Mongolia without day long drive and dusty road, but fully packed active trip of 8 days holiday in Central Mongolia offers a good balance of rest and adventure. Starting with Hustai National Park, a home to wild horses, drive further to Karakorum to learn more of the history and arrive in Horgo Volcano for the lake areas and dormant volcano crater. Tsenkher hot spring for the next day is to relax and swim in the Jacuzzi pool, then proceed towards Tuvkhun Mountain for forest hiking. Then enjoy the countryside where sand dunes line with the rocky mountains, camels, horses and cattle graze in the river valley, all together reflected in the small pond.
Day 1. Hustai National Park
Pick up from the hotel and start driving to Hustai National Park. Upon arrival visit small museum and watch short video about re-introduction activity on the Prewalski horse. Have lunch and drive deep into the National Park in-search for the Przewalski horse. Overnight in a ger camp. (L/D)
Day 2. Kharakorum
Breakfast at the ger camp and start driving to Kharakorum. Upon arrival have lunch and visit Kharakorum museum and Erdenezuu Monastery. Visit nomadic family and taste traditional dairy products. Overnight in a ger camp. (B/L/D)
Day 3. Terkh White Lake
Breakfast at the camp and drive to Terkh White Lake. Enjoy picnic lunch nearby the river Chuluut and continue drive. Short trekking to the Horgo volcano nearby the Terkh White Lake. Drive to the ger camp at the shore of the lake. Overnight in a ger camp. (B/L/D)
Day 4. Tsenkher hot spring
Breakfast at the ger camp and start driving to Tsenkher hot spring. En-route make a stop at Tsetserleg /administrative of Arkhangai province/ and visit Zayan Gegeen Temple museum. Continue drive to Tsenkher hot spring. Enjoy natural hot Jacuzzi. Overnight in a ger camp. (B/L/D)
Day 5. Tuvkhun Monastery and Orkhon Waterfall
Breakfast and start driving to Orkhon Waterfall. En-route visit Tuvkhun Monastery located on top of the Tuvkhun mountain. Trekking to the top of the monastery. Enjoy picnic lunch and drive further to the waterfall. Overnight in a ger camp. (B/L/D)
Day 6. Elsen Tasarhai
Breakfast at the camp and start driving to Elsen Tasarhai. This day is a more relaxing day with a beautiful landscape which includes sand dunes, steppe, mountains. After lunch at the camp visit Uvgun temple near the Khugnu Khan Mountain. Overnight in a ger camp. (B/L/D)
Day 7. Ulaanbaatar
After breakfast drive to Ulaanbaatar. (B)