Harhiraa and Turgen Explorer

Day 1|Welcome to Ulaanbaatar — Arrival

Airport transfer, 1 hr

Meet your crew and settle into the capital before the reception dinner — the long trek west begins tomorrow.

Day 2|Ulaangom & Uvs Lake — The Ancient Lake

Fly 3 hrs, then drive 1–2 hrs

Fly three hours west and transfer to the shore of Uvs Lake for an easy warm-up hike along the coastline — delta, open water and snow mountains in one view.

Day 3|Tel Mod, Yamaat Valley — Camp Among the Petroglyphs

Drive 3–4 hrs

Drive into the Yamaat Valley and pitch camp on the river's grassy bank, wandering to petroglyphs and burial mounds beneath the forested slopes.

Day 4|Mustiin Am — The Trek Begins

Ten kilometres up the river valley through wildflowers and big-mountain views — eyes open for ibex on the slopes and the tracks of the cats that follow them.

Day 5|Ereesiin Davaa — Pass of the 108 Lakes

Fourteen kilometres to the Erees Pass, steep at the last — and then the reveal: a valley floor scattered with 108 lakes beneath the twin peaks of Kharkhiraa and Turgen.

Day 6|Rashaany Am — Three Colours of Water

Fifteen kilometres through the lake valley to camp by the green lake of Rashaany Am — its sisters yellow and glacier-red above, with an optional push to the ice.

Day 7|Kharkhiraan Davaa — The High Crossing

Over the Kharkhiraa Pass beneath the Twin Peaks: rock-strewn slopes, high meadows, and the flowers and birds found only above 2,500 metres.

Day 8|Khoroony Ehen — The Confluence

Seventeen kilometres down-valley to where the Khoroo meets the Kharkhiraa, with an evening visit to a nomadic family's home.

Day 9|Turgenii Belchir — Two Rushing Rivers

Another seventeen-kilometre day down the dramatic Kharkhiraa valley to the meeting of two white rivers.

Day 10|Khukh Nuur — The Blue Lake

The final trek — thirteen kilometres over meadow and moraine to Khukh Nuur, where the drivers wait with khorkhog: mutton cooked on hot stones, the trekker's reward.

Day 11|Kharkhiraa Camp — Rest and Toast

Drive 2–3 hrs

A ger camp night to unwind trek-worn muscles, with Mongolian brandy at the camp restaurant and the massif you crossed on the skyline.

Day 12|Ulaangom & Ulaan Uul — The Chandmani Culture

Drive 2–3 hrs

To Ulaangom via the Ulaan Uul burial grounds — the 'Chandmani culture' of the seventh to third centuries BCE — and a well-earned hotel night.

Day 13|Ulaanbaatar — Return East

Fly 3 hrs

Fly back for the Dinosaur Museum, shopping and the Tumen Ekh cultural concert.

Day 14|Fly Home — Departure

Airport transfer, 1 hr

Transfer to the airport for your onward flight.