Winter Horse Riding Tour with Nomads

Overview

• Five nights with two nomad families in heated yurts
• The Orkhon Valley and the frozen Orkhon Waterfall on horseback
• The Mini Gobi's sandy cliffs under snow
• Wild Przewalski's horses in Khustai National Park

Route

Numbers mark where you spend each day. The route starts and ends in Ulaanbaatar.

1. Day 1Ulaanbaatar+

   • Arrive in Mongolia. Your guide meets you at Chinggis Khaan Airport and takes you to your hotel.
   • Lunch, then visit Gandantegchinlin Monastery and the National Museum.

   Meals

   Lunch; dinner not included

   Overnight

   4* hotel (twin or triple room)

2. Day 2Ulaanbaatar to Kharkhorin+

   • Drive to Kharkhorin, with a picnic lunch on the way.
   • Visit Erdene Zuu, the Hundred Treasures, Mongolia's first Buddhist monastery.

   Meals

   Breakfast, lunch and dinner

   Overnight

   A nomad family, guesthouse or hostel, depending on availability

3. Day 3Kharkhorin to a nomad family in the Orkhon ValleyOn horseback+

   On horseback

   • Drive off-road through the Orkhon Valley, with a picnic lunch.
   • Reach the nomad family you stay with for three nights, and start your first ride.

   Meals

   Breakfast, lunch and dinner, dinners with the family

   Overnight

   Yurt of your own beside the family (4–5 single beds)

4. Days 4–5Riding in the Orkhon ValleyOn horseback+

   On horseback

   • Ride the Orkhon Valley in winter: the frozen Orkhon Waterfall, prehistoric stone carvings and magical forests. We choose each day's route by the weather, for safety.
   • Lunch is with the family rather than outdoors in the cold.
   • Join in the family's daily life and see how nomads live through the freezing winter.

   Meals

   Breakfast, lunch and dinner

   Overnight

   Yurt of your own beside the family (4–5 single beds)

5. Day 6Orkhon Valley to Khogno Khan+

   • Leave the Orkhon Valley and drive past Khogno Khan Mountain to a second nomad family, for two nights.

   Meals

   Breakfast, lunch and dinner

   Overnight

   Yurt of your own beside the family (4–5 single beds)

6. Day 7Riding in the Mini GobiOn horseback+

   On horseback

   • Ride through the sandy cliffs of the Mini Gobi, striking in winter for the contrast of sand and snow.
   • Visit Ovgon Monastery on horseback.

   Meals

   Breakfast, lunch and dinner

   Overnight

   Yurt of your own beside the family (4–5 single beds)

7. Day 8Mini Gobi to Khustai National Park+

   • Drive across snowy fields to Khustai National Park, with lunch at the ger camp.
   • Drive through the park to find and watch takhi, the wild Przewalski's horses.

   Meals

   Breakfast, lunch and dinner

   Overnight

   Ger camp (2–4 single beds per yurt, showers in a separate building)

8. Day 9Khustai to Ulaanbaatar+

   • Drive back to Ulaanbaatar after breakfast, with a picnic lunch on the way.
   • Go shopping with your guide in the afternoon.

   Meals

   Breakfast and lunch; dinner is yours to choose in Ulaanbaatar

   Overnight

   4* hotel (twin or triple room)

9. Day 10Ulaanbaatar+

   • Transfer to the airport.

   Meals

   Breakfast

   Overnight

   Departure

Where you sleep

• 5 nightsHeated yurts with two nomad families
• 1 nightNomad family, guesthouse or hostel in Kharkhorin
• 1 nightGer camp in Khustai National Park
• 2 nights4* hotel in Ulaanbaatar

What's included

Good to know

Meeting point

Chinggis Khaan Airport, Ulaanbaatar

Guides speak

English, French

Group size

3–10 people

What to bring: Good winter gear, above all a warm down sleeping bag and warm clothes.

• Small group: +€300 Per person for groups of 2 or 3, refunded once a 4th traveller books.
• Single room: +€200 Per person, for your 2 nights in Ulaanbaatar.