ACROSS THE ORKHON VALLEY

Best features of this tour

2 days of an adventurous trip to Naiman Nuur Park with pack yak is exclusively offered only by this tour.
3 nights with nomadic families is the best way to discover their daily life.
We worked hard on our saddles to give you maximum possible comfort as well as suit the Mongolian horse.
Orkhon Valley is registered as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

Tour itinerary

Roaming through the Orkhon Valley on horseback might be the most beautiful thing you'll ever experience!
Naiman Nuur trip has its unique way to attract people. This adventure never ceases to amaze even the locals!

This tour will lead you to the remote sites deep into the wildland letting you see the beauty of the land and support vehicles will accompany you to assure your comfort at the same time.

You will discover Mongolian heartland teaming with our equestrian guides and translators!

Day 1: Ulaanbaatar

Arrival in Mongolia.

English-speaking guide picks you up at Chinggis Khan Airport and takes you to your hotel.

Your guide is waiting for you at the hotel front desk and will have lunch (not included).

We will visit Gandantegchinlin Monastery and the National Museum of Mongolian History.

Dinner (not included) and night at a hotel (2* – twin or triple room).

Day 2: Ulaanbaatar – Kharkhorin

Breakfast and drive to Kharkhorin, the old capital city of Mongolia

Picnic lunch on the road

You will spend from 6 to 7 hours traveling by car. This is surely a long trip. By the evening, you will be at Orkhon Valley entrance, ready for your horse riding adventure for the next day!

Visit Erdene Zuu Monastery.

We will meet the equestrian guides and horses in the evening and set up our camp under the open sky near the Orkhon Valley.

Dinner and stay overnight.

Day 3: Orkhon Valley Horse Riding Trip

Breakfast

We will start the adventure in the Orkhon Valley.

The picnic lunch and everything else will be brought by our support vehicles, not carried on horses so that you can ride more comfortably.

We set up our camp.

Dinner and stay overnight.

Day 4: Orkhon Valley Horse Riding Trip reaches Tovkhon Monastery

Breakfast

We head to Tovkhon Buddhist Monastery which has about 400 years of history.

Picnic lunch.

We reach the monastery with the horses situated at over 2600m above sea level.

The views are magical where you can see the enormous valley with forest mountains in the background while riding down the mountains to the Orkhon Valley.

We set up the camp in the wilderness after the ride.

Dinner and stay overnight.

Day 5: Orkhon Valley Horse Riding Trip

Breakfast

We ride deeper into the Khangai Mountains.

Picnic lunch.

We set up our camp in the wilderness.

Dinner and stay overnight.

Day 6: Orkhon Valley Horse Riding Trip

Breakfast.

Ancient lava flow marks colliding with the Orkhon River makes the entire valley astonishingly beautiful. It says all about the volcanic leaks and eruptions which changed the valley eons ago.

Picnic lunch.

We roam through Orkhon Valley on horseback.

After the ride, we set up our camp near the Naiman Nuur Park entrance.

Dinner and stay overnight.

Day 7: Horseback adventure in Naiman Nuur Park (with pack yaks)

Breakfast

The yak guides will join us.

We load the equipment and the personal items on pack yaks.

We arrive at the yak breeder family and stay there for 2 nights in separate yurts (4-5 persons per yurt)

Lunch with the family

We ride around the area near the lakes.

Dinner with the family.

Day 8: Horseback ride in Naiman Nuur Park

Breakfast

This is the day we ride through beautiful forest mountains heading to the lakes of Naiman Nuur Park.

Picnic lunch in the Park.

Dinner and stay overnight in the yurt.

Day 9: Leaving the Naiman Nuur Park to Orkhon Valley with pack yaks

Breakfast

Time to say goodbye to our welcoming host family.

We head back to the Orkhon Valley leaving Naiman Nuur Park and traveling through a steep mountain road thanks to our tough horse and skilled yak guides.

Picnic lunch

We move forward and set up our camp near the forest which is located in between the Naiman Nuur Park and Orkhon Valley.

Dinner and stay overnight.

Day 10: Orkhon Falls experience

Breakfast and we ride to the nomadic family in the Orkhon Valley.

Picnic lunch on the road.

We experience and enjoy Orkhon Falls.

Dinner and stay overnight in the separate yurt of a nomadic family.

Day 11: Orkhon Valley – Night in a yurt at Khogno Khan Park (mini-Gobi)

Breakfast

We leave Orkhon Valley as well as the equestrian guides and the family. Thanks to our skillful guides and welcoming family who have been our companions during our adventurous trips!

We travel to Khogno Khan Park.

Picnic lunch.

Khogno Khan region consists of desert-like landscapes.
Visit of the Ovgon Khiid Monastery.

Dinner and stay overnight with a nomadic family (single beds, 4 to 5 persons per yurt).

Day 12: Khogno Khan Park – Ulaanbaatar

Breakfast and we leave for Ulaanbaatar early and arrive in the afternoon.

Picnic lunch.

You'll be offered to go shopping with a guide for the rest of the afternoon.

In the evening, you will attend Mongolian traditional shows which cover traditional dances, music, and songs.

We don't include dinner to leave you a wide range of choices of Ulaanbaatar cuisine.

Night at a hotel (2* – twin or triple room).

Day 13 – Ulaanbaatar

Transfer to the airport is included

ADDITIONAL

SMALL GROUP SUPPLEMENT

Groups of 2 or 3 : + 280 € / pers.

A supplement is refunded for all travelers after the 4th traveler is booked.

SINGLE ROOM

+ 150 € / pers. (2 nights in Ulaanbaatar only). This single room supplement applies if you want a single room in Ulaanbaatar.

PRACTICAL INFORMATION

Meeting point: Chinggis Khaan Airport, Ulaanbaatar.
Language: English, French
Group size: 3-10 persons.

ACCOMMODATION

In tents: 6 nights
In a guest yurt with a nomadic family: 4 nights
In a 2* hotel in Ulaanbaatar: 2 nights

INCLUDED

✔ Transfers airport / hotel / airport
✔ English or French speaking guide
✔ 2 nights in 3* hotel in Ulan Bator, breakfast included
✔ Journeys in Japanese 4WD jeep or Russian 4x4 UAZ + driver
✔ Petrol
✔ All breakfast, lunch, and dinner during the tour
✔ Cook for the groups > 5 persons
✔ Equipment for meals (mess tent, camping tables and chairs) and nights (tent, ground mattress), sanitary tent
✔ Tour and visits
✔ Horse riding
✔ Nomadic equestrian guides
✔ Pack yaks for the equipment during the self-sufficient trek
✔ Entrance fees for parks and museums indicated in the program
✔ Traditional show

NOT INCLUDED

X International flights
X Visa (if necessary)
X Travel insurance
X Repatriation insurance
X Drinks /alcohols, water, etc/
X Meals in Ulan Bator
X Phone calls
X Any excursion that is not indicated in the program

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ACROSS THE ORKHON VALLEY	OC210524	21/05/2024	02/06/2024	13 Days	Bookings open	FR/ENG	from € 1980	Book Now
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