1 day
Key Information
Trip Length: 1 day.
Tour Code: SMT-1D
Meeting/Departure Points: Pick up at hotel, hostel, hostal or guesthouse in Ulaanbaatar City (UB), Mongolia (excluding flights, train, hotel, accommodation, guide, transfers and all services in UB city-on early request!).
Small Groups: 1-32 travelers-guaranteed!.
Valid Season: May-October.
Total Distance: about 300 Km / 186.41 miles.
Airfare, Train, Accommodation Included: No.
Tour Customizable: Yes.
Tour Highlights: Pick up at hotel, hostel, hostal or guesthouse in Ulaanbaatar City (UB), meet Samar Magic Tours team. This journey designed especially for small groups, families, private, and funny travel. Ride horses on the steppes, meeting nomadic people, staying in a traditional tent, seeing grasslands and beautiful vistas.
Visit the 131-foot (40 m) tall, stainless steel statue of Genghis Khan on horseback, on the bank of the Tuul River at Tsonjin Boldog (55 km /34.2 miles) east of the Mongolian capital Ulaanbaatar. The statue is symbolically pointed east towards his birthplace. It is on top of the Genghis Khan Statue, a visitor centre, itself 10 metres (33 ft) tall, with 36 columns representing the 36 khans from Genghis to Ligdan Khan. It was designed by sculptor D. Erdenebileg and architect J. Enkhjargal and erected in 2008. Visitors walk to the head of the horse through its chest and neck, where they have a panoramic view. The main statue area will be surrounded by 200 gers, designed and arranged like the pattern of the horse brand marks that were used by the 13th century Mongol tribes. The attached museum has exhibitions relating to the Bronze Age and Xiongnu archaeological cultures in Mongolia, which show everyday utensils, belt buckles, knives, sacred animals, etc. and a second exhibition on the Great Khan period in the 13 and 14th centuries which has ancient tools, goldsmith subjects and some Nestorian crosses and rosaries. Adjacent to the museum is a tourist and recreation centre, which covers 212 hectares (520 acres).
Gorkhi/Terelj National Park-is one of the most popular national parks in Mongolia. Gorkhi/Terelj features stunning granite mountains and flowery endless grassy green meadows. This picturesque National Park is a part of Khan Khentii Strictly Protected Area. It is a great place for hiking, trekking, even you can rock climb here at its natural steep granite walls. The Terelj settlement is located in the valley of the Terelj River (Terelj Gol), about 70 km / 44 miles from the Ulaanbaatar city center by paved road. The national park tourist zone is formally in Nalaikh düüreg (district) part of Ulaanbaatar municipality, the rest of the protected zone beginning to the north of the Terelj River, is located in Mongolia's Töv Province (Töv aimag).
The park has many rock formations for rock climbers, and includes two famous formations named for things they resemble: Turtle Rock (Mongolian: Melkhii Khad) and the Old Man Reading a Book (Praying Lama Rock).
100 Lama's Cave: Right by the side of the road in the south of the Gorkhi/Terelj national park is this rocky outcrop that you can scramble up to squeeze within its cavernous space. It's where 100 lamas hid in an attempt to escape the purge in the 1930s. Tragically, however, they were found and executed.
You also can visit the Arryabal Meditation Temple located about 1 km (0.621 miles) from the Turtle Rock. You should walk 20-30 min after parking at the parking lot. The temple was built between 1998 and 2004 in a scenic and energetic area. The vista is expanse and picturesque when seeing from the temple elevation. We would be pleased to have you join us!.
The Best Time to Travel to Mongolia: The travel season begins in May. July and August are the peaks tourist season. September is autumn.
Day 1-Ulaanbaatar-Genghis Khan-Gorkhi/Terelj National Park-Ulaanbaatar (L)
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08:00AM
Pick up at hotel, hostel, hostal, or guesthouse in UB City. Drive N/E (about 55kms/34 miles, 2 hrs driving).
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10:00 AM
Visit the 131-foot (40 m) tall, stainless steel statue of Genghis Khan on horseback.
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11:00 AM
Drive to Gorkhi/Terelj National Park
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12:00 M
On the way, Easy hike to the Big Turtle Rock.
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01:00 PM
Mongol Lunch is included (L).
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02:00 PM
Hiking and walking to Arryabal Meditation Temple.
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03:00 PM
Meeting a nomadic family, seeing grasslands, optional horseback riding, yak riding and beautiful vistas.
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05:00 PM
Drive back to UB
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06:00 PM
Arrive and transfer. Tour Ends.
| May-October | 17 pax or more | 10-16 persons | 4-9 persons | 2-3 persons | 1 person |
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| 1-day of Gorkhi/Terelj National Park Mongolia Tour | $ 249 or 239 € | $ 299 or 289 € | $ 349 or 339 € | $ 399 or 389 € | $ 499 or 489 € |
2024/2025 Land tour costs per person in $ US or in Euros (€), based on double room from (1 day, excluding flights,accommodation,transfers airport-hotel-airport,transfers train station-hotel-train station, transport, guide, entrance fees, and food in Ulaanbaatar)
Free: If you have a group of 16 persons (15 paying persons + 1 free)
CHARGE FOR CHILDREN IN MONGOLIA:
0-3 years old: free;
From 4-11 years old: 50% at the regular adult price.
From 12 years old and above: 100% at the regular adult price.
What's Included?
All specified transportation in private, including all petrol.
Services of English or Spanish speaking local guide (according to early request!).
Mongol Lunch on the way! (L-lunch).
Entrance fees to the 131-foot (40 m) tall, stainless steel statue of Genghis Khan on horseback, Gorkhi/Terelj National Park and to Arryabal Meditation temple.
Meeting True Nomadic people.
Gentle hiking through wonderful landscapes.
Taxes and services.
What's Not Included?
Accommodation, transfers airport-hotel-airport, transfers train station-hotel-train station, transport, guide, entrance fees, and food in UB city (on early request).
Flights, and train tickets.
Occasional flight delays or cancellation.
Visa.
Excess baggage.
Any rescue costs or costs of early departure.
Changing of date of departure from Ulaanbaatar.
The traveler is responsible for having proper travel documents, such as a valid passport, proper visa, the necessary passport pictures, and the International airfares.
Travel insurance.
Items of personal nature such as gratuities to porters at hotels, telephone / telex / fax charges, laundry, beverages, meals, optional activities, and services not specified in the itinerary.
Any circumstances beyond of our control, such as the imposition of quarantine restrictions, weather conditions, etc.
