Destinations: UB-GOBI DESERT-UB

Lengths: 5 nights, 6 days
Available period: 1st June-1st Oct
Transportation: 4WD Japanese Minivan or 4WD Japanese Jeep and Airplane

Tour itinerary

Day 1. Ulaanbaatar
Arrival in Ulaanbaatar, transfer to the hotel. City tour including Sukhbaatar square a central point of Ulaanbaatar, Zaisan hill with panoramic view of whole city and Gandan monastery, the largest monastery in the country. After lunch at the restaurant in UB will be excursion to the Natural history museum where the biggest dinosaur skeletons in the world and the fossilized skeletons of dinosaurs found in Gobi Desert are kept intact. Welcome dinner in one of the finest restaurants in UB. Overnight in hotel.

Day 2. Khongoryn Els Sand Dunes
Flight to South Gobi Province. Drive to Khongor Sand Dune. These are Mongolia's largest sand dunes, reaching a height of 800 meters in some areas. The sand dunes change color with each hour of the day, from yellow to silver to rose-colored. When you visit Khongor Sand Dune you can try camel trekking and hiking. Overnight in ger at tourist camp.

Day 3. Bayanzag (Flaming Cliffs)
Drive to legendary “Flaming Cliffs,” where the first nest of dinosaur eggs ever discovered was found in 1922. Then drive to Bayanzag, a site famous for the remains of dinosaur which lived here 70 million years ago. You can walk around where dinosaurs once roamed and see saksaul trees and other classic desert vegetation. Overnight in ger at tourist camp.

Day 4. Eagle Valley
Drive to Yolyn Am, or ‘Eagle Valley' a very picturesque canyon with sheer rock walls where there is ice even in summer. Then visit the Gobi Museum. These areas are situated in the Gobi Gurvan Saikhan National Park that encompasses the peaks known as "The Three Beauties" and the most easterly points of the Altai Mountains. Overnight in ger at tourist camp.

Day 5. Ulaanbaatar
Flight back to Ulaanbaatar. Lunch at the restaurant in UB. After lunch visit the Bogd Khan Palace Museum and the National history museum. In the evening, enjoy a performance of  Mongolian folk art. Overnight in hotel.

Day 6. Departure
After breakfast transfer to departure