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Holiday in the Serene Nature at Gun - Galuut, Mongolia

Mongolia is the land of blue skies, and the most amazing summers! Travel to Mongolia with us on this wonderful relaxing tour that takes place in the serene Gun -Galuut - one of the most popular nature reserves of Mongolia. The Gun–Galuut Nature Reserve is truly the marvelous combination of high mountains, colorful flowers, pretty lakes, rivers and wetlands with its famous rare species such as Siberian crane, white naped crane. This is the right place for bird watching in Mongolia tours or eco tour Mongolia. 
Travellers visiting the Nature Reserve have the opportunities to do watching and taking photos of the Endangered species, rafting and Mongolia fly fishing in the lakes and rivers, camping in a beautiful and peaceful nature, visiting nomadic family in Mongolia, riding horse, yak and camel and introducing with traditional nomadic lifestyle and culture. Take this Mongolia nature tour and enjoy some of the most wonderful days of your life in the peaceful nature here!

Style: Traveller
Tour grade: Easy
Duration: 8 days/7 nights *

* duration of the trip can be changed to suit your needs.

** We have shorter options for this trip from 3 days/2 nights

Tour dates for 2013:
From mid May till early October

Tour rate 2013:
per person

Group size
USD
1 pax
2050
2 pax
1515
3-5 pax
1345
6 and more
1125
Low Season Discounts
May, Jun, Sep
5% discounts

Discount conditions:
. For children of family trip
. More attractive prices for groups of 12 and more people! More!

Included in the price:
. Accommodation in double/twin: good 3* hotel, good ger camp
. Guiding and interpreting service
. Private transfers with car/van equipped with AC
. All meals /drinks on your own/
. Sightseeing and cultural show admissions according to the itinerary
. Entrance fees for protected area
. Horse riding fees with equipment and horse keeper
. Boat sailing, fishing rod fees
. Return ticket confirmation

Not included:
Visa cost, International Airfare, All insurance, All drinks

Note:
. Single supplement 250 US$ is available.
. Depending on the travel period, certain activities might not be available (For example Airag drink is not available in may, June and early July). Please ask sales managers for more details.

Day 1
Arrival in Ulaanbaatar, city sightseeing tour: Arrival in Ulaanbaatar, our guide and driver will meet us at the airport. After checking in, visit the Gandan Buddhist Monastery, Museum of Mongolian National History and Genghis Monument on the Sukhbaatar Square. L
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Day 2
Ulaanbaatar – Gun – Galuut nature reserveDrive to amazing Gun-Galuut nature reserve with a stop at Giant Genghis Monument for photos. Hiking to Mt.Baits to view the rare gorgeous Argali Wild mountain sheep and the White-Napped crane etc. B+L+D
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Day 3
Meeting nomadic lifestyle Learn noodle soup cooking as for your lunch. Bring water on yak cart from the river Kherlen. Return to the tourist camp on yak cart. B+L+D
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Day 4
Mongolia horse riding and Mongolia bird watching day We ride horses to Lakes Ikh-Gun and Ayaga for relaxing and birding for White crane, White-naped crane, Swan goose, Whooper swan, Duck species and so on. B+L+D
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Day 5
Mongolia fly fishing and swimming dayFishing and swimming on the River Kherlen for Taimen, Lenok and many other species of fish. B+L+D
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Day 6

Kayaking in the Kherlen River and hiking day
Kayaking on the river Kherlen for the first half of the day, it's fun and wonderful experience. After lunch at the tourist camp we will hike to the mountains nearby. B+L+D

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Day 7
Gun – Galuut to Ulaanbaatar
Drive back to Ulaanbaatar, sightseeing in city: visit Bogd Khan's palace and Zaisan memorial and shopping Traditional Folklore performance. B+L+D
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Day 8
Transfer to the airport after breakfast. B

Wildlife of Gun-Galuut, Mongolia nature reserve - During this Mongolia tour you will see and take pictures of endangered wild Mountain sheep-Argali the Big Horns from the closest distance and view of many species of rare wetland birds of Mongolia: White-napped crane, Siberian White Crane, Black stork, Asian pond heron, Whooper swan, Swan Goose and so on. Gun-Galuut is a home for over 200 Argali sheep and other wild animals. Here you are able to view these beautiful big animals from the closest distance and take some great photos. Mongolia nomads in Gun-Galuut - visiting a nomadic family on horseback is an exciting experience. Mongolian nomads are the friendliest people that you can meet on earth and they welcome you to their gers.The nomads inhabit the entire country respecting the nature, living in gers, breeding livestock- sheep, goat, horse, cow, yak and camel, moving for good pasture and good water for their animals, living from the products they produce, galloping on horseback... This is the life the great nation has lived since the time immemorial, conquered half of the world and they have perfected it through the centuries. These "handsome and proud" fawls inhabit the lovely lakes of Ayaga, Ikh-Gun and wetland of Ayaga in the Nature Reserve. It is a wonderful opportunity to view and take photos of these birds as they are not seen in almost all places of the world except a few places to name.

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