Gobi Sumber province is the 3rd smallest province in Mongolia. In the province, there is a beautiful government protected mountain called Choiriin Bogd, which is known as the energy center. The area is located in a semi-desert area and is 230 km from Ulaanbaatar. If you are traveling for a few days or you can’t go far to South Gobi, we recommend this tour.
- Discover the sacred Choir Bogd Mountain & energy center
- Famous Gobi Desert tour combined with Trans-Mongolian train journey
Length: 3 days
Area: East Gobi Desert
Tour type: Mongolia Short Tours
Potential dates and weather condition: all year around
Difficulty: easier – moderate (No experience necessary. Trips suitable for most ages and abilities)
Prices
Please carefully check what is include and what is not include in the prices!
580 USD for 1pax
390 USD p.p for 2pax
330 USD p.p for 3pax
300 USD p.p more than 4pax
Included: 1 night in tourist ger camp, food service written in the itinerary, land transportation, English speaking guide service, mineral water, all entrance fees and Government charges, all activities costs, RT train ticket sleeper class, train station drop off & pick up
Not included: gratuities for staffs, personal expenses, travel insurance
Single supplement: 40 USD
Detailed Itinerary
Day1. Ulaanbaatar city – Choir town
Day2. Choiriin Bogt Mountain tour & depart Choir town
Day3. Arrive in Ulaanbaatar
Day1. Trans-Mongolian train journey to Choir town
We will pick you up from your accommodation at 15:00 o’clock & transfer you to Ulaanbaatar train station. Then we will catch #276 train at 16:50. The train journey takes few hours and we will arrive in Choir town at 21:20. On the way, you will see the natural scenery of Gobi desert and changing steppe to semi-desert area. Our local driver will pick you up and transfer you to the tourist ger camp (18 km on the paved road). Then we will have dinner and overnight in tourist ger camp. /D/
Day2. Choir Mountain – energy center
After breakfast time, we will drive to Tsoorkhoi Spring (10 km on the dirt road). Tsorkhoi Spring is very cold in summer but does not freeze in winter. It has an unusual feature. This spring is good for human internal organs, and local people have been drinking it. Then we will drive to White Tara Goddess (10 km on the dirt road). The White Goddess was carved on the rock, 245 cm high and 170 cm wide, at the site of the Tsogchin dugana of East Choir monastery in Borjigon region. In 1828, a typhus disease spread around Choir Monastery, killing monks and ordinary people. Therefore, the local people who sought a way to suppress this disease created the Longevity Goddess White Goddess on a granite rock, and there was no more typhoid fever. Then we will drive to Choir Bogd Mountain. There, we will see Single Monk Cave, Child Ovoo respectively. Also, we will hike around and enjoy rocky view. Then we will drive to Camel Caravan Statues. The caravan from Beijing to Da-Khure, the capital of Mongolia, passed through it, and the tea route was one of the important arteries of thousands of kilometers of roads connecting Asia and Europe. Then we will drive back to the tourist ger camp (20 km on the paved road). There we will visit to a Ethnic small museum in the tourist ger camp. The exhibits are hidden treasures belonging to Mongolia’s most revered and multi-talented monks of East Choir Monastery. After dinner (traditional Mongolian barbeque khorkhog) time, we will catch the train #285 for back to Ulaanbaatar at 01:40 o’clock. Overnight on the train. /B,L,D/
Day3. Arrive in Ulaanbaatar city.
We will arrive in Ulaanbaatar at 07:05 o’clock and we will transfer you to your accommodation.
Total driving distance: 110 km
Information
- Above prices are changeable by changing components (kind of services) of the itinerary.
- This is a private tour and you or your travel buddies will be in the tour.
- It is your responsibility to ensure you are in correct pick up location at correct time as stated on your booking form.
- No smoking in travel vehicles or train.
Please let us know should you have further inquiries! We are looking forward to assist you with organizing your stay in Mongolia and answering any questions you might have about this tour. We want your holiday experience in Mongolia to be as amazing as it is possible.
