Overland Packed safari tour

On the First day of your trip, you will arrive in Ulaanbaatar city, the capital of Mongolia. We will pick you up from your arrival location whether it is the airport or train station.  you will be greeted by our staff, and depending on your arrival time, a city tour is available.

Accommodation

• Overnight in a hotel

Early morning we will start driving to Dalanzadgad city which is located 510k  from Ulaanbaatar city. We will reach the destination around 3 PM and visit Yoliin am, also called Lammergeier Valley. After reaching the main entrance of Yoliin am, first, we will visit a small natural history museum at the entrance then will drive a little further to the valley. Once reaching the parking spot we will ride a horse through the canyons of Yoliin am. 

The Yoliin am, in other words, lammergeier valley is a beautiful and picturesque canyon located in Gobi Gurvan Saikhan National Park, East Beauty of the “Three Beauties” mountain.

Accommodation

• Overnight in a tourist camp

Today we will drive to Khongor sand dunes or singing dunes. Khongor sand dunes are the biggest sand dunes in Mongolia, reaching a height of 300 meters. Climbing up to the Khongor sand dunes is an extreme exercise, but once you get to the top you can enjoy the whole scenery, and all hardships that you faced while climbing up to the top will be forgotten. 

Tips: It is better to climb barefooted, and keep your phone and camera in a safe bag to protect from the sand. Do not forget to bring some water. The best time to climb up to the sand dunes is sunrise or sunset. 

Plus, to make your Gobi desert experience even more unique, we will ride on a Mongolian camel through the area.

Accommodation

• Overnight in a tourist camp

After breakfast, we will drive to Bayanzag, also known as Flaming Cliffs where the first nest of dinosaur eggs was ever discovered in 1922. You can enjoy walking around the same place as 60 million years ago dinosaurs were roaming around. There is a high chance that you can discover fossils if you look for them thoroughly. In the evening, photoshoot flaming cliffs and watch a documentary about this wonderful place.

Then we will continue to drive Ongi monastery ruins. Ongi monastery was the biggest Buddhist monastery in the Mongolian Gobi region but was sadly destroyed by the communists during religious purge repression in the 1930s. Through this dark time, all of the monasteries were destroyed and over 17,000 monks were killed or arrested and never seen again, with total victims can be counted of about 27,000 people. This dark history of violence at Ongiin monastery is still visible in bare eyes, even though it happened over 80 years ago.

To this day, the only working chapel was rebuilt in the 1990s. Also, at the entrance, You can visit the small ger museum that shows the history of the Ongi monastery. 

Accommodation

• Overnight in a tourist camp

After breakfast, we will drive to Kharkhorin city, the Ancient Mongolian capital. Visit the Erdenezuu monastery which was built on ruins of Kharkhorin city. Then we will visit Kharkhorin historical museum to learn more about the history of the Great Mongolian Empire and Kharkhorin city. 

In the evening we will visit a local nomad family, enjoy Mongolian BBQ for the dinner.

Accommodation

• Overnight Local nomad family

On the last day of the tour, we will start driving back to Ulaanbaatar city. A short visit to Khustai national park is also included. In Hustai national park, you can observe wild animals such as Przewalski horse, red deer, mammoth, wolf, foxes, and more. 

Upon arrival in Ulaanbaatar, we will do some shopping, and visit the Choijin Lama temple museum. Enjoy folklore concert. In the evening we will have a nice dinner in a hotpot restaurant. 

Accommodation

• Overnight in a Hotel

On the last day of your tour., our drivel will take you to the airport. Tour end