are sumptuous everywhere and there is no need to move far away from the capital city to be in the middle of nowhere in the infinity of steppes and encounter magic meetings out of time. 

Note that the large strokes indicating the principal axes, when you look at the map, are only dirt roads that are practically everywhere in Mongolia. The few asphalt roads are often worse than the dirt trails. 

We advise to spend some time by a lake or a river and relax (hiking, horse riding , fishing, and swimming)

You will have to cross small towns in countryside on the road for food / drinfs and fuel supply

We will advise you, based on our huge experience in the countryside, to define the best suitable route according to your wishes and possibilities.

Some suggestions of routes and service examples

We present you here below some basic routes that we are used to take, as basis for discussions or already designed travels, by duration : 7 days, 14 days, 19 days, 21 days, 28 days.

Detailed offer upon request, all these routes could be modified according your demands and wishes, especially the rythm could be modified.

All these routes are based on an average of 5 hours of road per travel day.

We also organize some circuits including several days of horse riding and / or trek as you wish, please review our ideas of programs  

NEW : Attend the Eagle festival in Altaï mountains early october

Discover Gobi in winter and experience nomadic life in a real camel herder family in the middle of the Gobi desert. October to april

7 days

Ulaanbaatar - Arkhangai - Ulaanbaatar 

Travel through the vast grassy steppes of the central area, and the Arkhangai mountains. South east of UB, you will find some sand dunes and rocky mountains to climb on, and opened flat steppes to ride within infinity

Discover the valley of the Orkhon river, the center of Chingiis Khan empire, small Tovhon monastory surrounding forested mountains of Arkhangai, Erdenezu monastery in Kharkhorin and Orkhon waterfalls.

In brief : 

Total distance : around 1000 km

Program : 1 day in Ulaanbaatar and 6 days of jeep tour with horse riding in Bayan Onjuul and at Tovhon monastery.

Accomodation : 2 nights in hotel, 4 nights in tents, 1 night in ger (yurt)

Indicative map : 

Example of price / service for an individual travel

Does not include transfers to Mongolia

All inclusive price per person

Jeep tour :

USD 1,050 based on a constituted group of 2 persons / 1 vehicle / 2 joining team members / 7 days

This price corresponds to the following service :

• 2 nights in hotel (double room basis) in Ulaanbaatar and other nights in tents or gers

• Exclusive use for the duration of the stay of one 4x4 vehicle . Fuel and lubricants supply, vehicle maintenance and service; 

• Support team of 2 guides: an interpreter/cook and a driver/mechanic; Including their food and accomodation;

• All transfers in Ulaanbaatar at your request;

• Organization in Ulaanbaatar of visits, entertainment/shopping according to your wishes and preferences (museums, monasteries, open/black markets, tours of ger districts, etc.);

• Welcome and farewell dinners upon arrival in and prior to departure from Mongolia;

• All food and drinks in the countryside with cook preparation

• Camping/cooking/fishing/riding gear rental (tent, sleeping bag, mattress, pillow, cover, table/chair, cookware, saddle, fishing rod and reel);

• Organization of trekking, hiking, horse or camel riding activities during the route according to your requests and our preliminary discussions;

• Fees and taxes for entrance and stay at the national parks, specially protected areas and natural reserves;

• Procurement of an appropriate Mongolian driver’s license for self-driving and related fees.  

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14 days - Option 1

Ulaanbaatar - Gobi - Arkhangai - Ulaanbaatar 

Explore the mythical Gobi Desert and the steppes of the center of the country. 

You will go down in the south Gobi to discover cliffs with the dinosaurs of Bayanzag, the frozen canyon of Yolin Am, to climb the dunes of Khongorin els, enjoy camel riding and discover the buttresses of Gobi Altai, before going up towards the wooded mountains of Arkhangai, the area of the 8 lakes (Naiman nuur), the valley Orkhon, Kharkhorin and Erdenezu monastery.

