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The nomadic Mongols ruled sedentary China over centuries under warlord Genghis Khaan's black flags. Nothing could stop the nomadic tribes to conquer the Chinese cities. However, the ancient Chinese sedentary and Mongolian fantastic nomadic cultures have a great angle between them now. Check them out with us touring in this luxury trip to the Great Wall, Ming Tombs, the Temple of Heaven and the mysterious Terracotta warriors of Xian in China and the world's most mystical place the Gobi desert, Asia's dark blue pearl Lake Huvsgul, priceless Buddhist works in the legendary Gandan monastery in Mongolia.

Style: Soft Adventurer
Tour grade: Easy to Moderate
Duration: 18 days/ 17 nights *

* duration and departure of the trip can be changed to suit your needs

Tour dates for 2008:
June 13 - 30
July 14-31
Aug 1-18

Land only price 2008:
per person

Group size
USD
Euro
3-5 pax
3693
2352
6-8 pax
3457
2202

Discount conditions:

• 1 free space for every 16 PAX
• For children family trip
• Courier bringing min 5 pax. More!

Included in the price:
• Accommodation in double occupancy in hotel, ger camps
• All domestic flights in China and Mongolia + Tax
• Guiding and interpreting service
• Renting transport + driver with petrol, lubricants, maintenance
• Full board meals /all kinds of drink is on your own/
• Sightseeing and cultural show admissions according to the itinerary
• Entrance fees for protected areas and national parks
• Camel riding + Camel keeper
• Horse riding + Horse keeper
• PEK-ULN-PEK air tickets + tax
• Domestic trains in China
• Return ticket confirmation

Not included:
Visa cost, International Airfare, Travel insurance, Gratuities
Day 1
Arrive Beijing and transfer to Hotel
H
Day 2
Tian'anmen Square, Forbidden City, the Summer Palace. Pecking Duck Dinner. Night train to Xi'an
H
Day 3
Arrive Xi'an and visit Terra-cotta, Huaqing Hot Spring, Shanxi Museum. Dumpling Dinner and Tang Dynasty Dance Show in the evening
H
Day 4
Visit Xianyang Museum, Big Goose Pagoda, the City Wall. Take evening flight back to Beijing
H
Day 5
Day tour to Simatai Great Wall. Check-in a local inn--Great Wall Hotel Take a bath and have some relaxation
H
Day 6
Day tour to Simatai Great Wall, Second day hiking the east section of Simatai Great Wall for 2-3 hours. Have lunch at local restaurant and get back to the downtown Beijing. Overnight at hotel
H
Day 7
Flight to Mongolia. End of China Part. Start of Mongolia part. Arrival and meet with our guide. Lunch. Visit Sukhbaatar Square, Museum of National History. Transfer to Gun-Galuut Nature Reserve. Overnight at ger camp
Gc
Day 8
Flight for Muren, Huvsgul province. Drive to Huvsgul Lake for an hour, transfer to ger camp. Enjoy the nature beauty. Overnight at the ger camp
Gc
Day 9-10
Horse riding days at the lake. Admire the nature beauty. Full board and overnight at the ger camp
Gc
Day 11
Kayaking day at the lake. Full board and overnight at the ger camp
Gc
Day 12
Transfer to Muren after breakfast. Flight back to Ulaanbaatar. Lunch at a restaurant. Visit Bogd Khaan's Palace. Transfer to hotel, dinner, overnight at the hotel
Gc
Day 13
Morning flight to the Gobi. Visit Vulture's Gorge in the Gobi Gurvan Saikhan NP. Transfer to ger camp. Dinner, overnight at the ger camp
Gc
Day 14
After breakfast at the ger camp drive to Bayanzag- The Flaming Cliffs, explore around for dinosaur remains. Lunch at Bayanzag ger camp. Walking in the saxaul forest
Gc
Day 15
Camel riding in Bayanzag, then drive to Gobi airport camp via beautiful Moltsog sand dunes. Dinner and overnight at the ger camp
Gc
Day 16
Morning flight back to Ulaanbaatar. City sightseeing in Ulaanbaatar. Lunch. Transfer to ger camp in Bogd Khaan National Park, dinner and overnight there
Gc
Day 17
Drive back to Ulaanbaatar. Shopping, free time. Traditional Folklore Show in the evening. Hotel overnight
H
Day 18
Transfer to the airport after breakfast for departure flight for home

China: 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.

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 here.
Forbidden city (Gugong) the emperor's palace which was built between 1406 and 1420 with 9000 halls and rooms, containing many precious relics. Facing south and rising from a terrace, the largest palace in the world represents the supreme power and authority emperors enjoyed during the feudalistic dynasties.

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.

Xi'an locates with an elevation of 500 metres, the Weihe Plain extends between Baoji in the west and Tongguan in the east and borders the Qinling Mountains in the south and the Huangtu Plateau in the north.

Terracotta warriors museum - The Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses are the most significant archeological excavations of the 20th century. Work is ongoing at this site, which is around 1.5 kilometers east of Emperor Qin Shi Huang's Mausoleum, Lintong County, Shaanxi province. It is a sight not to be missed by any visitor to China.

Mongolia: Bayanzag (Flaming Red Cliffs) is internationally famous for its fossilized dinosaur remains. American explorer Roy Chapman Andrews first discovered dinosaur egg nests and skeletons from Bayanzag. Since then dinosaur nests with eggs and whole fossilized skeletons have been found here.

Mongolian Bactrian Camel: People can travel almost anywhere by camel. In olden days, camel was the biggest and strongest form of transport. Camel may look imposing but they are actually very calm and easy to ride. One of the most interesting parts of this journey will be to ride a camel over the sand dunes for a panoramic view the natural beauty of the Gobi.

Lake Huvsgul - fames as the "dark Blue Pearl", is in Mongolia's northernmost province. It's the nations's deepest lake, and has 2% of the world's total freshwater. 1645m above sea level with 262m depth, the lake is frozen from December till May. Huvsgul area is also famous for the ethnic groups living in it. The Khalkha Mongols, Buryat, Darkhat and the Tsaatan people inhabit here.

The Tsaatan people - The Tsaatan are a small ethnic minority of Mongolia, who are Shamanists and still living in huts in high mountains breeding reindeer. They have a completely different lifestyle and famous for it.

Wildlife of Gun-Galuut - During the trip you will see and take pictures of endangered wild Mountain sheep-Argali the Big Horns nad many species of rare birds: White-napped crane, Siberian White Crane, Black stork, Asian pond heron, Whooper swan, Swan Goose and so on.