Day
1
Arrive in Ulaanbaatar and transfer to a 3 star hotel. After
lunch you will have city sightseeing including visits to Gandan Tegchilen Monastery, the Bogd Khaan Winter Palace Museum
and the National History Museum. Welcome dinner and overnight.
Day 2
Ulaanbaatar- Tosontsengel- Ider River
After a relaxed morning at the hotel you will be transferred
to the airport for your flight to Tosontsengel. Your guide will accompany
you on board and after an hour and a half you will land in this
jewel of the Khangai Mountains. On arrival we will meet the rest
of our staff and drive to Ider river via Mergen Pass. The Ider
River is fed by the Khangai mountain range. We will set our
tented camp on the bank of the Ider river.
Day
3
Ider river- Ider village- Darkhan Uul village
After breakfast we head to Darkhan Uul village via
Ider village. Our campsite will be on the banks of Ider river next
to the Darkhan Uul village. We will reach the bank of the Ider
river early in the afternoon. Our horsemen will be awaiting
our arrival at the campsite. Dinner and tented camp overnight.
Day
4
Today will be dedicated to familiarizing yourselves with the horses and
tack. We will have meals and overnight in our previous camp.
Those not wanting to ride the the whole day can just relax.
Day
5
Today we will start our linear horse ride. We will start up the
Ider valley and reach the foothills of Rashaanii Pass. Our
vehicles will go ahead and set up our camp, so by the time
we reach there, the showers will be set up and dinner will be ready. Total
riding is 25km.
Day
6
Today we will continue riding, and we will pass by the Otgon Hot Spring Resort and
descend into the Bogd River Valley, a wide lush valley
with larch forests on the higher slopes, until we reach the place called
Uujim Corner. If you wish you can take a hot bath in the spring.
Later we will continue until we reach a pass called “Hot Spring
Pass" and we will camp overlooking Mount Baga Bogd.
Day
7
We will ride further south to reach Lake Nart at the lower
reaches of Mount Otgontenger. The lake lays at the northern edge
of the Dayan Mountain Range, and it is a pretty spot surrounded by larch forest.
From here we can see the majestic and snowy dome of Mount Otgontenger. We will stay overnight next to the lake.
Day
8
Riding further we will visit nomadic families scattered around
Lake Blue. Nomadic hospitality is a crucial factor
in surviving this harsh and remote area, and hosts will offer ‘airag’
or fermented mare's milk, the beverage adorned by all
Mongols for its nutritious and healthy qualities. After that
we ride upstream along the Bogd River and make our camp at
the northern foothills of Mount Otgontenger. It is 4031m high
and is considered to be a sacred mountain by the local people. It really is the acme of the Khangai Mountain Range.
Day
9
Today we will explore the surroundings of the sacred mountain. We will
ride around it and visit Lake Badar Khundag, one of the 8
beautiful freshwater lakes scattered around it. After visiting
the lake and having our packed lunch we will return to the
camp for dinner and overnight.
Day 10
Today we ride to White (Tsagaan) Lake. Descending along
the northern bank of the Bogd river we will cross at Lake Nart and
set up our camp near the northern edge of the lake.
Day
11
Ride southwards along the eastern shore of White lake
and on reaching Doloogiin Pass we will have our lunch. In
the afternoon we will descend to the Shireegiin river and set
up our camp.
Day
12
Today we will have a relaxed day with some gentle riding through the forested
hills surrounding the Shireegiin river. From the top of the hills
there will be a beautiful vista of Myangan and Mount Otgontenger. Lunch
will be served in the camp. In the afternoon you are free to ride, rest, or hike. This is our
last day with the horses.
Day
13
After breakfast we drive into Uliastai and catch a flight
to UB. On arrival you will be transfered to your hotel. Welcome dinner will
be at Hazara restaurant, with delicious North Indian cuisine.
Day
14
You will be transferred for your international departure.
Prices
include the following:
2 domestic flights, transportation within Mongolia, twin accommodation
in a 3-star hotel. 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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