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Day 1. Welcome at your arrival at the Ulaanbaatar airport. Transfer to your hotel (Standard category). City tour. Visit of Gandantegchilen monastery and introduction to Buddhism in the Buddhist center of Mongolia. Lunch in a restaurant of the city. Visit of the Natural history museum. Briefing on the trip. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 2. 8h30 - departure from Ulaanbaatar to the former capitale of Mongolia, Karakorum (kharkhorin). The fabled city of Chinggis Khaan was built in 1220 in the Orkhon Valley on the Silk Road. From this city the Mongolian Empire has been ruled until Kublai Khan move this capitale to Beijing. Lunch in local restaurant. Visit of the Erdene Zuu Monastery. Started to be built in 1586 but finished only 300 years later, the monastery has been the first Buddhism center in Mongolia. Meet with our horse's herder. Horses' allocation. Dinner and night in nomad family camp. 360 Km. 6h00
Day 3. Breakfast then departure to the famous Orkhon Valley. Lunch in Nomad family. Visit of Tovkhon monastery built in honour of Zanabazar in 1773. Dinner and night in Nomaf family. 140 Km. 3h30
Day 4. Trekking departure. Today we will have an easy walk to the famous Orkhon waterfalls then continue our trek to the Baga waterfalls. Lunch. Walk in the valley formed by the Mountains of uuragt and Unit. We will set up our camp on the foothills of Khushigtut Mountains. Dinner and night under the tent. 20 Km.
Day 5. Trekking in a Valley surrounded by the Khangai and Deed Khurd Mountains. We arrive near two small Lakes on the bank of which we will set up our camp. Dinner and night under the tent. 25 Km. Easy
Day 6. This day we continue following the Khangai Valley, we go through a wooden area, walk up and pass the Khangai Nuuru hill going down to the Tsagaan Azarga Lake. Picnic. Walk up going to the Khokh Davaanii River gorge before reaching the Naiman Nuur National Park (the 8 Lakes) - montainous area doted with several Lakes more dazzlingly beautiful ones than another. We first visit Shanaga Lake before setting up our camp on the bank of the Khuis Lake. Dinner and night under the tent. 20 Km. Medium
Day 7. Day dedicated to the visit of the numerous Lakes the Park is doted with. Visit of the Lakes of Shanaa, Bugat, Khaya, Doroo, and Khaliut before pitching our tent on the bank of Shireet Lake. Dinner and night under the tent. 18 Km. Easy
Day 8. This day we will go up through the left side of the Shireet Mountains reaching the pass. E will reach Shurangiin Tsokhio Rock then walking down to the nomad camp where we will finally rest. Dinner and night in nomad family. 26 Km. Medium.
Day 9. Today we will continue walking down to Shireet Mountains and going through the Ulziitiin Am Mountains. Dinner and night under the tent on the bank of Shurangiin River. 20 Km. Easy
Day 10. Once the have walked through the Olziitiin pass, we will rest in a Nomad family and have lunch there. Walk along the Ovor Khytruunii River and set up our camp on the bank of the hot springs. Dinner and night under the tent. 20 Km
Day 11. We walk through the Khytruunii hill (2,200 meters) and arrive in Ar Khytruunii hot springs. We set up our camp on the bank of the hot springs. Dinner and night under the tent. 18 Km
Day 12. Last trekking day. Walk along the Khytruunii River to the Orkhon River where our vehicle will pick us up and send us to the Nomad family that welcame us during our first night in the Valley. You will attend the Mongolian Barbecue's cooking and enjoy it together with your trekking team to celebrate the end of your adventure. Dinner and night in nomad family. 20 Km
Day 13. Drive to Shankh Khiid monastery then continue to Khogno Khaan National Park where the Montains are running alongside the sand dunes. Visit of Ovgon Monastery. Dinner and night in gers camp. 250 Km
Day 14. Drive to Ulaanbaatar and transfer to your hotel. Shopping. Overnight at the hotel. 300 Km
Day 15. Breakfast. Transfer to the airport. Departure.
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