Taste of Mongolia Tour

Price

From US$2,200

per person

Duration

6 days

Season

Enquire for dates

Single supplement

US$300

Overview

Get a true taste of Mongolian culture, nature and nomadic life in under a week. Ulaanbaatar's monasteries and museums open the journey; then the granite valleys of Terelj, the wild horses of Hustai, and the rock-dune-steppe mosaic of Khugnu-Tarna — with a night among nomads and gers all the way.

Gandan Monastery and the great museums of Ulaanbaatar
Terelj's granite valleys and the Aryabal meditation temple
Przewalski's wild horses in Hustai National Park
Khugnu-Tarna: rocky mountains, sand dunes and green steppe in one view
Visit a nomadic family and sleep in traditional gers
The ideal short introduction — or add-on to any expedition

Book this journey Email us — soaring@expeditions.mn

Day by day

Itinerary

Expedition route

4 stops across Mongolia

Current stage Ahead

Included in this expedition

Expert English-speaking guide throughout
Private vehicles, driver, fuel & airport transfers
All hotels & ger camps
All meals as noted day by day
National park & protected-area fees

Not included

International flights
Visa fees & travel insurance
Alcoholic drinks
Personal expenses & gratuities

Six days, three national parks and the living capital — Mongolia distilled for travelers short on time.

Ulaanbaatar

Day 1|Ulaanbaatar — The Living Capital

Airport transfer, 1 hr

A full city day: Gandan Monastery with its 26.5-metre bodhisattva, the Bogd Khan Winter Palace of Mongolia's last emperor, and wide-angle views over the capital from Zaisan Hill.

4-star hotel

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Terelj

Day 2|Terelj National Park — Granite and Taiga

Drive 2 hrs

Into the picturesque valleys of Gorkhi-Terelj: climb the 108 steps of the Aryabal meditation temple and walk the nearby ridges for a bird's-eye view over the taiga's southern edge.

Ger camp

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Hustai

Day 3|Hustai National Park — The Last Wild Horse

Drive 3–4 hrs

West to Khustain Nuruu, where the takhi — Przewalski's horse — was returned to its homeland in the 1990s. More than 220 now roam these rolling steppes; evening is the hour to watch the harems come down to water, with marmots, gazelle and raptors alongside.

Ger camp

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Khugnu-Tarna

Day 4|Khugnu-Tarna National Park — Three Landscapes in One

Drive 3–4 hrs

Khugnu-Tarna throws boulder mountains, golden dunes and green steppe into a single frame. Visit the Uvgun temple hidden in the rocks, walk to the mountaintop or birdwatch the Burd marshland — then spend the evening with a nomadic family.

Ger camp

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Ulaanbaatar

Day 5|Ulaanbaatar — Return to the Capital

Drive 4–5 hrs

Back to the city for the National Museum's sweep through dinosaurs, empires and the modern era — and a last evening of cashmere shopping or folklore performance.

3-star hotel

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner