The Yak festival tour

Your guide and driver will meet you at your hotel in Ulaanbaatar. Time to rest in your hotel. For lunch, we will taste the famous Mongolian barbecue in the traditional restaurant. Then, we will visit the religious center Gandan Monastery, the National History Museum, and the central square, where we will discover the statue of Chinggis Khaan. At the end of the day, you will enjoy the Folk Art concert, featuring traditional Mongolian dance and khoomii /throat singing/, followed by dinner at your hotel.

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After breakfast, your guide and driver will meet you at the hotel, then we will begin our adventure toward the Gobi Desert. We drive to the south through vast steppes and discover our first images of Mongolia: a vast open space where herds of livestock which are horses, sheep, goats, cows, camels, and yaks, graze freely.

On the way,  we will stop at an “Ovoo-cairn,” to ask for protection from the spirits of nature.  In the afternoon, we will discover Baga Gazariin Chuluu /granite rock formations/ in the heart of the steppes. Stroll around the interesting rocky forms to the Sudut Gorge with aspen trees.
We will meet our first nomad family. According to Mongolian tradition, we will be offering Suutei Tsai -  the traditional milk tea with salt and Aaruul -dried curd. We prepare our dinner together: Buuz - Mongolian dumplings. Everyone can get their hands busy, a real moment of cultural sharing!
Vehicle trip: 240 km or 4-5 h, walking: 1-2 h, Check-in at the nomad family.

After breakfast, your guide and driver will meet you at the nomad family, then we cross through the vast and wild desert steppe to the skyline. Discovery of the Erdene Dalai Monastery in Saikhan Ovoo, one of the few rescued monasteries from Communist repression. In the distance, the impressive Saikhan Ovoo mountain range rises as we move forward. Here,  a river named Ongi amuses its beauty that is, only one river flows to the South part of Mongolia. The Ongi river, the only river that flows southward, into the Gobi desert, fleets here to create a wonderful Gobi oasis.
On the bank of the Ongi river, we will discover the ruins of the Ongi Monastery, the biggest Buddhist monastery in the Gobi desert, between the 16th- 18th centuries. It was home to 1000 llamas and was destroyed during the anti-religious purge in 1939.
Vehicle trip: 240 km or 5 - 6 h, walking: 1 - 2 h, Check-in at the yurt camp.

After breakfast, your guide and driver will meet you at the yurt camp. We will continue our route to the southwest, where you feel in the middle of nowhere and it will be hard to imagine there is life. Soon, we will arrive at the Uush cliff which has an impressive color of red and orange. At the top, we will discover a magnificent panorama view, where red-colored Uuch cliffs contrast with the surrounding valleys and mountains in the background. Also, feel free to wander the Mongolian naturally formed pyramid.
In the evening, we will be welcomed by Boldoo’s family, the camel herder's family, who will introduce us to camel-related activities such as milking a camel and making dairy products.
Vehicle trip: 200 km or 5 - 6 h, walking: 1 - 2 h, Check-in at the nomad family.

After breakfast, your guide and driver will meet you at the nomad family.  Leaving the Great Gobi behind us, we will cross our last kilometers before we reach the Khangai region. For Mongolians, Khangai refers to a mountainous region with abundant resources, where livestock grazes peacefully.
Today will be devoted to the horse cultures of Mongolia. First of all, we will discover the monument created in honor of the Mongolian racing horses, in the steppe of Arvaikheer, were horse breeders and racing horse trainers come to find protection.
Then, we will meet Lkhavgaa's family who lives on the southern side of the Khangai Range. This family will show us horse-related activities such as catching horses with uurga, milking a mare, and training a semi-wild horse.
Vehicle trip: 4-6 hours, walking: 1-2 hours, Check-in at the nomad family.

After breakfast, your guide and driver will meet you at the nomad family. Now we dive into the famous Orkhon Valley, the true cradle of the Mongolian people, registered as a World Heritage by  UNESCO. The diversity of landscapes makes this region a thousand colors of the sumptuous painting. The Orkhon Valley is one of the most populated areas by herders in the country. Many archaeological remains belong to this valley dating back to the 6th century.
We cross the valley from East to West to reach the encampment of the next nomadic family, located about fifty kilometers from the bottom of the valley. Surrounded by ancient dormant volcanoes, we cross vast grassy plains, dotted with basaltic rocks. The Orkhon river flows between the Edelweiss floor and steep gorges just next to us. We will discover the unexpected Ulaantsutgalan waterfall. This waterfall was about 20m high and appeared 20,000 years ago by the consequences of repeated earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.
Our slow driving on the bumpy road gives us plenty of time to observe the different scenes of nomadic life. Tonight, we will arrive at Batsukh’s family who is a famous yak breeder and an excellent wolf hunter.
Vehicle trip: 4-6 hours, Check-in at the nomad family.

After breakfast, your guide and driver will meet you at the nomad family. Today is a special day. We will go to the palace, where the proud herders of yak gathered together to show us their great herding skills. On the program: the yak racing, the rodeo, the famous Polo match with the yaks, and even a  beauty contest yaks. After spending a joyful time with nomads, we will return to our encampment, where there is another special event waiting for us. We will spend the evening cooking Khorkhog, - Mongolian traditional barbeque, made in a  special way using hot rocks, All an art! The result is unique.
We will enjoy our dinner around a campfire, dancing and singing together, under the millions of stars.
Check-in on the nomad family.

After breakfast, your guide and driver will meet you at the nomad family. Today, we will discover Tuvkhen Monastery which was founded in 1648, and built by Zanabazar, who is the first Buddhist spiritual leader of Mongolia. Tuvkhun Monastery is located on the top of a Shireet Ulaan sacred mountain. We will do horse trekking to the monastery and it will be a gorgeous fall in the forest with horses. When we arrive at the bottom of the rock formations, we will see the monastery that is perfectly integrated into its natural environment. Immediately, we will feel the calmness and the serenity emerging from this sacred place. After the discovered monastery, we will head back to the hosting nomad family with horses.
Vehicle trip: 2-3 h, by horse: 3 - 4 h, Check-in at the nomad family.

After breakfast, your guide and driver will meet you at the nomad family. Road to Kharkhorin, the legendary city of Genggis Khan, was founded in 1220. Kharkhorin was the first capital of the Mongol Empire and the prosperous center of the Silk Road in the 13th century. It played an important role in the world's economic, political and cultural life. Discovery of the monastery "Erdenezuu", which is one of the most beautiful monasteries and the first religious center of the country. Also, we will visit the local museum that will give us detailed information about the ancient capital Kharkhorin.
Then we will drive to the Khugnu Khan Nature Reserve, where the beauty of Mongolian nature makes sense. Indeed, there is an interesting coexistence of the green steppe and the great sand dune "Elsen Tasarkhai".
Vehicle trip: 4-6 h, Check-in at the nomad family.

After breakfast, your guide and driver will meet you at the nomad family, then we will drive to Ulaanbaatar. On the way, you will have lunch, and in the afternoon, you will arrive in Ulaanbaatar city. If you want, it is possible to visit the biggest cashmere factory store in the world for shopping. After these memorable days, you will relax at your hotel and be free to do a leisure tour by yourself.
Vehicle trip: 3-4 hours; Check-in at the hotel.

After breakfast, your guide and driver will meet you at the hotel and drive you to the Chinggis Khaan International Airport.