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
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Ulaanbaatar, MONGOLIA
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