Each tour is guaranteed with a minimum of 2 persons.
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27/05/2025 | 08/06/2025 | 2780 € | available |
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15/07/2025 | 27/07/2025 | 2780 € | 9 places left* |
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02/09/2025 | 14/09/2025 | 2780 € | available |
*What is a Guaranteed Departure?
After taking time off work, booking your flights and arranging for your neighbour to feed the cat, the last thing you need is for your trip to be cancelled because of a lack of people on your tour. Our guaranteed departures give you the peace of mind to book the tour that suits you.
A guaranteed departure means that the tour will definitely operate on the day it is scheduled and will not be cancelled for lack of participation. All guaranteed departures will run except in the event of a natural disaster or other similarly disruptive event that is beyond our control.
MEETING POINT / TRANSFERS
Day 1: Grouped transfer from Ulan Bator Airport on arrival of Turkish Airlines flight (usually around 07:10 am depending on the season). You can book any flight landing before Turkish Airlines flight.
If you are already in Ulan Bator, the meeting point is in the lobby of the hotel at 12:00.
Day 13: Grouped transfer to Ulan Bator airport on time for Turkish Airlines flights.
Please wait for our written agreement on your flight schedule before buying your tickets.
SMALL GROUP SUPPLEMENT
Groups of 1, 2, 3, 4 persons + 300 €/pers.
SINGLE ROOM
No single room possible, you will share your room/yurt/tent with other riders of same gender.
Single tent possible at no extra cost if
you ask for it when you book (subject to availability).
INCLUDED
Tour and visits as described, horseback rides as described, full board from dinner of day 1 to breakfast of day 13 except 1 dinner, English speaking translator, Russian 4x4 with driver, nomadic equestrian guide, financial guarantee of your deposits.
NOT INCLUDED
International flights, 1 dinner, drinks except water, tea and coffee, personal expenses, booking fee (15 €/person), travel insurance, visa if necessary.
Mongolia is a paradise for trail riders.
However, you can enjoy the great outdoors as much as sleeping in a cozy bed, so Mongolia Travel & Tours decided to offer this "comfort" horseback tour with 100% accommodation in yurts!
This magnificent 13-day horse ride will allow you to enjoy the best of Mongolia in the best conditions with accommodation in yurts with traditional beds and showers every evening (except at the nomadic family's yurt).
Welcome to Mongolia!
Your English or French speaking translator is waiting for you at Ulan Bator airport at the arrival of Turkish Airlines flight TK236 usually landing at 07:15am for a grouped transfer. You can book any flight landing before Turkish Airlines flight. If you are already in Ulan Bator, you can join the group at 12:00 in the lobby of the hotel.
Lunch in Ulan Bator.
Visit of the Gandantegchinlin Monastery with its impressive golden Buddha Statue.
In the late afternoon, you will attend a show with traditional dances, music and songs from Mongolia, especially the amazing Khoomei.
No dinner included, to let you choose among the varied dining opportunities offered by Ulan Bator.
Night at a 3* hotel close to the central Sukhbaatar Square in a double or triple room.
Breakfast and transfer to Hogno Han Park (5 hours drive - strongly depending on the condition of the roads).
Lunch on the way.
In the afternoon, short first horse ride in the Bayan Gobi, the "rich desert". We ride to the small Ovgon Khiid Monastery, set in a dramatic scenery.
Bayan Gobi region is the only opportunity to ride horses in typical Gobi desert landscape in Mongolia, as there are no horses further south in the Gobi Desert.
Dinner and night in a guest yurt close to a nomadic family (up to 5 riders per yurt - light shower tent available).
This night, we will sleep in a "guest-yurt" close to our nomad family's yurts.
The comfort is more simple than in the yurt camps as there are no showers, but you will experience the real nomadic way of life...
After breakfast, departure for a spectacular day on horseback.
We will ride through Bayan Gobi semi-desert steppes, in a dramatic scenery between Elsentasarhaï high dunes, black cliffs and a river bringing a touch of greenery.
Picnic lunch brought by our vehicules, nothing to carry on the horses, so we can enjoy many canters!
In the afternoon, we keep on riding in these amazing landscapes. The contrast between the desert dunes and the marshland that borders them is spectacular! We pass suddenly from the desert to the Garden of Eden. Nomads often gather their herds in this vast wet plains, a wonderful vision...
