Itinerary
- Day 1
Hotel to Amarbayasgalant Monastery
Your team meets you at the hotel this morning and you'll drive about 350 km on paved road for roughly 5 hours to reach Amarbayasgalant monastery. The monastery sits in the Iven Gol River valley with the Burenkhaan mountains rising behind it, and it's the second largest in Mongolia. It's stayed largely intact through the religious purges of the 1930s and got beautifully restored in 1990. You'll sleep tonight either in the monastery hostel or with a nomadic family nearby.
- Meals
- Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Drive to Amarbayasgalant monastery
- Exploration of monastery grounds
Landmarks/POIs Amarbayasgalant Monastery Iven Gol River Valley Burenkhaan Mountains - Day 2
Amarbayasgalant Monastery
After eating breakfast, you'll ride horses from the family ger up to the monastery where an English-speaking monk will guide you through all the temples and religious sites. Later, after lunch, you'll trek near the Jaran Khashir Stupa and check out the Naranbulag mineral springs. Once back at the family's ger, you'll have dinner with them and sleep there for the night.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Horseback ride to monastery
- Guided monastery tour with English-speaking monk
- Trekking near Jaran Khashir Stupa
- Visit to Naranbulag mineral springs
Landmarks/POIs Amarbayasgalant Monastery Jaran Khashir Stupa Naranbulag Mineral Springs - Day 3
Nomadic Family Experience
You'll have breakfast and then ride horses with the family while helping to herd sheep and goats out to pasture. The morning involves guiding animals across open countryside. Later on, you'll get a chance to milk some of the animals. Another night in the family ger wraps up the day.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Horseback riding with family
- Herding sheep and goats
- Milking animals
- Countryside exploration
- Day 4
Nomadic Family Experience
Your day continues with the family herding sheep and riding horses through the countryside. You'll stay another night in the family ger.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Horseback riding with family
- Herding sheep
- Nomadic family activities
- Day 5
Suvraga Valley
After an early breakfast, you'll find and saddle horses for a ride to Suvraga Valley. The horseback journey is about 20 km round trip, and you'll have free time to walk around this area. Once you head back, you'll have more time to explore before settling into a ger for the night.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Horseback ride to Suvraga Valley
- Exploration of Suvraga Valley
Landmarks/POIs Suvraga Valley - Day 6
Return to Ulaanbaatar
After breakfast, your trip wraps up and you'll head back to Ulaanbaatar. The drive covers about 350 km on paved road and takes roughly 5 hours to get there.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch
Included Activities
- Drive to Ulaanbaatar
