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3-Day South Gobi by Shuttle Bus
Short BreakBudget
Moderate
South Gobi Province
3 Days
4.85(172 reviews)

3-Day South Gobi by Shuttle Bus

The Gobi on a tight schedule, by shuttle bus and 4x4

A fast, affordable 3-day South Gobi tour by shuttle bus: ride the paved road to Dalanzadgad, then see the Flaming Cliffs of Bayanzag, ride camels at the Moltsog Els dunes, and hike the ice-filled Yol Gorge with a local guide and driver.

Key Experience Highlights
✦Reach the Gobi the most affordable way, by shuttle bus on the paved road to Dalanzadgad
✦Watch the sun set over the red Flaming Cliffs of Bayanzag, where the first dinosaur eggs were found
✦Ride a Bactrian camel for an hour across the Moltsog Els sand dunes
Base Cost per person
$300/ traveler
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3-Day Gobi Join Tour from Dalanzadgad
IconicShort Break
Moderate
South Gobi Province
3 Days
4.83(149 reviews)

3-Day Gobi Join Tour from Dalanzadgad

The South Gobi's three great sights, one unhurried night at each

A 3-day small-group join tour starting in Dalanzadgad: watch sunset at the Flaming Cliffs of Bayanzag, ride camels and climb the Khongor Sand Dunes, and hike the shaded Yol Gorge, staying overnight near each sight.

Key Experience Highlights
✦Walk the Flaming Cliffs of Bayanzag at sunset, where the first dinosaur eggs were discovered
✦Ride Bactrian camels at the Khongor 'Singing' Sand Dunes
✦Climb a dune crest for endless views across a sea of golden sand
Base Cost per person
$383/ traveler
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4-Day Genghis Khan Birthplace Join Tour
HistoryCulture
Moderate
Khentii Province, East Mongolia
4 Days
4.97(112 reviews)

4-Day Genghis Khan Birthplace Join Tour

Ride, herd, and trace the young Temüjin's footsteps through Khentii

A 4-day scheduled join tour through Khentii, Chinggis Khaan's homeland: the Oath of Brotherhood complex, the Berkh mining museum, his birthplace at Deluun Boldog in Dadal, the Great Khuraldai site, Xiongnu tombs, and hands-on nomadic life.

Key Experience Highlights
✦Stand at Deluun Boldog in Dadal, the birthplace of Chinggis Khaan, and drink from Khajuu Bulag spring
✦Visit the Tengeriin Andgai complex, where Temüjin and Boorchi swore their oath of brotherhood
✦Milk mares, catch foals, and ride with herders on the Khukhuur steppe
Base Cost per person
$569/ traveler
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Yol Gorge & Bayanzag Day Trip from Dalanzadgad
Short BreakIconic
Easy
South Gobi Province
1 Days
4.82(193 reviews)

Yol Gorge & Bayanzag Day Trip from Dalanzadgad

Ice canyon and dinosaur cliffs in a single day

A one-day join tour from Dalanzadgad to the South Gobi's two classic sights: hike the narrow, ice-filled Yol Gorge and visit its natural history museum, then walk the red Flaming Cliffs of Bayanzag, where the first dinosaur eggs were found.

Key Experience Highlights
✦Hike the narrow Yol Gorge, where high rock walls keep ice frozen until mid-July
✦Visit the small natural history museum at the entrance to Yol Gorge
✦Walk the red Flaming Cliffs of Bayanzag, where the first dinosaur eggs were discovered
Base Cost per person
$93/ traveler
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Weekend Bogd Khan Mountain Hike
NatureHistory
Easy
Around Ulaanbaatar (Tuv Province)
1 Days
4.88(127 reviews)

Weekend Bogd Khan Mountain Hike

An easy escape into the forests just south of the capital

A weekend join tour just an hour from Ulaanbaatar: explore the ruins and small museums of Manzushir Monastery, hike about 2 hours toward Tsetsee Gun peak in Bogd Khan Mountain National Park, then visit a cashmere and wool shop and the Tuv Province museum.

Key Experience Highlights
✦Explore the ruins and small museums of Manzushir Monastery, founded in 1733
✦Hike about 2 hours toward Tsetsee Gun peak through larch and pine forest
✦Walk in one of the world's oldest protected areas, declared a sanctuary in 1778
Base Cost per person
$93/ traveler
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10-Day Gobi to Khuvsgul Express
AdventureIconic
Moderate
Gobi Desert, Central & North Mongolia
10 Days
4.89(158 reviews)

10-Day Gobi to Khuvsgul Express

From the Gobi's singing dunes to the blue waters of Khuvsgul Lake in ten days

A 10-day south-to-north journey across Mongolia: Yol Gorge, the Khongor Sand Dunes and Bayanzag in the Gobi, Ongi Monastery ruins, Karakorum, Tuvkhun Temple, Orkhon Waterfall, Tsenkher Hot Springs, the Khorgo volcano, and Khuvsgul Lake with its reindeer herders.

