Wild Mongolia : Discover a wild Mongolia, On this trip we traveled to Reindeer herders to the North and Eagle hunters to the Western Mongolia for Wild Mongolia trip. Moreover, Mongolia’s wilderness and its virgin beauty is an invaluable experience on its own. Besides exploring the natural beauty, and nomadic culture and fully customizing the experience. We start our trip heading to the North and visit Khuvsgul lake. We will go horse trekking to the Reindeer herders and explore their lifestyle. After that we will go to western Mongolia via Central Mongolia. When we go to western Mongolia. We will see a couple of lakes on the way. Specifically, Ulaagchiin khar lake is a lake with Sand dunes. It’s a very beautiful lake. We will go hiking to Altai tavan bogd National Park. After that, We will visit the Eagle Hunter family and explore their lifestyle. Then we will fly back to Ulaanbaatar.

ACCOMMODATION:Yes duration:20 days 19 nights Tour Distance:4500 group size:2-16 Tour operator:Idre tour

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

Discover a wild Mongolia. On this trip we traveled to Reindeer herders to the North and Eagle hunters to the Western Mongolia. Moreover, Mongolia's wilderness and its virgin beauty is an invaluable experience on its own. Besides exploring the natural beauty, and nomadic culture and fully customizing the experience. We start our trip heading to the North and visit Khuvsgul lake. We will go horse trekking to the Reindeer herders and explore their lifestyle. After that we will go to western Mongolia via Central Mongolia. When we go to western Mongolia. We will see a couple of lakes on the way. Specifically, Ulaagchiin khar lake is a lake with Sand dunes. It's a very beautiful lake. We will go hiking to Altai tavan bogd National Park. After that, We will visit the Eagle Hunter family and explore their lifestyle. Then we will fly back to Ulaanbaatar.

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.

PLEASE NOTE:

The difference between comfortable tour and budget tour relates primarily to the accommodation type. Within a budget tour all accommodation will be with a nomadic family in their Ger. While a comfortable tour includes accommodation at Ger camps which are similar to a 3-4 star hotel standard. Finally the Mid-Range tour mixes Comfortable and Budget, where you will stay some nights in the traditional Ger with a nomadic family and others in a Ger camp.

ALL PRICE ARE PER PERSON PER DAY

Tour type/number of people 2 pax 3 pax 4-6 pax 6-8 pax 8-10 pax 10-12 pax
MIxed Accomadtion $240 $200 $150 $150 $150 $150
  • Driver + 4WD vehicle + Gas
  • English speaking tour guide/cook
  • National park entrance fee
  • Horse trekking
  • Accommodation as mentioned in the itinerary
  • drinking water
  • All meal (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
  • Travel insurance
  • Personal items
  • Alcohol drinks
  • Tips for the driver and the guide
  • Domestic Flight ticket