Watch North Mongolia in easy and different way! Khuvsgul Lake National Park was connected by paved road to Ulaanbaatar in recent years. 2 highlights of North Mongolia, Uran Volcano and Amarbayasgalant Monastery, are located along this paved road which is good place to overnight. This tour do not have domestic flight so it is good way to reach to Lake Khuvsgul via brand new paved road and you will see many things and do many activities.
- See and witness outstanding landmarks artistic – Uran Volcano
- Discover Khuvsgul Lake, one of nature’s miracles – Blue Pearl Of Asia
- Check out the 3,000 year-old Uushig Deer Stones those date back to the Huns period
- Get experience of nature’s grandeur in conjunction with history, architecture in Amarbayasgalant Monastery
Length: 5 days
Potential dates and weather condition: From Dec to Mar each year.
Tour type: Private Package Tours
Area: Northern Mongolia
Difficulty: moderate (need some experience necessary. The trip suitable for 20-50)
Prices
| 1850 USD (based on single person) 1170 USD p.p (based on 2pax) 960 USD p.p (based on 3pax) | 860 USD p.p (based on 4pax) 800 USD p.p (based on 5pax) 770 USD p.p (based on 6pax) |
| Included: 2 nights in tourist ger camp, 2 night in the local hotel, food service, land transportation, English speaking guide service, mineral water, all entrance fees and Government charges, all activities costs | Not included: gratuities for staffs, personal expenses, travel insurance Single supplement: 160 USD |
Detailed itinerary
Day1. Uran Extinct Volcano
Day2. Uushig Deer Stone & Khuvsgul Lake
Day3. Khuvsgul Lake
Day4. Amarbayasgalant Monastery
Day5. Back to Ulaanbaatar
Day1. Uran Extinct Volcano
We will pick you up from your accommodation at 08:00 o’clock & drive to Uran Extinct Volcano (540 km – 8 hours on the paved road). Uran means “Artistic”, Mongols named it so because its ridge of the crater is one of many examples of circles that arise in nature resembled a nice creature of a craftsman. A circle-shaped ridge about 500 m across that contains a crater lake at about 20 m wide and 1.5 m deep. There is also another recognizable volcanoes with broken craters such as Tulga, Jalavch & Togoo. We will climb up to the top of the volcano. Overnight there.
Day2. Uushig Deer Stone & Khuvsgul Lake
After breakfast time, we will drive to Uushig Deer Stone (300 km – 6 hours on the paved road). A complex of 30 deer stones of Uushig Valley and its burial mounts belong to the ancient Huns period and over 3000 years old. The Bronze Age funeral practice, sacrificial ritual and ideology and animal style art, which were spread among ancient nomads, are all together represented through deer stones made by long block of granite. Then we will drive to Khuvsgul Lake (145 km – 3 hours mostly on the paved road). About midway along border between Mongolia and Russian Siberia, in a gigantic stone bowl nearly 110 km long and almost 40 km wide, lies 3% of the all the fresh water on earth – Lake Khusgul. Overnight there.
Day3. Khuvsgul Lake – horse ride & reindeer people
After breakfast time, we will ride horses. This ride will take you back through the shore of the lake area to the beautiful sights and sounds of Mother Nature for 2 hours journey up the mountain to view. With no experience required. Then we will go to reindeer people. They are Tuvan people who moved to the Mongolia from Tuvan Republic around 1920s to the northern most part of Mongolia. Some reindeer people moved to the lake area for selling hand made souvenir to tourists and brought their reindeer. Overnight there.
Day4. Amarbayasgalant Monastery
After breakfast time, we will drive to Amarbayasgalant Monastery (690 km – 8 hours on the paved road). English meaning of the monastery is Monastery of Tranquil Felicity. It is a large and best preserved in Mongolia. By the order of Kang Xi of Qun built in 1736 for commemorate for Zanabazar who is first bogd of Mongolian Buddhism. The monastery was sacked in 1937 during Stalinist purges. After the restoration, started from 1988, the monastery complex eventually took its former glory. Now this monastery is active one & also work as museum. Overnight there.
Day5. Amarbayasgalant Monastery tour & back to Ulaanbaatar.
After breakfast time, we will walk there and explore the monastery. After lunch time, we will drive back to Ulaanbaatar city (330 km – 6 hours on the paved road). After we arrived in the city, we will transfer you to your accommodation.
End time: Around 19:00 o’clock
Total driving distance: 2045 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.
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.
