Real 4WD Tour

Tour exclusive:

Traditional dwelling

Terkhi White Lake

Erdene Zuu monastry

Services included in the cost

  • Rooms in a hotel***
  • Shared accommodation in tourist ger camp
  • Interpreting service
  • All meals in countryside
  • All meals in Ulaanbaatar
  • Transport by Toyota Land Cruiser 4x4
  • All entrance fees
  • Local guide
  • Horse and camel ride
  • Boat rental

Services not included in the cost

  • International airfare
  • Optional activity cost
  • Personal expense
  • International airport departure tax (US$13)
  • Travel Insurance

Tour cost: U$D 1875

Tour duration: 15 days

Group size: 4 - 12 people

Please note: Single room is available at extra cost. (U$D 30) But book in advance.

Real 4WD tour is created to provide you with great comfort in the land of natural roads. This tour is mostly dedicated to the real off-roaders who are ready to challenge everything that is unexpected. The tour takes you to the most beautiful, cultural and historical places. Our professional drivers make your holiday unforgettable and take you to the unimaginable places. So do not forget your photo camera.

Day 1. Arrival in Mongolia
Arrive in Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia. You'll be greeted at the airport and escorted to your hotel. After lunch take a half-day city tour including a visit to the dinosaur skeletons at the National History Museum and an excursion to the Zaisan Hill War Memorial to get your bearings with a panoramic view of the whole city. Dinner and overnight in the hotel.

Day 2.Tour to Arkhangai province
Tour to Arkhangai province will be quite exciting with exploration of attractive landscape composing of mountains, forest, grassland and rivers. Overnight in tent including full board.

Day 3. Drive to Terkhiin Tsagaan lake and Horgo extinct volcano crater
Continue the tour to Terkhiin Tsagaan lake and arrive at tourist camp. Small presentation. Overnight in camp. Full board.

Day 4. Discover volcano area
Today is yours to explore and discover the Horgo extinct volcano crater and Terkhiin Tsagaan Lake – a great spot for bird watching and fishing. Overnight in tourist camp with full board.

Day 5. Drive to Choidogin Borigo
Drive to Choidogin Borigo: an exciting place situated near the Chuluut and Suman rivers with a small waterfall, where in spring many fish gather. Explore local flora and fauna. Overnight in tent. Full board.

Day 6. Taikhar rock
Today’s spot is the Taikhar rock - unique rock, which situating in plain place. Once here you can walk around exploring the river, natural landscape and wildlife – a great place for photos. Overnight in tourist camp. Full board.

Day 7. Tsenkher hot spa                                     
Drive to Tsetserleg, capital of Arkhangai province, where you are free to explore the local town and museum. Then drive to Tsenkher hot spa, which reaches up to +80 C degrees and you have the chance to bathe under the sky. Overnight in tourist camp. Full board.

Day 8. Ancient capital of Mongol Empire
Today’s destination is the site of Karakorum, which was the capital city of Great Mongol Empire founded in the 13th century by Genghis Khan. You will also visit the oldest Monastery Erdene-Zuu built in 1586, with 108 stupas. Overnight in tourist camp. Full board.

Day 9. Elsen tsarkhai and visit a nomad family
Drive to the Elsen tasarkhai - a unique area combining forest and sand dunes, where our tourist camp is situated. In the afternoon, visit a nomad family and experience their way of life, culture and traditions. Overnight in tourist camp. Full board.

Day 10. Middle Gobi
Your drive through the Middle Gobi should provide a wealth of different wildlife, nature and historical places. The Ongi Monastery ruins is one of the oldest monasteries in desert, over 200 years old, and is situated on the bank of Ongi River. Overnight in tourist camp, with full board.

Day 11. Dinosaur’s land
Today we will explore the Bayanzag – the biggest Saxaul forest and the Flaming Cliffs, the archaeology place where Roy Andrew Chapman discovered fossilized dinosaurs’ skeletons and eggs in the 1920s. In the late afternoon you will arrive at Khongoryn Els sand dunes. Overnight in tourist camp. Full board.

Day 12. Bactrian camel
Enjoy the real life of a camel herdsman family, pasturing camels through nature and wildlife, while driving through the South Gobi. Overnight in tourist camp. Full board.

Day 13. Explore Eagle valley and visit Gobi museum               .................. Trip to Yol Am canyon (Eagle Valley) – a wonderfully picturesque place, with ice even in the summer and it is surrounded by sheer rocky walls, forming incredible canyons. Visit Gobi museum. Overnight in tourist camp. Full board.

Day 14. Fly back Ulaanbaatar and city tour options

After breakfast you will fly back to Ulaanbaatar. As an optional city tour you will be taken to souvenir and cashmere shops and in the evening you can enjoy a National Folklore performance. A farewell dinner and overnight in the hotel.

Day 15. Departure Mongolia.
You will be transferred from your hotel to the airport.

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