Short, although activities and authentic experiences packed Mongolia winter trip. You will discover the most beautiful national parks near Ulaanbaatar, visit the giant statue complex of Genghis Khan and experience the nomadic life. The tour starts with Hustai National Park, where you will see the earth's truly wild horses roaming free except for seeing herds of deer gathered in a valley sheltered from the winter wind. Next, you will travel to the northern edge of the Gobi Desert to visit a nomad family. The two-day experience with the nomads will be authentic, learning to cook, trying Mongolian meals, and riding horses and camels. The next day, you will visit the picturesque Gorkhi Terelj National Park to see the legendary Turtle Rock and stay in a ger camp, followed by a tour of the Genghis Khan statue.
Itinerary
Day 1: Visit Hustai National Park, see wild horses and the northern edge of the Gobi Desert
Your guide and driver will pick you up from your accommodation and start the tour to Elsentasarkhai. On the way to Elsentasarkhai (northern edge of the Gobi Desert), visit Hustai National Park to see the last survival of the earth’s wild horses roaming free in the wild. As well as see some other wild creatures. A project to reintroduce wild horses to their native land has been implemented successfully since the beginning of 1990 in Hustai National Park. There are more than 300 Takhi or Przewalski horses in the national park. Next, drive to the northern edge of the Gobi Desert to visit a nomad family. Experience nomadic life and try local food, including Mongolian barbecue.
Accommodation: An extra ger of nomads
Meals: Lunch, Dinner
Day 2: Explore more about the Nomadic life, horse and camel riding
You will spend the day exploring more about nomadic life, learning to cook traditional meals, and riding horses and camels.
Accommodation: An extra ger of nomads
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 3: Gorkhi Terelj National Park
Today, we will drive through Ulaanbaatar, heading to Gorkhi Terelj National Park. The winter picture of the national park is granite stone mountains towering out of snow-covered valleys. See a gigantic turtle-shaped rock and do soft trekking through the majestic mountain valleys.
Accommodation: Ger camp
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 4: The giant statue of Genghis Khaan and return to Ulaanbaatar
In the morning, we will tour the tall statue of Genghis Khaan, built at a historical place. This 40 m tall statue is considered the tallest equestrian statue in the world. See Genghis Khan's birth land Khan Khentii mountains, the large traditional shoe, and a whip. Drive back to Ulaanbaatar and transfer to your accommodation.
Meals: Breakfast
Background
Is this Mongolian winter trip suitable for you? Best time to take the tour.
The tour is available all year round. Even though we suggest you this tour among our other winter trips due to its easy access to the attractions in winter, accommodation availabilities, and activities you can do in winter. This moderate tour is suitable for cultural and adventure travelers. The trip has not included any physical or demanding activities, but staying in fire-heating gers put on snowy steppes and having outdoor activities at -15°C to -30°C makes the tour moderate and experiential. We suggest you wrap up well if you take this trip between November and March. If you wish, you can borrow traditional warm cloth Deel for free. Please check the monthly weather to find out a suitable time to take this trip and check the winter trip packing list.
Accommodation
During this winter trip, you will stay one night in a ger camp and two days in an extra ger of a nomad family. The ger camp is more western friendly with WC, shower, and electricity, but the nomad family stay will be an authentic experience. The tour does not include Ulaanbaatar accommodation. If you wish, we can book a hotel in Ulaanbaatar.
Winter Trip Meals
When staying with nomads, all meals are authentic and native. The nomads will serve some traditional Mongolian meals and daily recipes. Eating course meals is not a Mongolian habit. Therefore, you will have one big meal at a time. Mongolians consume a lot of meat, especially in winter, to gain enough protein to struggle against the cold temperature and high elevation. If high meat consumption is a problem, or if you have any dietary restrictions, please inform us in advance.
The ger camp meal is more western friendly, comprising more vegetable ingredients.
Guides
The majority of our company's guides are English speaking. We also have German, French, Spanish, Russian, and Japanese-speaking guides. They are all friendly and helpful. The majority of the guides were born and raised in the Mongolian countryside. Therefore, they have good knowledge about every aspect of Mongolia. Local equestrians will help you during horse and camel riding.
Tour drivers and transportation
Depending on the group size, Japanese/Korean vans or jeeps serve you. Our experienced drivers are friendly, flexible, and good mechanics.
To plan your dream holiday or customize the tour exclusively for you, please check the attractions and things to do in Mongolia.
