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Detailed Itinerary

Day 1 : Ulaanbaatar city tour

Tour begins: At the airport in Ulaanbaatar you will be meet  your guide and driver. City orientation tour begins with visiting Gandan Monastery. Lunch at the restaurant /Mongolian national food, modern and comfortable/. Visit the dinosaur exhibits at the Museum of Natural History and Chinggis statue at the government house. Free time. Overnight at 3 star hotel (L)

Day 2 : Terelj National Park (half cycling) nomadic Family

Drive Terelj Np. We will visit Turtle Rock, or called Melkhi Khad by the locals, is an interesting rock formation looking like a turtle .Field lunch in the nature. Cycling to Princess Lodge 32 km through Khan Khentii protected area. Introduce with camp and its surrounding environment.  Dinner and overnight in own Ger camp in deluxe Ger. (B/L/D)

Day 3 : Khan Khentii protected area,

Princess temple ruins. (full day cycling) or visit in theBreakfast. Preparations for the journey. Starting journey. Cycling to Princess Temple ruins. We cycle 18-28 km through spectacular valleys and across small rivers surrounded by highly–eroded rock formations of the Khan Khentii Mountains. Cafe breaks on picnic at a site chosen for its spectacular setting. Visit the ruins of Princess Temple, was built in 1740. Return to the camp. Free time. Sauna and shower time. Evening programs of interest and bonfire. Dinner and overnight in own Ger camp in deluxe Ger. (B/L/D)

Day 4 : Chinggis Khaan Statue Complex an visit the nomadic Family and (full cycling)

After breakfast, cycling with the local guide in the nearby forest and enjoy the scenery and views from top of the mountains 50 km. Now visit nomadic family. Learn their everyday life, cow milking and dairy product producing and field lunch. Afternoon cycling to Chinggis Khaan Statue Complex 25km. Visit Chinggis Khaan Statue Complex.  Lunch and overnight in the tent near by nomadic family. (B/L/D)

Day 5 : Ulaanbaatar (half cycling)

After Breakfast return to Ulaanbaatar by driving. Free day after arrive UB.. Overnight in ***Hotel in centre. (B/L)

Day 6 : AMARBAYASGALANT monastery( Transfer to Orkhon (5hrs by car ). Cycling 60 kms

After breakfast drive and cycle to Amarbayasgalant a second most important in Mongolia after Erdene Zuu Khiid in Kharkhorin and the most intact architectural complex. In  both its setting an architechiture, this remote monastery is arguably the loveliest in the country. The monastery was built between 1727 and 1737 by the Manchu emperor Yongzheng and dedicated to the great Mongolian Buddhist and sculptor, Zanabazar. The valley is covered throughout its extent with Turkic-era gravesvarious geometric shapes dating to 3rd century. There is particularly nice view from the hilltop just north of monastery. Overnight in the tourist camp. (B/L/D)

Day 7 : Erdenet copper mining city (Daily biking ride: 105 km)

Erdenet is Mongolia's third largest city (after Ulaanbaatar and Darhan), this is a city built by copper ore. This is a compact city for a population of 70,000, and it is fun to shop the main street shops and the open air market south of town. Visit Erdenet copper mining factory (if you request it in advance). Overnight in the local hotel. (B/L/D)

Day 8 : Uran togoo mountain (cycling by mostly dirt road ).

About 60km directly west of Bulgan city is the extinct volcano of Uran Uul and nearby Togoo Uul, now part of the 1600 hectare Uran-Togoo Tulga Uul Natural Reserve in the sum (district) of Khutag-Ondor.
Uran Uul is a pretty good place to break the journey to Khovsgol, though the flies in this area can be intensely irritating. Trails to the top of the relatively unimpressive volcano lead up from the west side, which also has some nice camping areas. Overnight in the Ger camp. (B/L/D)

Day 9 : Hutag Ondoor (Daily biking ride: 75 km)

Cycling to Khudag ondor. Overnight in the Tent. (B/L/D)

Day 10 : Hovloj (biking distance: 100 km gravel road)

All the day cycling through wonderful countryside along Mongolian nomad’s gers. Overnight in the tent. (B/L/D)

Day 11 : Khuvsgul province (cycling distance 107 km to Moron city)

