Many travellers come to Mongolia to experience its magnificent mountains, incredible scenery, wildlife and way of nomadic lifestyle. Khustai and Terelj National parks are most likely travel areas for travellers who come to Mongolia. You take a few days and rest on the land of the eternal blue sky, and can get rare nomadic and Kazakh life experiences both will be the most memorable moments in your life. On this trip, you will stay overnight in the guest gear of nomads and enjoy horse rides and hiking to the Khustai range for wild horses - wildlife and a plethora in the Khustai National Park and Terelj National park.
What is included in the tour
- Accommodation
- Meals
- Guide
- Transport
What is NOT included in the tour
- Flights
- Insurance
- Visit to Hustai camp at the gate of the National Park and see the Museum of the wild horse
- Visit the meditation temple and turtle rock
Day 1: Altanbulag - Nomad family - Ger Homestay - Horse ride
Your service team will be picked you up from your location after that you have breakfast, then board the vehicle with your guide and stop off at Gandan Monastery - enter the temples, including that of the Megjid Janraisig with its huge golden Buddha statue. Afterward, head west to the Altanbulag where you will be staying in a guest ger alongside a nomadic family. Enter the ger and experience the hospitality and traditional nomadic way of life - you can help make and drink milk tea, and taste homemade products such as yogurt and dried curds. In the afternoon you will ride a horse for an hour to a beautiful valley. In the evening enjoy a home-cooked dinner. Stay overnight in guest ger alongside the nomad family.
Day 2: Hustai National Park - 'Takhi' Wild horse - Terelj National park
Today you will travel to the archaeological site which is the period of the ancient Mongolian empire, Tureg. Continue travel in Hustai National Park, where you can hike to the mountain to venture the Takhi –Wild horse and a plethora of wildlife. Move to Hustai camp at the gate of the National Park and see the Museum of the wild horse. Afterwards, you will have lunch at a camp of Khustai then a 3-hour drive to the Terelj National Park where you will venture into the place with fascinating views of rock formations such as turtle rock. In the afternoon you will hike to explore the national park such as visit the meditation temple and turtle rock. In the evening enjoy dinner at camp. Stay overnight in Ger camp
Day 3: Visit Kazakh family - Equestrian statue
After a leisurely breakfast, we will move a short distance to visit a Kazakh family with an eagle. Upon your arrival, enter their colorful dwelling, experience the hospitality and traditional Kazakh way of life - you can drink milk tea with salt which is a little different from nomad's tea, and taste their homemade products. Kazakh man will introduce you to his eagle and traditional eagle hunting and will help you to a photo shoot with an eagle sitting on your hand. Continue travel to the remarkable Chinggis Khaan statue complex near Erdene sum for 30km. Lunch at the restaurant of a nearby resort hotel. Visit the statue complex, you would climb up inside until you reach the exterior staircase which runs up the mane of the horse to a viewpoint overlooking the Tuul River, Terelj & the hills of the Khan Khentii. Drive back for half an hour (55km) to Ulaanbaatar, where you will be dropped at a location of your choice
