Dunes, Mountains & Monastery Tour
[ETR-05] | | Hustai NP-Erden Zuu monastery |  |
Hustai Nuruu National Park: proudly present the Prezewalski horse-TAKHI, the only still living wild ancestor of the domestic horse and other wild life. Our Takhi reintroduction project is continuing with good result and first generation of Takhi born in the wild are reproducing them now. In 2008, there are 20 groups of Prezewalski horses and their total number is reached over 230. The quality of the various ecosystems within the park assures an abundant wildlife. Till now 46 mammals, 217bird, 2 amphibian, 3 reptile,15 fish and over 400 insect species have been recorded. Many of these are mentioned in the Red Data Book as globally threathened with extinction such as the Prezewalski wild horse, the Mongolian gazelle, Red deer, Roe deer, wolf, marmot, Lynx and many more.
Erdene Zuu Monastery: founded 1586 by Altai Khaan, Erdene Zuu (Hundred Treasures) was the first Buddhist Monastery in Mongolia. It had between 60 and 100 temples, about 300 gers inseide the walls, at its peak, up to 1000 monks in residence. The monastery was destroyed by Stalinist purges of 1937. All but three of the temples in Erdene Zuu were destroyed and an unknown number of monks were either killer or shipped off to Siberia and never heard from again. However, a surprising number of statues, Tsam masks and Tangkas were saved from the monastery from the time of purges. The items were buried in nearby mountains, or stored in local homes.
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| Departure | Ulaanbaatar | Tour Code | ETR-05 | | Travel duration | 4 Night 5 Day | Tour date | 4 seasons | | How to Book | by internet | Tour price | 0 US$ | | Minimum pax | 2 & up | Tour leader | English speaking guide |
| Days | Highlight | Itinerary | Meal | | 1. | Ulaanbaatar |
| Arrive in Ulaanbaatar. Our staff will meet you and transfer to the hotel. After having some rest, sightseeing in the city. Visit to National History Museum, Natural History Museum and Gandan lamasery. | | Hotel |
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| | 2. | Harhorin-Khustai NP |
| After having breakfast drive Harhorin ancient capital city of Mongolia. On the way we will stopover at Khustai Nuruu National Park. See Prezewalski wild horses-Takhi in the nature. If we have luck we have great chance to see other wild animals such as wolves, deer, gazelles,… | | Tourist camp |
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| | 3. | Bayangobi |
| Visit to Erden zuu monastery. The monastery was founded in 1586, by Altai Khaan, Erdene zuu (hundred treasures) was the first Buddhist monastery in Mongolia. It had between 60and 100 temples, about 300 gers inside the walls and, at its peak, up to 1000 monks in residence. After lunch drive to Bayangobi. | | Tourist camp |
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| | 4. | Ulaanbaatar |
| Drive back to Ulaanbaatar. In the evening enjoy Mongolian traditional folklore concert. Farewell dinner hosted by our company. | | Hotel |
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| | 5. | Depart |
| Our staff will see you off. | |
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• ***hotels
• The Ger for 2-3 guests. In the most case travelers will stay according to beds.
• English language guide will serve.
• Transportation will according to the number of travelers on the tour.
• The itinerary may change from some cases such us flight delay or cancel and natural disasters.
• You can extend the tour and build a tour yourself as you want. In this case please Contact us. |
| About late booking | • Make booking at least 5 working days before the tour starts.
• If less, you need to give your contact details, that we can reach you anytime and anywhere. In this case, you must remember that you are within cancellation penalty of 50-100 % of full fare fee. |
| About room price | Shown room price is per person based on 2 people. If you want to stay alone, extra charge will be added, please Contact us. |
| Attention | We have no responsibilities for bad results of misunderstandings. In case you have further information, please do not hesitate to contact us anytime. |
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