Central Mongolia in two weeks
2025
Highlights of the trip
During your stay you can enjoy the following highlights: Culture / Heritage.
Best times to go
The best time(s) to go is/are : Printemps, Eté, Automne.
Where to stay in : Kharkhorin ?
The map of your stay "Central Mongolia in two weeks"
Detail of the stay : Central Mongolia in two weeks
How to get there - Kharkhorin
First contact with Mongolia
Arrival in Ulaanbaatar, where the day can be spent visiting the Gandan monastery and one or two of the capital's museums.
Crossing the steppe
Steps: Kharkhorin
Departure for Kharkhorin (7-hour drive). The road provides a first glimpse of the Mongolian steppes.
To Orkhon Falls
Steps: Karakorum
Visit to the Erdene Zuu monastery, the largest and best-preserved in the country. Evening arrival at the Orkhon Falls.
Places of interest : CHUTES DE L'ORKHON
A day in the Orkhon Gorge
Steps: Tsetserleg
Stroll through the Orkhon Gorge and depart for Tsetserleg, capital of the Arkhangai aimag, where you can spend the night after visiting the town's museum and monastery.
Cooling off at Lac Blanc
Steps: Tsagaan Nuur
A long jeep stage takes you to Terkhiin Tsagaan Nuur (White Lake), a volcanic lake renowned for its clear waters and surrounding scenery.
Relax on the shore of the lake
A day of rest at the edge of the lake, which can be devoted to fishing, swimming or walks through the volcanic landscapes of this very beautiful site. Enjoy this relaxing day after long steps in cars!
On the way north
Steps: Mörön
It will take two days by jeep to reach Mörön, the capital of the Aïmag of Khövsgöl. The road is long and difficult, but the landscapes are varied and it is possible, if you are in an individual car, to multiply at leisure the stops in nomadic families.
En route to the north (continued)
Depending on the choice of your step, this second part of the journey will be more or less long to arrive at Mörön.
Another refreshing break at Lake Khövsgöl
Steps: Khatgal
Khatgal, on the southern shore of Lake Khövsgöl, is an interesting stop-off point for those wishing to organize special activities along the lake.
Hikes around the "Blue Pearl of Mongolia
The possibilities offered by the lake, nicknamed the "Blue Pearl of Mongolia", are countless. Horseback riding, trekking, mountain biking, canoeing ... The duration of the stay on the shores of the lake is according to the desires and can be greatly extended for those who have time and want to get off the beaten track.
Hiking around the "Blue Pearl of Mongolia" (continued)
Try to alternate a day of discovery on the shore with a day on the water.
Hikes around the "Blue Pearl of Mongolia" (continued)
Spend your last day discovering the local ethnic minorities, in particular the Tsaatan, who live from reindeer herding.
Back to cultural discovery
Steps: Darkhan
After this breath of fresh air and untamed nature, you can head back south-east to the Amarbayasgalant monastery. This will take most of the day.
Places of interest : MONASTÈRE D'AMARBAYASGALANT
Visit the monastery
It is the second most important monastery in Mongolia. After the visit, return to Ulaanbaatar.
