Upon arrival at Zambagiin tal guest house Mr.Nyamdavaa’s family will welcome you a dinner and tea. Then he will guide you through his village and sea-buckthorn garden. Back to Guesthouse.

Horse ride to Ongi Monastery:  After breakfast, you will start your journey to Mr. Undral’s ger by jeep for 9 kilometers. On your journey to his ger you will visit the locally famous pierced rock, named Senjit where Chinggis Khan used to tie his horses too. Arrive at Mr. Undral’s herder family. He will serve you by a nomadic lunch and tea. Then continue your journey by horseback for 10 kms to Ongiin Khiid Monastery ruins. On the way you will visit Zambaga Khairkhan local worshipped mountain and historical cave that once served as refuge to Mongolia’s “Robin Hoods” from local authorities. This evening you will stay at Burkhant Shashir camp, dinner will be served, overnight.  

Visit Ongi Monaster known as the largest ruins in the Gobi Desert:  After breakfast Mr. Uridiinbish will show you ruin of Ongi monastery which was established 300 years ago.  Ongi monastery was biggest monastery in Gobi region. During the repression of 1930 the monastery was completely destroyed and around 300 monks were killed by revolutionists. Then you will continue your journey to next family by horse cart for 10kms. Arrive at Mr. Jinhuu’s herder family. He will serve you a lunch and tea. After lunch, you will have opportunity to learn how to milk animals and make dairy products with his wife. Then continue by horse back for 7 kilometers to your overnight destination. Arrive at Mr.Shinebayar’s herder family. At his ger you will learn how to play a Mongolian game called ‘Dembee’, which involves the drinking of mare’s milk! If you survive, you will have dinner at his ger and will overnight here.

Horses and/or camels back to Saihan Ovoo (departure): After breakfast you will have the opportunity to learn how to tie halter and hobble for a horse by leather strap. Then you will continue your travel back to Saihanovoo soum by horse back and camel for 12km. On the way you will served by picnic lunch. You will meet with your driver at Saihanovoo village and depart to Mandalgovi.

In line with responsible tourism's best practice, we insist on an ortientation briefing - $25 Per Person Booking and Travel Orientation Training Fee
As our project office is working hard to develop responsible community based tourism in Mongolia, payment of the booking fee allows us to provide this important service. Our office team will assist withlogisitcs of your travel with the rural communities and provide you a pre-travel orientation so you stay in Mongolia is productive, some services include:
Booking your trip with local communities
Communications costs of your logistics (Ulaanbaatar and rural locations)
Travel passes and information packages
Travel orientation & information (local know-how and save yourself $100s)
Cultural sensitivity orientation & information
Basic Mongolian language training on key travel vocabulary
Mongolian language travel terminology sheet
Etc.