In brief : 

Total distance : around 2000 km

Program : 1 day in Ulaanbaatar, 11 days of jeep tour, 1 day of rest or trekking/camel riding in Khongorin els sand dunes, 1 day of rest or trekking at Naiman lake in Arkhangai.

Accomodation : 2 nights in hotel, 10 nights in tents, 2 nights in ger (yurt)

Indicative map : 

Example of price / service for an individual travel

Does not include transfers to Mongolia

All inclusive price per person

Jeep tour :

USD 1,450 based on a constituted group of 2 persons / 1 vehicle / 2 joining team members / 14 days

This price corresponds to the following service :

• 2 nights in hotel (double room basis) in Ulaanbaatar and other nights in tents or gers

• Exclusive use for the duration of the stay of one 4x4 vehicle . Fuel and lubricants supply, vehicle maintenance and service; 

• Support team of 2 guides: an interpreter/cook and a driver/mechanic; Including their food and accomodation;

• All transfers in Ulaanbaatar at your request;

• Organization in Ulaanbaatar of visits, entertainment/shopping according to your wishes and preferences (museums, monasteries, open/black markets, tours of ger districts, etc.);

• Welcome and farewell dinners upon arrival in and prior to departure from Mongolia;

• All food and drinks in the countryside with cook preparation

• Camping/cooking/fishing/riding gear rental (tent, sleeping bag, mattress, pillow, cover, table/chair, cookware, saddle, fishing rod and reel);

• Organization of trekking, hiking, horse or camel riding activities during the route according to your requests and our preliminary discussions;

• Fees and taxes for entrance and stay at the national parks, specially protected areas and natural reserves;

• Procurement of an appropriate Mongolian driver’s license for self-driving and related fees.  

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14 days - Option 2

Ulaanbaatar - Khovsgol - Arkhangai - Ulaanbaatar 

The crossed landscapes are mainly mountainous steppes as well as mountains and forests. Discover the most beautiful lakes of Mongolia: the majestic lake Khovsgol, ideal for camping, fishing and ballades. We have horses anf guides there to organize unforgetteable on the banks of the lake and surrounding mountains.

And the magic lake Tekhiin tsagaan where you can make nice walks, observe the birds (significant colonies in the medium of the lake), or fish (pikes especially) This circuit also crosses the Khorgo volcano national park, the falls of the Orkhon river, Kharkhorin and Erdenezu monastery, the canyon of the Chuluut river and the Tovhon monastery.

In brief : 

Total distance : around 1900 km

Program : 1 day in Ulaanbaatar, 11 days of jeep tour, 1 day of rest or trekking at Terkhiin tsagaan lake, 1 day of rest or horseriding at Khovsgol lake

Accomodation : 2 nights in hotel, 10 nights in tents, 2 nights in ger (yurt)

Indicative map : 

Example of price / service for an individual travel

Does not include transfers to Mongolia

All inclusive price per person

Jeep tour :

USD 1,450 based on a constituted group of 2 persons / 1 vehicle / 2 joining team members / 14 days

This price corresponds to the following service :

• 2 nights in hotel (double room basis) in Ulaanbaatar and other nights in tents or gers

• Exclusive use for the duration of the stay of one 4x4 vehicle . Fuel and lubricants supply, vehicle maintenance and service; 

• Support team of 2 guides: an interpreter/cook and a driver/mechanic; Including their food and accomodation;

• All transfers in Ulaanbaatar at your request;

• Organization in Ulaanbaatar of visits, entertainment/shopping according to your wishes and preferences (museums, monasteries, open/black markets, tours of ger districts, etc.);

• Welcome and farewell dinners upon arrival in and prior to departure from Mongolia;

• All food and drinks in the countryside with cook preparation

• Camping/cooking/fishing/riding gear rental (tent, sleeping bag, mattress, pillow, cover, table/chair, cookware, saddle, fishing rod and reel);

• Organization of trekking, hiking, horse or camel riding activities during the route according to your requests and our preliminary discussions;

• Fees and taxes for entrance and stay at the national parks, specially protected areas and natural reserves;

• Procurement of an appropriate Mongolian driver’s license for self-driving and related fees.  

