Grand Mongolia: Naadam and Nomadic Family Life
The big loop: Terelj, the Gobi, Ongi, Orkhon and Kharkhorin, a local Naadam in Jargalant with a nomadic family, then Lake Khuvsgul.
Route
Ulaanbaatar → Terelj and Chinggis Khaan Statue · Terelj → Baga Gazriin Chuluu · Baga Gazriin Chuluu → Eagle Valley (Yol Valley) · Eagle Valley → Khongor Sand Dunes · Khongor Sand Dunes → Bayanzag · Bayanzag → Ongi Temple · Ongi Temple → Orkhon Valley · Orkhon Valley → Kharkhorin · Kharkhorin → Khorgo-Terkhiin Tsagaan National Park · Khorgo-Terkhiin Tsagaan National Park → Jargalant · Jargalant: Naadam Festival and a day living with a nomadic family · Jargalant → Khuvsgul lake · Khuvsgul Lake: boat trip, horse riding and the traditional life of the reindeer herders · Khuvsgul Lake → Murun → Ulaanbaatar · Ulaanbaatar and departure
Highlights
- Local Naadam Festival in Jargalant
- A day living with a nomadic family
- Gobi: Yol Valley, Khongor dunes, Bayanzag
- Orkhon Valley and Kharkhorin
- Khorgo-Terkhiin Tsagaan National Park
- Lake Khuvsgul and reindeer herders
Day by day
Day 1Ulaanbaatar → Terelj and Chinggis Khaan Statue
Day 2Terelj → Baga Gazriin Chuluu
Day 3Baga Gazriin Chuluu → Eagle Valley (Yol Valley)
Day 4Eagle Valley → Khongor Sand Dunes
Day 5Khongor Sand Dunes → Bayanzag
Day 6Bayanzag → Ongi Temple
Day 7Ongi Temple → Orkhon Valley
Day 8Orkhon Valley → Kharkhorin
Day 9Kharkhorin → Khorgo-Terkhiin Tsagaan National Park
Day 10Khorgo-Terkhiin Tsagaan National Park → Jargalant
Day 11Jargalant: Naadam Festival and a day living with a nomadic family
Day 12Jargalant → Khuvsgul lake
Day 13Khuvsgul Lake: boat trip, horse riding and the traditional life of the reindeer herders
Day 14Khuvsgul Lake → Murun → Ulaanbaatar
Day 15Ulaanbaatar and departure
