Route
Ulaanbaatar – Lake Khuvsgul- Horse herder Family- Horse trekking to the Reindeer herders- Boshloi Khad- Ulaagchiin Khar Lake -Khyrgas Lake - BayanUlgii -Altai Tavan bogd -Eagle Hunters family - Ulaanbaatar
activities
- Day 1 Khutag Under
- We will drive to Khutag-Under river Bulgan province. This is one of the great places for camping.
- Day 2 Khuvsgul Lake
- We will drive to Khuvsgul lake. We’ll drive to Lake Khuvsgul which is one of the country's largest and most spectacular protected areas. Lake Khovsgol's 380 cubic km of water make it the fourteenth largest freshwater lake in the world and second largest in Central Asia by volume, with over 1% of the world's fresh water. At its deepest, the lake dives 262 meters. Ninety-six rivers and streams empty into the lake, but only the Egiin River exits the lake. The Egiin flows southeast until it joins the Selenge River, which flows through one of Mongolia's most densely populated areas on its way to Lake Baikal. The Lake is 1645 meters above sea level and is generally frozen from January until April or May
- Day 3 Tsagaan Nuur (Horse herder family )
- We’ll drive to Tsagaannuur. We’ll meet the Horse herder Family and get prepared for the horse trek or (Trekking )to Reindeer people. The reindeer herders of northern Khuvsgul aimag, Mongolia are a small, tenacious group who strive to maintain their way of life and culture in the face of great challenges. They are called Tsaatan, tsachin or Dukha. The Reindeer People are in two main groups, the Western Taiga and the Eastern Taiga. Both are most readily reached from the town of Tsagaan Nuur (generally reached by car) or from Renchinlhumbe (generally reached from Lake Khuvsgul by horse or foot).
- Day 4 Reindeer herders family
- We will start our trekking to Reindeer people.
- Day 5 Reindeer herders Family
- Horse trekking and we’ll visit the Family. Experiencing the local family lifestyle. The lifestyle is a little bit different from mongolian nomadic people because they herded Reindeer.
- Day 6 Horse Herder family
- Horse trekking we going back to the van.
- Day 7 Boshloi Khad
- The landscape changes to more mountainous and forestry areas. You will do scenic driving through mountain valleys and over mountain passes. Late afternoon, arrived at Boshloi Khad rock formation on the Delger and Belts river junction. Camping among the rocky mountains.
- Day 8 Tunamal Nuur
- Tunamal Nuur is a lake and is located in Hövsgöl, Mongolia. The estimate terrain elevation above seal level is 1879 metres. We will do camping.
- Day 9 Ulaagchiin Khar Nuur
- We will drive to Ulaagchiin Khar nuur. We will drive almost full day.
- Day 10 Ulaagchiin Khar Nuur
- Ulaagchiin Khar Lake is a beautiful lake in the semi-desert area. The northern shore of the lake is lined with impressive sand dunes and its southern reed shore and islands are magnet for migratory waterfowls. The lake is 30 km long, 10 km wide and 48 m deep. Nearby mountains are home to rare wild habitats including snow-leopard.
- Day 11 Khyrgas Lake
- We will drive to the east heading to Khyrgas lake a chain of lakes, wetlands, sand dune and high mountains. Arrive at Khyrgas lake- 2nd largest salt lake of Mongolia. The lake has abundant fish and it is a nice stop for birdwaching.
- Day 12 Bayan Ulgii
- We will drive to Ulgii province. Ulgii is city of Kaazakh people ( Eagle hunters).
- Day 13 Altai Tavan Bogd National Park
- We are entering Altai high mountain area
- Day 14 Altai Tavan Bogd National Park
- We will be trekking to Altai tavan bogd. Altai Tavan Bogd National Park follows Western Mongolia's border with China and Russia, and is the greatest attraction in Western Mongolia. The Park really does have it all: beautiful valleys, alpine lakes, rivers, glaciers, and the highest peaks in Mongolia.
- Day 15 Altai Tavan Bogd National Park
- Trekking
- Day 16 Eagle hunter family
- we will go to Khazakh family. We will have lunch on the way to Khazakh family.
- Day 17 Eagle hunter family
- We will explore their life style
- Day 18 Bayan Ulgii
- We will dive to Bayan-Ulgii
- Day 19 Fly to Ulaanbaatar.
- We will fly back to Ulaanbaatar.
