• Category: Nomad Friendly Tour
• Places to Visit: Ulaanbaatar – Uglugch Ecolodge - Uglugch Wall - Rashaan Khad - Ulaanbaatar
• Activities: Visit to nomads, sharing experience, learning customs, horse riding, trekking
• Duration: 4 nights/5 days
• Covering distance: 740km
• Number of participants: Min-2, max-12
• Season: June – mid September
• Date of departures (ex. Ulaanbaatar):
2010: UE01 10Jun; UE02 17Jun; UE03 24Jun; UE04 01Jul; UE05 15Jul; UE06 29Jul; UE07 05Aug; UE08 12Aug; UE09 26Aug; UE10 02Sep; UE11 09Sep; UE12 16Sep
2011: UE01 09Jun; UE02 16Jun; UE03 23Jun; UE04 30Jun; UE05 14Jul; UE06 28Jul; UE07 04Aug; UE08 11Aug; UE09 25Aug; UE10 01Sep; UE11 08Sep; UE12 15Sep
Day 1 Travel to east Mongolian wilderness
Pick up at your hotel. Travel to east part of Mongolia, truly homeland of Great Chinggis Khaan. We will head to Uglugch Ecolodge located in the Batshireet soum of Khentii province where eastern most edge of Siberian forest taiga and great plain steppe of Mongolia are meets. Our drive will take about 6-7hours for 360kms through Baganuur, a city based on a big coal mining deposit. Here we will have a lunch at local restaurant. Late afternoon we will reach the Ecolodge and stay in Mongolian Ger. After having your dinner you will relax. Stay overnight. BLD
Day 2 Meeting with nomadic people
Morning we will trek for 8kms to the Khurkh steppe where nomadic people live during the summer time. Visit nomad family and taste traditional dairy products such as Aaruul-curdled milk dried in outside by the sun, Suutei tsai-salty milk tea, Boortsog- homemade butter biscuits fried in oil and so on. While staying here you will have plenty of possibilities to explore nomad way of life while talking with family members, learning and sharing their daily job and customs. The hostess of the family will show and teach you how to produce tasty and nutritious dairy products of "aaruul" and "byaslag", a Mongolian cheese and blend traditional vodka called "Shimiin arkhi". Optional horse riding trip is available according to request. You will enjoy traditional Mongolian meal for your lunch. Late afternoon we will trek back to the ecolodge. Stay overnight. BLD
Day 3 Learning how to put Mongolian Ger
Today you will experience all related traditions and mysteries of nomads' felt made dwelling-Ger. After having a hearty breakfast you will learn how to put a Ger. Before taking part of this extraordinary job you will have a brief instruction by your guide about main structure of the Ger, and job tasks of everybody who involving in it. The activity will prove us why nomad people prefer the Ger as the best accommodation for their life since thousands of years ago from generation to generation. So you can learn all symbolic customs and nomadic science based on Mongolian Ger. Stay overnight in Ecolodge. BLD
Day 4 Exploring famous archaeological & cultural sites
This day we will explore famous cultural and archaeological sites belong to ancient history of Mongols. We will start our trek to Uglugch Wall, an archeological site about 2kms. Exploring around the area will take about 2-3 hours. After having picnic lunch we will continue our trip to Rashaant Khad, where many interesting findings of Paleolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic Stone Ages, deer statues of Early Bronze Age and ancient graves are excavated. After our exploration around the area we will move back to our Ecolodge. Evening for dinner you'll enjoy traditional meal "Khorkhog", truly Mongolian barbeque, made in real nomad way as meat dish is grilled with hot stones, and has a unique taste. Stay overnight in Ecolodge. BLD
Day 5 Travel back to Ulaanbaatar
Early morning travel back to Ulaanbaatar about 6-7hours drive for 360kms. Arrival in Ulaanbaatar, transfer to your hotel. End of the service. BL
Included: All activities described in the itinerary, stay in Mongolian Ger at Ecolodge (4 nights), English speaking guide service, entrance fee to Protected Area and sightseeing costs, transfer by bus/minibus. Meals of breakfast, lunch /picnic during the treks/ and dinner as mentioned per day itinerary.
Excluded: International transportation to and from Mongolia, hotel stay in Ulaanbaatar, travel insurance, mineral (bottled) water and alcoholic drinks, tips and gratuities, laundry and items of a personal nature.
Note:
•We are happy to arrange your hotel and transfers in Ulaanbaatar,private car transportation to our destinations at discounted rate.
•International and domestic flight and train tickets would be arrangeddue to the clients' requests and wishes with our pleasures.
• City sightseeing tours are offered as optional.
• Private departures are available on request.
