You will explore Khangai Forest Mountains of Central Mongolia and spend your time on the bank of deep and big fresh-water, Khuvsgul Lake surrounded by lash green forested mountains. You will visit ancient capital of Mongolia, Kharkhorum and ancient Buddhist Monasteries such as Erdenezuu and Amarbayasgalant. Also you will explore Khustai National Park in order to see reintroduced wild horse TAKHI.
Day 1 Arrival in Ulaanbaatar
Arrive in Ulaanbaatar and transfer to hotel. After check-in hotel, we will do short city tour including Sukhbaatar Square, Chinggis Khaan Monument, Gandan Monastery and Zaisan Hill for panoramic view of the city. Before dinner, we will enjoy Mongolian traditional folklore concert. Have a dinner. Overnight at hotel
Day 2 Ulaanbaatar – Amarbayasgalant Monastery
Drive to Amarbayasgalant Monastery. It is the most beautiful and well preserved old monastery in northern Mongolia. The thing makes this monastery an amazing is its architecture of main temple, constructed without single iron nail and all based on wooden block puzzles. Overnight at tourist GER camp
Day 3 Amarbayasgalant Monastery – Uran Togoo Volcano
Drive to Uran Togoo Volcano via Erdenet city which was built under a soviet inspired master plan in the ’70 for host the copper miners. Erdenet Copper Mine plays an important role in Mongolian economy and it consists around 30 percent of annual GDP. Uran Togoo is one of the oldest dead volcanos in Mongolia. Overnight at tourist GER camp
Day 4 Uran Togoo Volcano – Khuvsgul Lake
Long drive to Khuvsgul Lake. Khuvsgul Lake is dubbed as Mongolian Switzerland. It is surrounded with lash green forest mountains. It is the second deepest lake in Central Asia. Also it is a 1% of fresh water resource of the world. Overnight at tourist GER camp
Day 5 Khuvsgul Lake
Visit Tsaatan family well known as reindeer people where are located approximately 50kms from our camp site and it takes 2 and half hours of driving. Depends on season sometimes these families move on remote area for their reindeers. Mostly there will be two families which are Tsaatan people (reindeer herder) and Shaman. Overnight at tourist GER camp
Day 6 Khuvsgul Lake
Free day for relax around Khuvsgul Lake. You can have one hour short horseback riding, hiking along the lake shore. Overnight at tourist GER camp
Day 7 Khuvsgul Lake – Zuun Lake
Drive back to Murun town and visit local black market. Continue driving to Zuun Lake. Enjoy walking around the lake. Overnight at tourist GER camp
Day 8 Zuun Lake – Khorgo National Park
Drive to Khorgo National Park. Arrive in Khorgo national park. Overnight at tourist GER camp
Day 9 Khorgo National Park
A full day for hiking nearby White Lake or known as Terkhiin Tsagaan Nuur and volcanic mountain over 2000m above sea level. Visit Cave of the Yellow Dog, Ice cave and Zaluuchuud cave etc … hike back to Ger camp. Overnight at tourist GER camp
Day 10 Khorgo National Park – Tsenkher Hot Springs
Drive down to Chuluut river great canyon which huge creation of volcanic earthquake and Taikhar Rock. Drive to Tsenkher Hot spring which is located in 1860m above sea level in Khangai Mountain Ranges. Arrive in tourist Ger camp and have a bath in hot spring pool. Overnight at tourist GER camp
Day 11 Tsenkher Hot Springs – Kharkhorum
Drive to Kharkhorum. It was built in 1220 and was the capital of Mongolia for 140 years. In 1388, it was largely destroyed. Visit to Erdenezuu Buddhist Monastery which was founded in 1586 at the Kharkhorum city ruin. It was the first and the biggest Buddhist center in Mongolia in 17th century. The monastery complex is surrounded by 400x400m walls with 108 stupas. Early 20th century there was more than 100 temples and over thousand lamas used to serve. The monastery was sacked during the purges of 1937. Nowadays, only one temple holds religious activity and rest works as a museum. Overnight at tourist GER camp
Day 12 Kharkhorum – Khustai National Park
Drive to Khustai National park. Khustai National park was protected in 1993 to conserve biodiversity and facilitate the re-introduction to the wild horse or known as Przewalski horse (Takhi). See the wild horses. Besides TAKHI you can see many wild animals including wild sheep Argali, wolf, red deer. Overnight at tourist GER camp
Day 13 Khustai National Park – Ulaanbaatar
Drive to Ulaanbaatar and we will do short sightseeing tour including Natural History Museum or National History Museum or Bogd Khan Winter Palace Museum. In the afternoon free time for shopping and for relax. Have a farewell dinner. Overnight at hotel
Day 14 Departure
Check out hotel. Transfer to airport. Departure