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MINI GOBI AND STEPPES - HORSE RIDING TOUR

Best features of this tour

This tour has a unique destination that covers both Mongolian Mini Gobi and steppe.
We will ride through spectacular Orkhon Valley and the Bayan Gobi where you can enjoy the calming view of sand dunes!
We offer you different types of accommodations.
A unique destination where you can enjoy the whole different landscapes.

Tour itinerary

Choosing this tour gives you the extraordinary experience of a trip to both Mini Gobi and steppe!
You will experience 8 days on horseback out of 13! It is amazing exactly as it sounds like!
It is a win-win situation where you do not have to choose between different tours to experience both landscapes.

Day 1: Ulaanbaatar

Arrive in Mongolia.

Your English-speaking translator picks you up at Chinggis Khan Airport.

No lunch included.

Visit Gandantegchinlin Monastery and the National Museum of Mongolian History.

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

Day 2: Ulaanbaatar – Orkhon Valley

Breakfast in the hotel.

Departure to the Orkhon Valley with a 4x4 vehicle.

Lunch on the road.

Visit a nomad family.

Dinner in a nomad family.

Ride a horse (optional).

Stay overnight in a separate ger.

 

 

Days 3: Nomad family - Buurug (within Orkhon Valley)

The 3rd day is the day we start riding.

Reach the Buurug through a beautiful landscape.

Lunch on the way

Reach the Buurug and have dinner.

Stay overnight in tents.

 

Day 4 and 5: Buurug - Naiman Nuur Lakes

Breakfast

Head to Naiman Nuur Lakes on a horseback

Lunch on the way

Ride through the Naiman Nuur Lakes region for 2 days

Stay overnight in a yurt beside a nomadic family. (4-5 persons per yurt)
We will also camp in a tent and have dinner in a nomad family.

Days 6 to 8: Naiman Nuur Lakes - Orkhon Valley Horse Riding Tour

Breakfast

Within these 3 days of the trip, we will ride through the Orkhon Valley to experience different landscapes, and camp in beautiful spots. We will visit Tuvkhun Monastery, Orkhon Falls during our adventure on horseback.

For the 3 days, we will have our lunch on the way and dinner in a tent camp.

Day 9: Orkhon Valley – Kharkhorin

Breakfast

Lunch on the road.

Leave Orkhon Valley region.

Camp in a tent near Kharkhorin.

This is the last day with the equestrian team and say goodbye to the team and your horses.

Ending your trip in Kharkhorin can be the best tour conclusion ever!

Day 10 and 11: Kharkhorin - Bayan Gobi Desert

Breakfast

Visit Kharkhorin

Departure to the Bayan Gobi Desert with a 4x4 vehicle.

Lunch on the way

Arrive in Bayan Gobi.

Riding through the dunes is a completely different experience. 

Dinner and stay overnight in a tent.

The next day on horseback, we arrive at the Uvgun Khiid which is located on the Khugnu Khan cliffs!

Dinner and stay overnight in Khugnu Khan Ger Camp.

 

Day 12: Bayan Gobi - Ulaanbaatar

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

Lunch in the city

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 after breakfast.

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

This tour has a very varied accommodation, with a nice balance between yurts and camping:

In tents:                                                     8 nights
In a guest yurt with a nomadic family:   1 nights
In a yurt camp:                                          1 nights
In a 2* hotel in Ulaanbaatar:                    2 nighs

INCLUDED

✔ Transfers airport / hotel / airport
✔ English or French speaking guide
✔ 2 nights in 2* 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
✔ Entrance fees for parks and museums indicated in the program
✔ Traditional show

NOT INCLUDED

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

 

 

 

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