Day 1-29 Feb 2024 - Arrive to Ulaanbaatar
Get picked up from Ulaanbaatar airport and transfer to hotel. Our guide would meet you at hotel lobby at 18:00 and you would have dinner at one of the known restaurants in downtown Ulaanbaatar city. stay at Hotel. (D-Dinner) ** 5 Star hotel.
Day 2 - Driving to Khuvsgul lake.
After breakfast at hotel we would leave to Khuvsgul lake by car at 8:00am. It is going to be a beautiful day with beautiful landscape that differs from one to the other in every 2-3 hours. We would drive through beautiful passes, mountains and canyons. it is going to be a long driving day most of the distance we would drive on asphalt road. Late afternoon we would get to Murun City (Khuvsgul province) and stay at Hotel. (BLD-Breakfast Lunch and Dinner)
Day 3 - ICE FESTIVAL
Ice festival has been organized by locals every year by beginning of March. A respite from the confinement of the winter months, the Ice Festival is a time to get outdoors and play games. The festival features a gathering of local residents and nomadic reindeer herders, and performances by shamans, musicians, and sportsmen. Competitions include ice sumo, a horse sledge race, ice skating races, tug of war between local teams, and a Russian Jeep race on the ice. Many traditional games are played on the sidelines, and this is an ideal venue for visitors to join fun games with local people. (BLD)
Day 4 - ICE FESTIVAL
Second day of Ice Festival. Festival activities would continue with a new day. We would enjoy many different activities, each are interesting than one another. (BLD)
Day 5 - RELAXING DAY AT KHUVSGUL REGION
We would visit a shaman boo, just to get more experience about these Shaman fortune tellers. it could be quite very interesting defending on us! Afternoon we would drive heading to Murun city. We would stop by some beautiful view points and would stop at 50 100 monument. Stay at hotel in Murun. (BLD)
Day 6 - DRIVING TO KARAKORUM CITY
Karakorum was ancient capital of Mongol empire. The city of Kharkhorum or Karakorum was transferred to the city from Aurag Palace in 1220 by the order of Genghis Khan, and became the official capital from the time of Ogedei Khan. Founded in the 13th century, the city was destroyed in 1388 by the Ming invasion.
We would drive from Murun through beautiful scenic roads to Karakorum city. 1/3 of the road would be dirt road through mountainous passes and forest as well as bare steppes of Mongolia. Stay at hotel. (BLD)
Day 7 - Erdene Zuu temple and Hot Springs
After the breakfast we would visit Erene zuu temple, that is what left from ruins of old capital. Then we would visit local museum where we would get more information about old capital. After the lunch we would drive heading to Natural hot springs near Tsetserleg city. We would have chance to swim in the pool when there is snow in the surrounding. Tsenkheriin hot spring is well known to locals with its benefits for human body and skin diseases. Stay at touristic lodge. (BLD)
Day 8 - Mini Gobi desert and to Ulaanbaatar
After the breakfast we would drive heading to Ulaanbaatar. On the way we would stop by Elsen Tasarkhai sand dunes. This is kind of mini Gobi desert in the south. Elsen tasarkhai sand dune is 80 km long, with width of 5 km average. The area is surrounded by sand dunes, hills covered with rare bushes and a small forest near a river. Together this presents a unique combination of Mongolian mountains, forests and Gobi-type landscape in one location. Local people call this sand dunes Duut mankhan (Singing sand) Depending on availability of camels, we might have chance to ride camel at this point. Sand dunes + Snow and Bactrian camels, this is unique to Mongolia. You won't see this anywhere in the world! By late afternoon we would get to Ulaanbaatar. Stay at 5 star Hotel. (BLD)
Day 9 - Genghiz Khan or Chinggis khan statue complex
We would have a short day tour today. After 8 days of adventure driving, you might need to sleep bit more than usual. We would pick up you after lunch time and would drive to Genghiz khan statue complex. Here you would see the biggest equestrian statue in the world, and will learn more about the Khan who was the founder of the Mongol Empire, the largest land-based empire the world has ever seen. We would drive back to town and you would stay at hotel. (B-D)
Day 10 - 9th Mar- EAGLE FESTIVAL
We would pick up you at 10:00am in the morning and will drive heading to eagle festival site which is located south west of Ulaanbaatar. It is a 30-50 minutes of drive depending on traffic. There would be about 20 well known eagle hunters participating this Winter Eagle festival. There would be some different competitions among this eagle hunters and many more nomad horse games that are interesting than one another. About 3000 locals would visit the site to enjoy the festival. We would have lunch at the site and will drive back to hotel after the activities. By evening we would have farewell dinner in one of the known restaurants!
Day 11 - DEPARTURE
Kazakh Tour team would take you to airport according to your international flight departure schedule.
We would always welcome you and happy to serve you in Mongolia in the future!
