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SH03: Cultural heritage exploration trip (6 day)

Cultural heritage exploration trip

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Tour Overview :    Trip leads you the most attractive destinations around Ulaanbaatar city. Within this short time you will visit Elsen tasarkhai known as a mini Gobi. The scenery is unique by its combination of steppe, sand dunes and mountain landscapes. You will also able to discover ancient capital city Kharakhorum, Mongolia’s biggest Buddhist monastery Erdenezuu, and visit Khustai national park to see the wild horses,  the ancient ancestors of domestic horses of Mongolia.

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Tour Info

Region: Central Mongolia
Activity:Classic and Vacation, Cultural and Historical Heritage, Camel Caravan, Horseback riding
Travel length:6 days
Season starts:2012-06-01
Season ends:2012-10-01
Travelers:14 (max)
Child age: 2 ages (min)
Price:844$

Food & Drinks

Meals in Ulaanbaatar: You may choose from a variety of food supplies in Mongolia. There is a wide variety of restaurants in Ulaanbaatar serving Mongolian, Chinese, Russian, European, Japanese, Korean, Indian and Latin American foods.

Meals in Countryside
Tourist Ger camp restaurant:
Tourist Ger camp restaurant serve Mongolian and European dishes in Traditional Ger Restaurants.
Meals in tent accommodation: Our guide will cook breakfast and dinner when you are camping out. Dinners are three course meals plus drinks.

Attractions

Karakorum Mongolia

Karakorum ancient capital city, Erdene zuu biggest monastery
Karakhorum 360km. Mongolia 's ancient capital Karakhorum, Genghis Khaan´s fabled city, was founded in 1220 in the Orkhon Valley , at the crossroads of 'The Silk Road'. Visit the Erdenezuu monastery. This Monastery was built in 1586. Not a single nail was used in the construction of the ornate temples, only a few of which remain standing after the communist purges.

Itinerary (6 days)

Day 01: Ulaanbaatar city tour 
Tour begins: At the airport in Ulaanbaatar you will be meet your guide and driver. City orientation tour begins with visiting Gandan Monastery. Lunch at the Modern Nomads restaurant /Mongolian national food, modern and comfortable/. Visit the dinosaur exhibits at the Museum of Natural History and Chiggis statue at the goverment house. Free time. Overnight at 3 star hotel. (L)

Day 02: Visit AMARBAYASGALANT monastery  
After breakfast drive to AMARBAYASGALANT monastery. This is a long driving day stepper range. Lunch served as picnic on the way. After lunch drive to explore the AMARBAYASGALANT monastery 7km.Amarbaysgalant  second  biggest monastery Built in 1727-1736,neiborhood area has vast lovely flower drenched, grass hills and one of the wideness river Selenge river. Overnight in the tourist camp. (B/L/D)

Day 03: Khustai National Park  
After breakfast drive to Khustai National Park to see a Takhi.  Known as Przewalski's horse in the West and takhi in Mongolia, these dun-colored, black-maned equids are the only wild horses left in the world. The horse is an integral part of Mongolian culture. During the 12th and 13th centuries, Genghis Khan and his descendants triumphantly rode horses while building the largest empire in history, a swath of land sweeping from China to Europe. Present there are 400 Takhi horses in Mongolia and 200 of them in khustai national park. Overnight in the tourist camp. (B/L/D)

Day 04: Kharakhorum city, Erdenezuu   Monastery             

After breakfast drive to Kharakhorum (250km) ancient Mongolian capital city and Erdenezuu monastery. Mongolia´s ancient capital city Kharakhorum, Chinggis Khaan´s fabled city, was founded in 1220 in the ORKHON Valley, at the crossroads of “The Silk Road”. It was from there that the Mongol Empire was governed, until Kublai Khaan moved to Beijing. Erdene zuu Mongolian biggest Monastery was built in 1586 (16 century) and is surrounded by a massive 400m-x 400m wall. Not a single nail was used in the construction of the ornate temples, only a few of which remain standing after the communist purges. Overnight in the tourist camp. (B/L/D)

Day 05: Ulaanbaatar 
After Lunch drive back to Ulaanbaatar. It will be a day of guided sightseeing in UB, shopping and free time. Evening you will watch National folk dance performance. Overnight at the 3 start hotel. (B/L)

Day 06: Departure.
You will taken to airport. (B)

Land & People

"In today's troubled times, however, the world desperately needs what Mongolia has to offer: an uncrowded and wide-open landsscape populated by friendly people where you can be totally cut off from the frustrations, depressions and annoyances of modern life."- said Carl Robinson in his "Mongolia Nomad Empire of Eternal Blue Sky" book. Truly, Mongolia is one of the places that you can enjoy and relax with the nature's sound, its beauty and steppes. Sensational sightseeing of flower-covered steppe, sandy dunes and bare hills, badlands and gorges rise from flat desert floors. Also, you will be welcomed with the warmth of Mongolian people and will be pleased by their kindness.

Price

Tour season

Date

Price

2-4 pax

5-7 pax

8- 15 pax

2012

01. Apr-01.July.

830$

620$

530$

2012

01. July-01.Sept.

850$

640$

550$

2012

01. Sept-01.Nov.

830$

620$

530$

Tour price include:

  • 2 overnights in 3 star hotel
  • 3 overnights ger camp
  • horse riding trip
  • museums, national entertaiment
  • entry fees and tour guides (horse riding and english speakinh guide)
  • transport in countryside and terminal transfer
  • meals, meal codes=(B,L and D): breakfast, lunch and dinner

Tour price do not include:

  • International transportation
  • travel insurance
  • visas charges
  • departure tax
  • alcohol drinks
  • personal gratitude
  • current exchange loss
  • bank transfer fees

Additional pricing information
Single Supplements Optional Single Tourist camp ger supplement: 45 USD
Optional Single Hotel Supplement: 80USD

Dates, prices and itineraries shown for trips departing in 2012 may be subject to change. Should you book a 2012 trip and the price subsequently rises due to unforeseen ground costs or exchange rate fluctuations by more than 20%, you may cancel with a full refund.

 

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