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19 days  

Ulaanbaatar - Olgii-Altai mountains - Arkhangai - Ulaanbaatar

A fabulous route : the discovery of the majestic Altaï mountains and the wild infinite of the Gobi Altai desert and the great lakes depression. You will drive along the immenses sand dunes of the Mongol els before to cross the Arkhangai mounts in their most desertic and high part. 

In brief : 

Total distance : around 3900 km (1700 km by plane, 2200 km by car)

Program : 1 day in Ulaanbaatar, 17 days of jeep tour, 2 days of rest or trekking in Hurgan and Ereen lakes

Accomodation : 2 nights in hotel, 15 nights in tents, 2 nights in ger (yurt)

Indicative map : 

Example of price / service for an individual travel

Does not include transfers to Mongolia

USD 1,900 based on a constituted group of 2 persons / 1 vehicle / 2 joining team members / 19 days

This price corresponds to the following service :

• 2 nights in hotel (double room basis) in Ulaanbaatar and other nights in tents or gers

• Exclusive use for the duration of the stay of 1 4x4 vehicle, including fuel and lubricants supply, vehicle maintenance and service; 

• Support team of 2 guides: an interpreter/cook and a driver/mechanic; Including their food and accomodation;

• All transfers in Ulaanbaatar at your request;

• Organization in Ulaanbaatar of visits, entertainment/shopping according to your wishes and preferences (museums, monasteries, open/black markets, tours of ger districts, etc.);

• Welcome and farewell dinners upon arrival in and prior to departure from Mongolia;

• All food and drinks in the countryside with cook preparation

• Camping/cooking/fishing/riding gear rental (tent, sleeping bag, mattress, pillow, cover, table/chair, cookware, saddle, fishing rod and reel);

• Organization of trekking, hiking, horse or camel riding activities during the route according to your requests and our preliminary discussions;

• Fees and taxes for entrance and stay at the national parks, specially protected areas and natural reserves;  

• Domestic fligth Ulaanbaatar - Olgii

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21 days - Option 1

Ulaanbaatar - Gobi - Arkhangai - Khovsgol - Ulaanbaatar 

Discover the most varied landscapes of Mongolia: desert steppes of the south, dunes of Gobi, mountains of the center, and the lake Khovsgol surrounded by taïga and high mountains. This circuit also passes by the national park of Khorgo, the falls of the Orkhon river, Kharkhorin and the Erdenezu monastery, the canyon of the Chuluut river and the Tovhon monastery.

In brief : 

Total distance : around 3000 km

Program : 1 day in Ulaanbaatar, 17 days of jeep tour, 1 day of rest or trekking/camel riding in Khongorin els sand dunes, 1 day of rest or trekking at Naiman lake in Arkhangai, 1 day of rest or horseriding at Khovsgol lake

Accomodation : 2 nights in hotel, 17 nights in tents, 2 nights in ger (yurt)

Indicative map : 

Example of price / service for an individual travel

Does not include transfers to Mongolia

All inclusive price per person

Jeep tour :

USD 1,500 based on a constituted group of 4 persons / 1 vehicle / 2 joining team members / 21 days

This price corresponds to the following service :

• 2 nights in hotel (double room basis) in Ulaanbaatar and other nights in tents or gers

• Exclusive use for the duration of the stay of one 4x4 vehicle . Fuel and lubricants supply, vehicle maintenance and service; 

• Support team of 2 guides: an interpreter/cook and a driver/mechanic; Including their food and accomodation;

• All transfers in Ulaanbaatar at your request;

