Saddle up and explore Khan Khentii wilderness on a horse trip. You will ride into the depths of the high mountain heading to the picturesque glacial lake Khagiin Khar, camping overnights. Your trusty horse and expert guides will take you through breath-taking scenery riding through rivers, valleys, passes, and sometimes swampy and mossy areas. As Khagiin Khar Lake is one of the least traveled destinations, you will not see people for several days except for your tour members.
Even the evenings will be delightful gazing at stars and enjoying bonfires.
You will drive just 70 km to the horse trip starting point. The rest of the time is all for horse adventures.
Day 1: Arrive in Ulaanbaatar and the city tour
We will greet you at the airport/railway station. Depending on your arrival time, attend a city sightseeing tour, including visits to Mongolian Buddhism center Gandantegchilen Monastery, the National Museum of Mongolia, central square, and Mongolian traditional cultural performance. The performance is one of the fascinating things in Ulaanbaatar with its colorful dances, the play of horse-headed fiddle, contortion, throat singing, and songs.
Accommodation: 3* hotel
Meals: Lunch, Dinner
Day 2 : Drive to Gorkhi Terelj National Park, start the Khagiin Khar Lake horse trip
In the morning, drive to Gorkhi Terelj National Park, 70 km in the northeast of Ulaanbaatar. Meet with the equestrians and your horses near the Terelj River. After instruction on how to ride the Mongolian horses and short accustom riding, the trip will start crossing the Terelj River on horseback. Have a field lunch. Continue the riding to the Baruun Bayan River Valley. The Baruun Bayan River is the home to the nomads and pastureland of nomads’ animals. The riding distance is 30 km.
Accommodation: camping
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 3: Ride to a wilderness leaving the nomads’ community behind
From today, you will not meet many people for a few days except for your tour group members as we are riding to more remote and wilderness areas. You will enjoy only pristine nature. At the same time, the trails become more obstacles with small bushes, forest trails, and some swampy areas. In the evening, we will reach Zuu spring and camp nearby. Riding distance 30 km.
Accommodation: camping
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 4: Ride over Havirga Mountain Pass
Havirga is a mountain pass to pass the marvelous Altan-Ulgii Mountain, one of the highest mountains in the Khan Khentii Mountain Range. The mountain pass provides an awe-inspiring vista including hundreds of mountain tops. Camping near Honog Tolgoi Riding distance is 20 km.
Overnight in the tent in an area called “Honog Tolgoi.
Accommodation: camping
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 5: Reach Khagiin Khar Lake
In the evening, we reach beautiful Khagiin Khar Lake. The freshwater lake is incredibly rich in fish, especially perch. Pitch the tents on the lake’s shore and enjoy the lake. In the evening, we will build a bonfire. The riding distance is 30 km.
Accommodation: camping
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 6: Stay at the lake, hike and ride around
Free day at the lake and make your exploration of the surrounding. Options are fishing, hiking around the lake, or exploring glacial moraine where the Hul River flows out the lake. The lake is 1.1 km wide, 2.7 km long, and the total length of its shore is 6.2 km. Enjoy an evening bonfire and stay in a tent.
Accommodation: camping
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 7: Depart Khagiin Khar Lake and ride back
After the one full relaxing day at the lake, we will pack and mount on the horses. Today, we will travel back to the Khongor River. The river is the watering area of wild animals. At its sandy banks, we mostly see footprints of various wild animals. The riding distance is 28 km.
Accommodation: camping
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 8: Ride to Zuunbayan Mountain
Trails become less obstacle, and the mountain valleys widen, allowing faster pace riding. We start to see a few nomad families. The riding distance is 30 km.
Accommodation: camping
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 9: Last day of the horse riding trip, stay at traditional Ger
We will ride to the Terelj National Park. Our adventure will finish when we reach a Ger camp. It is a time to say “goodbye” to the equestrian and the beautiful horses. The riding distance is 35 km.
Accommodation: Ger camp
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 10: See a giant statue of Genghis Khaan and drive to Ulaanbaatar
After breakfast, we will drive short and see the giant statue of Genghis Khaan. This 40 m tall statue is considered the largest statue of an equestrian in the world, was built in the historical area of Genghis Khaan. Next, drive to Ulaanbaatar, check in a hotel, and have free time. Accommodation: 3* hotel.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Day 11: Departure
We will transfer you to the airport/railway station.
Meals: Breakfast
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