DOG SLEDDING TOUR

Region: Central Mongolia

Highlights: Khentii national park , Dog Sledding

Duration: 8 Days

Accommodation in Ulaanbaatar: Guest choice

Accommodation in countryside: Modern ger camps

Day 1: Ulaanbaatar

Arrive in Ulaanbaatar, capital of Mongolia. Then we will go to bank for currency exchange and (post office for buying postcards). Welcome dinner. Stay overnight in the hotel. (L/D)

Day 2: Terelj

In the morning travel to Terelj. You will meet your guides, mushers and dogs in the beginning of the afternoon. Terelj is located in the Gorkhi-Terelj national park, at 80km from the capital. The park, located at edge of the Khan Khentii Park, created in 1994, includes a big part of the Khentii mounts. The region of Terelj is an alpine solid massif where many summits reach 2700m. With a lot of forested areas, Terelj is also a sanctuary for wild fauna. Terelj is composed with steppes, mountains, valleys and astonishing rock formations. Introduction and instruction for equipments and activity: introduction to the dog team and to the specific equipment. Stay overnight in Ger of local family. (B/L/D)

Day 3: Travel to Uliin Bulan & start dog sled

Short transfer by vehicles of all dogs, sleds and people to reach the starting point of your adventure. We are following by car the river for 22 km to reach the small Uliin Bulan camp, named after the mountain that surrounds it. This first day will allow you to get used to the sledge, on an easy way. Many nomads live in this valley, but still the area remains very wild and beautiful. Fauna is diversified and the silence intensified by low temperature creates a magnificent atmosphere…
The ice of the Tuul River is more un-expectable than the one on Terelj river. It can be blue one day and dark another day, it can crackle a little bit under the sledges and make some strange noises. Sometimes, the water comes up to the surface through little cracks and creates small lagoons over the deep blue ice. In winter, this very wild area is almost not inhabited by nomads. For some months, only nature reigns over the place. We will reach for the night at Bosgo bridge located just a hundred meters away from the river, where Gers and huts are mixed. Here live a nomad family with whom we will share the warmth of the Ger. Stay overnight in Ger. (B/L/D)

Day 4-5: Dog sledding to Khar Us

This camp is the last one of the valley. After that, only wolves, deers, bears, foxes and moose are inhabitant of these marvelous spaces. We go back on the Tuul for 500 m and pass under a wooden bridge which gave the name to the camp and marks the limit between Gorkhi-Terelj Park and Khan-Khentii National Park. The river calms down and divides itself in many small streams. We will stop at the beginning of the afternoon at camp of nomad family, to enjoy the meal in a warm place. This camp marks more or less the half of our journey. 15 more kilometers and we will reach the camp of Khar Us (black water). Stay overnight in Ger. (B/L/D)

Day 6: Khar Us

Day of exploration in the wildest part of the trip: no herders, only wolves foxes, the very rare snow leopard… At the end of the afternoon you come back to a settlement of another nomad family for a warm cup of tea and Mongolian dinner. Nomads don’t move during the whole winter. They even build some wooden shelters for the animals. They leave these shelters in spring to move closer to rivers and green lands for the summer season, and come back to the first place at the beginning of winter. At the end of the afternoon, you will share some times with our Mongolian hosts, and learn the nomadic way of life, peaceful and busy! Sharing sometime in the Ger is an unforgettable experience. We’ll discover a different world, a different culture combining ancient and modern habits in harmony, and a different notion of time. Sharing the Ger with a family is a privilege. Stay overnight in Ger. (B/L/D)

Day 7: Dog sledding back to Bosgo Bridge

It is always hard to leave this camp at «the end of the world», great people and their hospitality. But we still have to leave to make the 33 kilometers to Enkhtaïvan’s settlement! Dogs will be champing at the bit… They are used to work hard, in these winter conditions. They run on the ice without any fear, sniffing here and there wolves’ prints, always willing to go on. To reach the night camp, we will follow the same way back on the river. It will give us the opportunity to look at prints of wolves, foxes and rabbits that came on the river, once we left, to smell our track. They wonder who these strangers on their territory are. Late afternoon you will meet with our driver. Then drive to Ger camp where you would have a hot shower. Stay overnight in Ger camp. (B/L/D)

Day: 8 Travel to Ulaanbaatar & farewell dinner

Drive back to Ulaanbaatar city for 110kms. On the way we will visit Chinggis Khaan statue complex. Then move to Ulaanbaatar. You will go with the guide to shops for souvenirs and cashmere. Farewell dinner. Stay overnight in the hotel. (B/L/D)

Highlight

Dog sledding

Dog sledding in the wilderness of Mongolia is a truly amazing experience! Specially, in Terelj National Park, which is the best combination of while you enjoy dog sledding with picturesque landscape that includes steppes, mountains, valleys, rivers and astonishing rock formations

Terelj National Park

Terelj National Park is located at 65 km north east of Ulaanbaatar and recognized as a part of the huge Khan Khentii reserve and was established as a Strictly Protected Area in 1992. To the north-east, the park joins into the Khan Khentii Strictly Protected Area, comprising over 1.2 million hectares of the Tov, Selenge and Khentii aimags.

Chinggis Khaan statue complex

Tourists may have a great feeling when they step in the homeland of Chinggis Khaan, but currently, there are almost no museums, memorials, displays about him. Therefore, the company gives and importance to the construction of this historical and cultural complex as one of the means to publicize our country to the world area

Day 6: Khar Us

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