Please check our 5 days Gobi Desert Tour Mongolia itinerary. This tour itinerary well planned as best time effectiveness and covers most famous destinations of Gobi and plus visiting to Karakorum & Khustai National Park. It has wonderful activities such as camel ride, horse ride, see wild life and visit to nomadic family and more. But the journey is hundreds of kilometers by car in one day have to go. So please note.
- Visit to authentic nomadic family & overnight in a traditional ger dwelling
- Discover Erdene Zuu, built from the rubble of Genghis Khan’s capital
- Stay in open bath of Tsenkher Hot Spring and take rest
- Explore most famous sights of Gobi Desert
Length: 5 days
Area: Gobi Desert & Central Mongolia
Type: Private Package Tours
Potential date and weather condition: from May to Oct, each year.
Difficulty: easier – moderate (No experience necessary. Trips suitable for most ages and abilities)
Prices
Our company offers 2 different prices for this trip.
Tourist ger camp option
| 1710 USD for 1pax 1080 USD p.p for 2pax | 880 USD p.p for 3pax 780 USD p.p for 4pax |
| Included: 4 nights in tourist ger camp, food service, land transportation, English speaking guide service, all entrance fees and Government charges, all activities costs, mineral water | Not included: gratuities for staffs, personal expenses (extra some drinks, souvenir buying, locals concerts etc), travel insurance Single supplement: 160 usd |
Local ger guesthouse option
| 1430 USD for 1pax 850 USD p.p for 2pax | 660 USD p.p for 3pax 570 USD p.p for 4pax |
| Included: 4 nights in local ger guesthouse, food service, land transportation, English speaking guide service, all entrance fees and Government charges, all activities costs, mineral water, sleeping bag | Not included: gratuities for staffs, personal expenses (extra some drinks, souvenir buying, locals concerts etc), travel insurance |
Gobi Desert Tour Mongolia Itinerary
Day1. Drive to Gobi Desert
Day2. Yol Gorge & Khongor Sand Dune
Day3. Bayanzag & Ongi Monastery Ruin
Day4. Karakorum
Day5. Khustai National Park & back to Ulaanbaatar
Day1. Full day drive to Gobi Gurvan Saikhan
We will pick you up from your accommodation at 08:00 o’clock & drive to Gobi Gurvan Saikhan (640 km – 9 hours on the paved road). Overnight there.
Day2. Yol Gorge & Khongor Sand Dune
After breakfast time, we will drive to Yol Gorge (10 km on dirt road). Yol means vulture in Mongolian and the gorge is located in Gurvan Saikhan Mountain range & stretches over 10 km. The narrowest part, only 3 or 4 person can pass in same time, of the valley is completely shaded from the direct sun shine by high cliff walls. Also, the valley is famous for the fact that there is ice created in winter by small stream of the valley present there even during the hot summer months until mid of Jul. We will do an hour hiking there & then also visit to the small natural museum. (optional horse ride is possible in here). After lunch time, we will drive to Khongor Sand Dune (190 km – 5 hours on the dirt road) Khongor is biggest sand dune in the Gobi Desert that extend from 5 to 10 km in width, nearly 100 km long, with crests rising 80 to 300m above the surrounding landscape. The booming sound produced by the masses of moving sand can be heard from afar when occurs windy day. Hence locals called it as Singing Sands. Near Khongor River at the northern edge of the dunes, there is an oasis. We will ride camels today to explore these massive sand-dunes and explore the area where climbing one of the dunes affords the energetic traveler with an unforgettable experience of endless vistas across a sea of daffodil-colored sand. Overnight there.
Day3. Bayanzag & Ongi Monastery Ruin
After breakfast time, we will drive to Bayanzag (150 km – 4 hours on the dirt road). American zoologist Roy Chapman Andrews discovered this place and named as Flaming Cliffs. A lot of dinosaurs’ findings such as Protoceratops & dinosaur’ eggs have been found there in first time. The red colored cliffs themselves are very imposing from a distance, and are particularly fiery in the light of the setting sun. We will walk around the site. After lunch time, we will drive to Ongi Monaster Ruin (155 km – 4 hours on the dirt road). It is the ruins of a Buddhist monastery founded in 1760 and destroyed in 1937 by communist purges. Located on the shore of the Ongi River, the monastery was formerly one of the largest monasteries in Gobi Desert. Raw violence of the destruction at the site was still visible, still palpable, even though it happened over years ago. We will hike to the ruins for visiting to local ger museum displayed survived objects of destroyed monastery and a small lovely and active Buddhist temple. Overnight there.
Day4. Karakorum
After breakfast time, we will drive to Karakorum (240 km – 6 hours on the dirt road). Karakorum, the capital of Great Mongolian State where today there is a small local township. After 200 years its sacked by Chinese, Erdene Zuu, built in 1586, is the first Buddhist monastery to have been built in Mongolia and by various construction materials were taken from the ruins of Karakorum. We will respectively visit to Erdene Zuu Monastery, Karakorum Museum & other interesting historical sights there. Overnight there.
Day5. Khustai National Park & back to Ulaanbaatar
After breakfast time, we will drive to Khustai National Park (300 km – 5 hours on the paved road). National Park Khustai where re-introduction of the wild takhi horses (Przhevalsky’s horses) has taken place since 1992. Takhi is last wild horse subspecies surviving in the 21st century. It was discovered in western Mongolia in the late 1870s by the Russian explorer N.M. Przhevalsky. Then we will be spent at leisure hiking in the surrounding mountains for seeing the wild horses. If we luck we may see also maral deer & other animals. Then we will drive to Ulaanbaatar (105 km – 2 hours on the paved road) and you will transferred to your accommodation.
End time: around 18:00 o’clock
Total driving distance: 1820 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.
- Domestic flight companies accept only 10kg-15kg lugguge incuding your carry on bags too for free transfer.
- 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 aircraft.
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