Itinerary
- Day 1
Ulaanbaatar to Gurvanbulag
- Start point
- Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia (You will be picked up from locations of your choice in Ulaanbaatar. , 08:00 - 08:30)
- Meals
- Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Visit Gandan Monastery temples including Megjid Janraisig with golden Buddha statue
- Attend mid-morning chanting ceremonies at Gandan Monastery
- Horse riding in surrounding hills and dunes (or walking as alternative)
Optional Activities
- Shagai lesson - traditional game played with sheep ankle bones
- Mongolian archery
- Mongolian knuckle bone shooting on target
Landmarks Gandan Monastery Megjid Janraisig - Day 2
Karakhorum
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Visit Erdene Zuu Monastery and hear monks chanting at 10 am
- Walk around main temples and monastery grounds
- Guided tour of local museum showcasing Mongolian past
- Visit local felt workshop
- Visit art gallery
Optional Activities
- Stroll to Monument of the 3 Kings overlooking Orkhon River
- View fertility stone on edge of town
Landmarks Erdene Zuu Monastery Monument of the 3 Kings Orkhon River - Day 3
Orkhon Valley
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (Mare's milk and milk tea in the evening)
Included Activities
- Drive through rolling steppes of Orkhon Valley
- Experience authentic yak-herder family hospitality
- Learn traditional Mongolian cooking
- Prepare Buuz (steamed dumplings)
- Prepare Huushuur (fried meat-filled pastry)
Landmarks Orkhon Valley Orkhon Waterfall 
- Days 4 - 6
Upper Orkhon River Kayaking
- Meals
- Breakfast (Home-cooked traditional breakfast), Lunch (Lunch near riverside, located upstream of gorge and whitewater), Dinner
Included Activities
- Kayak down Upper Orkhon River through remote canyon
- Paddle past lava cliff walls and spot wildlife
- Navigate whitewater rapids
- Help with yak milking
- Make homemade yoghurt and dried curds
- Distil vodka from milk
Landmarks Upper Orkhon River 
- Day 7
Khogno Khan - Elsen Tasarkhai Sand Dunes
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (Home-cooked dinner)
Included Activities
- Explore lower temple complex of Uvgun Temple
- View reconstructed temples and prayer wheel
- Hike 45 minutes to older ruined temple complex in hills
- Bactrian camel ride across Elsen Tasarkhai dunes for approximately 1 hour
Landmarks Khogno Khan Natural Reserve Uvgun Temple Elsen Tasarkhai Sand Dunes - Day 8
Hustai National Park - Ulaanbaatar
- End point
- Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia (You will be dropped off at locations of your choice in Ulaanbaatar., 17:00 - 18:00)
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch
Included Activities
- Visit park's information centre to learn about wildlife
- Venture into Hustai National Park to see wild Takhi horses
- Optional deeper park hike to track wild deer or foxes
Optional Activities
- Wilderness hiking in Hustai National Park to track wild deer or foxes
Landmarks Hustai National Park
