Walk the city’s central square and listen to entertaining comments of our expert guides about the past and present of Ulaanbaatar. Visit the memorial complex of Chinggis Khan and have your photo taken in front of his grand statue. Count steps to the top of Zaisan hill and enjoy a panoramic view of Ulaanbaatar. Feel the peaceful charm of the Gandan Monastery, city’s main Buddhist center and take a curious look at Buddhist rituals and services. And finally get a concise but comprehensive picture of the country’s history from early humans to modern era at the...
The perfect tour for those looking to combine some fun and easy exercise by biking through wooded hillsides and open valleys of Baga Khenty mountains. A short car transfer east of Ulaanbaatar brings you to the giant mounted statue of Chinggis Khan where the bike starts from. While bikes are being readied you can take a panoramic view of the vast steppe from an observation deck on the horses head. You'll cycle at your own pace on peaceful country roads and catch a glimpse of a life that has seemingly not changed for a few hundred years. Large flocks of yaks...
In just an hour’s driving distance from Ulaanbaatar there lies the Terelj NP, the most easily accessible part of the nearly 2mln hectare Khan Khenty strictly protected area. Terelj, meaning rhododendron is just a tiny but nevertheless a spectacular part of it, a fantastic venue for hiking and horseback riding. Proximity to the capital makes it a popular destination for single day tours. You will find yourself in a wide mountain bowl dotted with rock formations of weird shapes, quite often named after things they resemble. Upon arrival we hike in the park, ...
Morning pick up and 2 hour transfer to Khustai NP. It is here that in 1993 a small number of last remaining wild horses known as “Przewalski horses" was brought from several European zoos and re-introduced to their historic homeland after they had been extinct for 5 decades. Today is the most successful wild life preservation project ever seen in Mongolia with over 300 wild horses living in wilderness withstanding predators and harsh climate. Impressively, the park is also home to 220 species of birds, 1200 Red deer and 20,000 marmots. On arrival we get a ...
Meet with your guide and drive to the ruins of Manzushir Monastery on the edge of Bogd Khan mountain range. From there we take a 3-4 hour hike on a trail of moderate difficulty through mixed forests and alpine meadows to 2256m Tsetsee Gun peak, the highest point of the mountain range. We have a picnic lunch on the peak with scenic views of typical Siberian forests in the background before heading back down. We visit the monastery complex which was originally built in 1733. It was completely destroyed during anti-religion campaigns of 1930-ies with just the...
A day of private tour includes a visit to the Chinggis Khan statue, an up-close experience with a pristine nature, practice of a Mongolian traditional archery, and a Mongolian horse riding journey. This lunch included trip starts and ends in Ulaanbaatar. Your tour commences at 9am with a pick up and one-hour transfer to the world’s tallest equestrian statue, a giant figure of Chinggis Khan on a horseback. Chinggis Khan is the unifier of Mongol tribes, and creator of the Mongol Empire: the largest land empire world has ever known. A panoramic view of vast grasslan...
Your tour commences at 8am with a pick up and one-hour transfer to the world’s tallest equestrian statue, a giant figure of Chinggis Khan on a horseback. Chinggis Khan is the unifier of Mongol tribes, and the creator of the Mongol Empire: the largest land empire world has ever known. A panoramic view of vast grasslands and rolling hills from observation deck on the horse head is just spectacular. Proceed to an isolated holiday camp amidst open steppe dotted with mushroom like tents of nomadic herders and their herds of cattle and sheep. Upon arrival, we will learn...