Experience Mongolia’s stunning natural beauty, nomadic culture and rich history as you travel across the steppe. Meet a nomadic family, search for wild horses, listen to throat singing, and more!
Arrive at Chinggis Khaan International Airport just outside Ulaanbaatar and travel into the heart of Mongolia’s cosmopolitan capital. Settle into the five-star Novotel Ulaanbaatar, one of the nation’s top-rated hotels. In the city, enjoy a welcome dinner with your tour leader and fellow travelers. (D)
Monday, May 31Oasis in The Gobi Desert
Join your tour leader on a tour of Mongolia’s capital. Explore the country’s history at the spectacular Chinggis Khaan National Museum, stroll across Sukhbaatar Square, the city’s central plaza, and marvel at the splendid art and architecture of the Choijin Lama Temple Museum. (B,L,D)
Tuesday, June 1Flaming Cliffs
Travel west onto the vast Mongolian steppe, reaching the beautifully decorated Mongol Nomadic Ger Camp. The family that runs the resort delights in sharing nomadic traditions, such as games, food and music, with guests. Join them in a demonstration of steppe nomadic traditions, and settle into your ger for the night. (B,L,D)
Wednesday, June 2Terelj National Park
Enjoy an early morning visit to Hustai National Park, the home of the world’s last wild horses. See Przewalski’s horses, formerly extinct from the wild, but reintroduced to Hustai in the 1990s through an international conservation effort. Then, continue west to Hugnu-Tarna National Park, a dramatic mixture of steppe, mountains, and sand dunes. Spend two nights at a picturesque ger camp in the shadow of the Elsen Tasarhai Sand Dunes. (B,L,D)
Thursday, June 3Genghis Khan
Explore the history and legends of the steppe on a day trip to the town of Harhorin in the UNESCO World Heritage Orkhon Valley. Visit Mongolia’s oldest monastery, 16th-century Erdene Zuu. The monastery was built on and with the ruins of Karakorum, founded by Genghis Khan’s son as the 13th-century capital of the Mongol Empire. Then, experience life on the steppe. At the ger of a family of nomadic herders who pasture their animals near sacred Mt. Hugnu Khan, cook and share a meal and ride horses. (B,L,D)
Friday, June 4Ulaanbaatar
Return to Ulaanbaatar. In the city, visit Gandantegchenlin Monastery, the center of Mongolian Buddhism. Attend a performance of folk music, dance and throat singing by the renowned Tumen Ekh Ensemble. Enjoy a farewell dinner with your fellow travelers. (B,L,D)