Afterwards by car 105 km to Hatgal (lake Hovsgol). On the way to Khuvgul lake visit an ancient burial ground with reindeer stones, which considers largest collection of reindeer stones from bronze age.  Spend 2 days by the lake Overnight in the tourist camp. (B/L/D)

Day 12 : Khuvsgul lake

Activity by the lakeshore. Options a/ The route: motor boat trip to the place of destination two hours sightseeing. b/ Horse riding. A reindeer men tour could be arranged on a day basis. Mongolian and European dishes will be in a Traditional Ger Restaurant and overnight will be in tourist camp. Because depending from the cold, mostly rainy and wet temperature of the province it is proved that overnight at the Ger camp. (B/L/D)

Day 13 : Khuvsgul lake

Free day relaxing day  by the lake overnight at the Ger camp. (B/L/D)

Day 14 : Return to Moron (biking distance: 75 km )

Overnight in little outside of Moron city. Overnight in the tent. (B/L/D)

Day 15 : River Jargalant (biking distance 90km)

A Full day cycling. On way visit nomad familes. Overnight near river in tent. (B/L/D)

Day 16 : Khorgo – Terkhiin Tsagaan Nuur National Park

fter breakfast we drive to Khorgo, a volcanic lake ringed by stark Rocky Mountains. Khorgo volcano believed to have last exploded only 5000 years ago. On of six cinder cones in the area, It’s 200 meter wide volcano towers about 50 metres above blackened landscape of lava flows dotted with pine trees. Just driving 5km from volcano you will see the clear freshwater Lake Terkhiin White. Overnight in the tourist camp. (B/L/D)

Day 17 : Khorgo – Terkhiin Tsagaan Nuur National Park

Horse trek 1 hour. Overnight in tourist camp. (B/L/D)

Day 18 : Green valley: (biking distance 110km)

Overnight in the tent. (B/L/D)

Day 19 : Tsenkher hot springs(biking distance 110km)

This is a beautiful place amidst mountains covered by thick larch forests, and lush meadows with grazing yaks and horses. We pitch our tents by the Mineral spa resort to enjoy hot shower and lovely swimming pool.There is plenty of water resource around "Tsenkher" hot spring. Also, the area is rich in different stones and rocks. There is not-seen-light granite, placed rocks and stones of Mesozoic by the spring, but you can see chalk, white-stones, boulder flint and kidney stones, those are combined with minerals from the hot spring.  Overnight in the ger camp. (B,L,D)

Day 20 : Kharakhorum city, Erdenezuu Monastery (95 km bike)

Bike to Kharakhorum city by cycling. Overnight in the tourist camp. (B/L/D)

Day 21 : Kharakhorum city, Erdenezuu and Elsen tasarkhai (80km)

Erdenezuu monastery, Mongolia´s ancient capital city Kharakhorum, Chinggis Khaan´s fabled city, was founded in 1220 in the ORKHON Valley, at the crossroads of “The Silk Road”. It was from there that the Mongol Empire was governed, until Kublai Khaan moved to Beijing. Erdene zuu Mongolian biggest Monastery was built in 1586 (16 century) and is surrounded by a massive 400m-x 400m wall. Not a single nail was used in the construction of the ornate temples, only a few of which remain standing after the communist purges. After exploring kharakhorum cycle to Elsen tasarkhai  Overnight in the tourist camp.(B/L/D)

Day 22 : Elsen Tasarkhai (mini gobi), Camel riding trip 1 hour, horse riding

Elsen tasarkhai will make you fell like, you  have visited in the gobi. Elsen Tasarhai, also known as Bayan Gobi, is a suitable place for breaking between Khogno Khaan mountain and Kharkhorin. Elsen Tasarhai literally means “an isolated torn-off piece of sand” and it is a small sequence of real desert in the midst of green steppes, continues about 80 km. It feels like in the Gobi Desert, and visitors can hike in the sand dunes. We will ride 1 hours camel trip here. Overnight in the tourist camp. (B/L/D)

Day 23 : Ulaanbaatar

Drive back to Ulaanbaatar It will be a day of guided sightseeing in UB, shopping and free time. Evening you will watch National folk dance performance. Overnight 3 star hotel. (B)

Day 24 : Departure

Fly back to home. (B)