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Gun-Galuut is a marvelous conbination of open steppes, steppe hills, lovely lakes and amazing landscape. We have protected the Gun-Galuut Nature Reserve as it's home for the endangered wild mountain sheep Argali and some other rare species of brids. The beautiful wild sheep Argali inhabit the stunning mountains of Baits and Berkh with other wild animals. The herds have more than 80 Argalis and give a big chance for the nature lovers to view these fantastic animls from the closest distance and take photos. Also a visit to the Hustai national park will enable you to view the world's last surviving wild horse species tha Takhi or the Przewalski horse.

We involve the locals to the conservation process by encouraging their alternative income from responsible tourism like renting horse, yak and camels to tourists, offer their handcrafst and their gers for homestay. Proceeds from this tour go directly to the Argali Sheep conservation activities in Mongolia.

Argali Sheep /Ovis Ammon/ is the largest and most impressive of the wild sheep, the Argali was described by Linnaeus in 1758. Wild sheep Argali now exists in hilly terrain near high mountains at elevations of 1,300-6,100 meters / 4,200-19,500 feet / a very few countries in the world including Mongolia, and this gorgeous animal is listed in the WORLD RED BOOK under the status of vulnerable species (IUCN, 2000).
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Style: Traveller
Tour grade: Soft Adventurer
Duration: 4days/ 3nights *

* Duration of the trip can be changed to suit your needs

Tour dates for 2013:
All year around on request.

Land only price 2013:
per person

Group size
USD
2 pax
650
3-5 pax
560
6-8 pax
460
Low Season Discounts
Nov - April
15%
Oct & May
10%
Discount conditions:
. 1 free space for 16 +1 PAX
. For children of family trip

Included in the price:
. 3 nights stay at tourist ger camp/ nomadic ger in Oct-April
. Daily breakfast, lunch and dinner at the ger camp
. Transfers to/from UB
. 0.5 day horse ride in Gun-Galuut
. Supply of bottled water, daily
. Guiding and interpreting service
. Entrance fee for Nature Reserve

Not included:
Travel insurance, Gratuities
Day 1-2
Meet Selena Travel in the morning, drive out of the town to Gun-Galuut Nature Reserve for 2 hours with a stop at Giant Genghis Monument and transfer to Steppe Nomads ger camp. Enjoy the wilderness. Full board and overnight at the ger camp
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Day 2-3
After breakfast hike/ ride/ drive to the mountain Baits. See the wild sheep and other wild animals including marmot, deer, gazelle, fox and many more (If lucky, wolf…). View the famous White Napped Crane.
On Day 3, we visit Hustai National park and view the gorgeous Takhi wild horses.
Gc
Day 4
In the morning visit a nomadic family to get basic knowledge of nomadic way of life. Drive back to UB.
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Gun-Galuut Nature Reserve was founded in 2003 in order to protect the endangered wildlife Argali sheep and to preserve the delicate eco-system of the Kherlen River Basin while developing environment-friendly and community-based tourism in this area. The reserve area is 15000 hectares.

The Nature Reserve is truly the marvellous combination of high mountains, colourful flowers, pretty lakes, rivers and wetland waters with full of waterbirds including some rare and endangered species.

Beautiful Lakes Ikh-Gun and Ayaga are the homes to migrating waterbirds including some endangered rare species such as: White-naped Crane, Black Stork, Whooper Swan, Common Heron, Chinese Pond Heron. And you can also see Common Crane, Bar Headed Goose, Swan Goose, Ruddy Shelduck, White-headed Duck, Mallard, Gadwall, Common Teal, Garganey, Mandarin Duck, Northern Shoveler and several species of Gulls as well. And there is plenty of viewing of prey birds such as various types of Falcon, Eagle, Kite, Osprey, Buzzard, Hawk and Vulture.

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