Gobi
disert tour (code:018)
The Gobi is a large desert region in
Asia. It covers parts of
southern Mongolia.
The desert basins of the Gobi are bounded by the Altai
Mountains and the grasslands and steppes of
Mongolia on the north, by the Hexi CorridorTibetan Plateau to the southwest. The Gobi is
made up of several distinct ecological and geographic regions based on
variations in climate and topography. This desert is the fifth largest in the world. The Gobi is
most notable in history as part of the great Mongol Empire,
and as the location of several important cities along the Silk Road.
The Gobi is a rain shadow desert formed by the Himalaya
range blocking rain-carrying clouds from reaching the Gobi.
TOUR OVERVIEW
Tour
Length: 7 days
Group
size: 4-16 people
Tour
cost: 1710 $ - including taxes
Transport
type: Flights +
Vehicle
Tou
Level: Moderate
Schedule
2011: June- September (You can choose when you come and the date.)
Highlights: Terelj National Park, Gobi desert,
Eagle valley, Khongor sand dunes, Flamming Cliffs, Visit nomad family,
oportunity to ride horse, camel and yak and much more!
ITINERARY
Day
1. Arrive in Ulaanbaatar
After
arriving in Ulaanbaatar, you'll be greeted at the airport and escorted to your
hotel. After settling in, you’ll be taken on a city sightseeing tour including
a visit to the Gandan Monastery with its huge gold plated Buddha: a symbol of
Mongolian national pride and cultural revival. See the monks chanting, spin
some prayer wheels and view the intricately embroidered thanks. On to
Sukhbaatar Square, which is surrounded by all central departments including the
Government house. After having lunch in a restaurant we will visit the Natural
History Museum, where you have a chance to see all flora and fauna of Mongolia
and complete dinosaur skeletons and eggs. Dinner and overnight in the hotel.
(L+D)
Day
02 South Gobi
After
breakfast, we will drive to Dalanzadgad administrative center of South Gobi
province. Drive to tourist camp. Lunch. Drive to Dinner and overnight in Yol
tourist camp. (B+L+D)
Day
03 Khongoryn Els and Yol am
After
breakfast ariver will take you to Yol Am, or ‘Eagle Valley’. Yol Am is a
wonderfully picturesque place with ice even in summer and it surrounded by
sheer rocky walls which form incredible canyons. Visit Gobi museum. The areas
are situated in the Gobi Gurvan Saikhan National Park that encompasses the
"Three Beauties" peaks and the most easterly points of the Altai
Mountains. Overnight in tourist camp. (B+L+D)
Day
04. Mongolian largest sand dunes
After
breakfast at the camp you will be driven to Khongor Sand Dune. These are
Mongolia's largest sand dunes, reaching a height of 800 meters in some areas.
The sand dunes change color with each hour of the day, from yellow to silver to
rose-colored at (dawn/ sundown). Overnight in tourist camp. (B+L+D)
Day
05. Visit Bayanzag, the land of dinosaur
Today
we will drive to Bayanzag, (known as a Flaming Cliffs where the first nest of
dinosaur eggs ever discovered was found in 1922.) a site famous for the remains
of dinosaur which lived here 60 million years ago. You can walk around where
dinosaurs once roamed and see saksaul trees and other classic desert
vegetation. Overnight in tourist camp. (B+L+D)
Day06.
July 15. Fly back Ulaanbaatar and drive to Terelj National Park, city tour
options
After
breakfast you will fly back to Ulaanbaatar. Drive to Terelj National Park (70
km). You’ll explore the extraordinary formation of rocks and stones, some of
them look quite similar to turtles. There is an opportunity to walk round or
ride horses rented from the local area. The Terelj National Park incorporates
parts of Khenty Mountain Range. Back to Ulaanbaatar. You will be taken to
souvenir and cashmere shops before attending a performance concert of national
folklore. A farewell dinner and overnight in the hotel. (B+L+D)
Day 07. July 16. Departure Mongolia.
You will be transferred from your hotel to the airport.(B)
B- Breakfast
L- Lunch
D- Dinner
Included:
- Twin
bedded rooms in a hotel
- Shared
accommodation in tourist ger camp
- Guiding
and interpreting service
- All
meals as listed in the itinerary
- Daily
supply of bottled water
- Transfers
by vehicle 4x4
- Local
guides
- All
entrance fees
- Horse,
camel, yak ride trial
Not included:
- international
airfare
- optional
activity cost
- alcoholic
drinks
- international
airport departure tax (uds13)
- travel
insurance
STELLATOUR
LLC
13th
khoroo,Songinokhairkhan district,
Ulaanbaatar,
MONGOLIA
TEL:
(976) + 55156773, (976)+98225662
Email: stella_tour@hotmail.com
stellatour@gogo.mn
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