AUD 2227 / pp

Nomadic Life & Gobi Desert

Mongolia

Dates:
May - September 2020

Activity level:

1 of 3 - Easy. No much walking, no long driving, take your time and relax

2 of 3 - Moderate. Consider some walking, some days may include long drives

3 of 3 - Challenging. You may have to take some risks and to fit the requirements

Duration:
10 days

Tour:
Private

AUD 2227 / pp

The ancient culture at its best

Charming Mongolia is always open for everyone who dreams to go deeper into local life and discover secret spots of great historical heritage. The versatile culture developed since ancient times and today it can surprise even the experienced tourist. Here you will find a unique blend of ancient traditions, magnificent landscapes, heartily nomadic people and versatile culture. Join us and explore the best mysterious Mongolia has to offer.

Itinerary

Group tour #1 & Private tours in July & August

Group tour #2 & Private tours in May, June, September

Visa Info

Day 1: Arrival in Ulaanbaatar

Arrival in Ulaanbaatar. Your driver will meet you at the airport and transfer directly to Terelj National park, one of the most scenic areas in Mongolia. In the evening, join your fellow travellers for a welcome traditional Mongolian dinner and for a tour introduction. Time at leisure. Overnight at Terelj Lodge Ger camp.

Day 2: Terelj National Park

After breakfast, meet the guide and we will start our tour around Terelj National Park. Our first stop is Chinggis Khaan Statue Monument and 40 m tall statue of Great King, the highest equestrian statue in the world. We will visit the 13th-century museum of the Great Mongol Empire and the Bronze Age Museum. After we will make a stop at the Turtle rock and enjoy the beautiful scenery of the surrounding area. Enjoy a light hiking tour to Ariyabal meditation temple surrounded by scenic mountains with massive rock formations where you can sit at top of the mountain and enjoy the breathtaking views. Overnight at the camp where you will experience traditional yet modern nomadic life while staying in a yurt and enjoy traditional Mongolian dinner.

Day 3: Back to Ulaanbaatar – City tour

After breakfast, travel back to Ulaanbaatar to start your day city tour. Places to visit: Gandan Monastery, one of a few Tibetan-style Buddhist monasteries which survived Communist fight with the religion back in 1930s. After lunch at a restaurant, visit the National History Museum and Chinggis Khaan square. In the evening, at 6 pm meet the driver to watch famous Tumen Ekh traditional show of traditional Mongolian arts: dance, throat singing, music played on an instrument called morin khuur. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 4: Gobi Nomad Lodge Ger camp

After breakfast early in the morning, meet the guide, take a transfer to the airport to take an early flight to Dalanzadgad. The flight takes an hour and a half. Drive to Ger camp. After lunch, visit Yol Valley in Gobi Gurvan Saikhan National Park. Enjoy hiking and photographing the charming landscape and wildlife. Visit local Gobi museum. Overnight at Gobi Nomad Lodge Ger camp.

Day 5: Khongor Sand Dunes - Camel trek

After breakfast at the camp, we travel through the Gobi Desert to see amazing the Khongor Sand Dunes at sunset. The Gobi desert is one of the world's greatest, it is a no-sand desert of gravel plains and rocky outcrops. Great Gobi National Park is one of the largest World Biospheres, with an area larger than Switzerland. It contains the last remaining wild Bactrian (two-humped) camels and a small population of Gobi bears, the only desert-inhabiting bear. The Khongor Sand Dunes are some of the largest and most impressive white sand dunes in Mongolia with the largest dunes up to 800 metres high. The dunes make a sound like a plane engine on a windy day so it has been named as "Singing Dunes". Visit the local camel herding nomad family and experience the nomadic life in the Gobi, have a camel ride through the sand dunes of Khongori. Overnight at the Ger camp.

