4days/3nights
Tour grade: Easy
Style: Traveller
Gun-Galuut is a marvellous combination of open steppes, steppe hills, lovely lakes and amazing landscape. We have protected the Gun-Galuut Nature Reserve as its home for the endangered wild mountain sheep Argali and some other rare species of birds. The beautiful wild sheep Argali inhabit the stunning mountains of Baits and Berkh with other wild animals. The herds have more than 80 Argali and give a big chance for the nature lovers to view these fantastic animals from the closest distance and take photos.
We involve the locals to the conservation process by encouraging their alternative income from responsible tourism like renting horse, yak and camels to tourists; offer their handcrafts and their ger for home stay. Proceeds from this tour go directly to the Argali Sheep conservation activities in Mongolia.
Ulaanbaatar – Gun – Galuut Nature Reserve
Meet in the morning, drive out of the town to Gun-Galuut Nature Reserve for 2 hours with a stop at Giant Genghis Monument and transfer to Steppe Nomads ger camp. Then hike/ optional horse ride/ drive to the mountain Baits. See the wild sheep and other wild animals including marmot, steppe fox, ground squirrel and many more (If lucky, wolf…). View the famous White Napped Crane. Ger camp L+D
Gun – Galuut Nature Reserve
Today we trek to the small lakes nearby for birdwatching and wildlife viewing. Enjoy the serene beauty of wildlife and nature. We’ll ride a horse for 2 hours, today. The reserve is a great protected paradise - a marvellous combination of pristine waterfronts situated amongst majestic mountains with unique wildlife, beautiful native flowers and lovely lakes with rare water birds. Ger camp B+L+D
Gun-Galuut- Hustai National Park
This morning, we drive toward to Hustai National Park. On the way, visit to nomadic family, experience their lifestyle and arrive at Hustai, see the wild Przewalski horse – Takhi and hiking around, rest at the ger camp. Ger camp B+L+D
Hustai National Park – Ulaanbaatar
Drive back to UB. Transfer to your hotel/accommodation. B
| Single Supplement Charge | US$90 |
Included services
DESTINATION & ATTRACTIONS BRIEF INFO
Gun-Galuut Nature Reserve was founded in 2003 in order to protect the endangered wildlife Argali sheep and to preserve the delicate eco-system of the Kherlen River Basin while developing environment-friendly and community-based tourism in this area. The reserve area is 15000 hectares.
The Nature Reserve is truly the marvellous combination of high mountains, colourful flowers, pretty lakes, rivers and wetland waters with full of waterbirds including some rare and endangered species.
Beautiful Lakes Ikh-Gun and Ayaga are the homes to migrating waterbirds including some endangered rare species such as: White-naped Crane, Black Stork, Whooper Swan, Common Heron, Chinese Pond Heron. And you can also see Common Crane, Bar Headed Goose, Swan Goose, Ruddy Shelduck, White-headed Duck, Mallard, Gadwall, Common Teal, Garganey, Mandarin Duck, Northern Shoveler and several species of Gulls as well. And there is plenty of viewing of prey birds such as various types of Falcon, Eagle, Kite, Osprey, Buzzard, Hawk and Vulture.
Aug 10, 2012. Gobi & Karakorum Explorer tour
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Rafaella, Benedetta, Lidia
Sending you some of our nicer pictures. Some are chosen for their beautiful scenery while the rest are just us happily playing and goofing around. There are a couple of shots of us doing some Mongolian wrestling, as suggested by Oyuna since we missed out on the mini-Naadam festival. She said since we missed it, we might as well organise our own festival by playing some Mongolian games. Haha... We had so much fun playing those games!!! :)OK, I hope you like the pictures we send you. Best regards to everyone at Selena Travel and thank you once again for all your assistance.
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