By visiting more in-depth life and culture of nomadic herders you will learn about nomad people and their way of life, horse based nature loved unique tradition. Join this tour to discover mystery of a felt nation their beautiful land.
By visiting more in-depth life and culture of nomadic herders you will learn about nomad people and their way of life, horse based & nature loved unique tradition. Join this tour to discover mystery of a felt nation & their beautiful land.
An uncommon adventure will take you through the wilderness of Western Altai, the Mongolia’s highest mountains. From the snow covered peaks to the rivers running through breathtaking valleys, this journey will immerse you into untouched beautiful nature and rich cultural heritages of western Mongolia. A great opportunity to meet the various ethnic minorities like Muslim Kazakh people who practice their unique tradition of training of Golden Eagle is a part of highlights along this journey.
Joining this trip offers a great opportunity exploring through the historical birthplace of Chinggis Khaan, the founder of Greatest Empire the world ever known. Enjoy a beautiful nature of the Khentii mountain range, wide open steppe where nomad horsemen freely gallop and breed their 5 snout animals. Learning and experiencing unique nomadic culture and way of life while visits in the Ger of nomad herders are part of many adventures you encounter.
By joining this trip you will be with tough Mongolian horses and feeling their energy and strength. Besides riding in natural beauty, you will closely encounter nomads' culture and lifestyle, plus take a chance to watch and learn Mongolians' horsemanship.
A trip offers many of the highlights of Mongolia. You will enjoy the legendary Gobi desert, first and biggest Mongolian Buddhist monastery Erdenezuu, extinct volcano Khorgo and crystal clear lake Khuvsgul in once travel. Visiting archeological sites and meeting remote nomads are part of activities. Then you will be experienced with the real meaning of “the Land of Contrasts”.
This tour takes you through the great Gobi desert, exploring some of the most remarkable and untouched parts of the globe where sites are varied and unique: vast plains, dinosaur cemeteries and spectacular sand dunes. Visit nomadic family, talk with the people, and at night enjoy gazing millions of stars. Experience the natural and historical diversity of Mongolian vast steppe and desert. The journey gives you a real experience of the immensity, richness and intensity of colors and shapes of one of the most beautiful places in the world.
The special program gives you the unique opportunity to get a deep taste of nomadic life. Experience the unique lifestyle of Mongolian nomads in their vast and unspoiled country. There will be plenty to see and do. Stay with local herdsman, watch how they look after their animals and help them with processing dairy products and sample their traditional food. Enjoy this home stay among regular nomadic families in Mongolia.
This journey will immerse you into untouched beautiful nature and rich cultural heritages of western Mongolia. A great opportunity to meet the various ethnic minorities like Muslim Kazakh people who practice their unique tradition of training of Golden Eagle Festival is a part of highlights along this journey.
The fantastic trip gives you the opportunity to enjoy this great event and takes you to the pristine nature of Mongolian countryside. When you take part in the Naadam festival you will experience the thrill of watching hundreds of racing horses with their remarkable young riders, strong wrestlers performing the “Eagle dance” and traditionally dressed archers. But our tour doesn’t stop there; you will also have the chance to discover the training of the horses and to talk with the wrestlers…
In the morning, the sun is already raised, the air is cool and the sun send out moverless, lovely light the „10th. INTERNATNIONAL GOBI MARATHON MONGOLIA“ starts. The track is going through the probably most impressive part of the landscape including sand dunes, Mongolian dessert steppes, the world wide known famous Saxaul forest and the dinosaur excavation area. The ground is hard sand and quite good for running. Every five kilometre is a station with food and drinks, a small first medical help station, which hopefully no one would need.
The Naadam Festival is the most important and biggest event and holiday of Mongolians. This Nomads' Olympic event includes sport competitions of Wrestling, Horse racing and Archery as called "Eriin Gurvan Naadam-three manly games".
The Nomads' Winter Festival 2010 welcomes you in the most spiritual journey in Mongolia!
You have a great opportunity to enjoy the Mongolian most famous winter events along in one package.
Event date: 12-26 Feb 2010
- Ceremony of First Sun rise of the Lunar New Year – 14 Feb
- Mongolian Lunar New Year Celebration - 14 Feb
- Winter Horse racing 16 Feb
- Eagle Festival- 17 Feb
- Camel Festival - 19 Feb
- Ice Festival - 22.23 Feb
- International Skating Event - 22.23 Feb
All above listed events are included in our extraordinary trip program. This is another way of discovering Mongolia which should not be missed!!
