The Gobi Desert stretches across approximately 1.3 million km2 of Mongolia and China. Contrary to a traditional sandy desert landscape, much of the Gobi is bare rock. The Gobi’s unique views makes for an unforgettable experience, especially when travelling by Jeep.

Perfect introduction to Mongolia for first-time visitors

Private guide for a more personalized experience

Get up close to native wildlife..

Desert in Mongolia

Great Mongolian Empire was flourishing on the Gobi Desert along the Silk Road.

Khongoryn sand dune

Mazaalai lives in Mongolian Gobi Desert

few areas conserving the Bactrian camel Bactrian camel is native in Gobi

After meeting at your hotel, we will drive to Baga Gazaryn Chuluu, 1751-meter-tall granite mountains in the Dundgobi province. These mountains contain ancient temple ruins, petroglyphs, rich minerals, and crystals.

 Lunch and Dinner

First thing, we will drive to Tsagaan Suvarga. Here we will see limestone cliffs with spots of bright red and purple minerals. From the top of the cliffs, we will look out along the badlands.

Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner 

From Tsagaan Suvarga we will drive to Yolyn Am, a deep and narrow gorge in the Gurvan Saikhan Mountains. This gorge is named after the Lammergeier, which is called Yol in Mongolian.

We will explore the valley on foot and learn about its history.

 Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

We will then travel to the magnificent Khongoryn Els, one of the largest and most spectacular sand dunes in Mongolia. The dunes stand up to 30 meters high and 12 kilometers wide.They stretch 100 kilometers along the desert. We will have time to climb to the top of the dunes, ride camels, and visit a nomadic family.

 Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

From Khongryn Els, we will drive to Bayanzag–also known as the Flaming Cliffs. This area is famous for yielding the first discovery of dinosaur eggs. Also specimens of Velociraptor and eutherian mammals have been found here.

 Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

After breakfast, we will leave Bayanzag and drive to the Ongi Monastery on the banks of the Ongi River. At its peak the monastery had 28 temples and housed more than a thousand Buddhist monks.

However, Ongi was badly destroyed during the Stalinist purges in the 1930s. Now the monastery is mostly in ruins. But thanks to locals in 1994, one of the temples was rebuilt and a few monks have since returned.

 Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

We will drive back to Ulaanbaatar today, and return you to your hotel by late afternoon.

Breakfast and lunch