Day
1: Arrive in Ulaanbaatar (UB), Pick up from the airport (or
railway station). After lunch, sightseeing in UB: Russian
Friendship monument and Sukhbaatar Square, overnight in
standard hotel.
Day
2: Flight to Murun, capital of Khovsgol province. From the
airport we drive the 4 hours to Hatgal, the gateway to
Khovsgol National Park at the southern end of the lake with
the same name. There, we sleep in gers (Mongolian felt
tents) in a basic but comfortable guest house.
Day
3: We meet our horses and wranglers, adjust saddles and tack
and embark on a short shakedown ride in the hills behind the
guesthouse. After lunch we leave town, crossing the Egin Gol
(river) over the old wooden bridge. Our camp will be close
to the lake shore.
Day
4: We ride around 40 km along the lake shore.
Day
5: We leave the shore and head inland towards the old
Russian Hotspring Resort at Bulnai. Expect nothing fancy but
the pools will offer a welcome hot soak. We camp beside the
resort.
Day
6: We take it easy in the morning and relax in the hot
pools. In the afternoon we continue our ride South.
Day
7: We ride 30 km towards the small town of Chandman Undur.
Day
8: After we pass through Chandman Undur we continue to the
monument for Chingghis Khan’s mother and again camp out in
the open steppes.
Day
9: Our directions turns back west and we follow the broad
valley of the Arigin River.
Day
10: After we cross over the watershed we cross back over the
Egin Gol and arrive back in Hatgal. We stay again in a local
hostel – HOT showers.
Day
11:Free day in Hatgal. use the time to explore the small
town. With some luck the small museam might be open, or walk
to the top of a hill overlooking the port with the Mongolian
fleet. Overnight in the same guest house.
Day
12: Hike for a few hours along the lake shore towards
Jankai. In the afternoon, we drive further up the lake to a
comfortable ger camp at Jankai.
Day
13: Free morning in Jankai. After lunch we drive back to
Murun for our afternoon/evening flight back to UB (the
schedule on this day depends on final confirmation of the
flight times). Overnight in a standard hotel.
Day
14: Airport transfer to your flight home.
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