Route
Ulaanbaatar-Khugnu Khan (Elsen Tasarkhai)- Kharkhorin (Erdene Zuu monastery)- Tsenkher Hot spring- Great White Lake- Ugii Lake- Ulaanbaatar
Activities
- Day 1 Khugnu Khan Nature Reserve ( Elsen Tasarkhai )
- We'll drive to Mount Khogno Khan Nature Reserve in the afternoon. On reaching the mountain after a couple of hours you will arrive at a nomadic family ger in front of this beautifully forested rocky mountain. The mountain is home to hundreds of birds, deer, and gazelle. You'll be able to go hiking around the area or to the small sand dunes nearby called " Elsen tasarkhai".
- Day 2 Kharkhorin city (Erdene zuu monastery)
- We’ll drive to Mongolian ancient capital, Kharkhorin city, Genghis Khan’s fabled city, founded in 1220 in the Orkhon Valley, at the crossroads of the Silk Road. It was from there that the Mongol Empire was governed until Kubilai Khan moved it to Beijing. It served as the capital for 40 years. Following the move, and the subsequent collapse of the Mongolian empire, Karkhorin was abandoned. Whatever was left was used to help build the glorious Erdene Zuu monastery in the 16th century. Nearby, Turkish monuments and rock inscriptions erected in the 8-9th centuries in memory of outstanding fighters for independence.
- Day 3 Orkhon waterfall and Orkhon valley
- We’ll drive to Orkhon Waterfall, The Orkhon valley in the history of central Asia. The grassland is still grazed by Mongolian nomadic pastoralists. Orkhon waterfall is one of the biggest waterfalls in Mongolia. This is a great place for taking photos, go hiking through the gorge. We’ll arrange a couple of hours horseback riding in the area.
- Day 4 Tsenkher Hot spring
- We’ll drive to Tsenkher hot spring. You’ll be able to relax by taking a natural hot bath in the hot spring water. Stay at ger camp at Tsenkher hot spring.
- Day 5 Great White lake ( Terkhiin Tsagaan Nuur)
- Drive to Great White Lake and Khorgo Volcano. Khorgo-Terkhiin Tsagaan Nuur National park was established to protect the spectacular mountain scenery and endangered species of fauna and flora. The area has extinct volcanoes, many beautiful lakes, a great number of animals and birds, and is definitely one of the best natural tourist attractions. Khorgo is a unique natural complex (2240 m)National Park surrounded by the Khangai Mountains, which is 3000 meters above sea level. In the craters some of them are very tiny crystal- cleared lakes. The Khorgo crater, situated at an altitude of 2.210 meters with a diameter of 20 meters and depth of 70 to 80 meters, is the most stunning.
- Day 6 Hiking to Khorgo Volcano
- We'll go hiking from the lake Great White to the Khorgo volcano. You'll be able to go down and climb up the Khorgo craters, also it's great to go around the volcano.
- Day 7 Ugii lake
- We’ll drive to the Lake Ugii where you can enjoy some hiking. On the way, we’ll take a break at an interesting huge rock called “Taikhar” in the steppe.
- Day 8 Go back to Ulaanbaatar
- We will drive to Ulaanbaatar.
