Gobi desert Tour 5 days 4 nights

Gobi desert Tour 5 days 4 nights

In this 5 days 4 nights tour you will visit the most important and significant places of the largest desert in Asia - the Gobi Desert, ride two humped Bactrian camels among the majestic Khongor sand dunes, visit local camel herders family, walk in the beautiful gorge of Vulture valley at the Gobi Gurvan Saikhan (Gobi three beauties) national park. Furthermore, visit Erdene Zuu monastery, the first Buddhist temple of Mongolia along with the Kharkhorum museum that holds the artifacts found from the famous Kharkhorum city, the capital of Great Mongol Empire

Itinerary

Day 1: Ulaanbaatar- Dalanzadgad, South Gobi

Stop At: Dalanzadgad, Dalanzadgad, Omnogovi Province
Fly to Dalanzadgad, capital of Umnugobi (Southgobi) province (flight duration 1.5hrs) via local airline.
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park, Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park
Gobi Gurvan Saikhan National Park also known as the Gobi Three Beauties. It was established in 1993 and is the largest national park in Mongolia covering an area of nearly 27,000 square kilometers.
Duration: 4 hours

Stop At: Yolin Am Ice Field, Mongolia
Yoliin Am Ice field (Lammergeier gorge) is a gorge located at the Left Beauty of the Gobi Three beauties national park of South Gobi region. The gorge has steep walls of almost 200m tall that stretches for 2km. From winter until early summer snow and ice is accumulated in the gorge and melts into a cool refreshing stream in middle of summer.
Duration: 3 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at a tourist ger camp

Day 2: Khongor Sand Dunes

Stop At: Khongoryn Els, Gobi Desert, Dalanzadgad 212503 Mongolia
Khongor Sand dunes lies within the Gobi Gurvan Saikhan National Park. The sand dunes extend to over 965 square kilometres of area. The highest dunes, called the Duut Mankhan (Singing dunes) is the famous attraction. Furthermore, we will be visiting a camel herder's family and go camel riding along the dunes
Duration: 3 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight in a ger camp

Day 3: Ongi Monastery ruins

Stop At: Ongi Monastery, Saikhan-Ovoo Mongolia
Founded in 1660, it was one of the largest monasteries in Mongolia and housed over 1000 monks at its height. Sadly, Ongi Monastery buildings were completely destroyed in 1939 during anti-religious purges by the Communist Party of Mongolia.
Duration: 2 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at a tourist ger camp

Day 4: Kharkhorin ruins

Stop At: Kharakhorum Museum, Khushuu Tsaidam Rd, Kharkhorin 62090 Mongolia
The museum holds artifacts belonging to Stone Age, Bronze Age; findings from the four empires that once roamed the surrounding Orkhon Valley, including artifacts found from the Great Mongol Empire era.
In the evening can enjoy local folk band performance that includes throat singing, long songs and performance of a contortionist.
Duration: 2 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
No accommodation included on this day.

Day 5: Back to Ulaanbaatar

Stop At: Erdene Zuu Monastery, Kharkhorin 62090 Mongolia
Built in 1586 and it is the very first Buddhist monastery in Mongolia. The monastery is located in Uvurkhangai Province. It is enlisted in the UNESCO World heritage list as the part of the ‘Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape’. Three temples, “Baruun Zuu”, “Dund Zuu”, “Zuun Zuu” were built at that period with bricks and stones taken from ruins of the imperial city Kharkhorin.
Duration: 2 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Drop off at your hotel