Itinerary
- Day 1
Arrival in Ulaanbaatar
You'll land at Ulaanbaatar Airport where your private guide will be waiting with a nameplate ready. From there, your guide and driver take you directly to the hotel for check-in and settling in.
- Start point
- Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia (Chinggis Khaan International Airport Pick-up, 00:00 - 23:55)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Shangri-La Hotel Ulaanbaatar or similar)
- Day 2
Ulaanbaatar
After breakfast, you head to Gandan Monastery, one of Mongolia's largest temples, where you can watch monks and see the 25-meter-high Megjid Janraiseg statue. Next you'll walk through Sukhbaatar Square to see the Parliament House and Great Khans statue. Lunch happens at Modern Nomads Restaurant, then you tour the Zanabazar Museum of Fine Arts. The day finishes with a traditional music and dance show called 'Wonders of Mongolia' by the Tumen Ekh group.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Authentic lunch at Modern Nomads Restaurant)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Shangri-La Hotel Ulaanbaatar or similar)
Included Activities
- Visit Gandan Monastery
- Visit Sukhbaatar Square
- Tour Zanabazar Museum of Fine Arts
- Traditional music and dance show 'Wonders of Mongolia' performance
Landmarks/POIs Gandan Monastery Sukhbaatar Square Zanabazar Museum of Fine Arts 
- Day 3
Ulaanbaatar to Gobi Desert
Early morning means heading to the airport for your flight to the Gobi Desert. Your local guide meets you when you arrive and will be with you for the next four days. You'll visit a camel herder family near Moltsog Els sand dunes. After lunch at Mongol Gobi Ger camp, you explore the red cliffs at Bayanzag, which are known for dinosaur discoveries and striking rock formations. By evening you arrive at Three Camel Lodge, an award-winning eco-lodge.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Lunch at Mongol Gobi Ger camp), Dinner
- Accommodation
- Camping (Three Camel Lodge (Ensuite Ger) or similar )
Included Activities
- Flight to Gobi Desert
- Visit camel herder family
- Visit Moltsog Els sand dunes
- Visit Bayanzag red cliffs
Landmarks/POIs Moltsog Els Bayanzag 
- Day 4
Gobi Desert
Today takes you to Havtsgait Valley to see ancient rock drawings created by early settlers over 15,000 years ago. You'll hike up the mountain where hundreds of petroglyphs are displayed on rocks, showing what daily life looked like for ancient Gobi inhabitants. After lunch back at the lodge, the rest of your day is free to relax and rest.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Accommodation
- Camping (Three Camel Lodge (Ensuite Ger) or similar )
Included Activities
- Visit Havtsgait Valley
- View ancient petroglyphs
Landmarks/POIs Havtsgait Valley 
- Day 5
Gobi Desert
Following a relaxed breakfast, at 10:30 am you transfer to Gobi Nomad Lodge for check-in and lunch. In the afternoon, a short drive takes you to Yol Valley (also called Eagle or Vulture Valley) in the Three Beauties of Gobi Mt. National Park. You'll hike through grassy meadows, streams, and narrow valleys with high cliff walls on both sides. Keep an eye out for wild sheep and goats on the cliffs while you pass wildflowers and Gobi plants. Dinner and overnight happen back at the lodge.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Accommodation
- Camping (Gobi Nomad Lodge (Ensuite Ger) or similar)
Included Activities
- Visit Yol Valley
- Hiking through Yol Valley
Landmarks/POIs Yol Valley - Day 6
Gobi Desert to Terelj National Park
Early morning brings a transfer to the local airport for your flight to Ulaanbaatar. After you arrive, a 2.5-hour drive takes you to Terelj National Park where you'll see rock formations including Turtle Rock. You visit the Ariyabal meditation temple on top of a mountain, reached by suspension bridge and 108 climbing stairs, a ritual meant to cleanse sins. From there you get views of the whole Terelj National Park. You stay overnight at Terelj Lodge.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Terelj Lodge (Ensuite Ger) or similar)
Included Activities
- Flight to Ulaanbaatar
- Visit Terelj National Park
- Visit Turtle Rock formation
- Visit Ariyabal meditation temple
- Hiking to Ariyabal temple summit
