| From | To | Rate /pers. | Status |
| 2023 | |||
| 19/07/2022 | 31/07/2022 | 2150 € | On request (3 pers. minimum) |
*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.
** NAADAM FESTIVAL (11/12 july) : stay 1 or 2 extra day(s) before or after your tour and visit the Naadam Festival, including 1 or 2 night(s) at Dream Hotel + a guide (non private) + grouped transfers (no lunch, no dinner, no entry fees included).
SMALL GROUP SUPPLEMENT
The rate is based on 4 persons.
Groups of 3 persons: + 280 € / pers.
Applies to the 3 first persons booked. When the 4th person is booked the supplement is refunded for all travellers.
OPTIONS
Single room: + 150 € / pers. (2 nights in Ulan Bator only)
INCLUDED
Tour and visits as described, hiking as described, full board from lunch of day 1 to breakfast of day 13 except 1 dinner, English speaking translator, Russian 4x4 with driver, a cook per group > 4 persons, 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.
This new hiking trip is a first in Mongolia: you don't have to choose between hiking in the dunes or in the steppe!
Experience the contrasts of Mongolia in one trip, with this hiking tour that combines:
Welcome to Mongolia!
Your English speaking translator is waiting for you at Ulan Bator airport at the arrival of Turkish Airlines flight (usually 07:50 or 09:20 am depending on the season) 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 14:00 in the lobby of the hotel.
No lunch included.
Visit of Gandantegchinlin Monastery and the National Museum of Mongolian History.
Dinner downtown and overnight at Dream hotel or similar (2*).
Breakfast and departure with our 4x4 vehicle to the Bayan Gobi Desert, the "rich Gobi."
Lunch on the way.
We meet the nomadic herder who will be our trekking guide for the next three days of hiking in the wilderness of Bayan Gobi , between dunes and steppes.
We set up our first camp in the wilderness, in a sparsely populated area on the southern edge of the Bayan Gobi Desert.
Each person sets up his/her own tent (single tent provided at no additional charge on request before departure). A shower tent and a large tent for the preparation of meals make our camp comfortable.
Dinner and overnight in tents
In this environment of dunes, mountains and steppes, our pack camel will be very useful to carry equipment for the day.
This area is truly the heart of Mongolia.
It is first of all the geographical center of Mongolia.
It is also located at the junction of three major mongolian ecosystems: two of the main mountain ranges in the country - the Khangai and Khentii - and a northern edge of the Gobi Desert.
Mount Batkhan overlooks this area and gives rise to several rivers which mix their waters with the sand dunes of Elsentasarkhai - the "sand break" - forming a changing and spectacular scenery.
Every night after trekking between dunes, rivers and steppes, we set up the camp.
The afternoon of day 5 we reach the Khogno Khan cliffs, where we visit Ovgon Khiid monastery, set in a dramatic scenery.
Dinner and overnight in a yurt camp nestled at the foot of the cliffs (2-4 persons per yurt in individual beds, showers and toilets in a separate building).
After breakfast, a 2 hours drive takes us to the Orkhon Valley.
We meet the nomadic herder who will be our companion during the next 8 days.
The change in environment is striking: after the desert and sandy expanses of Bayan Gobi, we are now in a mountainous area, a maze of green valleys with forested slopes.
We start our first trekking day in the mountains bordering northern Orkhon Valley.
Picnic lunch brought by our vehicules, nothing to carry in our backpacks!
After the trek, we set up camp in the wilderness for dinner and overnight.
After breakfast, we hike another day in the Khangai Mountains.
Picnic lunch brought by our vehicules.
In the afternoon, we climb to Tovkhon Monastery.
After the trek, we set up camp in the wilderness for dinner and overnight.
After breakfast, we walk down the mountains to the Orkhon Valley. The views are astonishing ont the large valley with wooden mountains in the background.
Picnic lunch brought by our vehicules.
We hike to the famous Orkhon Falls.
In the afternoon, we set up camp in the wilderness for dinner and overnight.
After breakfast, we continue our hiking tour 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.
We reach the forest with the impressive Naiman Nuur mountains in front of us.
After the hike, we set up camp in the wilderness for dinner and overnight.
Today, after hiking on the slopes of the upper Orkhon valley, we reach the yurts of the family of the nomads who guided us during this trek in the Orkhon Valley.
They became our friends as we shared so intense emotions, and it is always a wonderful experience to discover their wives and children, and the way they live in their yurts with their herds.
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.
In the evening, our hosts will prepare a traditional specialty, the Khorkhog, the "Mongolian barbecue".
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, we drive to Karakorum, the former capital of the Mongolian Empire.
Lunch at the Karakorum gercamp.
Visit of Erdene Zuu Monastery.
Dinner and night at the yurt camp (2 to 4 persons per yurt, with single beds, showers in a separate building).
Breakfast and departure to Ulan Bator where we arrive in the afternoon.
Picnic lunch.
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 Dream hotel or similar (2*).
Breakfast and transfer to airport on time for flights departing after 07:00am.
Meeting point:
Day 1: Grouped transfer from Ulan Bator Airport on arrival of Turkish Airlines flight (usually 07:50 or 09:20 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 14:00.
Day 13: Grouped transfer to Ulan Bator airport on time for flights departing after 07:00am.
Language: English speaking translator.
Group size: 3-10 persons.
This tour has a very varied accommodation, with a nice balance between yurts and camping:
More information about accommodation during our tours in Mongolia ...
This hiking tour is for fit travellers, but does not need a lot of trekking experience.
You will hike between 18 and 23 km / day, in a mountainous and forested environment.
A real hiking tour in Mongolia with your children! A horse is provided for each young one from 7 to 12, to allow them to follow the adults' pace ... and to add more fun!
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Hiking Tour
13 days 
2150 €
