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Travel to Mongolia. Meet the nomads and sleep in gers. Two week Mongolia Tour. Tailormade for you by Pyala Travel.
Mongolia Classic Tour
private tour
Two Week Mongolia journey through mountains, grasslands, monasteries and the Gobi Desert
On this trip through Mongolia you visit beautiful mountain areas, vast grasslands and plains, the beautiful Terhiin Tsagaan and the Gobi Desert. In 2 weeks you see why everyone gets addicted to this great country with its stunning nature.
from 2340,-
16 days
Tabs
Day 1 arrival Ulan Bator
After arriving at the Djinghiz Khan Airport you will be met by a guide and driven to your centrally-located hotel. The city has all the impressions of a drab, dilapidated Soviet city, but you will quickly discover that there's lots to do. Around the central artery of the city, Peace Avenue, there are countless shops, bars, terraces and restaurants. The street gives you a good impression of the Mongolian population; old men in traditional attire mix with young people dressed in the latest trends.Today visit the famous highlights of the city. You start at the Ganden Khiid, the most important Buddhist temple in Ulan Bator. Its impressive white prayer hall rises above the other buildings and is visited by a mix of tourists, worshipers and pilgrims. You can walk through the complex and see the giant Buddha statue. Next is the Chojjin Lama Temple, one of the oldest in the country. The slightly dilapidated temple is one of the most striking buildings on Peace Avenue and contrasts sharply with the blue mirrored windows of the ultra-modern office complex that is being built behind it. The interior resembles Tibetan temples, but it has several images of the Bogd Khan, the spiritual and secular leader of the Mongols. There are also some remarkable sculptures by the famous Mongolian artist Zanabazar. From the outside it looks like Chinese temples, a style that is also reflected in the Winter Palace of Bogd Khan which is now a museum you can visit outside the city center. There is a beautiful view of the city from a vista that also features images of Lenin and Sukhabataar, remnants of the Soviet era.
You can then visit the State History Museum and stroll through the glorious past of Mongolia, one of the greatest empires to exist in an area that is now on the periphery of the world stage. One of the highlights of the museum is the display of costumes of the many peoples and clans of Mongolia. You can see some of these traditional costumes in action in the evening by visiting a performance of Buddhist body dancing accompanied by the famous throat singers.
Day 2 Ulan Bator - Amarbayasgalant Khiid
From Ulan Bator you will drive north on a paved road that snakes over hills and mountains to Darhan. Just before this fairly large city you’ll turn left and cross a large bridge over the Orkhon River which flows into the Selenge River and ultimately empties into Lake Baikal. After the bridge the paved road turns into a trail that leads to the secluded Amarbaysgalant Monastery. It’s amazing to be in the middle of vast, empty wilderness just a few kilometers outside the city; the paved road barely goes into the country and you can already see gers and livestock. There are only 2.5 million people in a country five times the size of France, and half the population lives in Ulan Bator. After more than 8 hours of driving you will arrive at Amarbaysgalant Khiid. It is one of the finest and largest Buddhist monasteries in the country and has been in use again since the democratic revolution in the early 1990’s. It is one of the few monasteries that wasn’t totally destroyed during the communist era. In the morning there are services in the temples that you can attend. You will spend the night in a traditional ger camp. In the evening, the wood stove is stocked and early the next morning somebody comes in silently to restoke the fire, a ritual that will be repeated each morning.
Day 3 Amarbayasgalant Khiid - Uran Togoo
Today you travel to the craters of Uran Togoo.Day 4 Uran Togoo - Terkhiin Tsgaan
From Uran Togoo you drive to the beautiful Terkhiin Tsagaan, also called the "Great White Lake," situated at 2000 meters’elevation. This is one of the most beautiful lakes in Mongolia. You can walk to the top of a volcanic crater at nearly 3000 meters’ elevation and see the many herds of horses and sheep grazing around the lake.
