Gobi Travel

The Gobi is a large desert region in Asia. The desert basins of the Gobi are bounded by the Altai Mountains and the grasslands and steppes of Mongolia The Gobi is most notable in history as part of the great Mongol Empire, and as the location of several important cities along the Silk Road. The Gobi is made up of several distinct ecological and geographic regions based on variations in climate and topography. One is the Eastern Gobi desert steppe ecoregion, a palearctic ecoregion in the deserts and xeric shrublands biome, home to the Bactrian camel and various other animals. It is a rain shadow desert formed by the Himalaya range blocking rain-carrying clouds from the Indian Ocean from reaching the Gobi territory.

DEPARTURE/RETURN LOCATION

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

DEPARTURE TIME

Please arrive by agreed time.

RETURN TIME

Approximately 8 days.

WEAR

Comfortable athletic clothing, hiking boots, hat, jacket and sunscreen.

INCLUDED

Professional English speaking guide.	Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
1.5L mineral water per person a day.	Excellent driver+petrol+car.

Camel trekking.	Linen, tents, rolled mats.
Vegan meals can be arranged.	Kitchen equipment.

Entrance fees to the National park.	Horse trekking.
Accommodation during your trip.	Sleeping bags.

NOT INCLUDED

personal hygiene. wet tissue.

Extra sweets, snacks, alcohol, fruits, alcohol or soft drinks.

*During the tour we will provide traditional hot stone barbecue called Khorkhog for a
dinner and you will get to experience its unique way of cooking.

Day 1 (Includes breakfast, lunch, dinner)

Drive to “Baga Gazriin Chuluu” which is fascinating granite rock formation in the middle of the dusty plain. The highest peak 1706 meters above sea level. The rocky mountains are spread out from west to east covering about 30 kilometers. Stay: Tent.

Day 2 (Includes breakfast, lunch, dinner)

The great canyon of “Tsagaan Suvarga” that appears like ancient cities and palaces in the beauty of the Great Gobi. The great place to hike!. Stay: Tent or Nomadic family.

Day 3 (Includes breakfast, lunch, dinner)

Drive to the Yol canyon. Learn about local flora and fauna at the Gurvan Saikhan National Park Museum. Yolyn Am (Vultureâ€™s Mouth) canyon in the Gurvan Saikhan mountains is home to endangered snow leopards and Lammergeyers (Bearded Vulture) where “eternal ice” (usually) remains throughout summer. Yolyn Am is one of the main attractions in the Gobi for its stunning vistas. Lucky visitors may see Ibex, Argali (wild mountain sheep), and Tas (Scenerious Vulture). Stay: Tent. Yol canyon. Gurvan Saikhan National Park Museum

Yol canyon. Gurvan Saikhan National Park Museum

Day 4 (Includes breakfast, lunch, dinner)

After breakfast we will drive to reach the boundaries of the Gobi Gurvansaikhan (The Three Beauties of the Gobi) National Park and arrive at Khongoryn Els called the “singing dunes” for the sound of the wind howling through the dunes. 2600 feet high, 20 km wide and over 180 km long, these dunes offer some spectacular views of the desert. Stay: Nomadic family. Gobi Gurvansaikhan (The Three Beauties of the Gobi)

Day 5 (Includes breakfast, lunch, dinner)

Off driving day. Today you will start your day with morning camel riding. You will have lots of fun on the back of Bactrian camels which are also referred as only remained dinosaurs in the Gobi by locals. During the afternoon you will have opportunities to encounter some parts of daily nomadic lifestyle and be part of it too. Late evening sand dune climbing for the one of the most memorable sunset in Mongolian desert. Stay: Nomadic family or Tent. Camel riding on the back of Bactrian camels

Camel riding on the back of Bactrian camels

Day 6 (Includes breakfast, lunch, dinner)

Drive to Bayanzag, known as the Flaming Cliffs for its spectacular colors. The first dinosaur eggs were discovered at this site by an American expedition from the Museum of Natural History headed by Roy Chapman Andrews in 1922. Explore the area on foot. Stay: Tourist camp. Bayanzag - Flaming Cliffs

Day 7 (Includes breakfast, lunch, dinner)

Drives forward to UB and on the way spend a night around Zorgol Khairkhan Mountain. The mountain is venerated and revered by the local people, who believe that it is the siege of a great, benevolent spirit. Stay: Tent.