NOMADIC LIFE
Experience a unique journey with our Nomadic Life tour! Get a chance to stay with a nomadic family and learn about their daily life in the stunning landscapes of the mini-Gobi and Orkhon Valley. Immerse yourself in the Mongolian culture and traditions and be amazed by the endless beauty of the environment.
from 1190$ per person
Discovery trip
12 days
ACCOMMODATION
5 nights in comfortable ger camp
2 night in 2 star hotel in Ulaanbaatar
4 nights in nomad family, in guest ger
STRONG POINTS:​
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Discover nomadic life and herders
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Visit the Erdene-zuu monastery, the largest monastery in Mongolia, created in 1586
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Ancient capital of Mongolia - Kharkhorin
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Famous waterfall of Ulaan Tsutgalan
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Tovkhon Monastery, located at 2312 m above sea level
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Mini-Gobi, Called Elsen Tasarkhai
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Visit Khustai national park
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City tour of Ulaanbaatar
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Tumen ekh ensemble's show
DAY 1
ULAANBAATAR CITY TOUR
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Welcome by your guide and your driver at the airport of Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia.
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The first day program starts at noon. We start with a lunch with the Mongolian team.
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Visit the superb National Museum of Mongolian History, the largest museum in Mongolia where you will learn the great history of Mongolia.
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Walk in the city center of Ulaanbaatar and on the main square of Genghis Khan
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The fabulous traditional Mongolian show of Tumen ekh. You will discover Mongolian instruments, traditional dances, religious dances, traditional songs, overtone songs and contortions.
Hotel 2 star
45 km - 1h
DAY 2
280km - 4h30
DISCOVER A MINI-GOBI
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Before leaving Ulaanbaatar, we will visit the great monastery of the capital: Gandantegchilen where we can admire a gigantic Buddha and glimpse more than 2000 monks studying the Sutras.
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The adventure begins. We will head to Khogno-Khan Park, also called mini-gobi. It is a park with very varied landscapes: lake, sand dunes which continue for 80km, trees and mountains. After settling in the ger camp, we will visit the Erdene Khamba monastery dated from the 17th century. Then, we will walk in the sand dunes.
Hotel 2 star
Local restaurant
Ger camp
Ger camp
DAY 3-6
220km - 4h
NOMADIC LIFE
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After breakfast, we will take the road to join the nomadic family waiting for us. After crossing typical Mongolian steppe landscapes following the Orkhon Valley, we will arrive in the afternoon at our hosts. We will spend 4 nights with this same family. We will sleep in individual gers that our nomadic friends will have set up for us.
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The day of a nomadic family begins around 7 a.m. Among Mongolian nomads, women are responsible for milking animals (yaks, mares, goats and sheep), they also cook, clean and take care of children. The men, on the other hand, spend their time outside. In the morning, they leave to look for the animals and bring them back. They fetch water, they cut wood and they take care of the animals.
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We will learn about their culture, traditions, and way of life. We will help them with their daily chores such as milking cows, making traditional dairy products, and gathering firewood. We will also have the opportunity to ride horses and explore the beautiful landscape of the Orkhon valley. This experience will give us a unique insight into the nomadic way of life and allow us to appreciate the simplicity and beauty of living close to nature.
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Visit the famous Ulaan Tsutgalan waterfall, which stands at a height of 24 meters, and we will ride horses to get there.We can also gallop through the vast steppe.
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On the last evening, we will enjoy our last dinner with the herders. They will prepare a Mongolian barbecue: meat cooked with hot stones.
Day 3
Made by team
Made by team
Nomad family
Nomad family
Day 4-6
Made by team
Nomad family
Nomad family
Nomad family
DAY 7
150km - 3h30
RELAXING IN TSENKHER HOT SPRING
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It's time to leave the nomadic family and the Orkhon Valley after living together for 4 days. We will go to the hot spring of Tsenkher to bathe in the hot water baths of the ger camp.
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On the way, we will visit Tovkhon Monastery. In 1648, Zanabazar, one of the 3 kings of Khalkha, discovered this place when he was 14 years old. He needed a sacred place to work and meditate. Then he built this monastery on top of the mountain at the altitude of 2312 m. As there is no access by car, we will take a 2 hours walk in the forest to visit the monastery.
Made by team
Made by team
Ger camp
Ger camp
DAY 8
200km - 4h
THE WHITE LAKE AND EXTINCT VOLCANO
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This day we will reach the sum (town) of Tariat. We will settle in the ger camp which is located on the edge of the lake of Terkhiin tsagaan which is about 20km long. Also, we will discover the extinct volcano of Khorgo.
Made by team
Local restaurant
Ger camp
Ger camp
DAY 9
230km - 4h30
HISTORY OF MONGOLIA
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We will take the road again through the Khangai mountains and their characteristic yaks to reach the ancient capital of Mongolia: Kharkhorin.
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Visit to the museum of Kharkhorin, After creating Mongolia, Genghis Khan wanted to create the capital of the world in the Orkhon Valley, but unfortunately he died before it was built. In 1235, Ugudei, the son of Genghis Khan created this city in honor of his father.
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Visit to Erdene-zuu monastery. The 29th descendant of Chinggis khan, Abtai Khan, wanted to create a big monastery, but he couldn't choose the right place. Then the 3rd Dalai Lama Sonam Gyatso advised him to build this monastery on the ruins of the ancient capital of Mongolia. In 1586, Abtai Khan then built Erdene-Zuu.
Ger camp
Local restaurant
Ger camp
Ger camp
DAY 10
250km - 5h
PRZEWALSKI'S WILD HORSES
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Arrival at the Khustai National Park where there are the ancestors of the horses: the wild horses of Przewalski. We settle in the ger camp then we will leave for a few hours of observation of Przewalski's horses (5-7 p.m., the ideal time to see them because they come down from the mountain to drink water).
Ger camp
Local restaurant
Ger camp
Ger camp
DAY 11
100km - 3h
ULAANBAATAR CITY AND SHOPPING
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We will arrive in Ulaanbaatar in the afternoon. This is an opportunity to make the last purchases of souvenirs. Your guide will help you find the necessary stores for your desires: souvenirs, cashmeres and small Mongolian objects.
Ger camp
Local restaurant
Not included
Hotel 2 star
DAY 12
THANK YOU AND SEE YOU AGAIN
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After breakfast. We will accompany you to Ulaanbaatar International Airport according to your flight schedule.
Hotel 2 star
45km - 1h
