Northern & Central
Key Information
Trip Length: 12 days/11 nights.
Tour Grade: Easy to Moderate.
Tour Code: SMT-NTM-12D
Meeting/Departure Points: Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia (excluding flights or trains).
Small Groups: 4-32 travelers-guaranteed!.
Valid Season: 20 May-20 September.
Group Departure-2025: June 03,20, July 20, July 31-August 13 (*with Danshig Naadam Festival!), August 03,15,26, September 05.
Total Distance: about 3000 kms/1865 miles.
Airfare or Train Included: No.
Tour Customizable: Yes
Tour Highlights: Upon your arrival in Ulaanbaatar ``Genghis Khan´´ New Aiport, meet Samar Magic Tours team. Natural Treasures of Northern and Central Mongolia with Samar Magic Tours gets you from Grasslands to the stunning Great Khuvsgul Lake National Park in the Far Northern of Mongolia (close to Siberia) and to the All Highlights of Central Mongolia. Enjoy the view of the beautiful lake Khuvsgul, a crystal are one of the last remaining groups of nomadic reindeer herders in Mongolia, and have been maintaining their traditions for thousands of years. They seasonally clear water lake that stretches over 100 miles. Explore the area on foot or on horseback. Here, you will have the opportunity to do several optional activities. Discover the Tsaatan ethnic minority migrate within the forests of the Taiga according to weather and food conditions. They migrate to better care for their reindeer, which they depend on for milk and transportation. Lake Khuvsgul-is the largest fresh water lake in Mongolia by volume, and it is located in the northwest of Mongolia, near the Russian border, at the foot of the eastern Sayan Mountains. It is 1,645 metres (5,397 feet) above sea level, 136kms (85 miles) long and 262 metres (860 feet) deep. It is the second-most voluminous freshwater lake in Asia, and holds almost 70% of Mongolia's fresh water and 0.4% of all the fresh water in the world and second largest by area. The Park is home to a variety of wildlife such as ibex, argali, elk, wolf, wolverine, musk deer, brown bear, Siberian moose, and sable. Visit Karakorum and the Erdene Zuu Monastery in the UNESCO World Heritage Orkhon Valley. We would be pleased to have you join us!.
The Best Time to Travel to Mongolia: 20 May, June, July, August, 20 September.
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Day 1
``Genghis Khan´´ New Airport, meet Samar Magic Tours. (L)
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Day 2
Ulaanbaatar-Amarbayasgalant monastery. (B)(L)(D)
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Day 3
Uran-Togoo Tulga Uul Natural Park. (B)(L)(D)
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Day 4
Murun-Great Lake Khuvsgul National Park. (B)(L)(D)
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Day 5
Lake Khuvsgul National Park. (B)(L)(D)
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Day 6
Murun-Khangai Mountains-Zuun Lake. (B)(L)(D)
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Day 7
Lake Terkhiin Tsagaan-Khorgo Volcano National Park. (B)(L)(D)
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Day 8
Tsetserleg-Tsenkher Hot Springs. (B)(L)(D)
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Day 9
Karakorum-Orkhon Valley. (B)(L)(D)
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Day 10
Bayangobi Desert-Bactrian Camel riding-Ulaanbaatar. (B)(L)
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Day 11
Chinggis Statue-Gorkhi/Terelj N.P.-Ulaanbaatar. (B)(L)
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Day 12
Ulaabaatar ``Genghis Khan´´ New Airport. Departure Mongolia. (B)
| Group Departure-2025: June 03,20, July 20, July 31-August 13 (*with Danshig Naadam Festival!), August 03,15,26, September 05 | Millenium Plaza Hotel 4*, Premium Hotel 4* |
Holiday Inn Hotel 5*, Ramada Hotel 4* Double Standard Room |
Blue Sky & Tower Hotel 5* Double Deluxe Room |
| 16 persons or more | $ US 3075 / 2,799 € | $ US 3,105 / 2,825 € | $ US 3,159 / 2,875 € |
| 12-15 persons | $ US 3,105 / 2,825 € | $ US 3,159 / 2,875 € | $ US 3,185 / 2,899 € |
| 7-11 persons | $ US 3,181 / 2,895 € | $ US 3,236 / 2,945 € | $ US 3,295 / 2,999 € |
| 4-6 adults | Consult | Consult | Consult |
| Individual Suplement (3 nights in Ulaanbaatar) | $ US 283 / 255 € | $ US 381 / 345 € | $ US 429 / 389 € |
2025 Land tour costs per person in $ US or in Euros (€), based on double indicated room from (12 days, excluding flights)
Free: If you have a group of 16 persons (15 paying persons + 1 free, based on twin/double room: 8) Excluding flights, and the single room at hotels in Ulaanbaatar city.
What's Included?
3 nights at selected & confirmed hotel in Ulaanbaatar city, based on double indicated room, with daily breakfast.
8 nights in the tourist gers camps, based on standard Ger for 2 people or more (according to the request!).
Meals as specified (11B, 11L, 8D), including one bottle of mineral water.
English or Spanish speaking local guide (according to the request!).
All transportation on comfortable japanase vehicle Land Cruiser Toyota 4x4 or similar in private , including all petrol.
Entrance fees to the all specified protected areas, national parks, museums, monuments, and the monasteries.
One Mongolian traditional folk songs concert.
Relaxing and enjoy baths at Tsenkher Hot Sprigs (1hr).
Enjoy the Bactrian Camel riding on Elsen Tasarkhai Sand Dunes (Bayangobi Desert).
Meeting True Nomadic People.
Discovering Tsaatan people (Nomadic Reindeer Herders).
Service fees include 10% VAT, 2% Ulaanbaatar city tax and 5% service charge for Ulaanbaatar city hotels.
Gentle hiking through wonderful landscapes.
Accommodation in Mongolia
Ulaanbaatar: Holiday Inn hotel 5*, Blue Sky & Tower hotel 5*, Ramada hotel 4*, Millenium Plaza hotel 4*, Premium hotel 4*(3 nights).
Amarbayasgalant monastery: Tourist Gers camp (1 night).
Uran-Togoo Tulga Uul Natural Park: Tourist Gers camp (1 night).
Great Lake Khuvsgul National Park: Tourist Gers camp (2 nights).
Zuun Lake: Tourist Gers camp (1 night).
Lake Terkhiin Tsagaan/Khorgo Dead Volcano National Park: Tourist Gers camp (1 night).
Tsenkher Hot Springs: Tourist Gers camp (1 night).
Karakorum: Tourist Gers camp (1 night).
Bayangobi Desert: Tourist Gers camp (1 night).
What's Not Included?
Flights and occasional flight delays or cancellation.
Visa.
Early Check-in!.
Late Check-out!.
Excess baggage.
The binoculars, telescopes and tripod (if necessary).
Any rescue costs or costs of early departure.
Changing of date of departure from Ulaanbaatar.
The traveler is responsible for having proper travel documents, such as a valid passport, proper visa, the necessary passport pictures, and the International airfares.
Travel insurance.
Items of personal nature such as gratuities to porters at hotels, telephone / telex / fax charges, laundry, beverages, meals, optional activities (such as fishing, boating, horseback riding, sauna, etc.), and services not specified in the itinerary.
Any circumstances beyond of our control, such as the imposition of quarantine restrictions, weather conditions, etc.
