Discovering Central and Northern Mongolia

You leave your country with a scheduled flight, spend the night on board and arrive in Ulaan Baatar the following morning.

At the airport you will carry on the customs procedures and at the exit you will be received by your local guide that will bring you to the hotel. In the afternoon you will visit the capital, with its Sukhebaatar square and Bogd Khan Palace , built between 1893 and 1903, where the last Mongol king Javzan Damba Hutagt VIII lived.

This complex of temples contains many Buddhist works of art and the private collection of personal belongings and clothes of the king.

Overnight in hotel. Lunch and dinner are included. 

Today you will visit the Buddhist Gandan Monastery, that is the most important temple in Mongolia , and you will have the chance to attend the morning prayers. Inside the Gandan complex there is the Migjid Janraisag temple, where you can see the huge gilded statue of Buddha Migjid Janraisag.

After that you will go to Choijin Lama Museum: the ancient house of the main lama (Luvsan Haidav Choijin) is now a museum with a rich collection of Buddhist art. Later on, you can learn more on different people and history of this country going to the National History Museum.

Overnight in hotel. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are included. 

The trip outside the capital starts today with a visit to the impressive Amarbaysgalant Monastery, the best-preserved temple in Mongolia. Built between 1727 and 1737 in Chinese style, the temple is dedicated to Zanabazar, the great Buddhist sculptor.

Overnight in a ger camp. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are included.

Today you will drive towards the town of Moron and stop in Bulgan.

Overnight in tent or in a hotel. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are included. 

Today you will get to Moron and Khuvsgul lake. Snow-covered mountains and deep forests surround this crystal-clear lake. In May and September you might even encounter the reindeer-people who spend the winter on the lakeshores.

Overnight in a ger camp. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are included.

You will spend the entire day explore Khuvsgul lake. If you like, you can enjoy optional activities such as horse -riding or a boat trip.

Overnight in a ger camp. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are included. 

Through the mountains of Northern Mongolia you will continue today to the impressive Khorgo Volcano. A short trek will bring you to the crater-rim, which is 200 m wide and 100 m deep. Torrents of lava from Khorgo Volcano blocked the Terkh River, thus forming the beautiful Terkhiin Tsagaan Lake, home to many rare species of birds. 

Overnight in tent or hotel. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are included. 

Today you'll go trekking to crater rim of Khorgo Volcano and explore Terkhiin Tsagaan Lake.

Overnight in a ger camp. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are included. 

On your way towards the East the landscape changes and mountains turn into endless grasslands. You will visit a mysterious pinnacle of granite, the Taikhar Chuluut, rising 25 meters high from the flat grassland on the shores of Tamir River.

Overnight in a ger camp. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are included. 

On this day you will arrive in Kharakorum or Kharkhorin, the ancient capital of Chinggis Khaan. The stones of the city have been used to build Mongolia 's biggest monastery, Erdene Zuu. A wall of 108 white stupas surrounds the complex. Of once more than 60 buildings, only 3 have been preserved from the Cultural Revolution in the 1930's. The temple is now again active and you might have the chance to see a ceremony in the main prayer-hall.

Overnight in a ger camp. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are included. 

Today you'll drive from Kharkhorin to Bayangobi,a unique place where you can find a combination of three different landscapes: desert, steppe and forest-steppe.

Overnight in a ger camp. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are included.

On this day you'll visit Hustain Nuruu National Reserve: in this forest steppe zone you can see “Przewalski” horses, the last true wild horses in the world.

Overnight in a ger camp. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are included.

Today, while driving back to Ulaan Baatar you can seize the occasion to see many other marvellous landscapes. Once in the capital, you will have the afternoon free for shopping (cashmere factory, department stores, etc). Before dinner you may attend a folklore show. 

Overnight in hotel. Breakfast included. 

Today you will leave Ulaan Baatar to fly back home.