• Organization in Ulaanbaatar of visits, entertainment/shopping according to your wishes and preferences (museums, monasteries, open/black markets, tours of ger districts, etc.);

• Welcome and farewell dinners upon arrival in and prior to departure from Mongolia;

• All food and drinks in the countryside with cook preparation

• Camping/cooking/fishing/riding gear rental (tent, sleeping bag, mattress, pillow, cover, table/chair, cookware, saddle, fishing rod and reel);

• Organization of trekking, hiking, horse or camel riding activities during the route according to your requests and our preliminary discussions;

• Fees and taxes for entrance and stay at the national parks, specially protected areas and natural reserves;

• Procurement of an appropriate Mongolian driver’s license for self-driving and related fees.  

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21 days - Option 2

Ulaanbaatar - Gobi - Gobi Altaï - Arkhangai - Ulaanbaatar 

Discover the splendour of Gobi Altaï, the lake Ereen lost in the middle of the dunes, the lake Terkhiin tsagaan and the volcano Khorgo, Kharkhorin and the Erdenezu monastery, the canyon of the Chuluut river.

In brief : 

Total distance : around 3200 km

Program : 1 day in Ulaanbaatar, 19 days of jeep tour, 1 day of rest or trekking at Terkhiin tsagaan lake

Accomodation : 2 nights in hotel, 17 nights in tents, 2 nights in ger (yurt)

Indicative map : 

Example of price / service for an individual travel

Does not include transfers to Mongolia

All inclusive price per person

Jeep tour :

USD 1,500 based on a constituted group of 4 persons / 1 vehicle / 2 joining team members / 21 days

This price corresponds to the following service :

• 2 nights in hotel (double room basis) in Ulaanbaatar and other nights in tents or gers

• Exclusive use for the duration of the stay of one 4x4 vehicle . Fuel and lubricants supply, vehicle maintenance and service; 

• Support team of 2 guides: an interpreter/cook and a driver/mechanic; Including their food and accomodation;

• All transfers in Ulaanbaatar at your request;

• Organization in Ulaanbaatar of visits, entertainment/shopping according to your wishes and preferences (museums, monasteries, open/black markets, tours of ger districts, etc.);

• Welcome and farewell dinners upon arrival in and prior to departure from Mongolia;

• All food and drinks in the countryside with cook preparation

• Camping/cooking/fishing/riding gear rental (tent, sleeping bag, mattress, pillow, cover, table/chair, cookware, saddle, fishing rod and reel);

• Organization of trekking, hiking, horse or camel riding activities during the route according to your requests and our preliminary discussions;  

• Fees and taxes for entrance and stay at the national parks, specially protected areas and natural reserves;

• Procurement of an appropriate Mongolian driver’s license for self-driving and related fees.  

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28 days

Ulaanbaatar - Khovsgol - Altaï - Arkhangai - Ulaanbaatar 

A large round tour of Mongolia where you will discover the lake Khovsgol, Altaï, Gobi Altaï, the depression of the big lakes, the dunes of the Mongol els, the lake Ereen lost in the middle of the dunes, the lake Terkhiin tsagaan and the volcano Khorgo, Kharkhorin and the Erdenezu monastery, the canyon of the Chuluut river.

In brief : 

Total distance : around 3600 km

Program : 1 day in Ulaanbaatar, 21 days of jeep tour, 1 day of rest at Hyargas lake, 1 day of rest or climbing at Tsambagarav mountain, 1 day of rest or walk at Ereen lake and 1 day of rest or trekking at Terkhiin tsagaan lake

Accomodation : 2 nights in hotel, 24 nights in tents, 2 nights in ger (yurt)

Indicative map : 

Example of price / service for an individual travel

Does not include transfers to Mongolia

All inclusive price per person

Jeep tour :

USD 1,700 based on a constituted group of 8 persons / 2 vehicles / 3 joining team members / 28 days

This price corresponds to the following service :

