Transportation
Car
Accomodation
Traditional Ger
Departure from
Ulaanbaatar city
Best season
All season
Guiding method
Guided
Language
English
Destinations
Central Mongolia
Activities
Multi Day Tour
Trip Type
Mongolia Tour
Trip Tag
Group tour

Overview

Itinerary

Cost

Review

Overview

Itinerary

Cost

Review

Overview

Discover Central Mongolia in 5 days. Explore Kharkhorin, relax in Tsenkher Hot Springs, visit Orkhon Valley Waterfall and ride a horse, ride camels in the sand dunes, and stay with a nomadic family.

Highlights

Explore the ancient capital of the Mongol Empire, Kharkhorin
Visit Ogii Lake and Khar Balgas
Visit Orkhon waterfall and volcanic valley, horse riding
Ride a camel across the Elsen Tasarkhai sand dunes
Relax in the natural hot springs of Tsenkher surrounded by trees

Day 01 :

Day 1: Journey to Ogii Lake

Depart from Ulaanbaatar in the morning at 08.00 a.m. and drive towards Ogii Lake, a beautiful lake in Arkhangai Province. On the way, stop to visit the ruins of Khairkhan Bukh Fortress and enjoy the peaceful scenery.
Transfer to Kharkhorin town for an overnight stay in central mongolia tour guesthouse apartment with a shower and electricity, including dinner. The total drive is 7 hours and 400 km.

Day 02 :

Day 2: Explore Kharkhorin and Relax at Tsenkher Hot Springs (outdoor)

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 (outdoors) in the natural hot springs surrounded by hills. Overnight stay at a local guesthouse near the springs.

Day 03 :

Day 3: Explore Kharkhorin

After breakfast arrive lunch time in the kharkhorin. Visit Kharkhorin museum, Great kings monumental, Mongolian caligraph center and old city ruin etc. After the tour stay in central mongolia tour guesthouse apartment.

Day 04 :

Day 4: Visit Orkhon Volcanic Valley and Waterfall.

Visit Orkhon Volcanic Valley and Orkhon Waterfall. It is a 3-hour drive from Kharkhorin. Ride a horse in the Orkhon Valley. Drive back to Kharkhorin and stay at the same hostel. Lunch is served outdoors, 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.

Day 05 :

Day 05 Elsen Tasarkhai Sand Dunes and Camel Riding

After breakfast, Riding camel on the sand dunes and drive back to Ulaanbaatar. Before drop-off, we can visit the Gobi Cashmere shop and State Department Store.