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5 day Gobi Tour
Location: Middle Gobi & South Gobi
Itinerary: White Stupa-Yol Valley-Khongor Sand Dunes-Bayanzag Flaming Cliffs-Ongi Monastery Ruins Duration: 5 days & 4 nights Price: $1141 per person |
Tour introduction: Gobi became famous in the world where dinosaur fossils were found by American expeditions during the 1920s. It has a lot of attractions such as ice filled canyons, rust colored land formations, shaggy camels, monastery ruins but most attractable one is Khorgor Sand Dunes which is high tower of sands that whistle sound like airplane when it is windy. If you have limited time to visit Gobi or limited budget, you are able to experience our 5 day Gobi tour and see main 5 attractions of Gobi. This tour enables you to see and visit all of Mongolian gobi 3 beauties. It is proper that you should try this tour during summer from June -September. Because during March, April, May it is windy and foggy. Generally we drive before noon and visit our sites afternoon. You will have chance to take picture wherever you want, ride camel, if you want, you can visit nomad family on the way.
Day 1. UB city - White Stupa /called as Tsagaan Suwarga by locals/: In the morning we will drive to stunning Tsagaan Suwarga which means White Stupa in English. It is 30m high limestone formations located 20km from Ulaan Tsav. First you should go around White Stupa. Then you climb down to see stupa from beside. It is more beautiful shaped stupa you can see. It will take 2 hours here. After walking around White Stupa, you can go to ger camp owner’s camels in the yard, where you can see baby camels. Then you will go to ger camp have lunch. Afternoon will be your free time to enjoy the Gobi.
Night stay: Tourist ger camp BLD, 2l bottled water /440km on paved road/
Day 2. White Stupa - Yolyn Am Valley: 255km from the White Stupa, Vulture’s Valley was originally established to conserve the birdlife in the region. It is now famous for its rocky cliffs and narrow, heavy shaded canyons that allow sheets of vlue-veined ice to survive well in the summer. You will be surprised to see gorges in the Gobi Desert because its surrounding nature seems just like grasslands. It will take 4 hours of hiking until come back to car. We will be at our ger camp by dinner and then you can go shower or relax.
Night stay: Tourist Ger Camp, BLD, 2l bottled water /255km on paved road/
Day 3. Yoliin Am Valley - Khongoryn Els Sand Dunes: In the morning after our breakfast, we will drive to Khongor Sand Dunes which is 148km from Yol Valley. Road is little bumpy so you need to be prepared for bumpy roads. Khongoriin Els Sand Dunes are parts of the largest and most spectacular sand dunes in Mongolia. Highest sand dunes are called Duut Mankhan which means singing dunes because it makes noise like flying airplane. Sand dunes are 300m high, 12km wide and 100km long. Before the lunch time we will settled down in Gobi Tugul camp and then have lunch there. In the afternoon, we will ride camels for an hour and then drive to Sand dunes and climb to the top of dunes. You will have fun by sand sleighing on the dunes and have beautiful photos taken by guide. We will come back to the camp and have dinner then go shower.
Night stay: Tourist ger camp, BLD, 2l bottled water /148km on bumpy road/
Day 4. Khongoriin Els Sand Dunes - Bayanzag Flaming Cliffs- Ongi Monastery Ruins:
Today we will drive to Bayanzag Flaming Cliffs for 108km among Mongolian south gobi. You will see lots of camels on the way and gobi trees. After seeing and hiking trough cliffs, we will have lunch. Then we will drive to Ongi Monastery ruins for 111km on dust road and we will go sight seeing and visit its ger museum and then settle down at tourist ger camp.
Night stay: Tourist ger camp, BLD, 2l bottled water /219 km on dust road/
Day 5. Ongi Monastery Ruins - UB city: Departure. You will have lunch on the way in Mandalgobi, center of Dundgobi aimag 494km /275km on paved road, 219km on dust road/ 2l bottle water
Night stay: Tourist ger camp BLD, 2l bottled water /440km on paved road/
Day 2. White Stupa - Yolyn Am Valley: 255km from the White Stupa, Vulture’s Valley was originally established to conserve the birdlife in the region. It is now famous for its rocky cliffs and narrow, heavy shaded canyons that allow sheets of vlue-veined ice to survive well in the summer. You will be surprised to see gorges in the Gobi Desert because its surrounding nature seems just like grasslands. It will take 4 hours of hiking until come back to car. We will be at our ger camp by dinner and then you can go shower or relax.
Night stay: Tourist Ger Camp, BLD, 2l bottled water /255km on paved road/
Day 3. Yoliin Am Valley - Khongoryn Els Sand Dunes: In the morning after our breakfast, we will drive to Khongor Sand Dunes which is 148km from Yol Valley. Road is little bumpy so you need to be prepared for bumpy roads. Khongoriin Els Sand Dunes are parts of the largest and most spectacular sand dunes in Mongolia. Highest sand dunes are called Duut Mankhan which means singing dunes because it makes noise like flying airplane. Sand dunes are 300m high, 12km wide and 100km long. Before the lunch time we will settled down in Gobi Tugul camp and then have lunch there. In the afternoon, we will ride camels for an hour and then drive to Sand dunes and climb to the top of dunes. You will have fun by sand sleighing on the dunes and have beautiful photos taken by guide. We will come back to the camp and have dinner then go shower.
Night stay: Tourist ger camp, BLD, 2l bottled water /148km on bumpy road/
Day 4. Khongoriin Els Sand Dunes - Bayanzag Flaming Cliffs- Ongi Monastery Ruins:
Today we will drive to Bayanzag Flaming Cliffs for 108km among Mongolian south gobi. You will see lots of camels on the way and gobi trees. After seeing and hiking trough cliffs, we will have lunch. Then we will drive to Ongi Monastery ruins for 111km on dust road and we will go sight seeing and visit its ger museum and then settle down at tourist ger camp.
Night stay: Tourist ger camp, BLD, 2l bottled water /219 km on dust road/
Day 5. Ongi Monastery Ruins - UB city: Departure. You will have lunch on the way in Mandalgobi, center of Dundgobi aimag 494km /275km on paved road, 219km on dust road/ 2l bottle water
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Inclusions:
3 star hotel in UB city 4 nights accommodation (Tourist ger camps) 3 meals a day Driver/Guide Fuel Local Entrance Tickets/National Park Fees/Museum Tickets Activity Bottled waters pick up/drop off service |
Exclusions:
Gratitude Alcoholic drinks Gift to Nomad family |