• 2 nights in hotel (double room basis) in Ulaanbaatar and other nights in tents or gers

• Exclusive use for the duration of the stay of two 4x4 vehicles . Fuel and lubricants supply, vehicle maintenance and service; 

• Support team of 2 guides: an interpreter/cook and a driver/mechanic; Including their food and accomodation;

• All transfers in Ulaanbaatar at your request;

• Organization in Ulaanbaatar of visits, entertainment/shopping according to your wishes and preferences (museums, monasteries, open/black markets, tours of ger districts, etc.);

• Welcome and farewell dinners upon arrival in and prior to departure from Mongolia;

• All food and drinks in the countryside with cook preparation

• Camping/cooking/fishing/riding gear rental (tent, sleeping bag, mattress, pillow, cover, table/chair, cookware, saddle, fishing rod and reel);

• Organization of trekking, hiking, horse or camel riding activities during the route according to your requests and our preliminary discussions;  

• Fees and taxes for entrance and stay at the national parks, specially protected areas and natural reserves;

• Procurement of an appropriate Mongolian driver’s license for self-driving and related fees.  

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Discover Altai Mountains and attent the Golden Eagle festival (October)

10 days 

Ulaanbaatar – Khovd – Ulgii – Khovd – Ulaanbaatar 

Discover the unparalleled beauty of Altai Mountains in golden autumn. 

Meet nomads and eagle hunters. Visit Eagle Festival and enjoy Kazakh entertainment. 

See pristine lakes of the Great Lakes Depression and surrounding splending beauty – mix of step, snow topped mountains, sanddunes and lakes in very west of Mongolia. 

Eagle festival

Mongolia’s extreme far West is home to many ethnic groups as Kazakhs, Tuvinians, Durvuds and Urianhais, most of whom live in Bayan-Ulgii aimag nestled in the picturesque Altai Mountain range. 
Kazakhs have a long-lived tradition of hunting small animals with specially trained eagles that dates back to old times when hunting was an important additional source of living to nomads who relied on livestock and wildlife hunting. In the rigorous climate of Altai Mountains, hunting was also a source of fur and hair used in clothing. While Kazakh men hunted foxes and rabbits with eagles, women made nicely decorated fur hats and coats to be worn during extremely cold winters. 
Eagle training requires special skills and is done by trainers who carefully combine feeding and training to make this magnificent free-spirited bird hunt for the need of man. Trained eagles stay quite during the year and are fed well by trainers.
Early October is the start of the hunting season. The winter cold comes closer and animals develop thicker and warmer fur getting ready for winter. As the hunting season approaches, Kazakhs prepare their eagles for hunting: less food makes the eagle more aggressive and more fast-flying. 
Nowadays, eagle training is less of a life need and more a tradition and part of culture. The Golden Eagle Festival is held every year and is a two-day venue for people and eagle hunters from around the province to gather together and show off the nicest, fastest and best trained eagles. 
The eagle festival is accompanied by other festivities of local ethnic groups, including traditional music and dance concerts, sports games and shows of best dresses and costumes. The festival participants have an opportunity to take with themselves traditional products of this region, which is famous by its colorful handmade embroideries, especially those made by Kazakh women. 

In brief : 
Local flight: Ulaanbaatar – Khovd - Ulaanbaatar
By car: around 800 km 
Program: 1 day in Ulaanbaatar, 2 days Golden Eagle Festival and 7 days of jeep tour with horse riding, visiting families of nomads and eagle hunters. 
Accommodation: 2 nights in hotel, 6 nights in tent, 3 nights in ger (yurt) 

Temperature during trip: Day is sunny and pleasant, around + 10 degrees celcius, night is chilly: around - 5 - 10 degrees celcius.

If you wish another route with longer stay visiting Uvs aimag and world’s most northern sand dunes, please do not hesitate to write us. 

