Departure
codes and dates:
NSA-002, 4-14 June, 2010
NSA-004, 15-28 June, 2010
NSA-009, 24 Aug-6 Sep, 2010
Price per person
for a group more than 9 people:
USD 3.324
Single supplement:USD 100
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Day
1 Arrival in Ulaanbaatar – sightseeing and welcome dinner
You will be met at the airport and transferred to your 3-star
hotel. After lunch at the hotel, there will be sightseeing
in Ulaanbaatar, including visits to the National History Museum and
the Bogd Khaan Palace, a series of beautiful traditional buildings
where the last religious king of Mongolia resided. The Palace
is now a museum displaying fascinating artifacts and costumes
associated with the king, as well as his collection of European
furniture and stuffed animals. There will be a welcome dinner
in a local restaurant, before heading back to the hotel for
the night.
Day
2 Morning flight to Ulgii – visit Kazakh families
After an early breakfast at the hotel we will drive to the
airport for the morning flight to Ulgii. This is the centre
of Bayan Ulgii province, and the only Muslim province in Mongolia.
The flight takes 4 hours, including a stopover for fuel
- your guide will accompany you on the flight. On arrival,
you will be met by our local staff and vehicles, and driven
to a nomadic settlement of Kazakh families. Their gers are
slightly larger than Mongolian gers, and are decorated with
brightly coloured rugs. Their traditional dress is also slightly
different to the Mongols as the men tend to wear large, black
dels and small, bright hats. We will set up camp close to
them.
Note: For August departures we will drive 80km directly to
Lake Achit and camp on its shore.
Day
3 Visit Kazakh eagle hunting family –Lake Achit & Lake Uureg,
Uvs Province – 105km
In the morning we will visit a Kazakh eagle hunting family.
The eagles are kept near the Kazakh gers in the summer and
then taken out to catch small animals in November and December,
when the first snow covers the ground. The eagles are trained
from a young age or caught when they are older having already
developed the hunting instinct. At the age of 15 they are
released back into the wild. We will look at the birds outside
the gers and watch the Kazakh men with them. After lunch at
the camp we will drive into Uvs Province. The road will take
us along Lake Achit and on to Lake Uureg. We will camp by
the lake.
Note: For June departures there are no eagle hunting families
available.
Day
4 Altai Mountains – 125km
Today we will drive into the Altai Mountain range and camp
in the valley of Mount Turgen. This is one of the highest
peaks of the Altai Mountains and has snow and a glacier all
year round. The vehicles cannot drive any further up the valley,
so we will drive to the southern foothills of Turgen Mountain
and set up camp there. Towards evening our horsemen will come
to the camp with horses.
Day
5-6 2 days horse riding - Kharkhiraa River
Two full days of horse riding down the mountain valley towards
Tarialan Soum along Kharkhiraa River. Each day we will ride
20-25km, our support vehicles will follow us and serve meals
on the way. The scenery is full of grazing herds of livestock.
We will arrive here around the time when those families move
back to their seasonal settlement, and will be able to see
how nomadic people move their gers using camels. Our final
destination is the gorge of Kharkhiraa River.
Day
7 Gobi desert – 120km drive
Today we leave the peaks and horses behind and drive into
the Gobi desert. Our way will lead us to Khyargas Lake where
you can swim and sunbathe, just like on the seashore. We will
camp near Khar Termes (Snake Spa).
Day
8 Gobi – Lake Bayan
Today we drive to Lake Bayan situated amidst the Mongol Els
sand dunes. Here the flora and fauna are typical of deserts:
vast open spaces; sand dunes; and bush plants, with camels
grazing. We will reach Lake Bayan and camp on its shore. Here
we meet our camel wranglers and camels.
Day
9 Camel ride across sand dunes – Zavkhanmandal Soum
Today we will ride camels across the sand dunes towards the
south until we see Zavkhanmandal Soum. Those who don't wish
to ride camels can stay in the vehicles and drive around the
dunes, meeting the riding party on the other side of the dunes.
We will have dinner and camp.
Day
10 Camel ride – drive to Uliastai – 160km
This morning we will ride camels for 2 more hours in a south-easterly
direction. After lunch we will drive to the south-east to Uliastai,
the center of Zavkhan Province.
Day 11 Flight from Uliastai to Ulaanbaatar - dinner
We will drive into the town of Uliastai and catch a noon flight
to Ulaanbaatar. On arrival you will be taken to your 3-star
hotel for dinner and rest.
Day
12 Sightseeing in Ulaanbaatar
A full day of sightseeing in the city including a visit to Gandan Monastery,
the Fine Arts Museum, and the Natural History Museum. After lunch
at the hotel there will be time for art and cashmere shopping
before the evening program of a folklore show, followed by
dinner at a local restaurant. Overnight at the hotel.
Day
13 Departure
After breakfast at the hotel you will be taken to the airport
for you 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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