Family Activity Holiday in Khuvsgul Lake National Park Tour (10 days)
Overview
Discover Mongolia is happy to welcome families to Mongolia and we can provide a wonderful adventure holiday. The Khuvsgul Lake National Park has all the elements you need for a fun-filled time - exotic, untouched nature, spectacular scenery, and exhilarating activities.
Why not try trekking or horse riding around the huge park, which contains mountain scenery, wooded forest steppe, and wide plains? Or if you prefer calmer pursuits, there's great fishing in the lake or wildlife to look out for. The Tsaatan tribe of nomads have grazing rights for their reindeer herds here in the park and you can meet the reindeer people on this trip.
Price based on pax
- You will enjoy gorgeous nature by fishing, hiking and enjoying plants and wildlife.
- You will experience life as a nomad on horseback and enjoy authentic Mongolian barbecue.
- You will have the unique experience of riding a reindeer before you go home.
- Learn about Mongolia and everything it offers with your family in a truly amazing experience.
- Learn out our culture by visiting the Gandan monastery and much more in the city.
- Std twin room at 4* hotel
- Shared accommodation at Ger camp
- Private transfers
- English speaking guide
- All meals as listed
- All entrance fee
- Horse, camel ride, boat cruise
- Internal air tickets - free luggage allowance is 15 kg
- Mongolian barbecue
- Letter of Invitation
- Personal expenses
- Optional activities
- Camera fee for museum & monastery
- Travel Insurance www.WorldNomads.com
- Single supplement
Itinerary
After arriving in Ulaanbaatar, You'll be greeted at the airport and escorted to your hotel. City sightseeing tour including a visit Gandan Monastery with its huge gold plated Buddha, a symbol of Mongolian national pride and cultural revival. See the monks chanting, spin some prayer wheels and view the intricately embroidered thanks.
The next spot will be Sukhbaatar square, where all central departments including Government house situated on. Lunch in a restaurant. Then, an excursion to the Zaisan Hill War Memorial to get bearings with a panoramic view of the whole city.
Overnight in the hotel. (L+D)
Early morning fly to the capital of the Khuvsgul province, Murun. The flight takes one and a half hours, and on arrival at the airstrip in the Murun. Discover Mongolia team will be waiting for you, who will take you to Khuvsgul lake National Park, will meet you.
Overnight in tourist camp. (B+L+D)
The days you have the opportunity to trek to the lakeside & mountain for exploring, taking pictures, enjoy wildlife, flora & fauna of the Khuvsgul lake area.
Overnight in tourist camp. (B+L+D)
The days you have the opportunity to trek to the lakeside & mountain for exploring, taking pictures, enjoy wildlife, flora & fauna of the Khuvsgul lake area.
Overnight in tourist camp. (B+L+D)
On the third day, you have great fishing in the Eg River.
Overnight in tourist camp. (B+L+D)
After breakfast at the camp, we will start a horseback riding tour to the Khoridal Saridag National Park.
Overnight in a tent. (B+L+D)
Your guide, a local horseman, will accompany you, giving you the chance to discover the life and food of a nomadic family and horsemen during the tour. Dinner is a real authentic Mongolian barbecue, prepared in the traditional style with hot stones.
Overnight in a tent. (B+L+D)
Today we take a boat tour and local reindeer photo in the deep taiga forest. You have a chance to ride on the back of the reindeer for taking your memorable picture.
Overnight in tourist camp. (B+L+D)
Up early you will be driven back to Murun with your guide for your return flight to Ulaanbaatar.
Take a city tour including a visit to the dinosaur exhibitions hall at the Natural History Museum and Bogd Khan Palace, a series of beautiful traditional buildings where the last religious King of Mongolia resided. During this city tour, you will be taken to souvenir and cashmere shops before enjoying an evening concert of National Folklore.
Overnight in the hotel. (B+L+D)
You will be transferred from your hotel 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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