Safari in the Steppe
Day 1:
Arrival in Ulaanbaatar and check-in at
the hotel. City tour including Gandantegtechilin Monastery and Zaisan Hill
War Memorial for a panoramic view over the city and to get your bearings.
The Gandan Monastery is the biggest active monastery in Mongolia and a place
of great importance to the Mongolian people. The main building, the
Vajradhara Temple
, houses a 25m gold-plated statue of Buddha, and it is in this building that
the main religious ceremonies are held. Surrounding the main building are
smaller temples of different periods and styles, containing precious
religious items and artworks. Afterwards visit the Museum of Natural History,
in which you can see the skeletons of dinosaurs found in the Gobi and
fossilized egg nests.
Day 2 :Drive
to the village of Tsenher Mandal
and camp overnight. The village is set amongst pine-covered mountains and on
arrival, walk around the area and find
the best spot to pitch your tents.
Day 3: Drive to the town of
Dadal ,
which is believed to be the birthplace of Chinggis Khan. The mountains of
this area were home to the young Chinggis. The area is one of astounding
natural beauty, sacred mountains surrounded by wooded valleys and lakes. Set
up camp by Gurvan Nuur (Three Lakes) and revel in your surroundings.
Day 4: Spend the day around the lake and in the surrounding beautiful
mountain forest and hills. Take a hike into the mountains and experience
some of Mongolia’s untouched forest.
Day 5: Drive to Berh Mine and visit a Buddhist Temple with a statue
of the god Maidar in it, surrounded by a landscape of mountain steppe.
Overnight in a ger camp.
Day 6: On the way to Huduu Aral*, visit the leafy town of Undurkhaan ,
capital of Khentii province. Visit the local museum and pitch your tents on
the banks of the nearby Kherlen River.
Day 7: Finish the drive to Huduu Aral, stopping for a delicious packed
lunch on the way. Arrive in Huduu Aral in the late afternoon. Overnight in a
ger camp.
Day 8: After breakfast visit the Avarga Toson Mineral Spring, and
test the healing waters, reputed to heal ulcers, stomach complaints and
pancreatic diseases. Learn about the history of this place, where Chinggis
Khan's third son Ogedei was proclaimed as his successor. Overnight at the
ger camp.
Day 9: Return to Ulaanbaatar. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 10: Drive to Undur Dov. Overnight.
Day 11: Drive to Amarbayasgalant Monastery, one of the most beautiful
temple complexes in the country, nestled in grassy plains near the Burengiin
Mountains. Camp overnight.
Day 12: Drive through Erdenet, the third largest city in Mongolia and
home of the Erdenet Copper Mine, to Bulgan provincial center. Overnight in
ger camp.
Day 13: Continue to the town of Erdenemandal and camp overnight by the
Khanui River 20 km from the town. Nearby there are several deer stele,
ancient tombstones of the Khun period, carved with images of animals.
Day 14: Drive to the crater on the extinct volcano called Khorgo
Mountain. Visit the beautiful Terkhiin Tsagaan Lake, and overnight in a ger
camp.
Day 15: Visit the hot sulfur springs of Tsenheriin Jiguur, stopping on
the way visit Tsetserleg, the greenest provincial capital in Mongolia.
Overnight in the Tsenheriin Jiguur Springs camp.
Day 16: Drive on to the ancient imperial capital of the Mongol
Empire, Karakorum . Overnight in the ger camp.
Day 17: Drive to Bayangobi. Visit the Hugnu Khaan Mountain (1967m), and
see the ruins of the Uvgun Khiid monastery, built in 1660.
Day 18: Return to Ulaanbaatar. After lunch visit the Bogd Khan Palace
and in the evening, a folk music performance. Dinner in a restaurant.
Overnight at hotel.
Day 19: Free day at leisure. Individual shopping or sightseeing.
Day 20: Departure for your onward destination.
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