Day 6: Bayanzag & Flaming Cliffs

After breakfast at the camp, you will go further to Bayanzag, known as Flaming Cliffs. We shall hike through the cliffs (east trail, suitable for any fitness level) to see the Gobi tree grove named “Bayanzag”.The American paleontologist Roy Chapman Andrews arrived here in 1922, on an expedition for the American Museum of Natural History. His team found hundreds of fossilised remains, and Bayanzag became known as a dinosaur graveyard. After lunch, we will watch a short documentary about these excavations. We will return to the camp and have time at leisure. After dinner, we will go back to the Bayanzag to see the sunset, find out why the area is called Flaming Cliffs. Overnight at the Ger camp.

Day 7: Ongi Temple ruins

After breakfast at the camp, you will continue your journey to discover Ongi Monastery ruins through the great Ongi steppe. Ongi monastery was one of the 7 biggest Mongolian monasteries. There are 2 temple ruins which were built up in 1780s. During repression in 1930s’, these two temples were destroyed and over 200 monks were killed, and many surviving monks were imprisoned. In the 1990s, it was decided to rebuild the monastery. The first temple was inaugurated in 2004. There is a small museum in a ger in front of it. One of the stupas has just been reconstructed as well. Transfer to the camp. Overnight at the Ger camp.

Day 8: Karakorum – Erdene Zuu Monastery

After breakfast at the hotel, meet the guide and drive towards to Kharkhorin, formerly known as Karakorum. Embrace the wilderness of Mongolia when visiting Khogno Khan Nature Reserve with mountains, steppes, Gobi-type desert and mineral water sources all in one location, Uvgun monastery or Erdene Khamba khiid. After lunch, continue to travel to Kharkhorin, the legendary city founded by Genghis Khan in 1220 in Orkhon Valley, on the Silk Road. Those days it was a political, economic, administrative and religious centre. But after Khublai Khaan moved the Mongolian capital to Beijing, Karakorum was abandoned and then completely destroyed by Chinese soldiers in 1388. There we shall visit Kharkhorin museum, and the Mongolian oldest and largest monastery Erdene Zuu. Overnight at the Ger camp.

Day 9: Travel back to Ulaanbaatar

After breakfast, meet the driver and take a transfer to return back to Ulaanbaatar, make a stop for picnic lunch on the road. Arrival in Ulaanbaatar. Check-in at the hotel. In the evening, enjoy a farewell dinner in one of the authentic restaurants in the city. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 10: Departure

After breakfast, check out of the hotel. The driver will take you to the airport.

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Day 1: Arrival in Ulaanbaatar

Day 2: Terelj National Park

After breakfast, meet the guide and we will start our tour around Terelj National Park. Our first stop is Chinggis Khaan Statue Monument and 40 m tall statue of Great King, the highest equestrian statue in the world. We will visit the 13th-century museum of the Great Mongol Empire and the Bronze Age Museum. After we will make a stop at the Turtle rock and enjoy the beautiful scenery of the surrounding area. Enjoy a light hiking tour to Ariyabal meditation temple surrounded by scenic mountains with massive rock formations where you can sit at top of the mountain and enjoy the breathtaking views. Overnight in the camp where you will experience traditional yet modern nomadic life while staying in a yurt and enjoy traditional Mongolian dinner.

Day 3: Back to Ulaanbaatar – City tour

Day 4: Baga Gazriin Chuluu

After breakfast, meet the guide and drive to Baga Gazriin Chuluu known as Earth stone. We will drive around 260 km through steppe by an overview of land-sea and grandiose formation of rocks and basalts of Baga Gazriin Chuluu. Places to see: Surtiin am, the ruin of a stone temple and the site of 2 Gers where monks lived and meditated since the seventeenth century. There is a 20 m long cave near to the Surtiin Am. Crystals can be found around the cave. Also, the spring water which comes from under source is good for eye illness. You will arrive at Baga Gazriin Chuluu in the afternoon, and the rest of the day you will spend hiking and exploring the area. Overnight in the camp.

Day 5: Yol Valley & Gobi Gurvan Saikhan National Park

After breakfast, meet the guide and continue the journey to Yol Valley in Gobi Gurvan Saikhan National Park. Enjoy hiking and photographing the charming landscape and wildlife. Visit local Gobi museum. Overnight in the camp.