We arrive on horseback at the yurt camp, located in a semi-desert environment.
Dinner and night at the yurt camp (2 to 4 riders per yurt, with single beds, showers in a separate building).
After breakfast, we drive through the Orkhon Valley to meet the nomads who will guide us during this ride and who breed the horses we will ride (4-5 hours drive - strongly depending on the condition of the roads and tracks).
Late lunch, and it is time to choose our horse for the first ride in the Valley.
This short ride will be the opportunity to get acquainted to our horse. As we come back at the nomadic family yurts in the evening, it will be possible to try another horse if necessary.
The rest of the day is devoted to the discovery of the traditional lifestyle of the nomads of Mongolia.
We can participate in their daily activities, and become acquainted with the various family members.
You'll find simple tips to facilitate contact with your host family on the site by clicking here.
This night, we will sleep in a "guest-yurt" close to our nomad family's yurts.
The comfort is more simple than in the yurt camps as there are no showers, but you will experience the real nomadic way of life...
After breakfast with our nomadic family, we start our horse riding adventure in Mongolia.
We ride in the upstream part of the Valley where the landscape becomes wilder and wilder.
This volcanic region has black ancient lava flows which contrast with the white running water of the Orkhon River.
Picnic lunch brought by our vehicules.
On horseback, we reach the forest with the impressive Naiman Nuur mountains in front of us.
Dinner and night at a very remote yurt camp in the forest (2 to 4 riders per yurt, with single beds, showers in a separate building).
After breakfast, we still ride in the upstream part of the Valley, returning towards the Orkhon Falls through another way.
Picnic lunch brought by our vehicules.
We arrive in the afternoon at our yurt camp, not far from the famous Orkhon Falls where we go on horseback.
Dinner and night at the yurt camp (2 to 4 riders per yurt, with single beds, showers in a separate building).
Another beautiful day on horseback as we will ride to one of the most famous sites of the Orkhon Valley: Uurt Canyon.
Picnic lunch brought by our vehicules.
We are now in the downstream section of the Valley, the landscapes are more open, towered by two mountain ranges, and we meet lots of nomadic families with their herds, who take advantage of the rich grass of the valley.
The arrival at the yurt camp (gercamp) is a nice surprise as it is located in a superb site, bordering the canyon of the Orkhon River. We will spend 2 nights in this beautiful gercamp.
Dinner and night at the yurt camp (2 to 4 riders per yurt, with single beds, showers in a separate building).
Today we ride in the surrounding mountains, to get a higher view on the Orkhon Valley.
We return to the same gercamp in the evening.
Dinner and night at the yurt camp (2 to 4 riders per yurt, with single beds).
Today we continue our horse riding tour to the southern mountains bordering the Orkhon Valley, in Khujirt region.
Khujirt is famous for its water, which is bottled and sent all over Mongolia.
The view is spectacular on the river which is now mich wider and lazy among wavy grassy hills.
That's the Mongolia of your dreams ...
Picnic lunch.
We arrive in the afternoon at a unique environment friendly yurt camp. The view from the camp on the huge valley is incredible.
This camp is "eco-friendly", there is no "real" showers, but wet warm towels are brought to your yurt twice a day: quite surprising but efficient! You can also enjoy a very funny "yurt coiffeur" if you need your hair to be washed.
Dinner and night at the yurt camp (2 to 3 riders per yurt, with single beds).
Today is our last day on horseback in the Orkhon Valley.
In the last miles before Karakorum - the former capital of Mongolian Empire - the Valley is narrower, offering wonderful views from the mountain slopes on the Orkhon river.
This part of the Orkhon Valley is one of the nicest, as the river is very calm, the water reflecting the sky as a mirror. The dark blue water contrasts with the lush green of the grass, and the white yurts around. Many herds roam in the steppe around, and you will take many pictures of the typical Mongolia today.
It is time to say good bye to our horses and to our wonderful nomadic friends.
Dinner and night at the yurt camp (2 to 4 riders per yurt, with single beds, showers in a separate building).
After breakfast, we visit Erdene Zuu Monastery.
After the visit, we drive to Hustai National Park, home of the wild Przewalski's horses also called Takhi (4 hours drive - strongly depending on the condition of the roads).
In the afternoon, we go on a drive in the Park to try and find the Takhi.
Dinner and night at the yurt camp (2 to 4 riders per yurt, with single beds, showers in a separate building).