Day 5 Terkhiin Tsagaan
Today you have all day to relax at the lake. You can recover from the days of travel, take a walk in the beautiful surroundings, observe the life of the nomads, or simply do nothing but take in the gorgeous Mongolian landscape.
Day 6 Terkhiin Tsagaan - Tsenkher
After breakfast you will drive to the Khorgoo Uul Volcano situated on the edge of the lake. You can climb up a short way to where you have a beautiful view from the crater wall. Your journey then continues through endless plains and grasslands. The landscape becomes flat and the horizon seems infinite. You stop briefly at the sacred rock of Taikhar Chuluu, and half an hour later arrive in the provincial town of Tsetserleg. Here you can visit the Zayain Gegeenii Sum Complex, an ancient Buddhist temple complex which, unfortunately, was mostly destroyed. However, several buildings are still standing, some of which act as a temples and others as museums. You then leave Tsetserleg and continue on through the grasslands, finally arriving in Tsenkher. Here you can relax in a hot spring with a view of the green hills around Tsenkher.
Day 7 Tsenkher - Kharkhoriin
Your journey continues through the grasslands, passing gers and herds of livestock until you reach Kharkorin, once known as Karakorum, the famous capital of the Mongol empire. Now it is a small town with some decaying industry, but the famous Erdene Zuu Monastery, the largest monastery in the country, is also here. You will be able to see its beautiful wall of 108 stupas and the many temples. At the edge of the monastery, which is built from the stones of Karakorum, is a solitary stone turtle, the only remnant of the once glorious Mongol capital.
Day 8 Kharkhoriin - Tuvkhun Khiid
Toady you visit the Tuvkun Monastery. Located on a hilltop, it was once a place to meditate and where artists came to design religious art. The monastery was founded by Undur Gegeen Zanzabar, the father of Mongol religious art, and is known for its beautiful bronze Buddha statues. Behind the monastery are several meditation caves and smaller temples.
Day 9 Tuvkhun Khiid - Onghi Khiid
Your journey takes you south to the Ongi region to visit the remains of the Ongiin Hiid Monastery. This monastery was once a stop for Mongolian pilgrims on their way to Tibet.
Day 10 Ongi - Bayanzag
The next stop is the famous red sandstone cliffs of Bayanzag where the first dinosaur eggs were found in 1922 by the American paleontologist Roy Chapman. He also found many dinosaur bones, evidence that dinosaurs once roamed this area. Now there is a small dinosaur museum you can visit in Bayanzag.
Day 11 Bayanzag - Khongor sand dunes
The Khongor Sand Dunes are known as the "Singing Sands." The dunes extend over an area of 180 kilometers and are sometimes 80 meters high. Between the dunes are fertile green strips along the Khongoriin Gol River. You can walk here and slide down the dunes. You can also visit a camel farm.
Day 12 Khongor sand dunes - Yol Valley
Today you will visit the Gurvansaikhan National Park in South Gobi where there are a number of remarkable natural phenomena. One of the most beautiful places in Mongolia is the Yol Valley, a glacier sandwiched between two high cliffs. It is an unexpected frozen area in the middle of the Gobi Desert. You can walk here and maybe see some of the vultures the valley is named for; yol translates to “vulture.”
Day 13 Yol valley - Tsagaan Suvargaa
The next stop is Tsagaan Suvargaa, which literally means “white stupas.” This area was once at the bottom of a sea and today you can explore the 30-meter-high limestone formations.Day 14 Tsagaan Suvargaa - Baga Gazriin Chuluu
Today you travel through the Gobi Baga Gazriin Chuluu where you will find ancient rock formations. Here you can climb and hike. You can also see ancient rock paintings.
Day 15 Bagan Gazriin Chuluu - Ulan Bator
Today you return to the Mongolian capital. You can see any highlights you didn’t visit the first time around and buy any last souvenirs.
Day 16 departure Ulan Bator
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