Mongolia & the Gobi Desert
Overview
Highlights
- Explore the Mongolia city
- Visit to Gorkhi-Terelj National Park
- Explore the Zanabazar Museum of Fine Arts
- Explore the western shore of Lake Khovsgol
- Experience camel riding in Gobi Desert
- Discover Yol Valley
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Trip includes
- All land transportation and two internal round trip flights
- Accommodations for 15 nights
- 39 meals—daily breakfast, 12 lunches, and 12 dinners (including 2 Home-Hosted meals)
- 20 small group activities
- Services of a resident, English-speaking OAT Trip Leader
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Itinerary

Meals: Lunch and Dinner
Accommodations: Kempinski Hotel Khan Palace or similar
After our early morning arrival in Beijing, we fly to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, with those who chose to take the pre-trip extension to Mystical Yunnan: Kunming, Dali & Lijian...
Meals : Breakfast and Lunch
Accommodations: Kempinski Hotel Khan Palace or similar
Today we begin a city tour of the Mongolian capital, situated on the banks of the mighty Tuul River and surrounded by holy mountains. The first capital of the modern Mongo...
FOUNDATION VISIT
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodations: Alungoo Camp or similar
After breakfast, we’ll delve deeper into Mongolia’s spirituality by visiting a shaman in his home and participating in a shamanistic ritual. Our visit will...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodations: Alungoo Camp or similar
This morning we’ll travel east into the Mongolian countryside. Our destination is Gorkhi-Terelj National Park, a nature reserve set in a deep valley between forested hillsides, gr...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodations: Alungoo Camp or similar
Today begins with a visit to a rather remarkable monument. The people of Mongolia decided to honor Genghis Khan in a big way—by erecting a statue of him astride his horse that sta...
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Accommodations: Kempinski Hotel Khan Palace or similar
Today we'll return to Nalaikh to visit the Sain Nomun Monastery, where local monks will be waiting to show us how to practice meditation.
Next, we'll have lunch tog...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodations: Ashihai Lake Camp or similar
Explore the western shore of Lake Khovsgol in Mongolia
After breakfast, we visit a workshop that produces traditional morin khuur (horse head fiddles), registered on U...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodations: Ashihai Lake Camp or similar
Encounter reindeer and yak herding families on the Mongolian steppe
After breakfast, we begin the day with a morning excursion out onto Khovsgol Lake, whose crystal-cl...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodations: Ashihai Lake Camp or similar
After breakfast, we’ll experience A Day in Life of modern Mongolia, first stopping to meet with members of a yak-herding family on the Mongolian steppe. Our meeting will reve...
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
Accommodations: Kempinski Hotel Khan Palace or similar
After breakfast and some time at leisure, we drive back to Moron and enjoy lunch at a local restaurant. Then we head to the airport for a flight to Ulaanbaatar, arriving in late afternoon. Dinner is on our own this evening.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodations: Dream Gobi Camp or similar
After a morning at leisure, we leave Ulaanbaatar and fly to the Gobi Desert. Covering much of southern Mongolia, the Gobi Desert is a breathtaking region of semi-arid desert te...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodations: Dream Gobi Camp or similar
Today we explore Yol Valley (also known as Vulture Valley). We’ll travel across the Gobi Desert to the Gurvan Saikhan Mountains and enter this deep gorge in a Mongolian nationa...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodations: Dream Gobi Camp or similar
Bayanzag Flaming Cliffs, Gobi Desert, Mongolia
We begin the day with a visit to an area of the Gobi Desert known as Bayanzag, but more commonly referred to as the Flamin...
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Accommodations: Kempinski Hotel Khan Palace or similar
Statue of Damdin Sukhbaatar in front of the Parliament building, Suhbaatar square, Ulan Bator, Mongolia
After breakfast, we drive to Dalanzadgad, where we make our ...
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodations: Royal Phoenix Hotel or similar
Depart for the airport for a flight to Beijing, where you'll enjoy an overnight stay. Or, if you're taking Siberian Odyssey: Lake Baikal & Irkutsk, depart for your flight to Irkutsk and begin Day 1 of your post-trip extension.
Meals : Breakfast
Transfer to the airport for your return flight home.
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Accommodation
Kempinski Hotel Khan Palace
Ulaanbataar, Mongolia
This modern, 102-room hotel is conveniently situated in the center of Ulaanbaatar, within walking distance of shops, theaters, and museums. The hotel features two restaurants, a fitness center, beauty salon, and boutique. Rooms include an Internet connection, climate control, and a private bath with shower.
Alungoo Camp
Gorkhi-Terelj National Park, Mongolia
Alungoo Camp is a rural camp located about an hour-and-a-half’s drive northeast of Ulaanbaatar in a natural valley fringed by forested mountains. There are 30 traditional ger tents at the camp, with private bath facilities in each ger. We’ll also enjoy authentic Mongolian cuisine in the large communal dining ger.
Ashihai Lake Camp
Khovsgol Lake, Mongolia
Set on the western shore of Lake Khovsgol with scenic mountains in the distance, the Ashihai Lake Camp features 15 traditional ger tents, with a restaurant at the main lodge. Bath and shower facilities are located in a main lodge building.
Dream Gobi Camp
Gobi Desert, Mongolia
Set in the Gobi Desert 39 miles northwest of Dalanzadgad, the Dream Gobi Camp features 40 traditional ger tents, each with private bathroom facilities. When not exploring the surrounding landscape, we’ll enjoy authentic Mongolian cuisine in the large communal dining ger or relax on the terrace with scenic views of the desert landscape.
Royal Phoenix Hotel
Beijing, China
The Royal Phoenix Hotel is located close to the shops of Wangfujing Street, near Forbidden City and Jingshan Park. Hotel amenities include restaurants serving Chinese and Western cuisine, bar, and lounge. There are 193 air-conditioned rooms, each with safe, minibar, coffee- and tea-making facilities, and private bath with hair dryer.
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- If Prior to departure is 90 days or more, then charge is $300
- If Prior to departure is 89-60 days, then charge is 10% of selling price or $300—whichever is greater
- If Prior to departure is 59-30 days, then charge is 65% of selling price
- If Prior to departure is 29 days–departure, then charge is 100% of selling price
15 Breakfasts 12 Lunches, and 12 Dinners
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Pre-trip: Mystical Yunnan: Kunming, Dali & Lijiang
8 nights from only $2195 | Single Supplement: FREE
Before you travel to Mongolia, experience southwestern China’s Yunnan Province. With its deep spirituality and sweeping scenic vistas, many claim that this is the legendary land of Shangri-La. Witness a forest seemingly made of stone in Kunming, discover Bai culture in the walled city of Dali, and explore the splendor of Lijiang, home to one of the best-preserved Old Towns in China.
Post-trip: Siberian Odyssey: Lake Baikal & Irkutsk
6 nights from only $3195 | Single Supplement: FREE
Explore the remote beauty of southern Siberia, an atmospheric land of ancient and modern Siberian cultures, and nature at its most unspoiled. Visit the Siberian cities of Irkutsk and Listvyanka, and spend time at a former Cossack settlement along the shores of majestic Lake Baikal, the largest and most ancient body of fresh water on Earth.
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