Day
1 Arrive Ulaanbaatar
Arrive in Ulaanbaatar. You will be picked up from the airport
and transferred to a 3 star hotel after lunch you will have
sight seeing program in Ulaanbaatar including visits to the Bogd Khaan’s
Winter Palace, and the Fine Arts Museum. There will be time for
shopping. Dinner will be at local restaurants. Overnight
at the hotel.
Day
2 Flight to Ulgii – drive to Sagsai River
In the morning you will be transferred to the airport for
a 12.00 AM flight to Ulgii, the center of Bayan Ulgii Province,
situated in the far west of the country. This province is populated
by the Kazakh minority of Mongolia and the people are Muslims.
The flight takes about 4 hours, including a stopover for
refueling. Our guide will accompany you on the flight. On
arrival at the local airport our staff will meet you and
drive you out of town for a late lunch. Then we will drive
35km to the west, across Sagsai River, where we will set
up our tented camp.
Day
3 Shiveet Khairkhan Mountain
Today we will drive to Shiveet Khairkhan Mountain, at the
foot of the majestic 5 Kings Mountains, our destination
for the day. From here we can view the peaks of the Altai
Mountains and Potanin’s glacier. Horsemen with horses
and camels will come to meet us in the evening. We will
set up base camp here.
Day
4-5 2 days riding and hiking through the Tavan Bogd Mountains
As the mountainous terrain doesn’t allow vehicles
to drive any further we will pack the food and equipment
on camels and ride to Tavan Bogd, or the ‘5 Kings
Mountains.’ These consist of five snow-capped peaks
and a long glacier – Potanin - glistening in front
of them. This morning we will saddle up the horses and take
a short ride to so that you can accustom yourself to the
horse and tack, and to the terrain. Shortly afterwards we
will start riding for the day. On arrival at Tavan Bogd
we will set up camp at the edge of Potanin’s glacier.
The highest peak is Huiten and is at an elevation of 4370m.
Our camp will be pitched at about 2900m above sea level.
This afternoon and the following morning we will spend a
glorious time hiking in the mountains exploring the glacier
and foothills of the 5 Kings Mountains. In the afternoon
of the fifth day we return to the base camp at Shiveet Khairkhan
Mountain.
Day
6 Visit Kazakh families
Today we will have a well-earned rest at the camp. The Kazakh
minority people populate this area, and are the only Muslim
people in Mongolia. Their gers are a little larger than
those of Mongols and are decorated with traditional hand-stitched,
colourful rugs. Their traditional dress is also slightly
different to that of the Mongols as the men wear large,
black dels and small, bright hats. We will visit a Kazakh
family and experience their way of life.
Day
7-10 4-day horse ride to Lake Khoton and Lake Khurgan
Today we start our linear horse ride to Lake Khoton & Lake Khurgan, which are connected by a river. Many rivers and streams
originating in the Altai Mountains feed the lakes with icy,
crystal-clear water. The ride will take 4 days, covering
an average daily distance of about 20-25kms. While riding
we will pass landscapes of snow-capped mountains, open valleys,
lakes and rivers, and cross terrain varying from wide-open
grassy valleys to rocky outcrops amongst the lower peaks.
Our local horsemen and translator/guide will accompany you
throughout the ride. The vehicles will drive ahead and move
the camp every evening until we reach a place called Tsookhor
Khargai on the shore of Lake Khoton.
(Day 7 – Lake Zagast ; Day 8 – Lake Khagiin ;
Day 9 – Mogoin Gol Valley; Day 10 – Tsookhor
Khargai)
Day
11 Lake Khoton
Today we will drive along the edge of Lake Khoton , where
we will camp for the night. The rest of the day you can
swim, hike, or just relax sitting on the shore.
Day
12 Lake Khoton
A day of rest. Dinner is today’s highlight - you will
be served a special Mongolian meal of ‘khorhog’
as a farewell. The meal is mutton cooked slowly in a huge,
metal urn with vegetables, water and hot rocks from a flaming
fire. The meat becomes soft and tasty and the water turns
into a thick meaty broth.
Day
13 Khargantiin River – Lake Shar
Today we will drive from Sagsai village towards Ulgii, which
is separated by the Khargantiin River. Our destination for
the day is the Shar Lake ger camp.
Day
14 Return to Ulaanbaatar
Drive into the township of Ulgii and fly back to Ulaanbaatar.
On arrival you will be transferred to your 3-star hotel
for dinner and overnight.
Day
15 Ulaanbaatar - sightseeing & shopping – evening
cultural program
Today will be a full day of guided sightseeing in Ulaanbaatar,
including Gandan Monastery, the National History Museum,
and the Toy Museum. There will be some time for shopping
before the evening program of a performance of traditional
Mongolian folk song and dance. Lunch will be at the hotel
and dinner at a local restaurant. Overnight at the hotel.
Day
16 Departure
Transfer to the airport for international departures.
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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