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Travelling to China
and Mongolia has been everytone's dream for centuries
since Marco Polo, who first reported about the Mongols
to Europe. Travel to China and Mongolia at one travel
and enjoy the 2 great and diverse cultures. During the
fantastic trip, you will visit the highlights of Beijing,
China and travel the legendary Trans-Siberian railway
to Mongolia, the land of miracles. In Mongolia, an unexpected
amazing experience awaits for you in the arid Gobi Desert.
Feel the wilderness and freedom of Mongolia under its
eternal blue skies while traveling untouched fascinating
steppes and the coldest and most mysterious desert in
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Style: Traveller
Tour grade: Easy
Duration: 10days/9nights
Tour dates 2008:
From mid May till mid October
Trip prices 2008: per person |
| Group
size |
USD |
Euro |
| 2
pax |
2069 |
1318 |
| 3-5
pax |
1850 |
1178 |
| 6-12
pax |
1740 |
1108 |
Discount conditions:
• 1 free space for every 16 PAX
• For children family trip
• Courier bringing min 5 pax. More!
* Tour
USD price might change in coming 3 months due
to USD inflation.
Prices include:
Hotel*** (twin sharing basis), Tourist ger camp,
Meals as listed, English speaking local tour
guides, transfers with private vehicle, PEK-ULN
train ticket, ULN-Gobi RW tickets + Tax, included
sightseeing tickets and visa support if needed
Prices don't include:
International air fare + Tax, Insurances,
Gratuities
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| Day
1 |
Beijing:
Arrive Beijing. Meet and transfer to hotel |
H |
| Day
2-3 |
Beijing:
Tours to the Great Wall, Ming Tombs, Temple of
Heaven, Forbidden City, Tian an Men Square, and
Peking Duck dinner. Evening performance of the
Beijing Opera. Overnight at hotel. B+L+D |
H |
| Day
4 |
Trans-Mongolian
Express train to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia: See the
life along the railway from both China and Mongolia.
B |
T |
| Day
5 |
Ulaanbaatar:
Arrival in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Meet and transfer
to hotel. City tour including: Museums of Natural
and National History, Gandan Monastery. Hotel
overnight. B+L+D |
H |
| Day
6 |
Gun-Galuut
Nature Reserve: Drive to Gun-Galuut Nature Reserve,
visit to a family to learn more about the lifestyle
of Mongolian nomads. Optional horse riding or
hiking to the mountains to see the wild sheep
Argali (Ovis Ammon), and other wild animals. Bird
watching at local lakes. Ger camp overnight. B+L+D |
Gc |
| Day
7 |
Gobi Desert:
Breakfast and drive to Ulaanbaatar airport to
fly to the Gobi desert. Arrive in the Gobi and
transfer to the tourist ger camp. In the afternoon,
drive and excursion to "Yolin Am or Vulture's
Gorge" in the Gobi Gurvan Saikhan National
Park.
Wild life: Vulture, Ibex, Gazelle, Pica etc.,
Picnic lunch. dinner and overnight at the ger
camp. B+L+D |
Gc |
| Day
8 |
Exploration
for dinosaur bones: Breakfast. Drive to "Bayanzag",
the "Flaming Cliffs", to explore the
excavation site of the world's best-preserved
skeletons of giant dinosaurs. Picnic lunch. Return
to overnight in tourist camp. Full board. B+L+D |
Gc |
| Day
9 |
Ulaanbaatar:
Flight back to Ulaanbaatar. Shopping and sightseeing.
Visit the Bogd Khaan's Palace Museum and the Buddha
Park. Transfer to tourist camp in the Bogd Khaan
National Park. Overnight at the ger camp. B+L+D |
Gc |
| Day
10 |
Transfer to airport and departure for home. B |
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CHINA
The
Tian An Men square, which is probably
the biggest one of its kind in the world. With
a total area of 440,000 square meters, the Tiananmen
Square found in the center of Beijing boasts
the largest of its kind. Over a hundred years,
many ceremonies and demonstrations have been
held.
Forbidden City. The Forbidden
City was the imperial palaces of the Ming and
Qing dynasties, known as the Palace Museum.
The
consitruction took 14 years and was finished
in 1420. In the following years, the capotal
of the Ming Dynasty was moved from Nanjing to
Beijing. Twenty-four emperors, 14 in the Ming
and 10 in the Qing dynasties ruled from here.
The last dynasty fell in 1911, but Emperor Puyi
still lived in the Inner Court until 1924, when
he was thrown out of the palace by the troops
of General Feng Yuxiang. After that, the palace
was opened to the public as the Palace Museum
and it was no longer forbidden to the common
people.
The
Great Wall, one of the eight ancient
wonders of the world and the only man-made construction
on earth that the astronauts can see in the
moon. Starting out in the east on the banks
of Yalu River in Liaoning Province, the Wall
stretches westwards for 12,700 kilometers to
Jiayuguan in the Gobi Desert. It was built as
a defensive structure from Mongolian warriors
and gradually become the symbol of the ancient
Chinese civilization. The Summer Palace, which
was built in 1153 in northwest of Bejing. It
is an outstanding example of imperial gardens
in classical Chinese style, housing tens of
thousands of precious cultural relics. The Temple
of Heaven is situated in the southern part of
Beijing, about 6 km away from the center of
the city. Traditionally, this temple was for
imperial use only. It was built in 1420, covering
an area of 273 hectares, it is the one of the
largest parks in Beijing. The Temple of Heaven
was the place where the emperors of the Ming
and Qing dynasties worshipped heaven and prayed
for good harvests.
MONGOLIA
Museum
of National History invites you to
show its rich exhibitions related to warlord
Genghis Khan and his great nation, first man
lived in Mongolian land, Buddhism in Mongolia,
first Mongolian astronaut and his objects, Mongolian
ethnicity etc.,
Museum of Natural History is
one of the highlights of Ulaanbaatar with its
rich dinosaur skeletons and related objects,
wonderful meteors, objects of Mongolian wildlife
etc.,
Gandan Monastery was built in 1838, still remainig
with its glory and mystery. Amazing 26m sculpture
of Janraiseg is the top of its glory. It is
the most peaceful place in Ulaanbaatar, with
its hundreds of monks, pilgrims from all parts
of the country.
Gun-Galuut
Nature Reserve
The Nature Reserve is located at 138
km from Ulaanbaatar to the southeast at the
banks of the River Kherlen. The Nature Reserve
truly the marvellous combination of high mountains,
colourful flowers, pretty lakes and spring waters
with full of waterbirds.At the Nature Reserve
tourists can see and take pictures of endangered
animal Mountain wild sheep-Argali from the closest
distance and do bird watching of many species
of rare waterbirds. Also can go for fishing
at your leisure at the River Quiet Kherlen for
Taimen, Pike, Sturgeon, Lenok and visit to nomadic
families.
The
Gobi Desert is one of the most mysterious
and most beautiful places on earth! The arid
desert is home for many species of endemic animals
and birds. It is unique, because it mysterious,
rich in dinosaur remains and has 2 humped or
the Bactrian camels. It is a nice chance to
experience the desert life by meeting local
nomads and ride the camels.
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