Be ready to ride to the discovery of the Tsaatans. This mythic ethnic will welcome you in their home place near the Khuvsgul Lake. It's on horseback that you will reach their remote camp. You will spend days in their tribe, learning their everyday life and their traditions like riding reindeers, milking reindeers... while enjoying the beautiful nature. You will have the possibility to travel in mystical taiga.
This fabulous horseriding trip goes in the heart of Mongolia, through the places rich in natural and historical value. You have a great opportunity to make a longest nonstop gallop in your life! Sense the freedom when galloping through horizon-reaching steppe. Feel the energy of the most unspoiled and unexplored mysterious area where nomads started to establish the biggest Empire in the world of mankind history.
Mongolia is home to over 400 species of birds. Mongolia has a rich composition of bird species due to the migration routes from Pacific and Indian Oceans to the Mediterranean Sea and to the Arctic Ocean and northern tundra. The best seasons to visit are the migration times. Among most popular places for above-mentioned birds in Mongolia are Gun Galuut, Uglugch Wall, Khurkh steppe and Khukh lake.
Start biking from Mongolian third biggest and copper mining city Erdenet and travel to the Khangai Mountain range. Challenge 2000m passes and enjoy breath-taking descents into valleys of nomadic herders who breed hundreds of herds of pastoral animals on green pastures. Meet the local nomads in their Gers. This biking tour will allow you to experience the scenic part of Mongolian grasslands, forested mountain and central steppe region.
Fishing in Mongolia is a wonderful experience. We have over 4000 rivers and more than 30 lakes - all totally unspoilt and unpolluted, and a fabulous place to catch a wide variety of fish. Although many of them are similar varieties to those found in European rivers, Mongolian fish are much bigger and more abundant – much more satisfying for a day at the river! The Taimen, the largest fish in the salmon family, is a real challenge to catch – try your luck on this tour! The average taimen is around 33 inches and weighs roughly 10 pounds, however, there will be multiple chances every day to try catching fish over 50 inches. Siberian White Fish, Siberian Grayling, Lenok, Umber, Baikal, Omul and River Perch are among the other varieties you will catch among the spectacular scenery of Mongolia 's exotic nature.
Exploring the Mongolian Gobi and its hidden treasures on the back of the powerful but gently animal is a lifelong memory for an adventurer. With our experienced camel riding guides and herdsmen you can easily and quickly mastered the basic technique of camel riding and could be guiding your camel within a short duration.
We are delighted to propose you to join us on a dog sledding adventure trip. Perfect to reach wild places, sled dog is the best way to discover steppe, to approach wild animals and live an incredible adventure in the heart of Mongolian winter. High qualified in winter trips, come with us for a safe and unique experience on frozen rivers and Lakes of Mongolia...
Ikh Nartiin Chuluu Nature Reserve is a community reserve where local people have partnered with the Denver Zoo Foundation, the Mongolian Academy of Sciences and Nomadic Journeys company for research and the conservation of the Ikh Nartiin Chuluu Plateau. It is an upland with many rocky outcrops. Often hot and dry, it is an arid Gobi kind of area, only a 4 hours drive southeast from Ulaanbaatar. The unique wildlife feature of Ikh Nart is its approximately 600 argali sheep (Ovis ammon), the largest wild mountain sheep in the world. Although there is no guarantee, they are not that shy here. Also Mongolian gazelle (procapra gutturosa) are frequent visitors and are relatively easy to come across and view. Ikh Nartiin Chuluu, the full name, means, in Mongolian, “Rocks with plenty of sunshine”. The reserve also has a sizeable population of the world's biggest vulture, the black or cinereous vulture (Aegypius monacha), as well as some 200 Siberian ibex (Capra sibirica).
Morin Khuur, Tsuur, Dombor… Those are unknown names to you? Then join this tour to explore Mongolia through its music. From open air shows and concert in the middle of the nature, to nomad instrument lessons, this tour gives you the unique possibility to exchange thoughts with Mongolian nomads in a musical way. This exclusive tour should not be missed by all people willing to experience unknown cultures in an uncommon way.
