Your international flight/train to Mongolia is on your own arrangement. After custom formalities and baggage claim, you will be met by a Premium Travel driver and taken to the centrally located hotel in Ulaanbaatar.

Accommodation: Hotel 5*; Meals: No meals planned on this day

Meet with your tour guide and the rest of the group at 9 a.m in the morning and start the Ulaanbaatar city tour. Today, we will visit the principal sites of Ulaanbaatar including the Gandan monastery – home to the 26m gilded statue of Megjid Janraisag, and the National Museum of Mongolia, Chinggis Khan museum, and walk the Main Square.

After welcome lunch at an excellent Mongolian restaurant, we drive for 1hr to visit the Giant Genghis monument – an impressive 46m statue of Genghis Khan on horseback, indeed the largest equestrian statue(46 m) on earth. Return to Ulaanbaatar in the evening and transfer to your hotel.

Accommodation: Hotel 5*; Meals: B, L

Meet at 8.00 am and pack the vehicles then start the tour. We drive to the beautiful Elsen Tasarkhai sand dunes for 3hr. Arrive and transfer to the tourist camp for lunch. In the afternoon visit the Erdene Khamba monastery ruins or Ovgon Temple in the picturesque Khugnu Khaan Mountain, and take some hiking. Visit the horse breeding family to have a close look at the daily life of nomads, and taste traditional dairy products. Return to the tourist camp for dinner and rest.

En-suite Ger camp. Meals: B, L, D

After breakfast, we drive to Karakorum for about 1hs, arrive and visit the Erdene Zuu Monastery, the oldest Buddhist monastery in Mongolia founded in 1586, and take part in the morning chants. Then visit the newly opened Open Air Museum of Karakorum, which displays some interesting findings from Karakorum ruins by the Mongolian-German joining the expedition. Check into Ger camp, and have lunch. Then visit the Karakorum Museum and get some knowledge about the UNESCO world heritage Orkhon River Valley and the ancient capital Karakorum.

En-suite Ger camp. Meals: B, L, D

Today we head southwards towards the Gobi Desert. The drive today is scenic as usual, however, the terrain will gradually change into a semi-desert zone. We reach the Ongi Monastery Ruins by late afternoon (picnic lunch on the way) and check into Ger camp. Rest a bit and then take some walking to the monastery ruins. Dinner and overnight at the Ger camp.

Standard Ger camp. Meals: B, L, D

Morning visit to the Ongi monastery ruins, then drive to the Bayanzag Flaming – it’s the place where American explorer Roy Chapman Andrews found dinosaur eggs for the 1st time. We will visit the Bayanzag by foot or car. Enjoy the wilderness and unique natural formations. Explore around for dinosaur remains and walking in the saxaul forest. You can even find real dinosaur bones and eggs yourself! In the later afternoon drive to the Bayanzag Flaming Cliffs, visit a nomadic family to see their lifestyle, and learn to cook a Mongolian dish (have it for dinner) Watch the inspiring Gobi sunset over the Flaming Cliffs in the evening. Transfer to Ger camp and rest.

En-suite Ger camp. Meals: B, L, D

Today, we will take a day excursion to Khongor sand dunes – Mongolia’s largest and most beautiful sand dunes that stretch over 180km in the arid Gobi Desert. The drive to the dunes at Khongoriin takes about 3 hours one way, passing through vast desert badlands that span out into the furthest distances, where remote mountains line the horizon. Arrive at the Ger camp by the sand dunes and have lunch.

Afterward, visit the Khongor sand dunes and take a short camel ride along with the Khongor springs in the little oasis. You also may want to climb the beautiful sand dunes, some are as high as 300m. Lone Gers and nomads on camelback hang suspended in the mirages, whilst the desert floor is strewn with a range of colorful rocks and unusual minerals. This is the Gobi at its stark best – there are many opportunities to take photographs of the landscapes and people. In the evening drive back to the camp.

En-suite Ger camp. Meals: B, L, D

Enjoy watching the Gobi sunrise and after having breakfast at the Ger camp, we drive to the glacial Yoliin Am Gorge in the Gurvan Saikhan Mountains, the eastern end of the majestic Altai Mountains. Visit the national park museum that informs guests about the Gobi Gurvan Saikhan National park, its’ flora, and fauna as well as dinosaur remains.

Then take walking to the beautiful narrow Yoliin Am Gorge with occasional views of rare wildlife. Visit the Khavtsgait petroglyph in the afternoon. Drive back to Ger camp, have dinner, and rest.

En-suite Ger camp. Meals: B, L, D

Have early breakfast and then drive to the small Gobi Desert airport (~60min drive) and take the flight to Ulaanbaatar. Then upon arrival enjoy a half-day city sightseeing including the fabled Bogd Khaan’s Palace Museum and optional shopping for cashmere/souvenir. Then see a folklore concert by the magnificent Tumen Ekh ensemble featuring Khoomei – Mongolian throat singing and contortion performance followed by farewell dinner.

Accommodation: Hotel 5*; Meals: B, L, D

Extend your tour with another tour or transfer to the airport for flight home.

Meals: B.