Culture Experience in South Gobi

Duration: 7 days 6 nights

Type: Cultural and Historical

Level: Moderate

Vehicle: Ground transportation 4WD

Total Km or Miles: 1280 miles

Meals: 19 meals – 6 breakfast 7 lunch 6 dinner

Highlights: Zorgolkhairkhan Mountain, Ar Burd Sand dunes, Baga Gazriin Chuluu, Paleontological site for fossils, Yol Canyon, Khongor sand dunes, Bayanzag flaming cliffs, Khavtsgait Valley petroglyphs, Buyan Monk’s Medtation Monastery, Ongi Monastary, Karakorum, Erdene Zuu Monastary and Elsen tasarkhai. Visit a nomadic family and learn from their culture and traditions.

Accommodation: 4 Nights at the Yurt camp, 2 nights in the guest house Yurt. Yurt camp has separate bathroom and restaurant facilities. Each Yurt has a stove, table, chairs, beds, mattresses and blankets.

Sustainability: We help local nomads preserve their culture and protect natural lands. By purchasing this trip, you are helping 3 youth in this province with school supplies.

FROM $1950

Itinerary

Day 1: Ulaanbaatar to White Stupa by 4WD

Drive to White Stupa from Ulaanbaatar (450 km) passing two provinces. The incredible rocky formations of Tsagaan Suvarga are 60m high and 400m long.

Stay in Ger camp, meals included.

Day 2: White Stupa to Vulture’s home “Yol Canyon” and ride a horse

Drive to Yol Canyon after breakfast, which is a narrow gorge in the Gurvan Saikhan Mountains of southern Mongolia. We will have lunch and walk or ride a horse through the valley.

Accommodation: Ger camp

Meals: BF, L, D

Day 3: Hiking to the Singing Sand Dune and ride a two humped camel

Drive to Singing Sand Dunes (200 km from Ger-Camp). Hiking or camel-riding at the largest and most spectacular dunes.

Stay at guest house.

Meals: BF, L, D

Day 4: Experience with a nomadic family in Khavtsgait Valley

Drive to Buyan Monk’s Meditation monastery for peace, then visit nomadic family Amaraa for lunch and to experience their lifestyle. Visit ancient petroglyphs site.

Accommodation: Guest Ger

Meals: BF, L, D.

Day 5: Search your own discovered fossils and relax by the only one river in the Gobi

Drive to Bayan Zag for a chance to explore the paleontology site of late Cretaceous dinosaurs and search for fossils. Next, visit the stunning Flaming Cliffs before driving north to Ongi Monastery.

Accommodation: Guest house

Meals: BF, L, D

Day 6: Historical visit to Karakorum City, and Erdene Zuu Monastery

Drive to Terelj National Park, which is famous for its stunning natural scenery, including granite cliffs, forests, and alpine meadows. We will also visit a local nomadic family and try traditional Mongolian food.

Accommodation: Ger camp

Meals: BF, L, D

Day 7: Khogno Khan Mountain National Park-Ulaanbaatar

Drive to Khogno Khan for the Elsen Tasarkhai sand dunes, a beautiful area with historical significance. Return to Ulaanbaatar city after around 400 km (250 miles).

Meals: BF, L

  • Day 2: Ger Stay

  • Day 3: Camel Riding

  • Day 5: Flaming Cliffs

Pricing

Trip Cost:

3 and more people 1950 USD (per person)
2 people 2150 USD (per person)
1 person 2950 USD

Excluded:

- All personal expenses
- Travel insurance
- Additional tours to places out of the itinerary
- Extra horse and camel riding
- Alcohol beverage
- Hotel in Ulaanbaatar

Included:

- All ground transportation
- Ger – camp guest house and ger accommodations
- All meals on itinerary
- Area Entrance fee
- English speaking tour guide
- Camel and horseback riding
- Airport picks up and drop off services
- Snack and water
- Sleeping bag