Gobi Desert 5 days tour
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Gobi Desert Tour 5 Days
Minimum Group size is 2 PAX.
Season: May-September
Day – 1
We’ll start our Gobi desert tour with a full day driving to the BagaGazariinChuluu Ruins (1768 m high granite Stone Mountain in the territory of Adaatsagsoum, Dundgobiaimag. It’s an another place with unique scenery that many tourists compare with Lunar scenes. The mountain contains remains of old temples. They are not only rich in mineral and crystals, but also eye spring, old stone temple ruins related with 17th century. We’ll spend the night in a guest house ger run by nomadic family.
Day – 2
We’ll drive to Yoliin Am in middle of the Gobi Desert National Park which is a strictly protected area, covering 70sq.kms. The mountains here are the highest in the Gobi Desert and the rocky scenery is quite interesting, especially until mid-July while the ice in a gorge remains. We’ll walk 3kms through a narrow valley, then 3 kms back to the minivan. We spend the night in s guest ger run by a nomadic family.
Day – 3
We drive to the KhongorynEls Sand Dunes (195kms). The KhongorynEls is some of the largest and most spectacular sand dunes in Mongolia. We’ll see beautiful views, huge sand dunes and a cold water spring with a river that leads to two small ponds. We ride camels for an hour. We’ll then spend the night in a guest house ger run by a nomadic family.
Day – 4
We’ll drive to Bayan-Zag(150kms). Bayan-Zag means “rich in Saxaul Shrubs” is more commonly known as the “Flaming Cliffs” of Bayan-Zag, famous for the discovery of dinosaur fossils. After lunch we drive to TsagaanSuvraga which is located in Ulziit village of Dundgobi province. It’s interesting to see the sheer slope, facing east, which from cliff is 30 meters high and 100 meters wide. Over thousands of years the wind has created this amazing structure. We will overnight in a guest house ger run by a nomadic family.
Day – 5
We drive back to UB. End of the tour.
Price per PAX
Tour Price includes
Groups Size: 2-12
Booking: Booking need to be done at least 20 days before tour starts.
Meals: Foods available for vegetarians, vegans and gluten free.
Some recommendations: Weather in Mongolia in summer is not very stable, sometimes it can be as cold as degrees at nights on the mountains sometimes very hot. So it is always better to pack for the worst.