Departure
codes and dates:
NTM-003, 11-25 June, 2008
NTM-005, 13-27 Aug, 2008
Price per person
for a group more than 9 people:
USD 1,936
Single supplement:USD 100
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Day
1 Arrive Ulaanbaatar – sightseeing & shopping –
cultural show
and dinner
On arrival, you will be met at the airport and transferred
to your 3-star hotel. There will be plenty time for sightseeing
in Ulaanbaatar, including visits to Gandan Monastery, and the Bogd Khaan
Palace which is a series of beautiful traditional buildings
in which the last religious King of Mongolia resided. Also
visit the National History Museum. There will be some time
for shopping before an evening concert of Mongolian traditional
music and dance. Lunch and dinner at local restaurants, overnight
at a 3-star hotel.
Day
2 Ulaanbaatar- Lake Ugii 380 km
At 8:30 am we pick you up from your hotel. Today we start
our journey with a 380 km, 8 hour, drive to Lake Ugii via
the Mongol Els sand-dunes. On the way we’ll see spectacular
mountain and steppe scenery, nomad families and animals pasturing
on the plain. We will have a picnic lunch along the way. The
road is smoothly paved, but for the last 90 km we drive on
white countryside roads arriving at the lake in the early evening.
The lake is a bird paradise and is one of the most fantastic
fishing spots in Mongolia. You can see very rare species of
birds at this lake, which are no longer found elsewhere in
the world, such as Platalea leuucorodia linnaeus and Haliaeetus
albicilla lennaeus. In the late evening, you may see an amazing
golden sunset on the lake. We will camp, and have dinner at
the shore of the Lake Ugii.
Day
3 Lake Ugii - Karakorum- Orkhon Waterfall 195 km
After a relaxing morning at the camp we drive to Karakorum,
ancient capital of Mongolia at the time of the Mongol Empire,
via Ordubaliik. Ordubaliik is also known by the name Khar
Balgas, and was the capital of the Uigars in the VIII-IX century,
and was not only the state center, but also the center of
trade, manufacture, handicraft, culture and religion. It was
destroyed in 840 AD by the Kyrgyz conquerors. Now, all that
remains of this once-great capital is ruins, where we’ll
stop and view the surrounding area from the top of a tower.
We continue our drive to Karakorum. There’s nothing
left from this great capital of the world. In 1586, under
the rule of the King Avtai Sain, the Erdene-Zuu Monastery
was built at the site of the ruins of Karakorum. The Erdene-Zuu
(Hundred Treasures) was destroyed during the Stalinist purges
of the 1930’s, but there are still various Buddhist
statues, works of art, religious instruments and even Tsam
religious dance masks at the monastery. There are 108 amazing
stupas surrounding the monastery. After exploring the
monastery we will drive 105 km to the Orkhon Waterfall. We will
have dinner and camp at Ulaan Ereg, on the bank of the Orkhon
River.
Day
4 Ulaan Ereg- Boorog Valley 18 km
Our 18 km linear hike begins from Ulaan Ereg to Boorog Valley,
via Khorgoi Khurem. Today’s hike is easy, and the road
to Boorog Valley is smooth and flat. We hike upstream of the
Bituut River and see the volcanic lava that is found throughout this valley. On the way we will enjoy the sound
of streams and birdsong. At the end of the hike, we meet our
supporting vehicles and herdsmen. Dinner and camp overnight
in the Boorog Valley.
Day
5 Boorog Valley- Bodon Pass- Lake Shireet 18 km
Our exotic hike continues early in the morning after a sumptuous
breakfast. Today we will walk 18 km. First, we go through
Bodon Pass, a densely forested area where many wild berries
grow. There is a clear horse trail leading the way through
the forest. Our road takes us to Naiman Nuur (Eight Lakes)
valley and the first lake we see is Khuis (Navel) Lake - there
is a large rock island in the middle of this lake, from which
it takes its name. After a picnic-lunch at the shore of the
lake we continue our hike to Lake Shireet, (a further 8 km),
where we will fish and camp for the night. Shireet is the
largest, and most picturesque of the 8 lakes. Dinner and camp
overnight on the shore of Lake Shireet.
Day
6 Shireet Lake- Khukh Pass- Baruun River 17 km
Today we continue our hike (17 km) to the Baruun River, on
the top of the Gyalalzakh Mountain range. We first climb Mount Bugat, followed by Mount Gyalalzakh, which is 3165 m
above sea level. On the way we’ll enjoy stunning views
of the volcanic craters and the picturesque 8 lakes from the
mountain range. We will have a picnic lunch at the peak of Mount Gyalalzakh.
Afterwards, we will continue hiking to our camping spot on
the bank of the Baruun River. Dinner and camp on the banks
of the Baruun River.
