“Ride along the steppes of Mongolia”
13 Day Hiking and Horse Riding Tour in Mongolia
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Horseback Riding Tour Mongolia
Horse riding and hiking in one tour is a paradise for nature lovers and the best way to experience Mongolian beautiful nature. Nomad Rider Mongolia sets a perfect balance between the two activities and chooses amazing nature in the background for each of them.
Key information
- Rider Weight Limit: 220 pounds / 100 kilograms
- Horse Height Range: 12 to 14 hands
- Tack Type: Western tack
- Horse Breed: Mongolian horse
Highlights
- 4 days of horse riding
- 5 days of hiking
- Ride through the Orkhon Valley
- Excursions and traditional show
- Hikes to Ovgon Khiid Monastery and Khangai Mountains
- 12 nights accommodation
- Daily meals
- Airport pick-up and drop-off
Skill level
- Beginner
Styles
9 days with instruction in English
The organizer also speaks: French
Group size: 3-10 participants
Airport transfer included:
Buyant-Ukhaa International Airport
Accommodation
During this tour, you will stay seven nights in tents, one night in a guest yurt with a nomadic family, two nights in a yurt camp, and two nights in a two-star hotel in Ulaanbaatar.
Program
Daily itinerary
Day 1: Ulaanbaatar
Arrival in Mongolia. Your English-speaking translator will pick you up at Chinggis Khaan International Airport (ULN) and take you to your hotel. Your guide is waiting for you at the hotel front desk and will have lunch (not included). You will visit Gandantegchinlin Monastery and the National Museum of Mongolian History. Dinner (not included) and overnight at a two-star hotel in a twin or triple room.
Day 2: Ulaanbaatar - Bayan Gobi Desert
Breakfast. Departure to the Bayan Gobi Desert with a 4x4 vehicle. Lunch on the road. Here, you will make your first hike to the Ovgon Khiid Monastery in the Bayan Gobi Desert. You set up your tent camp under the open sky in the Bayan Gobi desert. Dinner and overnight in tents.
Day 3: Bayan Gobi Desert - Tsenkher Hot Springs
Breakfast. You drive to Tsenkher Hot Springs. Picnic lunch on the road. You can enjoy baths and small pools in the hot springs. Dinner and stay overnight at the yurt camp (single beds, four to five persons per yurt, showers in a separate building).
Days 4, 5, 6, and 7: Hiking in the Khangai Mountains
Within these days of the trip, you will be hiking in an area of the Khangai Mountains which leads you to Orkhon Valley's world heritage site. You approach the peaks near the Orkhon Valley from the mountain area around the hot springs. You visit Tovkhon Monastery in the mountains which is famous for its location and history. From this point, you will go down the mountains with the larch forest to the famous Orkhon Valley as well as the Orkhon Falls. During these days of the trip, you hike approximately four to six hours mostly through the mountain area with decent hiking trails.
You set up your camp under the open sky. Dinner and stay overnight in tents. Your vehicle will be waiting for you at every camping spot with your tents and other equipment. You will visit the nomadic family on the last day of your hiking adventure. You can experience the real Mongolian nomadic family and their everyday life. Dinner and night in a yurt beside a nomadic family (four or five persons per yurt).
Days 8, 9, 10, and 11: Horse riding in the Orkhon Valley
One of the two amazing parts of the trip begins on your eighth day of the journey. You will be riding for four days through the Orkhon Valley where lies the pure peacefulness. Based on the group horsemanship, you will ride for four to five hours a day at a different pace. The picnic lunch and everything else will be brought by your support vehicles, not carried on horses so that you can ride more comfortably. You arrive at Kharkhorin on the fourth day. Dinner and stay overnight at the yurt camp (single beds, four to five persons per yurt, showers in a separate building).
Day 12: Kharkhorin - Ulaanbaatar
Breakfast. You visit the historical Erdene Zuu Monastery which is located in Kharkhorin. You leave for Ulaanbaatar early and arrive in the afternoon. Picnic lunch on the road. In the evening, you will attend Mongolian traditional shows which cover traditional dances, music, and songs. You do not include dinner to leave you a wide range of choices of Ulaanbaatar cuisine. Night at a two-star hotel in a twin or triple room.
Day 13: Ulaanbaatar
Transfer to the airport after breakfast.
About the tour
You will witness the beauty of Mongolia while traveling on horseback and hiking. You start the tour by hiking in the Khangai mountains which will take five days. You ride through the Orkhon Valley for four days. Nomad Rider Mongolia guarantees you the most beautiful horse riding and hiking experience in the untouched lands.
Location
This tour will take place in Mongolia. Mongolia is a unique destination, having a mixed culture of modern lifestyle and nomad lifestyle. You cannot name any other country that has kept the traditional nomad lifestyle and untouched steppes. Mongolia is a land of blue sky and fast horses that are marked in the national symbol of the country. You can ride them anywhere in Mongolia without a hassle and feel the joy of its true pleasure.
Food
You will be served daily meals included in the price.
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Drinks
The following drinks are included:
- Water
- Coffee
- Tea
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Regular (typically includes meat and fish)
If you have special dietary requirements it's a good idea to communicate it to the organiser when making a reservation
What's included
- Horse riding tour
- Visits
- Traditional show
- 12 nights accommodation
- All breakfasts, lunches, and dinners
- Transfers to and from the airport
- English- or French-speaking guide
- Journeys in Japanese 4WD jeep or Russian 4x4 UAZ with driver
- Petrol
- Cook for groups of more than 5 persons
- Equipment for meals (mess tent, camping tables, and chairs), nights (tent and ground mattress), and sanitary tent
- Nomadic equestrian guides
- Entrance fees for parks and museums indicated in the program
What's not included
- International flights
- Visa (if necessary)
- Travel and repatriation insurance
- Drinks (alcohol, water, etc.)
- Meals in Ulan Bator
- Phone calls
- Any excursion that is not indicated in the program
How to get there
Recommended Airports
ULN
Buyant-Ukhaa International Airport
11 km
Transfer included
Airport: Buyant-Ukhaa International Airport
Airport transfer included: Buyant-Ukhaa International Airport
No additional charges. You can request this in the next step.
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 20% of the total price.
- The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
- The rest of the payment should be paid 15 days before arrival.
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