Indicative map : 

Example of price / service for an individual travel

Does not include transfers to Mongolia

All inclusive price per person

USD 1,650 based on a constituted group of 2 persons / 1 vehicle / 2 joining team members / 10 days

USD 1,150 based on a constituted group of 2 persons / 1 vehicle / 2 joining team members / 10 days

This price corresponds to the following service :

• 2 nights in hotel (double room basis) in Ulaanbaatar and other nights in tents or gers

• Exclusive use for the duration of the stay of 1 4x4 vehicle ; Including Fuel and lubricants supply, vehicle maintenance and service; 

• Support team of 2 guides: an interpreter/cook and a driver/mechanic; Including their food and accomodation;  

• Local flight tickets UB - Khovd - UB

• Fees for Eagle festival

• All transfers in Ulaanbaatar at your request;

• Organization in Ulaanbaatar of visits, entertainment/shopping according to your wishes and preferences (museums, monasteries, open/black markets, tours of ger districts, etc.);

• Welcome and farewell dinners upon arrival in and prior to departure from Mongolia;

• All food and drinks in the countryside with cook preparation

• Camping/cooking/fishing/riding gear rental (tent, sleeping bag, mattress, pillow, cover, table/chair, cookware, saddle, fishing rod and reel);

• Organization of trekking, hiking, horse or camel riding activities during the route according to your requests and our preliminary discussions;  

• Fees and taxes for entrance and stay at the national parks, specially protected areas and natural reserves;

9 days 

Ulaanbaatar – South Gobi – Ulaanbaatar   

Visit the coldest Capital city in the world and experience real nomadic family life in Gobi desert during most harsh winter season.  Help nomads and their camels, sheeps and goats live through harshest weather conditions.  

Travel through the vast territory of Gobi desert during winter. Visit beautiful landscapes, rocky mountains, sand dunes and endless emptiness of steppe. Share your life with nomadic people; take care for camels and other animals. Participate in every day life of nomadic family taking care for hundreds of camels and other animals, baby animals.  Milk camels, prepare camel airag – admire peak of Camel life during most coldest period of year. Escort animals to pasture, water animals from hand operated wells. 

In brief : 

Total 9 days, 8 nights, around 1000 km.

Program : 1 day in Ulaanbaatar and 7 days in countryside, stay in ger of nomadic camel family in middle of Gobi desert.

2 nights in Capital city, 6 night in countryside.  

Indicative map : 

Example of price / service for an individual travel

Does not include transfers to Mongolia

All inclusive price per person :

USD 1150 (2 persons)

USD 1050 (3 persons)

USD 950 (4 persons)

This price corresponds to the following service :

·    2 nights in hotel (double room basis) in Ulaanbaatar and other nights in  gers of nomadic family

·    Exclusive use for the duration of the stay of 4x4 vehicles, Including Fuel and lubricants and vehicle maintenance; 

·    Support team of 2 persons: one interpreter/cook and one driver/mechanic; Including their food and accomodation;

·    Visits in Ulaanbaatar: entrance fee to Gandan monastery and Natural history museum. Tour to ger districts)

·    Welcome and farewell dinners upon arrival in and prior to departure from Mongolia;

·    All food and drinks in the countryside with cook preparation

·    Camping/cooking/riding gear rental ( Multi-use, outside sheep wool and skin sleeping bag, clean/disinfected internal sleeping bag, mattress, pillow, cookware, camel and horse saddle);

·    Organization of family stay and participation in all activities such as look for animals in pasture with horse and camel riding, watering animals from hand operated water wells, milking of camels, processing camel milk and collecting animals dunk in steppe for making fire and so on.

·    Short day trips: sanddunes (by camels) and red mountains to discover remains of dinosaurs bones (by car)

·    Assisting in purchase of traditional winter boot and outside sheap skin coat in Ulaanbaatar (most convenient for Mongolian winter)

·    Satellite phone and GPS to be used in emergency case, delivery of first aid within 24 hours in case of emergency. 

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