Mongolia's wide open spaces
2025
Highlights of the trip
During your stay you can enjoy the following highlights: Culture / Heritage, Adventure / Sports & Leisure.
Best times to go
The best time(s) to go is/are : Printemps, Eté, Automne.
Where to stay in : Oulan-Bator ?
The map of your stay "Mongolia's wide open spaces"
Detail of the stay : Mongolia's wide open spaces
How to get there - Oulan-Bator
Located in Ulan Bator
Steps: Oulan-Bator
Take this first day for a full tour of the Mongolian capital. National Museum and Museum of Fine Arts, then Bogdo Khan Palace and finally Zaisan Hill. In the evening, a stroll in Genghis Khan Square.
Places of interest : PALAIS D'HIVER ET MUSÉE DU BOGD KHAN
Excursion to Gorky Terelj National Park
Steps: Parc National De Gorkhi Terelj
Located just 40 kilometres from the capital, this park will offer you an attractive first contact with Mongolian nature. Multiform rocks where locals believe they can distinguish silhouettes, infinite steppe, dense vegetation... The best solution is to discover it on horseback or on foot and bivouac there for a first night under the stars.
Hiking in Gorky Terelj Park
A full day of hiking along the river and along the steppes of the reserve. On the program: contemplation, observation of birds and other animals, search for evocative shapes in the rocks, etc. A new night under the yurt and you will be totally immersed in the nomads' homes!
Khustain Nuruu National Park
Steps: Oulan-Bator
The road turnswestward to cross the Khustain Nuruu reserve, about 100 km fromUlan Bator, where you can observe Prjzewalski's horses. These small horses that we are used to see drawn on the walls of prehistoric caves, not exceeding 1,20 m and with a coarse hair have been saved from extinction and reintroduced in their natural environment. New camp under the yurt.
Lake Ogiy Nuur
A long day on the trail to reach this lake, where, for a change, you'll sleep under a yurt in an enchanting setting. Depending on your mood, you can go boating if you're feeling like a freshwater sailor, or take a stroll along the shores. If you're lucky, you'll pass by at the time of the pelican migration, which is very numerous on the banks every year.
Meeting the nomads
Another long day on the trail to the Orkhon Valley where you will meet the nomadic populations, especially in summer. The whole valley has been classified by UNESCO. Land at the end of the day to recover from the journey.
The Orkhon Valley
Hiking day along the valley. No major difficulty in this trek mainly dedicated to meeting and observing the beautiful landscapes. The path leads to the Cascade waterfall and the water where you can try a little swim. New night in the valley under the yurt.
To the Gobi Desert
The landscapes change as the circuit sinks southward, and you will soon make your first turns in the desert. Push up to the ochre-coloured cliffs of Bayanzag and follow the trail of dinosaurs, many of whose fossils have been discovered in this area.
In the heart of the Gobi
Steps: Khongoryn Els
Discover the Gobi Gurvan Saikhan National Park, one of the country's largest. It offers a wide variety of landscapes. The Yolyn Am Gorge offers beautiful walks along the river or on the surrounding mountain ridges. Further west are the country's great sand dunes, the Khongoryn Els, behind which lies an imposing mountain range.
On the Silk Road
Long hiking along the river through the canyons of Dungenee and Yol. Here again no major sporting difficulties, but natural wealth worthy of the most beautiful postcards!
Back to the north
Steps: Mandalgov
It is impossible to go further south, so it is time to start the return journey. Stop at Baga Gazriin Chuluuu, for its incredible rock formations where you can walk for a few hours.
Places of interest : BAGA GAZRIN CHULUU