Day 6: Khongor Sand Dunes - Camel trek

After breakfast at the camp, we travel through the Gobi Desert to see amazing the Khongor sand dune at sunset. The Gobi desert is one of the world's greatest, it is a no-sand desert of gravel plains and rocky outcrops. Great Gobi National Park is one of the largest World Biospheres, with an area larger than Switzerland. It contains the last remaining wild Bactrian (two-humped) camels and a small population of Gobi bears, the only desert-inhabiting bear. The Khongor Sand Dunes are some of the largest and most impressive white sand dunes in Mongolia with the largest dunes up to 800 metres high. The dunes make a sound like a plane engine on a windy day so it has been named as "Singing Dunes". Visit the local camel herding nomad family and experience the nomadic life in the Gobi, have a camel ride through the sand dunes of Khongori. Overnight at the Ger camp.

Day 7: Bayanzag & Ongi Temple ruins

After breakfast at the camp, you will go further to Bayanzag, known as Flaming Cliffs. We shall hike through the cliffs (east trail, suitable for any fitness level) to see the Gobi tree grove named “Bayanzag”. After lunch at the camp, continue our way driving to Ongi Temple ruins. Ongi monastery was one of the 7 biggest Mongolian monasteries. There are 2 temple ruins which were built up in 1780s. During repression in 1930s’, these two temples were destroyed and over 200 monks were killed, and many surviving monks were imprisoned. In the 1990s, it was decided to rebuild the monastery. The first temple was inaugurated in 2004. There is a small museum in a ger in front of it. One of the stupas has just been reconstructed as well. After sightseeing of Ongiin khiid, stay at the Ger camp for overnight.

Day 8: Karakorum – Erdene Zuu Monastery

Day 9: Travel back to Ulaanbaatar

After breakfast, travel back to Ulaanbaatar, make a stop for picnic lunch on the road. Arrival in Ulaanbaatar. Check-in at the hotel. The evening is free at leisure. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 10: Departure

After breakfast, check out of the hotel. The driver will take you to the airport.

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Mongolia

To apply for a visa, citizens of the UK should apply personally through an authorized company (40 GBP for a standard visa, issued in 5 days). Сitizens of New Zealand can apply for a visa only by mail (160 $ NZ for a standard visa, issued in 2-5 days). Citizens of Australia can apply for a visa by mail (230 AUD, issued in 4-5 days). Citizens of the USA and Canada can travel to Mongolia without a visa in case a travel period is less than 90 days.

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This tour is either available as: Group Private Group Tour - scheduled departures - join other travellers.

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Accommodation

3-star hotel in Ulaanbaatar 4-star hotel in Ulaanbaatar

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AUD 2227 /per person

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What's included

Accommodation

For Group tour #1 and private tours in July & August:

2 nights at Deluxe Ger camps with en-suite facilities in Terelj National Park (days 1, 2)

2 nights at the hotel in Ulaanbaatar (days 3, 9)

4 nights at Deluxe Ger camps with en-suite facilities (days 4, 5, 6, 8)

1 night at the comfort Ger camp (twin-share) (day 7) with shared facilities. The bathrooms are located in a separate building with basic toilets and showers. Such camps can be considered as a highlight of the journey to experience read nomads way of life.

For Group tour #2 and private tours in May, June, September:

2 nights at Deluxe Ger camps with en-suite facilities in Terelj National Park (days 1, 2)

2 nights at the hotel in Ulaanbaatar (days 3, 9)

3 nights at Deluxe Ger camps with en-suite facilities (days 5, 6, 8)

2 nights at comfort Ger camps (twin-share) (day 4, 7) with shared facilities. The bathrooms are located in a separate building with basic toilets and showers. Such camps can be considered as a highlight of the journey to experience read nomads way of life.

Meals

Breakfasts on days 2-10

Lunches on days 2-9

Dinners on days 1-9 including welcome traditional Mongolian dinner and farewell dinner.

