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Itinerary (12 days)

Day 1: Arrive Ulaanbaatar, city tour  
Tour begins: Transfer to hotel. City orientations tour and visit the national museum of Mongolian history. Dinner at the MODERN NOMADS restaurant. Overnight in***hotel. (D)

Day 2: Kharakhorum and Erdenezuu
After breakfast drive to Kharakhorum (about 5 hours). Mongolia’s ancient capital KHARAKHORUM, Chinggis 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. Dinner and overnight will be at a comfortable Ger camp. (B/L/D)

Day 3: Ongi temple
Today we drive to Middle Gobi (about 240km). Next Stop is the Ongi Cloister ruin. Our camel riding trips are led by experienced guides. Overnight in the comfortable “Ongi” Ger camp. Gobi camp service: sauna, shower and bar. (B/L/D)

Day 4: Flaming cliffs “Bayanzag”
After breakfast drive to South Gobi (250km). On the way visit the Flaming cliffs (dinosaur excavation site). Bayanzag is an area of red cliffs, which formed from the erosion of sand and rock over many thousands of years. It also the site of several successful dinosaur excavations. And visit Moltsog Els (sand dune).  Overnight in  Ger camp. (B/L/D)

Day 5: Eagly Valley, Gobi National Park
After breakfast visit the beautiful Eagle Valley, Gurvan Saikhan Uul (about 40km). The valley is about 10km long and is completely shaded from the sun in some parts due to the high cliff walls. There you can walk and photograph spectacular local landscapes (Gobi Mountains). At the opening of the valley is a Local Natural History Museum displaying interesting information about the animals of the area. You will return to the Ger camp in the evening for dinner and overnight in Ger. (B/L/D)

Days 6: Arrive Ulaanbaatar, city tour  
After breakfast fly to Ulaanbaatar (550km) and in Ulaanbaatar you will be met by our vehicle and transferred to your hotel. After lunch visit Gandan Closter, and Choichin Lama Museum.  Dinner at the Ger Restaurant with traditional Mongolian food and entertainment.  Overnight in ***Hotel. (B/L/D)

Days 7-8: NAADAM festival 
After Breakfast, participate in the Naadam festival opening ceremony and enjoy wrestling and archery contests. The sports most popular with the Mongols since ancient times are wrestling, horse racing and archery. At present it is a national holiday held 11-13th July each year to commemorate the Mongol People's Revolution. The traditional style of wrestling has its own long-standing ritual. The second element of the Three Manly Sports is horse racing. The third element of the national competitions is archery, which has been perfected over centuries.

Next day, after breakfast drive to the horse race course about 36 km and see the daaga (2-year-old horse) race of 10km and the soyolon (5-year-old horse) race of 25km. After breakfast depart for the Khan Khentii Protected Area (60km). Turtle Rock and the dinosaur statues are the main attractions. After a field lunch the journey continues to the Princess ger camp(26km). Relax in a national Ger in the beautiful Khan Khentii Landscape. Bonfire and overnight in ger camp. (B/L/D)

Days 9-10: Khan Khentii Protected Area, Princess temple
During the day there will be horse riding, or yak cart riding in the mountains and valleys, hiking and visiting the ruins of the Princess temple and visit to a nomadic Family. Dinner and overnight in ger camp. (B/L/D)

"Woodland-Blue sky-Princess Temple" OX CART AND HORSE RIDING JOURNEY.

The Princess Temple is an impressive natural and historical place of Mongolia. Our summertime tour features the remarkable scenery of the Khan Khentii and Asralt mountain ranges, one of the world's last large wildernesses. The Khan Khentii includes a Strictly Protected Area over a peak worshipped by Mongolians. We travel by Mongolian ox-cart through a spectacular valley, picturesque place of high cliffs on the Baruunbayan River to visit The Princess Temple. Experience the feelings of peace and tranquillity that leisurely travelling by ox-cart in the wild brings.

Day 11: Ulaanbaatar  
After breakfast drive back to Ulaanbaatar (95km). Today will be a day of guided sightseeing in UB, including the Fine Arts Museum, shopping and free time. Dinner and overnight in ***Hotel. (B/L/D)

Day 12: Journey Home
After breakfast at the hotel you will be taken to the airport for departure. (B)