Gobi and mountainous region combined tour  The tour will pass through Gobi-Altai, Khovd and Bayan-Ulgii aimags in three western aimags of Mongolia.  These include:  • Part A of the Great Gobi Strictly Protected   Area  • Part B of the Great Gobi Strictly Protected Area  • Mother Khairkhan mountain natural monument  • Altai Tavan Bogd Special Protected Area  • Mongol Altai petroglyphs complex.

Tour Route: •UB-Govi-Alai Province-Khovd Province-Bayn-Ulgii Province-UB Length: •15 Days / 14 Nights

•Tour Season: 01 June- 15 September

•Tour Level: Moderate

•Total Driving km: 2,200 km (1,400 miles)

Highlights

•Burkhan buudai mountain,

•Eej mountain,

•Trans-Altai Gobi,

•Bulgan river

•Altai mountains,

•Dayan lake,

•Khoton Khurgan lakes

•Baga turgen waterfall

•Shiveet khairkhan mountain/petroglyphs/

•White river

The trip will see a wide range of natural zones and ecosystems, as well as endangered wildlife and birds from around the world and the region.

These include:

Mammals

•Snow leopard (Uncia uncia)

•Argali sheep  (ovis ammon) 

•Altai ibex

•Wild Bactrian Camel

•Mongolian wild ass/equus hemionus hemionus/

•Equus ferus przewalskii

•Gazella subgutturosa Guldenstaedt,

Accommodations:

3 nights in a hotel in UB and Altai Ulgii , tents and Ger ( yurts) camps nomads herders for 11 days

Transportion

•We use different types of vehicles depending on the nature of tours, destination and final number of travellers.

• For jeep overland adventure tours we use Japanese 4WD vans and SUV’s (Mitsubishi, Toyota, Nissan), which is the best available for its type

• A bus or mini-bus serves group tourists within Ulaanbaatar

• In some remote areas where we have to fly, we arrange local vehicles most of which are Russian 4WD jeeps or minivans. Daily driving distance will be appr. 200-250km.

• For sightseeing in Ulaanbaatar we use deluxe coaches, vans and sedans.

•All Khargai Tsagaan nuur llc drivers have many years of experience. They know their way around the Mongolian countryside including many places where they are no marked roads. They are all skilled mechanics which is crucial in remote places. Technical inspections on the vehicles are made regularly.