This trip allows you to experience the unique life of Mongolian nomads and being a part of it. During the trip you will be able to take part in daily nomadic life and befriend with the family members. Plus you will enjoy beautiful landscape of the areas visited during the tour. Activities include hiking, horse riding, herding animals, living in Mongolian Ger, as well as, erecting it and dismantling, taking part in making dairy products, tasting real Mongolian barbeque and many more... Inspire you with nomad spirit!
Our trip offers about nomadic life, staying with the hospitable nomads is a great way to experience real Mongolia at its best. You can stay with them for a few days to experience real nomadic culture and you can see and try dairy product making, sheep herding, mare and cow milking etc. Most of them have extra ger for their guests neighboring their ger and you will stay in their guest gers, which are roomy and comfortable. You will enjoy real nomadic delicacies and beverages and can help the nomads in their everyday work. Washing facilities are simple in nature, outhouse mainly.
Traveling with ox cart is the joyful experience as considered riding Mongol taxi. It goes quite slowly but it allows you to see many different colors of the nature and gives you to feel the spirit of the area visited. While enjoying the breathtaking natural environment you will meet nomad herders and experience with their ancient culture. We invite you to join this carbon-less comfort ride on Mongolian ox cart!
Enjoy a beautiful nature of the Khentii mountain range, wide open steppe where nomad horsemen freely gallop and breed their 5 snout animals. Learning and experiencing unique nomadic culture and way of life while visits in the Ger of nomad herders are part of many adventures you encounter.
The steppe will reveal its treasures to you in this tour. It is by visiting in depth monasteries and cultural sites that you will learn about Mongolia, its history and its people. Join this tour to discover ancient ruins and mystical places in a unique picturesque atmosphere.
Be ready to go to the discovery of the Tsaatans. This mythic ethnic will welcome you in their home place near the Khuvsgul Lake. You will spend days in their tribe, learning their everyday life and their traditions like riding reindeers, milking reindeers, processing skins /among others.../ while enjoying the beautiful nature. You will also have the possibility to ride around the taiga, and the Darkhad depression.
Have you ever dreamt of experiencing one of the coldest, but still mild winter of the earth? Or would you want to explore a mystery of how nomads survive with their 5 snouts of pastoral animals within temperature as drops as minus 30 degrees? Or want you have an extraordinary experience as riding Mongolian horse or camel in the snow covered vast white steppe and stay with hospitable nomads in their traditional felt made dwelling - Ger as used for centuries? Perhaps you are missing a natural black ice which is about 1.5m thick. And want you skate on it? You can find all your winter dreams come true in Mongolia during its silver season! Winter in Mongolia offers a brand new eye to discover the country through unique activities: The snow covered steppes... Dogs sleds, skaters, and Mongolian winter traditions... Winter surely offers unbelievable memories to adventurers...
Revealing treasures of the Great King's homeland
Category: Nomad Friendly Tour
Places to visit: Ulaanbaatar - Khar Zurkhnii Khukh Lake - Jargalant - Uglugch wall - Rashaan khad - Batshireet - Khavtgar - Gun Galuut – Ulaanbaatar
Activities: Visit to nomads and learn about nomadic life, sharing experience with herders, trekking and horse riding
Among the nomads of the Felt Nation
Category: Nomad Friendly Tour
Places to visit: Ulaanbaatar - Gurvanbulag - Khognokhaan - Kharkhorum - Khustai – Ulaanbaatar
02 Aug Day 1 Travel to Khustai National Park Pick up at your hotel by 12.00pm and move to local restaurant for lunch.
Meeting with other travelers of the group. Travel for 100kms to Khustai National park. Visit the Information center, then explore the park to see wild horses. Continue travel to Ungut, ancient grave site. Stay overnight in tent. LD
03 Aug Day 2 Travel to nomad community
Travel for 190km to Gurvanbulag community of nomad herders. Upon arrival in the area you will be greeted according to Mongolian tradition and warmly welcomed to nomadic meals and tea. Cultural immersion for nomadic life. Stay overnight in Mongolian Ger of local nomad family. BLD
04 Aug Day 3 Learn nomadic technology
Start your morning with nomadic breakfast. You will experience with nomadic life and culture as being friend of family members. The hostess will show and teach you how to produce tasty and nutritious dairy products including "aaruul" dried curds, "byaslag" Mongolian cheese. You can involve in the process and get more familiar with their nature loved unique lifestyle. In the evening you will enjoy learning how to make Mongolian dish. Stay overnight in Mongolian Ger. BLD
05 Aug Day 4 Experiencing horse based culture Today you will watch how Mongolian skillful cowboys catch horses by "uurga"
- traditional wooden lasso and train an untamed horse that has never been ridden before. Milking mares and you may participate by holding the foals next to their mothers. Enjoy drinking airag, fermented mare's milk and you can churn the airag as helping to the family. You would see blending process of Mongolian traditional vodka called "Shimiin arkhi". Stay overnight in Mongolian Ger. BLD
06 Aug Day 5 Travel to Ugii lake
Continue travel to Ugii lake for 100kms. The fresh water lake which surfaces
25 sq.km areas is abundant with water birds and fishes. Walk along the lake shore for viewing bird species and taking photos. Stay overnight in tent.
