Overview
Discover Central Mongolia on a 4-day winter tour. Explore Kharkhorin, relax in Tsenkher Hot Springs, ride camels in the sand dunes, and ride a horse.
Highlights
- Explore the ancient capital of the Mongol Empire, Kharkhorin
- Visit Ogii Lake and Khar Balgas
- Ride a camel across the Elsen Tasarkhai sand dunes
- Relax in the natural hot springs of Tsenkher surrounded by trees
- Ride a horse in the Khugnu Tarna mountain
Itinerary
Depart from Ulaanbaatar in the morning 08.00a.m and drive toward Ogii Lake, a beautiful frozen lake in Arkhangai Province. On the way, stop to visit the ruins of Khairkhan Bukh Fortress and enjoy the peaceful winter scenery.
If available, tourists can try ice fishing. If you want to go ice fishing, tell us before the tour; it can also be skipped. In summer, a boat and fishing rod can be arranged if available. Afterward, transfer to Kharkhorin for an overnight stay in a guesthouse apartment with a shower, electricity, and dinner.
In the morning, explore Kharkhorin (Karakorum) – the ancient capital of the Mongol Empire – and visit Erdene Zuu Monastery, one of Mongolia’s oldest Buddhist sites. After lunch, drive to the Tsenkher Hot Springs in Arkhangai Province. Enjoy bathing (outdoor) in the natural hot springs surrounded by snow-covered hills. Overnight stay at a local guesthouse near the springs.
After breakfast, return toward Kharkhorin for lunch, then continue to the Elsen Tasarkhai sand dunes, a unique area where desert, steppe, and mountain landscapes meet. Enjoy a camel riding experience and visit a nomadic herder family, where you will stay overnight in a traditional ger (yurt). There is no electricity or shower.
After breakfast, ride a horse in Khugnu Tarna National Park. In the evening, return to Ulaanbaatar
Includes/Excludes
Cost Includes
- Hotel pick-up and drop-off service
- Visit to Khar Bukh Fortress
- Visit to Erdene Zuu Monastery
- Visit Kharkhorin Museum
- Bathing in Tsenkher Hot Springs (outdoor)
- Camel riding experience
- Horse riding experience
- Visit to nomadic herder family
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
Cost Excludes
- Travel insurance
- Airport pick-up and drop off











































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