A bottle of mineral water each day

Guided tours

Tour is fully escorted by an experienced English-speaking guide

Terelj National Park guided tour

Uvgun monastery guided tour

Kharkhorin guided tour

Ongi Monastery guided tour

Bayanzag guided tour

the Gobi Desert guided tour

Gobi Gurvan Saikhan National Park guided tour

City tour in Ulaanbaatar

Khongor Khan Nature Reserve guided tour

A light hiking tour to Ariyabal meditation temple

Baga Gazriin Chuluu guided tour (Group tour #2 and private tours in May, June, September)

Transportation

Services of comfortable transportation on tours and airport - hotel - airport transfers

4WD vehicles in the countryside of Mongolia, 3 persons per car (private tour for 3 pax - Mitsubishi Delica minivan)

Local flight tickets (economy class) from Ulaanbaatar to Dalanzadgad (Group tours and private tours in July, August)

Support

24/7 phone/WhatsApp support line

The group tour is fully escorted by English speaking tour director

Entrance tickets

Terelj National park

3th-century museum of the Great Mongol Empire

the Bronze Age Museum

Ariyabal meditation temple

the National History Museum

Tumen Ekh traditional show

Gobi Gurvan Saikhan National Park

Great Gobi National Park

museum at Ongi Monastery

Ongiin khiid stupa

Kharkhorin museum

Erdene Zuu monastery

Tumen Ekh folklore performance

Camel ride 1 hour

Not Included

Travel insurance

Visa fees

International flights

Meals not mentioned

Optional tours and activities

Personal expenditures

Highlights

Real Gear Camp Experience

Avalokitesvara and the museum of the Great Mongol Empire

Amazing Terelj National Park

Ancient Erdene Zuu Monastery

Flaming Cliffs

Khongor sand dunes

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Our reviews

Mark Dawson

Australia

This has been an incredible trip. The service has been exceptional and the guides provided were knowledgeable about their cities and gave us an experience we will never forget. If I do this trip again I would take even longer to see this amazing country.

Stacy

Australia

Trans- Scandinavian train tour on a private, September 2019 I’s looking for a train trip around Scandinavia and found it was not widely available option with many operators. Mostly, they do coach tours or cruises. World of Discoveries was the first company which offered a solution, a privately arranged non-escorted train trip tour for our small party of just 6 people. We are experienced travelers in our early 40th and always want to be immersed in the culture of a new country, eat local food, meet the people. We wanted an authentic experience and it was a great trip all round. We did not have to worry about our accommodation, or train tickets, or activities in various locations. We had our transfers to and from hotels pre-arranged. Guides provided great insight into Scandinavian culture and were undeniably helpful as we all had different ideas about spare time and extra activities. We went out at every visited city and they gave us lots of great recommendations. Could have stayed for more! Would love the same experience when we visit other, less traveled and remote parts of the world with World of Discoveries! Would love the same experience when we visit other, less traveled and remote parts of the world with World of Discoveries!

Douglas Schroeder

Australia

Everything worked like clockwork, when someone was suppose to be there they were. Yuri and Cathrine were excellent guides in Moscow and St. Petersburg and we learned a lot from both. We chose the 4 star hotels, and were very satisfied. Would highly recommend this trip to anyone interested.

Peter Gay & Andrew Carroll-Keays

Australia

Travelled on the TransMongolian Railway in Feb/Mar. Not too cold. Just take usual ski gear. Great scenery. Organisation was absolutely excellent. Every transfer and every guide were on time. The hotels were all very good. The Russian Sim (provided by the company) was great for keeping in contact with each other and the support line.

Katherine Ratcliff

Australia

CENTRAL ASIA, I’LL BE BACK! Central Asia was on my bucket list for years but I was reluctant to travel alone and my partner did not want to go. I found World of Discoveries most helpful in arranging my age/gender travel companion in our small group tour in October 2019. Everything run smooth from inquiry to farewell dinner in Nur-Sultan The tour was good value for money. Most meals included and great. Lots of local experiences. Great people on tour, helpful guides. I would love to return to explore more of Uzbekistan and would love to visit Tajikistan (that was not part of the tour). Yurt experience was just amazing. Such a great scenery and heartily people.

