Kharkhorin and Khustai National Park

Route: Ulaan BaatarKharkhorinKhustai National ParkUlaan Baatar
Duration: 4 Days
Tour code: MBT-ST-3
Tour Style: Short Trips
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The 4 days of tour offers a great opportunity to get a basic understanding of the Mongolian local lifestyle and their relation with their stock animals. You can learn about the traditional life of the Mongolian nomads, you will become very close with their family and experiencing Mongolian traditional dishes.

Day1.Leaving Ulaanbaatar for Elsen Tasarkhai Sand dunes

After you picked up in the morning from your hostel or hotel in Ulaanbaatar, we will drive to Elsen Tasarkhai sand dunes which is a semi desert typed beautiful landscape with big sand dunes. We will have our lunch on the way and will be transferred to a next family ger. We are going to have an optional camel riding before dinner. After having dinner we can hike around the sand dunes. We can possibly see the sunset brilliantly in the area. Stay overnight in a ger. (Lunch and Dinner)

Day2.Drive to Kharkhorin

This morning after having breakfast at the family, we will drive to Kharkhorin which was a capital city of Mongolia in 13th century for about 30 years, located in northwestern part of Uvurkhangai province of Mongolia. On the way to get to the Kharkhorin we will have a lunch on the open space of Mongolian countryside. We will drive forward to Kharkhorin after the lunch.
One of the Mongolian most attractive monasteries Erdenezuu locates in Kharkhorin City. The Erdenezuu monastery is the most ancient survived Buddist monastery in Kharkhorin, Mongolia. The Erdenezuu monastery was built in 1585 by Abtai Sain Khan and the monastery was allowed to exist as a museum, the only functioning monastery was Gandan monastery in the capital, Ulaanbaatar. However after the fall of communism in Mongolia in 1990, the monastery was turned over the lamas and Erdenezuu again became a place of worship.
Once we get there, we will accommodate in a town ger hostel. After having dinner in a hostel, we will have a free time hiking or resting around the town. (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner)

Day3.Drive to Khustai National Park

After having breakfast at the town ger hostel, we will visit to Erdenezuu monastery. After visiting Erdenezuu monastery, we will drive back Khustai National Park. This National Park locates in Tov province. The park is about 100kms from the capital city of Ulaanbaatar to the west, a home to the world’s only naturally surviving wild horses. The Przewalski horse has been successfully reintroduced into the wild and has a light yellow coat.
We can do some hiking and horseback riding around the National Park, where the Takhi wild horses graze peacefully with other wild animals. We will stay overnight in a Mongolian ger. (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner)

Day4.Driving back Ulaanbaatar

After setting up at the family we will drive back to Ulaanbaatar. When we arrive to Ulaanbaatar, we will be transferred to a hostel or hotel for tonight. We will have some time to do souvenir shopping before we go to an attractive Mongolian National Folklore performance. After we visited the performance, we can have dinner together with the guides and drivers before you will be transferred to your accommodation. (Breakfast)