Central & Northern Mongolia tour
Best tour Mongolia, central & northern Mongolia tour, Khuvsgul lake travel, Reindeer herders, Dukha people tour
Overview
Central & Northern Mongolia tour starts with the Khustai nature reserve, the land of wild horses and takes you through central Mongolia: amazing historical site Karakorum-ancient capital of Mongol Empire, historic charming monastery Erdenzuu, magical extinct volcano Khorgo and ends with alluring lake Khuvsgul, also called “Blue Pearl”. The Best of Mongolia tour gives you a lifetime opportunity to see rare wildlife, wonderful landscape and explore rich history of the country at the same time.
HIGHLIGHTS:
CENTRAL MONGOLIA: Khustai nature reserve, Mini Gobi, Khogno khan nature reserve, Karakorum – capital of Mongol Empire, biggest buddhist monastery Erdenezuu , Extinct Volcano Khorgo , Great Lakes, Chuluut river canyon.
NORTHERN MONGOLIA: Jargalant hot spa, alluring lake Khuvsgul, horse riding, reindeer people.
Day 1. Ulaanbaatar – Karakorum
Hit the road to Khustai nature reserve, the motherland of wild horses-Takhi. Admire the majestic wildlife of the nature reserve as you see dozens of wild animals such as red deer, wolves, fox, marmot, and you’ll definitely have a chance to see the amazing Takhi grazing around you. Then travel to Karakorum, the capital of Mongol Empire in 13th century and a place of great history, and visit a small but informative history museum. Visit the main attraction, Erdenezuu monastery – first Buddhist monastery in Mongolia and UNESCO world heritage.
Day 2. Karakorum – Khorgo extinct volcano
Head for Khorgo extinct volcano and great White Lake. On the way stop by a Chuluut river gorge which witnesses the volcanic eruption sometime eight thousand years ago. Climb up to the dead volcano and admire the breathtaking scenery and see the ocean of lava that blocked the river and formed great White Lake.
Day 3. Khorgo volcano – Jargalant hot spa
Start your next adventurous day driving on the shore of the lake, pass over incredible mountain ridges and travel through a beautiful, thick forests. See and enjoy Mongolian beautiful countryside with plenty of yaks. Break your journey at Jargalant natural hot spa where take a rest and relax after three day busy trip.
Day 4. Jargalant hot spa – Murun city
Continue on your trip to Murun–a city of northern Mongolia, through stunning mountains with thick forest and shallow rivers. The area is famous for its yak and black goats.
Day 5 Murun city – Lake Khuvsgul
Head to our final and the most admired destination Lake Khuvsgul, the deepest lake in the country. On the way, stop by an astonishing archelogical site, Uushigiin uvur; and see amazing deer stones and a reindeer family. Do some optional activities like taking a boat tour, hiking or horseback riding.
Day 6. A day at Lake Khuvsgul.
Go hiking to the mountain peak for a panoramic view of the great lake and enjoy the spectacular view of the area. Do some optional activities such as taking a boat tour, swimming, or horseback riding.
Day 7. Lake Khuvsgul – Ulaanbaatar.
Travel back to Murun city for a flight to Ulaanbaatar. Do cashmere or souvenir shopping before attending an astounding folk performance, ‘Tumen Ekh’, which includes Mongolian throat singing, contortion and traditional music instrument etc. After the performance you will be taken to your hotel.
-
My wife went to Mongolia for work and took two day tours with Nyam suren. He picked up on time from airport and for the tours.
She... read more did the city tour and tereji tour. Both were interesting and good value for money.
She did horse riding on the tereji tour, which was good.
Happy to recommend for other travellers.
Only thing to watch for is that museum is closed on a Sunday so better to do the city tour another day.
Veloce298
June 2, 2019
Me and my friend just came back from the MOST WONDERFUL trip in Mongolia - from the 26 th of july until the 5 of aug 2018. We travelled with... read more True Mongolia Travel and the manager Nyamko was our tourguide - from day one. He is professional, english speaking and so NICE, cool and easy going. Write him on this adress: freelance.guide.mongolia@gmail.com - and I'm sure you will be able to plan an extraordinary trip with him. I wrote mails with him before I arrived in Mongolia, and then we met when we arrived in Ulan Bator.
Best regard from Ingrid, Denmark
Ingrid E
August 17, 2018
Well organized 1 day tour in UB, the driver was on time for pick up , he is very reliable and responsible, I feel very safe to travel as solo... read more female with True Mongolia Travel.Thanks a lot!
ob_k_hk
October 10, 2019
-
My friend and I, we are from Thailand did fantastic 8 day horse riding in central mongolia. We learned about them on tripadvisor and tried to find out as much... read more as possible about them as it was very important trip for us. There was not much information about them online, so first we hesitated a bit but in practice they were the best. They customized the itinerary for us and during the trip the guides were so caring and helpful. Horses were nice and calm and the guide always told us local stories which was quite interesting. Horse guide cooked the food for us, to be honest he wasn’t a good cook but we were fine. Overall, this agency is a good company to travel with, will highly recommend.
kultidaa
January 9, 2018
Booked a 7 day gobi tour. Bagage came a day after, so we had to reschedule. That was no problem, solved our problems. Baaska (guide) and Munkhuu (driver) did not... read more only took us to the beautifull landscapes in Mongolia, but also were great company, all day long. We played cards, did karaoke, sung all day after the radio broke down. We even had the luck to experience a real mongolian birthday in one of the Gerstays! Thanks to them we had the full experience!
Geert040
May 22, 2019
If you are searching for a good tour operator, get in touch with True mongolia travel - they will offer you authentic tours through Mongolia. I did a short visit... read more to Terelj national park and giant horse statue. The staff was excellent, super helpful from booking to the guides. Will highly recommend these guys.
Venture703170
December 18, 2017
-
-
Copyright © 2025. All right reserved.
True Mongolia travel
