Camel Trekking Through Mongolian Gobi Tour (8 days)
Overview
For the more adventurous, why not try Mongolia camel trekking?
The camels are Bactrian and have two humps.
The Gobi is the perfect place to experience all the fun of camels which are surprisingly more comfortable than horse riding as they walk slowly and gently, and we will be well supported by the humps, sitting comfortably between them.
The best time to visit the Gobi is June or September. Beautiful scenery and exhilarating riding - a wonderful combination!
Price based on pax
- 3 day of camel riding adventure in the Great Gobi Desert
- Very suitable for first-time camel riders
- Experience the homeland of Dinosaur and nomadic culture
- Professional camel riding guide
- New experience and love with Mongolian 2 humped camel
- Includes domestic flight - saves time and provides more comfort!
- Relax the nights in comfortable and finest tourist camps and enjoy the delicious meals
- Std twin room at 4* hotel
- Shared accommodation at Ger camp
- 2 person per tent, camping equipment
- Private transfers
- English speaking guide
- All meals as listed
- All entrance fee
- Camel ride - 4 days
- Local camel keeper
- Sleeping bag
- Mongolian barbecue
- Letter of Invitation
- Personal expenses
- Optional activities
- Camera fee for museum & monastery
- Travel Insurance www.WorldNomads.com
- Single supplement
Itinerary
Arrive in Ulaanbaatar, the capital city of Mongolia. You will be greeted at the airport and transferred to the hotel.
After lunch takes a city tour including a visit to the dinosaur exhibitions hall at the Natural History Museum and visits the National Museum of Mongolian History, where you will see artifacts from Mongolia and Central Asia from the Stone Age to the present. Excursion to Zaisan Hill War Memorial to get your bearings with a panoramic view of the whole city.
Overnight in the hotel. (L+D)
Early morning, transfer to the airport for your flight to Dalanzadgad, the capital of Umnugobi province. The flight takes an hour and a half and on your arrival at the airstrip in Dalanzadgad, the Discover Mongolia team will be waiting for you.
Take a city tour of Dalandzadgad province, South Gobi and visit the museum. Drive to Yol Am – a wonderfully picturesque place with ice even in summer, and surrounded by sheer rocky walls, forming incredible canyons. These areas are situated in the Gobi Gurvan Saikhan National Park that encompasses the "Three Beauties" peaks and the most easterly points of the Altai Mountains.
Overnight in tourist camp. (B+L+D)
After breakfast, take a trip to Khongor sand dunes. The sand dunes change color with each hour of the day, from yellow to silver to rose-colored at (dawn/ sundown).
On the way see Dungene Valley - a wonderfully picturesque place and surrounded by sheer rocky walls, forming incredible canyons. The two-humped Bactrian camels are very comfortable to ride as they walk slowly and gently, and you will be well supported by the humps, sitting comfortably between them.
Our camel man will lead you safely through the Khongor sand dune.
Overnight in tourist camp. (B+L+D)
After breakfast, we will visit camel nomad family you will try Mongolian traditional milk dairy products. Then you will have a new stage in your life as living in nomadic way and learning totally different and ancient culture.
Everybody assumed to take part in daily works of nomad family. Ladies in the group will involve mostly indoor activities such as setting fire in the stove, boiling salty milk tea, processing dairy products & frying Mongolian biscuits, called "Boortsog". Men will involve outdoor activities, included breeding animals, finding camels.
Evening you will play some traditional games with family members. (B+L+D)
We will camel trekking full day.
Overnight with the nomad family and the next day in the tourist camp. (B+L+D)
Early breakfast at the camp, we will drive to Bayanzag - biggest saxaul forest and Flaming Cliffs, where you will find the paleontology place when Roy Andrew Chapman discovered fossilized dinosaurs skeleton and eggs in the 1920s. Camel ride for half day cross Flaming Cliffs.
Overnight in tourist camp. (B+L+D)
After breakfast, you will have a flight back to Ulaanbaatar. Visit Bogd Khan Palace, which is a series of beautiful traditional buildings, where the last religious King of Mongolia resided.
You may choose an optional city tour where you will be taken to souvenir and cashmere before attending the evening concert of National Folklore.
Overnight in the hotel. (B+L+D)
End of tour. You will be transferred to the airport. (B)
Good to know
- The best time to make this trip
May to September is the best season, with the peak season in July for the Naadam Festival. July and August are also the wettest months of the year but be assured, our climate is such that you will still have many sunny days at this time. The best time to visit the Gobi is June or September.
- Accommodation:
We believe that comfortable, welcoming accommodation is vital to the enjoyment of your trip. You will be staying in a standard 3-4 star hotel in Ulaanbaatar and a tourist ger camp (traditional dwelling) with currency (220V), shower and other useful services (2 to 4 people per ger) in the countryside. All accommodation offered by Discover Mongolia is personally checked by our staff to ensure high standards.
- Meals:
In Ulaanbaatar, you will be dining at fine European and Asian cuisine restaurants. Mutton, beef, rice, and noodles form the basis of the Mongolian diet, so your meals will be based around this. However, the trail rations may include vegetables, eggs, peanut butter, cheese and sometimes yak! On some days there will be lunchboxes from tourist camps. It is good food and our experience has been that guests are happy with this arrangement. Please let us know in advance if you are a vegetarian. Alcohol is not provided on the trip but tourists are free to bring their own.
- Transport:
Discover Mongolia use the highest level, latest model, air-conditioned private vans or 4WD vehicles for the maximum comfort on your touring days. A day's drive in the countryside will be approx 200-250km.
- Personal things to bring with you:
Warm thin layers of clothing are the best such as bring a waterproof jacket, and a hat and headscarf to protect you from the sun and winds. Don't forget insect repellent, sun cream, lip-gloss, water purifying tablets and first aid kit (medicine for headache, cold, diarrhea, runny nose; bandages; any medicine prescribed for you ). All your camera equipment.
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