Landmarks/POIs Terelj National Park Turtle Rock Ariyabal meditation temple 
- Day 7
Terelj National Park
After breakfast, a short drive brings you to the Genghis Khan Statue Complex with the world's biggest equestrian statue at 40 meters high. An elevator takes you up to the horse's head for views of the surrounding area. Next is the 13th Century Theme Park, a recreation of authentic 13th Century life with no electricity, television, or phones. You'll wear traditional Mongolian costumes, have lunch at King Palace, visit the Shaman camp and herder's camp where horse riding is available, plus the craftsmen camp. You return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Lunch at King Palace wearing Mongolian traditional costumes), Dinner
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Terelj Lodge (Ensuite Ger) or similar)
Included Activities
- Visit Genghis Khan Statue Complex
- Ascend to horse head via elevator
- Visit 13th Century Theme Park
- Visit Shaman camp
- Visit herder's camp
- Horse riding experience
- Visit craftsmen camp
Landmarks/POIs Genghis Khan Statue Complex 13th Century Theme Park - Day 8
Terelj National Park to HS Khaan Resort
A 2.5-hour drive takes you to Manzushir Monastery in Bogd Khan Mt. National Park. The monastery was destroyed by communists in 1937 and has since been rebuilt as a museum. You'll explore the site to see a large boiling kettle and religious images carved into rock. Lunch happens at a Ger camp, and then you head to award-winning HS Khaan Resort Hotel set on vast prairies with peaceful grasslands. You arrive around 4 pm to check in and look around the resort.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Lunch at Ger camp)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (HS Khaan Hotel and Resort or similar)
Included Activities
- Visit Manzushir Monastery
- Explore Manzushir Monastery ruins and museum
Landmarks/POIs Manzushir Monastery Bogd Khan Mt. National Park - Day 9
HS Khaan Resort
After breakfast, a short drive takes you to Mongol Nomadic Ger camp for a show demonstrating real nomadic living, traditional customs, and how five kinds of livestock are bred and used with ox, yak, camel, and horse carts for movement. Lunch features Mongolian food, then you head to Hustai National Park, home to Mongolian wild horses called takhi or Perzevalski horses, in a landscape of mountains and steppe. You'll check the Information Center, and in early evening take a short drive and hike to see the horses in their natural setting around 2-3 hours before sunset when they come down for water. Late afternoon brings you back to the resort for overnight.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Lunch featuring Mongolian food at Mongol Nomadic Ger camp)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (HS Khaan Hotel and Resort or similar)
Included Activities
- Watch Mongolian nomads show
- Visit Hustai National Park
- Check Information Center at Hustai National Park
- Hiking to observe wild horses in natural habitat
Landmarks/POIs Mongol Nomadic Ger camp Hustai National Park 
- Day 10
HS Khaan Resort to Ulaanbaatar
The morning is yours to do as you wish. At 11:30 am your transfer heads back to Ulaanbaatar. After lunch at a local restaurant, you visit the Bogd Khan Palace Museum, a 19th-century residence of the 8th Bogd Javzandamba (head of Mongolian religion) with seven Summer Prayer temples and a winter palace. Next comes Zaisan Memorial Hill on the south side of Ulaanbaatar beside Bogd Khan Mountain for the best views of the city and surrounding hills. Your guide can help with souvenir shopping if interested. After dinner you return to your hotel.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Lunch at a local restaurant in the city), Dinner
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Shangri-La Hotel Ulaanbaatar or similar)
Included Activities
- Visit Bogd Khan Palace Museum
- Visit Zaisan Memorial Hill
Optional Activities
- Shopping for souvenirs or local products
Landmarks/POIs Bogd Khan Palace Museum Zaisan Memorial Hill - Day 11
Departure from Ulaanbaatar
Your guide and driver escort you to the airport according to your flight schedule. You head home with pleasant travel ahead.
- Meals
- Breakfast
