Ulaanbaatar arrival
Welcome briefing at the Shangri La Ulaanbaatar. Evening walk through Sukhbaatar Square. Trip overview dinner.
- Accommodation
- Shangri La Ulaanbaatar
- Meals
- Dinner
9 SPRING / SUMMER / AUTUMN · MODERATE
Gobi Crossing
Nine days across the silent heart of the Gobi. Singing dunes, ice canyons, fossil cliffs, and nights beside a herder family under the clearest sky on earth.
9DAYSModerateEXPEDITIONFrom$3,200
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The expedition
Overview
Nine days across the silent heart of the Gobi. Singing dunes, ice canyons, fossil cliffs, and nights beside a herder family under the clearest sky on earth.
The journey, day by dayDay 01 Day 02 Day 03 Day 04 Day 05 Day 06 Day 07 Day 08 Day 09
Itinerary
Fly to the Gobi, Yolyn Am ice gorge
Morning flight to Dalanzadgad. Drive into Gurvan Saikhan National Park to hike Yolyn Am, a narrow ice bearing canyon that holds glacier into July.
- Accommodation
- Three Camel Lodge boutique ger camp
- Meals
- BreakfastLunchDinner
Khongoryn Els singing dunes
Drive west to the three hundred meter dunes of Khongoryn. Late afternoon camel ride with a local herder, sunset ascent on foot.
- Accommodation
- Gobi Discovery Camp
- Meals
- BreakfastLunchDinner
Herder family day
Morning with a two humped camel breeding family. Learn airag and aaruul preparation. Afternoon drive to a quiet ger camp near the dunes.
- Accommodation
- Private nomadic ger
- Meals
- BreakfastLunchDinner
Bayanzag flaming cliffs
Drive to the flaming cliffs where Roy Chapman Andrews unearthed the first dinosaur egg fossils. Walk the rim at golden hour with a paleontology briefing.
- Accommodation
- Three Camel Lodge
- Meals
- BreakfastLunchDinner
Tsagaan Suvarga white stupa
Long drive across open steppe to the striped cliffs of Tsagaan Suvarga, an ancient seabed exposed by wind.
- Accommodation
- Desert ger camp
- Meals
- BreakfastLunchDinner
Arkhangai steppe transition
Drive north from the desert into high steppe. Stop for lunch with a horse breeding family.
- Accommodation
- Arkhangai ger camp
- Meals
- BreakfastLunchDinner
Return to Ulaanbaatar
Flight back to the capital. Afternoon rest. Farewell dinner at a private Mongolian fine dining restaurant.
- Accommodation
- Shangri La Ulaanbaatar
- Meals
- BreakfastDinner
Departure
Private transfer to Chinggis Khaan International Airport.
- Meals
- Breakfast
InvestmentStandard Deluxe Private
Pricing
$3,200
per person
$5,400
per person
$9,800
per person
Pricing based on double occupancy. Single supplement 20 percent.
Included
- Domestic flights Ulaanbaatar to Dalanzadgad
- All accommodation and meals on expedition
- Private 4WD with driver
- English speaking lead guide
- Park entrance fees
Not included
- International flights to Mongolia
- Travel insurance
- Alcohol and optional activities
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In the field
Questions