Lyn Lennard

Australia

We have finished our trip in Mongolia and I busted to say thank you very much for all your assistance while we were on the ground in Russia. By far the best guide we had was Yuri in Moscow - he was excellent. We had a very good visit to Novgorod where Natalia was an excellent guide too, and we learnt much about Russian history: It was very good to have the car to take us around the Golden Circle and Victor was a good driver. and the guide in Peterhof and Faberge museum was very nice, approachable, taxis were always waiting for us when we got off the boat etc. We both had a very good holiday and learnt a lot about Russian history and culture: thanks again.

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Victoria Peck

Australia

Thank you to Varya and her team for organising our trip to Russia for World Cup (June 2018). Before the trip, Alex was our main contact. He was very responsive to all our needs and developed a bespoke itinerary for us. Our trip took almost 2 months of planning, thank you Alex for being so patient. During the trip, Varya had a team of dedicated consultants, working 24 hours a day to ensure we were where we needed to be and safe. What was particularly impressive was that every transfer was taken care of and her team rang the drivers to confirm we had been picked up. Thank you Discovery Russia for making our trip to Russia an unforgettable and amazing holiday.

Dave Kendall

Australia

Just travelled to Russia for the World Cup. Discovery Russia was the most organised and professional travel agency I have ever used. Everything was well organised by Discovery Russia from hotels, tours to transportation. Highly recommend anyone travelling to Russia to book through Discovery Russia!!

Chris Balogh

Australia

Discovery Russia has made my World Cup dream a reality and also provided a spectecular tour of Kazan, Samara & Sochi along the way! The team who made it happen were fantastic, organised, attentive and even fulfilled requests like having window seats on all 3 of my domestic flights not to mention the smooth transportations to and from airports.

Steve Giannoress

Australia

Traveled to Russia for the world Cup 2018 with Angelo. Alex and myself with Discovery Russia. They were exceptional in every way, I want to thank Varya , Alex Tati and there team for there support and service during our trip there in Russia. I highly recommend anyone that wants to travel with Discovery to Russia or Balkans to use the great service of the above people, contact Varya to book you in now. Thanks again guys, well done and we all look forward to catching up again in the near future.

Alison Dannish

USA

We just returned from the World Cup in Russia where we followed Team Iran. This involved travel to three different stadiums many miles apart. Thank goodness we booked through Discovery Russia. They arranged our lodging and transport. They even set us up with local English speaking guides to take us to see the interesting and historical sights of this beautiful land. We had a blast. We met new friends, ate great food, drank great vodka and cheered our team on. It was a trip of a lifetime. Thanks to Varya, Tim, Ury, Ruslan, Daria, Alex and the others who helped us to enjoy this part of the world.

Chris McCabe

Australia

Varya and the Discovery Russia staff were amazing. Any pre trip trepidation was quickly dissolved by how safe we felt through our travels. We saw the sights and partied hard with not even a hint of any trouble. The Russian people were so eager to help and make our trip memorable. The language barrier was over come with their willingness to make us feel safe. Thanks Russia memories for ever

William Watt

Australia

What a trip ... the World Cup, five cities, amazing camaraderie, and great tour leadership against the background of one of the globe’s most amazing countries ... Russia. My World Cup tour with Discovery Russia was one of the great experiences of my travel life. The Discovery Russia team provided a wonderful platform with an itinerary both practical and flexible. The local tours in each of the venue cities - Moscow, Kazan, Samara, Sochi and St Petersburg were informative and,importantly, fun. Considering the accommodation pressures created by the huge influx of Cup tourists, the hotels selected by Discovery Russia were more than adequate. Special mention goes to the Grand Hotel Tchaikovsky In St Petersburg. The tour leadership provided by the company was both expert and considerate. Importantly each traveller’s individual enjoyment and safety appeared to be the paramount consideration. This World Cup holiday was meant to be a “once-in-a-lifetime” experience for me but I am now planning for the next Cup. Bring on 2022 in Qatar!