BLD
07 Aug Day 6 Travel to Kharakhorum
Travel to KharaKhorum. Visit famous Erdene Zuu (Hundred Treasures) monastery, built on the remains of Kharakhorum city in 1586 by the order of Abtai Sain Khan, descendant of Chinggis Khan. It was the first Buddhist center in Mongolia. Surrounding the monastery there is a wall with 108 stupas, of which 25 are on each side and 2 at every corner of the wall. Each stupa was erected in commemoration of a particular event, related in the inscription on each one. The three temples inside the wall represent the three stages of the Buddha's life: childhood, adolescence, and adulthood.
Stay overnight in Ger camp where you can have shower and washing facilities.
BLD
08 Aug Day 7 Travel to Ongi monastery
Travel to old ruin of Ongi monastery. We will drive through open steppe as feeling Gobi Desert-scarce vegetations, dry and hot air, horizon that stretched so far. Stay overnight in tent. BLD
09 Aug Day 8 Travel to Bayanzag & walking Travel to Bayanzag for 140kms, where you will see saksaul forest, red flaming cliffs which formed from the erosion of the sand and rock over many thousands of years. Late afternoon we will walk to flaming cliffs. Stay overnight in tent. BLD
10 Aug Day 9 Travel to Khongor sand dune Drive to Khongor sand dunes for 180kms. Afternoon we will walk through the Golden sand dunes. Known as Singing sand dunes, the Khongoriin Els dunes are up to 300ms high, 15kms wide, and 180kms long. The view is incredible from top of the dunes. Stay overnight in Ger of local family. BLD
11 Aug Day 10 Camel riding
Day to experience nomadic life and culture in the Gobi! Enjoy a half day camel riding trek. Stay overnight in family Ger. BLD
12 Aug Day 11 Travel to Yol valley
Travel to Zuun Saikhan Mountain for 180kms, is picturesque place that belongs to Gobi Gurvan Saikhan Mountain Range. Stay overnight in tent. BLD
13 Aug Day 12 Day trekking in Yol valley Visit to Gobi museum. Full day of explore and trek in Yol valley. Enjoy climbing up the mountain hills and feel the silence and tranquility of the nature and heaven. Stay overnight in Ger of local family. BLD
14 Aug Day 13 Travel to Tsagaan Suvarga Continue travel to Tsagaan Suvarga about 220kms for 5-6hours. Here you will explore 30 meters high white limestone formation which created over thousands of years by natural wind and water. Stay overnight in Ger camp.
BLD
15 Aug Day 14 Travel to Baga Gazriin Chuluu Travel to Baga Gazriin Chuluu for 5-6hours about 270kms, is a picturesque mountain at an elevation of 1,751 meters in the Granite Belt of Mongolia.
Stay overnight in tent. BLD
16 Aug Day 15 Travel to Ulaanbaatar
Early morning travel for 240kms to Ulaanbaatar. On the way we will see Zorgol Khairkhan, giant rocky granite mountain as sacred by local nomads.
Transfer to your hotel. End of the service. BL
Included: All activities described in the itinerary, accommodation of tent,
local family Ger and Ger camp during the trip in countryside, English
speaking guide/cook service, entrance fees to Protected Areas, all transfers
by Russian minivan. Meals of breakfast (B), lunch (L) and dinner (D) as
mentioned per day itinerary.
Excluded: International transportation to and from Mongolia, travel
insurance, hotel in Ulaanbaatar, mineral (bottled) water and alcoholic
drinks, sleeping bag, tips and gratuities, laundry and items of a personal
nature
The Sacred & Holy Dance will be held at Amarbayasgalant Monastery from 5th to 7th of September 2010.
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