“Discover the heart of Mongolia”
13 Day Across The Orkhon Valley Horse Riding Tour in Mongolia
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Adventurous Horseback Riding Tour Mongolia
Two days of an adventurous trip to Naiman Nuur Park with pack yak is exclusively offered only by this tour. Three nights with nomadic families is the best way to discover their daily life. Nomad Rider Mongolia worked hard on their saddles to give you maximum possible comfort as well as suit the Mongolian horse.
Key information
- Horses Height Range: 13.7 to 15.7 hands
- Tack Type: Mongolian and European tacks
- Horse Breed: Mongolian
Highlights
- 8 days of horse riding
- Ride through the valley, monastery, and mountains
- Excursions and traditional show
- Nomadic equestrian guides
- 12 nights accommodation
- Daily meals
- Airport pick-up and drop-off
Skill level
- Beginner
Styles
8 days with instruction
Group size: 3-10 participants
Airport transfer included:
Buyant-Ukhaa International Airport
Accommodation
During this tour, you will stay six nights in tents, four nights in a guest yurt with a nomadic family, and two nights in a two-star hotel in Ulaanbaatar. Single rooms are only available in Ulaanbaatar.
Program
Daily itinerary
Day 1: Ulaanbaatar
Arrival in Mongolia. English-speaking guide will pick you up at Chinggis Khan Airport 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 are available.
Day 2: Ulaanbaatar - Kharkhorin
Breakfast and drive to Kharkhorin, the old capital city of Mongolia. Picnic lunch on the road. You will spend from six to seven hours traveling by car. This is surely a long trip. By the evening, you will be at Orkhon Valley entrance, ready for your horse riding adventure for the next day. Visit Erdene Zuu Monastery. You will meet the equestrian guides and horses in the evening and set up your camp under the open sky near the Orkhon Valley. Dinner and stay overnight.
Day 3: Orkhon Valley horse riding trip
After breakfast, you will start the adventure in the Orkhon Valley. 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 set up your camp. Dinner and stay overnight.
Day 4: Orkhon Valley horse riding trip reaches Tovkhon Monastery
After breakfast, you will head to Tovkhon Buddhist Monastery which has about 400 years of history. Picnic lunch. You reach the monastery with the horses situated at over 2600 meters above sea level. The views are magical where you can see the enormous valley with forest mountains in the background while riding down the mountains to the Orkhon Valley. You set up the camp in the wilderness after the ride. Dinner and stay overnight.
Day 5: Orkhon Valley horse riding trip
After breakfast, you ride deeper into the Khangai Mountains. Picnic lunch. You set up your camp in the wilderness. Dinner and stay overnight.
Day 6: Orkhon Valley horse riding trip
Breakfast. Ancient lava flow marks colliding with the Orkhon River make the entire valley astonishingly beautiful. It says all about the volcanic leaks and eruptions that changed the valley eons ago. Picnic lunch. You roam through Orkhon Valley on horseback. After the ride, you set up your camp near the Naiman Nuur Park entrance. Dinner and stay overnight.
Day 7: Horseback adventure in Naiman Nuur Park (with pack yaks)
Breakfast. The yak guides will join you. You load the equipment and the personal items on pack yaks. You arrive at the yak breeder family and stay there for two nights in separate yurts (four to five persons per yurt). Lunch with the family. You ride around the area near the lakes. Dinner with the family.
Day 8: Horseback ride in Naiman Nuur Park
Breakfast. This is the day you ride through beautiful forest mountains heading to the lakes of Naiman Nuur Park. Picnic lunch in the park. Dinner and stay overnight in the yurt.
Day 9: Leaving the Naiman Nuur Park to Orkhon Valley with packed yaks
Breakfast. Time to say goodbye to your welcoming host family. You head back to the Orkhon Valley leaving Naiman Nuur Park and traveling through a steep mountain road thanks to your tough horse and skilled yak guides. Picnic lunch. You move forward and set up your camp near the forest which is located in between the Naiman Nuur Park and Orkhon Valley. Dinner and stay overnight.
Day 10: Orkhon Falls experience
Breakfast and you ride to the nomadic family in the Orkhon Valley. Picnic lunch on the road. You experience and enjoy Orkhon Falls. Dinner and stay overnight in the separate yurt of a nomadic family.
Day 11: Orkhon Valley - Night in a yurt at Khogno Khan Park (mini-Gobi)
Breakfast. You leave Orkhon Valley as well as the equestrian guides and the family. Thanks to skillful guides and welcoming family who have been their companions during their adventurous trips. You travel to Khogno Khan Park. Picnic lunch. Khogno Khan region consists of desert-like landscapes. Visit of the Ovgon Khiid Monastery. Dinner and stay overnight with a nomadic family (single beds, four to five persons per yurt).
Day 12: Khogno Khan Park - Ulaanbaatar
Breakfast and you leave for Ulaanbaatar early and arrive in the afternoon. Picnic lunch. You will be offered to go shopping with a guide for the rest of the afternoon. In the evening, you will attend Mongolian traditional shows which cover traditional dances, music, and songs. They 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 is included.
About the tour
Roaming through the Orkhon Valley on horseback might be the most beautiful thing you will ever experience. Naiman Nuur trip has its unique way of attracting people. This adventure never ceases to amaze even the locals. This tour will lead you to the remote sites deep into the wildland letting you see the beauty of the land and support vehicles will accompany you to ensure your comfort at the same time. You will discover Mongolian heartland teaming with your equestrian guides and translators!
Location
This tour will take place in Mongolia. You will visit Karakorum, Naiman Nuur Park, monasteries, museums, and other beautiful places.
Food
Mongolian and European food is served for your comfort in 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
Things to do (optional)
- Extra excursions
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
- Pack yaks for the equipment during the self-sufficient trek
- 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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