Day
7 Baruun River- Suv Valley- Suv Pass 15 km
Today we hike 8 km down the Baruun River valley to the Suv
River. The Baruun River valley is forested and rocky, and
the River flows through canyons in parts. We enter the Suv
River valley from the left. After 3 km we hike up Zuslan Valley
and walk along the top of the mountains, offering beautiful
views of the valleys below. We’ll have lunch at the
mouth of Zuslan Valley. We reach our camping spot early today,
and our supporting vehicles (which will be with us the rest
of the trip) will meet us here.
Day
8 Suv Pass- Adgiin Bituut Canyon- Mt. Erkhet 15 km
This morning we say “goodbye” to our herdsman
and continue the hike alone. Today we walk down through the
Suv Pass valley to Adgiin Bituut Canyon. The road from Suv
Pass to the canyon is easy, flat and smooth. Adgiin Bituut
Canyon is 35-45 m high, rocky and forested, with the
Khukh River flowing through it. We will enjoy the sound of
streams and birdsong. In the canyon, it is as if you are in
Alice’s Wonderland. After lunch we walk through the
Arliin Denj, an area of lovely open grassland where we will
have the chance to meet and visit nomadic people and families
and experience the nomadic lifestyle. Dinner and camp at the holy Mount Erkhet.
Day
9 Climb up the Holy Mt. Erkhet 11 km
Our ascent of Holy Mt. Erkhet begins early in the morning.
The climb takes three and a half hours. We climb up along
the ridge to the peak. Holy Mt. Erkhet, which is 3535 m above
sea level, is the second highest peak in the Khangai Mountain
range. The mountain is colorful and picturesque, and the views
from the peak are spectacular. Picnic lunch at the peak of
the Holy Mountain. We will go downhill following the ridge
to the Tamch River valley. Dinner and camp on the banks of
the Tamch River.
Day
10 Match River- Lake Soot - Yolk Rock 18 km
We continue our hike to Yol Rock which is a walk of about 18 km. We walk through
Tamch Valley, with pasturing animals on the plain, and pass
through the beautiful Tamch River canyon. We reach our campsite
early in the evening. We will camp at Yol Rock, the most beautiful
camping spot in the area. We will set up our base camp here.
Dinner and tented camp.
Day
11 Yol Rock- Mt. Khorkhoit- Uliastai River 20 km
Today we hike to Uliastai River via the Khorkhoit Mountain
range. First we hike up the forested Khorkhoit Mountain range.
So many wild berries grow there, that it looks like a carpet
to the north. The view is fantastic from the top of the mountains.
We go downhill following a horse trail in the forest. Picnic
lunch at Baanchig Denj. We continue our hike along a smooth trail to the campsite. Dinner and camp at Dood Jalga,
which is on the banks of the Uliastai River.
Day
12 Dood Jalga- Orkhon River- Ulaan Ereg 17 km
Today is our last hiking day. We hike 6 km to the Orkhon River
along the Uliastai River, then up the forested mountain, continuing
our hike to Ulaan Ereg, which is our first campsite on the
bank of the Orkhon River. On the way we will have a picnic
lunch at the mouth of Zegstei Valley. Dinner and overnight
camp at Ulaan Ereg.
Day
13 Orkhon Waterfall- Mt. Khogno Khaan 195 km
After a relaxing morning at the camp we drive to Mount Khogno Khaan
via Karakorum. We arrive at our campsite in the early
evening. There will be time to relax and to watch the sun
set over the sand-dunes. Dinner and overnight camp at the
Mongol Els sand-dunes.
Day
14 Mt. Khogno Khan- Ulaanbaatar
After breakfast, you can have great fun running up and down
the Mongol Els sand- dunes. We will then depart for Ulaanbaatar,
where we will arrive mid-afternoon.
Day
15 Departure
Prices
include the following: Transportation within Mongolia.
Twin accommodation in a 3 star hotel while in Ulaanbaatar.
Single accommodation can be arranged at an additional cost.
Tented accommodation while on trek, three meals a day, English-speaking
guide, all sightseeing costs, transfers, camel or horse hire
where specified, support staff, including drivers, horse/camel
men, and camp assistants.
Prices
do not include: International transportation, travel
insurance, visas, departure tax, alcoholic drinks, gratuities,
items of a personal nature.
It is the responsibility
of the client to be fully covered with travel and medical
insurance while traveling in Mongolia.
Please
note: An additional ‘single supplement’
price is given with all our prices. This refers to single
room accommodation in hotels only. Upon request, single supplement
in the countryside can be provided at the additional cost.
In case single accommodation in ger camps was not provided
the amount would be calculated based on the missing nights
and reimbursed. Nomads cannot be held responsible for over
bookings, as long as the company can prove with sufficient
documentation that overbooking has been the error of the third
party.
Should circumstances
beyond our control, such as the imposition of quarantine restrictions,
any changes of domestic flight or train schedules, require
a change of itinerary, we will inform your agent and propose
an equivalent itinerary. Again, Nomads cannot take over the
responsibility for the Airlines or the National Train Company.
The traveler is responsible for having proper travel documents,
such as a valid passport, proper visa and the necessary passport
pictures.
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