TTR Mongolia

Horse riding & Nomadic life combined tour

Reviews

5/5

Price

From $180

Duration

5 days / 4 nights

Age range

12 to 75

Operated in

English

Group Tour

Shared acommodation

Included/Excluded

Friendly local English-speaking tour guide

All meals as displayed in the itinerary

 

This tour offers Vegetarian food option on request. Simply let our Customer Support team know the food option that you prefer.

Tour Plan

#Itinerary: Ulaanbaatar- Amarbayasgalant monastery– Ulaanbaatar 

Amarbayasgalant monastery is located in valley river Iven at the foot of Burenkhaan monastery Baruunburen soum, Selenge province.It was established by decree of Manchurian king in memory of the Bogd lama Zanabazar. The construction work was started in 1727 and finished 1737. The construction of the monastery buildings are unique due to its archeological solutions. When the people build the buildings they didn’t use even one of nail. 

During its flourishing it has 50 temples and more than 6000 monks. In modern time there are 28 temples remained since the communist purges. 

There is a long and narrow valley named by the river flows through it. In summer time many nomadic families move into Iven valley along the bank of the Iven river. We will visit a young nomadic family here. 

Early in the morning we leave Ulaanbaatar and drive to the direction of Amarbayasgalant monastery, which is located 360 kilometers north east. It will take 7-8 hours to get the Monastery.

We will stop for lunch in Darkhan city on the way. 

Stay overnight at nomadic family’s guest ger (Yurt). 

Lunch/ Dinner 

After breakfast, we will visit the monastery and meet monks. For lunch, we will go back to the nomadic family. After lunch, we will go trekking near the Jaran Khashir stupa and Naranbulag mineral springs.

Back at the host family’s ger, we will have a dinner with Otgonbat’s family and stay overnight in a ger.

Breakfast /Lunch / Dinner 

After breakfast we will learn how to herd sheep and goats into a pasture with the family. We will have a short chance to enjoy the countryside as we guide the sheep and goats to and from an open field. We will transport by horses. 

After lunch, we will have the chance to herd some more. Later in the day, we will get to milk some of the animals. (In summer time the herders milk goats and cows)

We will continue to stay overnight in a ger.

Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner.

Horse riding 

We will continue to stay overnight in a ger.

Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner.

After breack fast our adventure will be finished.

You will be transferred back into the downtown in Ulaanbaatar where the fantastic trip ends 

Breakfast Lunch

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