Key Experience Highlights
✦Fly into the Gobi and see its most famous sights: Yol Gorge, the Khongor 'Singing' Sand Dunes, and the Flaming Cliffs of Bayanzag
✦Discover Erdene Zuu, the monastery built from the rubble of Chinggis Khaan's capital, Karakorum
✦Hike up to Zanabazar's mountaintop Tuvkhun Temple and walk to the 25 m Orkhon Waterfall
Base Cost per person
$1,159/ traveler
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6-Day East Gobi Wilderness: Fossils & Argali
AdventureNature
Moderate
East Gobi
6 Days
4.85(109 reviews)

6-Day East Gobi Wilderness: Fossils & Argali

A quiet off-road safari through the emptiest corner of the Gobi

A 6-day off-road journey through the remote East Gobi: Sainshand's Danzanravjaa Museum, the 'energy center' of Khamar Monastery, the Ulgii Monastery ruins, the petrified trees of Suikhent, the dinosaur tracks of Shar Tsav, and the argali-rich rocks of Ikh Nart, with three nights camping.

Key Experience Highlights
✦Travel through the East Gobi, one of the least populated places on Earth
✦Visit Khamar Monastery and its 108 meditation caves, revered as a 'world energy center'
✦Climb the wish-granting Khusliin Khar Mountain for spectacular views
Base Cost per person
$621/ traveler
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4-Day South Gobi Fly-In Tour
IconicAdventure
Moderate
South Gobi Province
4 Days
4.96(174 reviews)

4-Day South Gobi Fly-In Tour

The South Gobi's three great sights, one unhurried night at each

A 4-day South Gobi tour by flight: fly to Dalanzadgad, then explore the Flaming Cliffs of Bayanzag, ride camels and climb the Khongor Sand Dunes, and hike the ice-filled Yol Gorge, spending a night at each place before flying back.

Key Experience Highlights
✦Fly to the Gobi in about an hour, the quickest and easiest way to get there
✦Walk the red sandstone Flaming Cliffs of Bayanzag, where the world's first dinosaur eggs were found
✦Ride a Bactrian camel and climb to the top of the Khongor 'Singing' Sand Dunes
Base Cost per person
$372/ traveler
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3-Day Terelj & Khustai Join Tour
Short BreakWildlife
Moderate
Around Ulaanbaatar, Central Mongolia
3 Days
4.84(147 reviews)

3-Day Terelj & Khustai Join Tour

Two national parks and the giant Chinggis Khaan statue in three days

A 3-day join tour around Ulaanbaatar: the 40 m Chinggis Khaan Equestrian Statue, Gorkhi-Terelj National Park with Turtle Rock and Aryabal Temple, and the takhi wild horses of Khustai National Park, with a night in a ger camp and a night with a nomadic family.

Key Experience Highlights
✦Ride the elevator to the top of the 40 m Chinggis Khaan Equestrian Statue at Tsonjin Boldog
✦See Turtle Rock and climb 108 steps to Aryabal Meditation Temple in Gorkhi-Terelj National Park
✦Ride a sturdy Mongolian horse, just like the legendary nomads, in Gorkhi-Terelj
Base Cost per person
$362/ traveler
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3-Day East Gobi by Night Train: Khamar Monastery
CultureHistory
Moderate
East Gobi
3 Days
4.9(113 reviews)

3-Day East Gobi by Night Train: Khamar Monastery

Ride the Trans-Mongolian railway to the Gobi's 'energy center'

A 3-day trip by Trans-Mongolian sleeper train to Sainshand in the East Gobi, visiting Khamar Monastery and its 108 meditation caves, the wish-granting Khusliin Khar Mountain, and the Danzanravjaa Museum before the night train home.

Key Experience Highlights
✦Ride the Trans-Mongolian railway as the steppe turns into the Gobi
✦Visit Khamar Monastery and the 'world energy center' revered by Mongolians
✦See the 108 meditation caves, petrified trees, and small sand dunes around Khamar
Base Cost per person
$331/ traveler
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8-Day Hot Springs to Sand Dunes, Fly Back
AdventureIconic
Moderate
Gobi Desert & Central Mongolia
8 Days
4.89(134 reviews)

8-Day Hot Springs to Sand Dunes, Fly Back

Wild horses, ancient capitals, and the great sights of the Gobi in eight days

An 8-day private tour from Khustai's wild horses and the Elsen Tasarkhai sands to Karakorum, Tsenkher Hot Springs, Tuvkhun Temple, and Orkhon Waterfall, then south to Ongi, Bayanzag, the Khongor Sand Dunes, and Yol Gorge, with a flight back to Ulaanbaatar.

Key Experience Highlights
✦Hike the hills of Khustai National Park in search of rare takhi (Przewalski's) wild horses
✦Ride camels across the Elsen Tasarkhai sands and share dinner with a nomadic family
✦Discover Erdene Zuu, built from the rubble of Chinggis Khaan's capital, and soak in Tsenkher Hot Springs
Base Cost per person
$900/ traveler
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8-Day China-to-Russia Border Crossing Overland
AdventureCulture
Moderate
East Gobi, Central & North Mongolia
8 Days
4.83(112 reviews)

8-Day China-to-Russia Border Crossing Overland

Cross Mongolia from the Chinese border to the Russian border by road

An 8-day private journey from the Chinese border at Zamyn-Uud to the Russian border at Altanbulag, taking in Khamar Monastery, Ikh Nart's argali sheep, the giant Chinggis Khaan statue, Terelj, Ulaanbaatar, Amarbayasgalant Monastery, and Saikhanii Khutul.

Key Experience Highlights
✦Cross the East Gobi, one of the least populated places on Earth, from the Chinese border
✦Explore Khamar Monastery's 108 meditation caves, petrified trees, and 'energy center'
✦Look for argali wild sheep among the sculpted granite outcrops of Ikh Nart Nature Reserve
Base Cost per person
$838/ traveler
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