RobynChris Haynes

Australia

We travelled to Russia for the FIFA World Cup in 2018 to follow the Australian Socceroos with Discovery Russia. We had the most fantastic time in an amazing country visiting 5 cities and attending all 3 Socceroos pool games. All travel, accomodation,sightseeing and pre and post game entertainment was organised expertly by the team at Discovery Russia, all travel was coordinated extremely well including airport transfers to and from hotels. Not knowing what to expect in Russia we were pleased with the standard of our accomodation, the locations were excellent and the standard of hotel was great.The great team from Discovery Russia looked after our every need and are to be congratulated for their level of commitment to ensuring our Russian experience was the very best. Thank you all.

Linh Taylor

Australia

We had such a wonderful time traveling with Discovery Russia. We were there for the World Cup in addition to touring. The company did an amazing job at communicating before, during and after. We felt very safe and taken care of our entire stay. We would highly recommend the company.

Gabriel Carvajal

Mexico

My cousin and I attended the first Mexico soccer games of the 2018 World Cup and Discovery Russia was excellent. The lodging accommodations were great and centrally located. The personnel were wonderful. Thank you Tim for taking care of all our request. I was very surprised to received a message at 3 am informing me that our car was outside waiting to transfer us to the airport. That is the level of service that we received from Discovery Russia. Great company that made our trip even more memorable since it was absolutely hassle free.

Rami Selim

Egypt / Australia

Thanks you Abby and Varvara and all the other staff members of World of Discoveries for making our stay in Russia over 2 and a half weeks easy, comfortable and memorable. Thanks for the great organisation with transfers and accommodation. Thanks also for organising a phone sim card for each one in our group. It made our life much easier to stay in touch with each other and with our family and friends back home. We loved our stay in Russia and will certainly come back soon.

Jacinta Ami

Australia

Highly recommend!! Well organised, friendly and knowledgeable staff who go out of their way to make sure you have the best experience! If you ever intend on visiting Russia, definately try this company!

Santiago Angulo

Colombia

We joined the Colombian Team tour during the Russia World Cup. The package was extremely well planned, we got to enjoy 5 cities, museums & attractions, and specially we were able to follow our team during the classifying phase. The World of Discoveries coordinator, Phillip, was excellent, he answered all our inquiries, helped us resolving any issues with the tour and with any other parties, and he was committed to help us have a great time. I will recommend World of Discoveries to anyone looking to visit remote countries, not just from the tourist point of view, but from the authentic local culture!!!

Alison Danesh

Iran / USA

We just returned from the World Cup in Russia where we followed Team Iran. This involved travel to three different stadiums many miles apart. Thank goodness we booked through World of Discoveries (Discovery Russia branch)! They arranged our lodging and transport. They even set us up with local English speaking guides to take us to see the interesting and historical sights of this beautiful land. We had a blast. We met new friends, ate great food, drank great vodka and cheered our team on. It was a trip of a lifetime.

Francisco Caycedo

USA

Travelled to Russia FIFA World Cup 2018 with a family of 4 including (2 boys: 4 and 12 y/o) . What an amazing experience it was! Super well organized, transfers were always on time, hotels were good, we couldn’t ask for a more responsible tour guide, Phillip was awesome and in care of every little detail to make us feel like at home, would recommend the company with no hesitation at all!

Gordon Ketelbey

Australia

Discovery Russia put an excellent tour together. All well organised with lots of side events all unplanned but the focus was on fun. Pity Australia can’t score goals but the party made up for it.

Andrew Wiefler

Australia

I decided to use the Discovery Russia Tour Service of the World Cup after some extensive research into the tour alternatives.
Discovery Russia seemed to differentiate its tour Service by providing a more culturally based service with a healthy dose of Football and Fun.
My experience was that it as well run ie they delivered on their promises. They have a health mix of local staff and Australian staff. The Russian staff had a great empathy for the challenges for us Aussies traveling in a country where you had no language skills they bridged that gap with there wonderful help.
I know there are many alternative tours but Discovery Russia certainly lived up to its name. I felt I discovered part of Russia but there’s plenty more to go!
Overall just a great experience.

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