Khan Khentii Horse Riding Tour

Transfer to Terelj National Park. Upon arrival at Terelj Lodge, you will be given time to settle into your ger and freshen up prior to a short 30-minute lecture about traditional Mongolian nomadic life. Special attention will be paid to the different saddles and bridles so unique to Mongol horse-riding culture and history. Following lunch, clients will be given a demonstration and training class for the traditional Mongolian sport of archery. Trails and competition will be held. Then you will meet, horsemen. Overnight in ger camp.

• Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner,
• Ger camp

After breakfast, the riders are matched to their horses, saddles selected and the horse tour begins. Today we are riding along the picturesque valley of Terelj National Park heading towards the east to Khan KhentiibStrictly Protected Area. After riding three hours and crossing the Terelj River you will arrive in Dugana Tsagaan steppe, where you will be served a picnic lunch. After another three hours of the ride in the afternoon, we are arriving at the confluence of Tuul and Terelj rivers. This beautiful area is our campsite for the night.

• Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner,
• Tented camp

Today, as we follow the Tuul River, we enter dense pine forest, at the southern tip of Siberian Taiga. Throughout the three-and-a-half-hour ride, we will see Golden eagles, woodpeckers, and other birds. We will arrive at the confluence of the Tuul and Hagiin rivers, where we will camp for the night.

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• Tented camp

Leaving the Tuul valley behind us, we will enter tundra forests. After an hour of riding, we start to ascend a mountain through a deep forest noted for its abundance of wolves, bears, deer, roebuck, and moose. Reaching its top, we overlook and descend to the breathtaking Black Lake. We will set up camp on the yellow sandy beach of the Lake.

• Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner,
• Tented camp

After leisure breakfast, we will ride through the Khongoriin River valley. Riding down the stream for four hours, we will ford the river. After a couple more hours, we will come across a mountainous forest of birch, pine, and age-old cedar. We will spend the night camping in the forest, close to a stream.

• Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner,
• Tented camp

We will make a steep ascent, and an even steeper descent across the Khaviragiin Pass, which lies at the eastern shoulder of Altan Olgii peak. Translated as ‘Golden Cradle,’ this 2646m mountain is one of the highest peaks of the Khentii range. We will continue riding towards Terelj through the Dund Bayan Gol valley. As before, luggage, food, and equipment will be carried by packhorses. Towards the end of the day, we will meet up with the support vehicles, and set up camp for the night.

• Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner,
• Tented camp

After breakfast, continue horse riding to the Tuul River where drivers pick up. Transfer to Ulaanbaatar or next tour.

• Breakfast, Lunch,
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