CODE: ST-7 SHAR TSAV, KHERMEN TSAV– PALEONTOLOGICAL TOUR

Overview

This tour gives the great opportunity to travel in different natural landscapes of the Mongolian Gobi, while travelling in the hotspots which made Mongolia prestigious around the world by its dinosaur fossils. The tour will be led by Mongolian paleontological scholars, and with many years of experience, and the tourist is provided by field trips, meals, and overnight stays. During the trip, the tourist will ride a two hamped camel which comprises a 10% of total camel in the world and watch the sunrise in the Gobi desert. The Mongolian Gobi is an extremely quiet, dry and uninhabited region attracting a lot of tourists. Despite the dry desert climate, the animals live there and the plants, flowers grow. In your trip, plenty of wild animals occur running in wild nature.

Duration

12 days active tour

Group size

3-5 pax

Price

  • 1 pax: $4200 per person
  • 2 pax: $2540 per person
  • 3 pax: $1980 per person
  • 4 pax: $1700 per person

Highlights

  • Dinosaur museums
  • Khanbogd mountain
  • Demchog monastery
  • Ergeliin zoo & Suikhent mountain
  • Shar tsav
  • Bayanzag - Flaming Cliff
  • Tugrug shiree
  • Khongor sand dunes
  • Camelback riding
  • Khermen tsav - Mongolian Grand canyon
  • Nemegt Valley
  • Dungenee Valley
  • Yol Valley
  • Tsagaan suvarga

Included

  • Transportation service from and to Airport
  • Hotel in UB
  • A car with an experienced driver
  • Petrol
  • Professional guide
  • Payment for photo and video in some exhibition areas
  • Tourist camp
  • Ger guest house
  • Breakfast, lunch, dinner
  • Entrance fees
  • Bottled water
  • City tour guide
  • Map of Mongolia
  • Expense of tour guide and driver's food and accommodation
  • Road taxes

Not included

  • Personal expenses
  • Gratuities
  • Accident insurance
  • Beverages (alcoholic drinks, juice and etc..)

Travel packing list

  • Sunscreen
  • Sun hat
  • Sunglasses
  • Lip balm
  • Vaseline
  • Mosquito repellent
  • Dental floss
  • Hand cream
  • Wet tissue
  • Dry tissue
  • Hiking boots
  • Gloves
  • Water bottle
  • Raincoat
  • Flashlight
  • Binoculars
  • Universal adapter plug
  • Travel pillow

Itinerary

1st Day

  • Arrival in Ulaanbaatar.
  • Take a short break to explore UB and to see the dinosaur museums in the city.
  • Stay in a hotel.

2nd Day

  • 08:00 Drive to Tsogttsetsii soum in Umnugovi province.
  • Lunch in Mandalgovi town.
  • Stay in a hotel.

3rd Day

  • Drive to the east to Khanbogd Mountain and Demjig monastery.
  • Explore the history of the monastery and tour surrounding rock formations.

4th Day

  • Drive to Ergeliin zoo, fossilized wood in Suinkhent Mountain, Shar tsav with dinosaur footprints. These are places that have been named in the field of paleontology, and in particular, the Shar tsav, which has been the focus of recent attention of scholars.

5th Day

  • Drive to Dalanzadgad town.
  • Visit Bayanzag, a legend in paleontology and spend the day there.
  • Stay in a tourist camp for overnight stay.

6th Day

  • Drive to Tugrug shiree where the famous ‘Fossilized fight’ was discovered in 1971.
  • Head to Khongor sand dune, one of the largest sand dunes in Mongolia. Camelback riding the direction of the sunset.
  • Stay in a tourist camp.

7th Day

  • Drive early to the Khermen tsav, also known as Mongolian Grand Canyon, in Gurvantes soum.
  • Stay in the middle of an unusually beautiful landscape for overnight stay.

8th Day

  • Journey through the tunnels of Khermen tsav.
  • In the afternoon, arrive in the Nemegt Valley, where the carnivore and the giant Nemegtosaurus was found and set the tent.

9th Day

  • In the afternoon, take a tour of the Dungenee Valley and the Yol valley in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park.
  • Have a rest in the dinosaur park.
  • Stay in a tourist camp.

10th Day

  • Visit the Museum of Natural History.
  • Head to Tsagaan Suvarga after lunch.
  • Walkthrough the unique landscapes of the steppe and watch the sunset.

11th Day

  • Drive back to Ulaanbaatar city.
  • Stay in a hotel after watching Mongolian traditional performance.

12th Day

  • Flight day back to the country.

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