After breakfast, our drivers take us to a 4x4 safari in Hustai National Park, searching for the Przewaslki's wild horses, but also deers and marmots which abound in this protected area.
In the late afternoon, we return to Ulan Bator for a bit of shopping at the Department Store.
Farewell dinner and overnight in a 3* hotel near the central Sukhbaatar square (double or triple room).
Early in the morning, transfer to the airport in time for Turkish Airlines flight TK237 usually departing at 08:40 am.
The hotel will provide you with a packed breakfast (remember to ask the day before).
Lunch is not included, as most flights depart in the morning.
MEETING POINT / TRANSFERS
Day 1: Grouped transfer from Ulan Bator Airport on arrival of Turkish Airlines flight TK236 usually landing at 07:15am.
If you are already in Ulan Bator, the meeting point is in the lobby of the hotel at 12:00.
Day 13: Grouped transfer to Ulan Bator airport on time for Turkish Airlines flight TK237 usually departing at 08:40 am.
Please wait for our written agreement on your flight schedule before buying your tickets.
Language: English speaking translator.
Group size: 2-10 persons.
This is a "comfort" tour: no nights in tents, you will enjoy the most comfortable accommodation available in Mongolia.
More information about accommodation during our tours in Mongolia ...
This horse riding tour in Mongolia is for experienced riders only.
"Thank you very much for this brilliant holiday we had on the Yurt Comfort Horse riding Tour. We would like to thank especially our guide Ms Khandaa who did everything to make us happy and to explain the country and the people to us. Also the world-beating driver Muugii who always took care of us and our luggage, he is a very friendly person who tried to teach us some words in Mongolian language (more or less successfull) Данк Muugii
The horsemen Tuvaana and Taivnaa were very patient and friendly, they almost lifted us on the horse. The two horsemen we had the first two days were also very friendly. All of them contributed to a wonderful holiday." - Bärbel S. (August 2019)
"I do not think that anything will ever come close the experience of Mongolia.
The organisation, the itinerary, the people, the place, it was breath taking from start to finish.
Our Guide Khandaa, was the most amazingly warm and welcoming person, she really took us under her wing and showed us exactly what Mongolia is. She was organised and kept a close eye on all of us, she had fun with us, took time to translate for us with the horsemen, which just added such a dimension to the trip. It meant we could sit in the evening as one group and have a laugh over the days riding and talk about tomorrow. She is an amazing person and as tour guide I can only say that she brought so much to our trip I cannot recommend her enough.
Our Driver whom we called Chiggis Khan (original I know but he looked really like him) took his role at keeping us safe very seriously and he became a great friend with the group as the weeks passed. He told us of traditional Mongolian competitions, of how they train the horses & he even attempted to show us how to do Archery!!! His smiling face waiting on us for lunch or in the evening when we would return, and always an easy joke with us. He provided memories we will never forget.
The horsemen in both the Gobi & the Orkhan Valley were so special. They took the time to get to know each of us and our ability and they took such excellent care of us throughout the day and the interactions over dinner in the evening were always hilarious as we tried our best speak Mongolian and they English. We were so grateful to these men's families that they let us borrow them for days." - Aoife D. (Aug. 2018)
"Great trip, great horses: vivid, endurant and fast for unforgettable gallops!" Anne-Marie G. (August 2014)
"A trip made of encounters, sharing, fun and scenery. Never far from horses and always in the middle of nature ... Thirteen unforgettable days. A lot of encounters and a basket full of sparkling moments as keepsakes.
I booked this trip with Mongolia Travel & Tours alone, and it has been the opportunity to meet other adventurers.
This agency is a story of sharing and passions ... Thanks to Sabine (for her love of life and sharing) and Yeruult for his hospitality and patience. Thank you to Boogi (my guide) and Dembee (the breeder of some of our horses), without whom this trip would not have been as brilliant. I wish all those who will have the chance to go to Mongolia to cross paths with people as caring and vibrant as I myself met !! "- Laetitia (August 2013)
Ride in the Bayan Gobi Desert, the Orkhon Valley and Naiman Nuur Park. An equestrian adventure full of contrasts and fun experiences, such as pack yaks and camel ride!
You can't travel for 2 or 3 weeks? This ride is for you: an intense 8 days ride with the best of Mongolian wilderness and nomadic life.
Horse riding Tour
13 days 
2780 €