Tours

About Historical Khangai Tour

Khangai is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Mongolia and which is reason why many tourists want to add Khangai tours to their Hövsgöl and Gobi tours. One of the main features of the Khangai tour is that on top of its adventurous experience of nomadic lifestyle, it has many historical tourist attractions relating to Great Mongol Empire and Yuan Dynasty. The natural structure of the Khangai region is surrounded by mountains, rivers and lakes, and is the main the settlement of herders, which will provide tourists one of the rare opportunities in the world to see closely to how people still live their traditional lifestyles in the pristine nature. Khangai tour has more tourist attractions than other tours, so tourists can customize their own route as however they want. The following three options are the main tour packages that include the most popular tour attractions of the Khangai region.

Option 1: UB - Kharkhorin - Orkhon Valley - The Eight Lakes

Option 2: UB - Hustai National Park- Tsenkher Hot Spring - Waterfall - Elsen Tasarkhai

Option 3: UB - Elsen Tasarkhai - Ogii Lake - Khar Khorin - Khustai

Tourist Attractions:

Elsen Tasarkhai

Elsen Tasarkhai is an 80 km long sand dune that stretches from the west of Batkhaan Mountain to the west of Khugnu Khaan Mountain, crossing the territory of Erdenesant soum of Tuv aimag, Burd soum of Uvurkhangai aimag and Rashaant soum of Bulgan aimag. The main road divides this sand dune, the southern part is called Mongol Els and the northern part is called Khugnu Tarn Els. Under the influence of the Tarn River, the sand is moist and shrubs like willow, elm and salmon grow. It is surrounded by tourist camps, to the north is the beautiful Khugnu Khaan Mountain, and to the south is the Great Mongolian Mountain, the gender of Mongolia.

Ogii Lake

We will spend the night at a resort located in north of Ogii Lake in Arkhangai province. This place is one of the most attractive places for foreign and domestic tourists. The lake is located in Ogiinuur soum of Arkhangai aimag and covers an area of 25 square kilometers, 7 kilometers long and 5 kilometers wide. At the deepest point, about 15 meters, 1337 meters above sea level ice basin. It is a great location for fishing and camping outdoor if you enjoy extreme experiences. There are 14 species of fish, 27 species of floating plants and 48 species of floating plants in the Orkhon River basin, including pike, silver carp and pike. The lake is home to about 150 species of waterfowl.

Orkhon Valley & Kharkhorum

We will visit the famous Orkhon Valley, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and stay with a herder family, is located in Arkhangai Province. It covers 121967 hectares of land in Kharkhorin and Uvurkhangai province. Central The Orkhon Valley, the birthplace of Asian nomadic peoples, is home to nomads, including the Mongols. the origins and development of nomadic civilizations, the major centers and nations that developed them It is a wonderful historical place, which is proved by its rich archeological, historical and cultural monuments. In the Orkhon valley ancient stone, bronze, and iron-age dwellings of ancient people, such as the Moilt Gorge and the Orkhon 7 manure, traces of blacksmithing are common. This monument is a famous mausoleum of the Turkic kings. inscriptions, ruins of Khar Balgas, the capital of the Uighur Empire, the Mongol Empire founded by Genghis Khan Kharkhorum, the capital of the empire, Erdene Zuu, the symbol of Buddhism in Mongolia, Tuvkhun Monastery and others has many monuments and is a unique witness to the history of Central Asia and human history.

Hustai National Park

Khustai mountain range located on the border of Altanbulag, Argalant and Bayankhangai soums of Central provinces, about 100 km west of the Ulaanbaatar. The national park is a beautiful area with unique formations and classified as a nature reserve Under special protection in 1993. 459 species of vascular plants, 85 species of lichens, 90 species of mosses in 50.6 thousand areas of Hustai National Park (HPN) 33 species of mushrooms, red deer, Mongolian gazelle, roe deer, wild boar, argali sheep, ibex, Mongolian marmot, 44 species of mammals, including vultures, lynxes, guard foxes, yellow foxes, corsac foxes, and bald badgers, falcons and steppe eagles, eagles, bustards, swans, black storks, partridges, and urban falcons 217 species of birds, 16 species of fish, 2 species, amphibians, 385 species of insects, including 21 species of ants, 55 species of bearded vultures 10 species of locusts and 29 species of locusts were recorded.

The main attraction of Khustai National Park is The Przewalski's horse, which is the ancestor of today's pet horses. However, this species has never been domesticated and that's why it's the last wild horse in the world. However, there are other species of wild horses from the equine tribe. Nikolai Prezhevalsky, a Russian explorer, first introduced the Przewalski's horse, a wild horse, to the Mongolian Gobi in 1879 found. It became known as Prezhevalsky's horse. It is clear that the Przewalski's horse was known for centuries, and according to French cave paintings, the Europeans knew the Przewalski's horse or a similar cousin was known 20,000 years ago. Ever since it became known in the West and due to an use as hunting weapon, and it became extinct in the 1960s and there were only 14 Przewalski's horses in European zoos. However, since 1990 the number of horses has increased to 1,000 and there it is suggested to reintroduce the species to Mongolia.

The Eight Lakes (Naiman Lake)

The hike in the Eight Lakes will last 4 days, with the first 3 days going from and the last day at the camp. Naiman Lake Monument: Unique natural formations, historical and cultural traces preserved in nature is a territory taken under special state protection for the purpose of inheritance. Natural monuments include places with unique formations, waterfalls, canyons, caves, cliffs, groves, These include springs, oases, sand dunes, meteors, meteor showers, households, and volcanic craters. Naiman Lake is a natural monument, locates in southwest of Khangai mountain range, 2700-3165 m above sea level volcanic eruptions, tectonic faults, and subsidence in the middle of elevated mountains Shireet, Khaliut, Bugat, Khaya, Khuis, Onon, Duroo, Bayan-Uul and Shanaga lakes located in the middle of mountains are lakes with unique natural formations with large freshwater resources connected by geological veins.

Tsenkher Hot Springs

It is located in Tsenkher soum of Arkhangai aimag, about 30 km south of Tsetserleg city at the foot of a mountain with a desert forest at an altitude of 1860 meters above sea level. It is the second largest hot spring in Mongolia and produces up to 10 liters per second from the ground. Scientists believe that it was formed during the Quaternary and drank at a temperature of 86 degrees celsius without mixing with groundwater. It is an alkaline spring containing hydrogen sulfide and silicon compounds, and traces of its use in ancient times can be found nearby. It helps with epilepsy, neuritis, muscle stiffness, arthritis, arthritis, and soft tissue injuries, as well as improving digestive function, stopping white blood cells, normalizing anemia, improving post-treatment immunity and relieving fatigue. It has a positive effect on the treatment of skin diseases, the removal of open scars, and the treatment of diabetes. It is treated by drinking small doses and going to the spa for a while. The region where the Tsenkher Hot Spring is located belongs to the Khangai mountain range and is surrounded by hot springs such as Bort Tal, Gyalgar and Tsagaan Sum.

Activities:

Hiking through scenery attractions

Horse trekking

Bacterian camel riding

Local Traditional Music Concert

Museum visiting

Special events: Options to try one of the nomadic activity.