From Mandalgovi you will make your way to GurvanSaihan where you can streach your legs and visit the local Monastery. If you are lucky you may get sent out with their blessings! As you make your way southwards towards Uush Sand Dunes, the Gobi landscapes will transport you to what it must have been like during first explorers to Mongolia. This a good opportunity to enjoy the ride and mindscape! Uush Sand Dune is known for its traditional healing properties! You will have a great opportunity to ride a camel and/or trek along the sand dunes with our local herder who manages the area.
Difficulty of trip: Moderately challenging
Route's method of travel: Jeep expedition from Mandalgovi to the Sand Dunes with some camel riding and camping with local nomads at the location
Community Fee: $86 USD for 4 days/ 3 nights
Additional In-Country Travel Expenses
UB to Mandalgovi Bus Fee (approx.): $8 USD
Rural jeep to first ger and pickup (approx.): $195 USD
Note: Jeep cost can be divided by number of persons
Booking & travel orientation w/ handbook: $25 USD
Day One - Spend the afternoon in Gurvansaihan village with locals: Upon arrival at Mr. Namjilsvren’s ger you will welcome a nomadic lunch and tea. Then Mrs.Rentsen or her son Ms .Munkh-Erdene will introduce and guide you her\his native village. In the evening you will have opportunity to play Basketball, “teveg” (traditional hacky sack kicking game), ankle bone game which called Shagai in mongolian. As well as you can use other paid services like hot shower, telephone and medical shop etc. Dinner will be served with family.
Day Two - Visit Gandanchoinhorlin monestary and do some desert sun bathing at the silky Uush Sand Dunes: After breakfast Mr.Namjilsvren will bring you to Mr.Ravjir’s house (leader lama of Gandanchoinhorlin monastery). He has been working at monastery as a leader monk for many years. He will wish you good blessing for your journey. Then Ms.Namjilsvren shows you the monument (god picture) top of the (ovoo). Afterwards local driver will pick you up to continue your journey (2-3 hours) to Uush Sand Dunes. Around 1 p.m. you will reach at Mr. Jugdernamjil’s ger. After lunch Mr. Jugdernamjil will guide you to Uush sand dunes and Zag Mod by trekking for 2kms. The Uush medicinal sand dune is used for treating back, rheumatic fever, kidney etc. Therefore domestic people go to Uush sanatorium which locates near sand dune and are treated. In the evening driver will bring you to overnight ger Mr. Batbekh’s house. Overnight ger Mr.Batbakh’s house you will have dinner with his family and his wife Mrs.Byambatsetseg show you how to make kind of airag named (Khoormog) by camel milk. Khoormog is very good for the health and Mongolian people mostly using their illness for treating and costs of khoormog is increasing year by year.
Day Three - Listen to traditional 'long song' and melodies of the Horse Head Fiddle at sunset: Before the breakfast Mrs. Byambatsetseg will show you milking Camel and if you want you can milking your hand then her husband Mr.Batbekh will guide you to ruin of the Hutul monastery for 4kms by jeep with his motocycle. We will trek to “Tagtaa Amni Agui” (cave) for 1km by feet from ruin of monastery. Afterwards you will continue your journey to Ulziit soum for 75kms. Upon your arrival at Mrs. Uigarmaa’s family you will served a lunch and tea. In the late afternoon we will drive to Ban cliff around 6kms. You will have opportunity to listen traditional long song and the melodies of fiddle at sunset there. Then back to her home and rest for the evening. Apart from the above you can use other paid services – hot shower, laundry, telephone and medical shop etc.
Day Four - Departure: After breakfast around 11 a.m. you will continue your trip and head to Saikhan – Ovoo or back to Mandalgovi by local jeep.
Included services:
Visiting nomadic families
All nomadic breakfast, lunch and dinner which are stated on itinerary
One overnight at family’s home according to itinerary
Herder guide service on route
Sightseeing
Cultural activities (learn to make fermented camel’s milk beverage, play ankle bone game etc)
Small cultural show in Ulziit village
Boiled water on route
Two ways bus tickets reservation service between UB and Mandalgovi
Local jeep arrangement service by facilitator
Guest house and hotel reservation service by facilitator in Mandalgovi
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