5days/4nights
Tour grade: Easy
Style: Traveller
Many people think that Mongolian winter is unbearable cold and there is nothing to do and see in Mongolia in winter from November until mid April. However, they are all wrong! Mongolian winter is the most incredible winter that one might experience and there is plenty to see and enjoy during a winter travel. Glittering white snow, clear fresh air, sun, and little chills are the image of Mongolian winter. Taking this fantastic winter tour, you will meet the real Mongol nomads and spend a day like a nomad in their warm ger and enjoy some wonderful hikes in stunning Terelj National park. Last but not least, don't miss the chance to enjoy our super discounted rates!
Landscape and cultural sightseeing blend easily in Mongolia – you will have the chance to visit families of nomads, remote Buddhist monasteries and traditional events, and to take part in horse-riding or guided walking if you wish – there are also endless opportunities for photography.
Arrival in Ulaanbaatar, Sightseeing
Meet at the airport, transfer to a centrally located good 3* hotel. Visit the Gandan monastery, Museum of Mongolian National History and the Genghis monument on the Sukhbaatar square. Centrally located excellent hotel 3* L
Ulaanbaatar - Gun-Galuut
Drive to famous Gun Galuut Nature Reserve and transfer to a real Mongolian nomadic family. Live with them for a day and learn more about their lifestyle. Explore the surrounding places and visit the Baits Mountain to see endangered wild mountain sheep Argali. Nomadic family B+L+D
Gun-Galuut - Giant Genghis Monument - Terelj National Park
This morning we drive to Terelj for 2.5 hours with a stop at Giant Genghis Monument. Terelj National Park is famous for its beautiful nature scenery and high granite mountains and is a great place for hiking and skiing. Visit the Turtle rock and the temple of meditation.Ger camp B+L+D
Terelj – Ulaanbaatar
We drive back to Ulaanbaatar, and transfer to hotel. Visit the Palace museum of Bogd Khaan, Zaisan memorial hill and Buddha park. Farewell dinner at Mongolian barbeque restaurant. Centrally located excellent hotel 3* B+L+D
DESTINATION & ATTRACTIONS BRIEF INFO
Amazing Gun-Galuut Nature Reserve is one of the most famous nature reserves of Mongolia. Being recently founded, the breathtaking park is full of wildlife including Wild Mountain sheep Argali. Winter in Gun-Galuut is famous for mild temperature, snowy mountains, stunning scenery and a great chance to view wildlife while enjoying some good hiking or horse riding.
Terelj National Park is a great place for hiking, skiing and horse riding. Easily reached from Ulaanbaatar, Terelj is a favourite destination for both foreign and domestic tourists. There you can visit the wonderful Temple of Meditation and the interesting Turtle Rock.
Aug 10, 2012. Gobi & Karakorum Explorer tour Our recent "The Gobi & Karakorum Explorer" tour with you was excellent, everything exceeded our expectations! It was a super trip in our lives and we loved our Mongolia holiday so much. Our guide Joe was kind, well organised, accurate and informative, polite and caring and always provided us with timely information. And our driver Jack is super, very friendly, professional and always on time. We are wild travelers, having been to many places in the world - but Mongolia is still truly unspoiled and uncontaminated. Selena Travel's services were perfect right from the very first email. We would like to thank Selena Travel, our guide and our driver for having made this Mongolia experience a truly beautiful one with so many wonderful memories.
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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