Best two weeks Mongolia Trip

Tour of Mongolia Day 0. Saturday or Sunday: Fly To Mongolia

Singaporeans can fly to Mongolia via Hong Kong or Seoul with Asiana, Korean Air and MIAT Mongolian Airlines.

For Koreans there are several flight choices to fly to Mongolia.

MIAT Mongolia Airlines on Saturday at 14:20 with arrival at 17:00 or 00:05 with arrival at 02:45am.

Korean Air at 08:00 with arrival at 10:40. Other connections are available with Asiana and sometimes with Jeju Air.

For the residents of Busan there are direct flights on sunday to Mongolia at 13:05 with arrival at 16:10 with MIAT Mongolian Airlines.

If you would like to make best use of your precious time you can depart on Friday night from Seoul and enjoy a full Saturday in Ulaanbaatar before heading out into the nature on Sunday.

Americans can fly directly from San Francisco to Mongolia or via Seoul, Tokyo or Beijing.

Europeans can enjoy the direct overnight flight from Frankfurt in just 8:40hrs or the flights via Istanbul with Turkish Airlines and MIAT Mongolian Airlines.

This package is available for any weekday to start. The mentioned weekdays are a recommendation. Saturday flights tend to get expansive and booked out first. Therefore booking early is recommended, especially during the summer months with the Naadam Festival and many other events.

Tour of Mongolia Day 1. Sunday: Welcome To Ulaanbaatar

We will pick you up upon your arrival at Ulaanbaatar Airport or Ulaanbaatar Central Train Station in case you arrive with the Transsiberian Train from Beijing or Russia and drive you to the 5 Stars Hotel in the city Center of the modern city.

Start your city tour at the Sukhbaatar Square and visit the close by Choijin Lama Temple. The area is ideal for your lunch break with several good restaurants around the temple like Millies, Ayanchin (recommended for Mongolian Food), Veranda, Choijin Temple Restaurant and more restaurants and coffee shops are in the close by Shangri La mall.

Continue your afternoon with a visit to the Gandantegchinlen Monastery and Zaisan Memorial with a great view over the city.

Receive your rental car and go grocery shopping with the guide to prepare well for the trip.

Enjoy a nice dinner in one of the many modern restaurants in Ulaanbaatar.

We highly recommend these restaurants:

• Ayanchin Restaurant: Best Mongolian Food

• Bull Hot Pot: A fun dinner experience with hot pot

• Nagomi Teppenyaki (reservation required): Best Wagyu Teppenyaki private dining experience

• Hutong in Shangri La: Best Peking Duck and Chinese Food

• Zen: Modern elegant Japanese Izakaya in Shangri La Mall

• Jangsu: Modern elegant Korean Restaurant

• Biwon: Casual Korean Restaurant on the main Square in Central Tower

Accommodation on the first day of your tour in Mongolia: 5 Star Hotel in the city center of Mongolia's capital Ulaanbaatar

Tour of Mongolia Day 2. Monday: Khustai National Park

(Altanbulag, Argalant, and Bayankhangai soum of Tov province)

Observe the last wild horses in the steppes of the National Park

Start your trip to the Khustain Mountains and last wild horses. Khustain National Park provides more of a wild experience through out the year. The main reason many people visit this park is to observe the Takhi (Przewalski's) horses, the last remaining wild horse species in the world. During the summer months the Takhi horse head to the ridges to escape the increasing heat. They come down into the valleys at the cooler times of day. It’s worth spending at least one night in the park, as you are most likely to see Takhi and other wildlife at dusk or dawn. However, as with all wildlife, they can prove to be elusive.

Accommodation on the second day of your tour in Mongolia: Camping in sand dunes (or sleeping in a tourist ger camp - upgrade upon request)

Tour of Mongolia Day 3. Tuesday: Elsen Tasarkhai Sand Dunes - Karakorum

(Bulgan soum of Ovorkhangai province)

Elsen Tasarkhai is your next stop. Located 280 km west of Ulaanbaatar and 80 km east of Karakorum, this area is a small sequence of real desert in the midst of green steppes. This picturesque place gives you the first opportunity for camel trekking up on the dunes when you visit Mongolia. Drive to Erdene Khamba Monastery ruins, which is only 18 km north from Elsen Tasarkhai.

Ride a camel on the sand dunes

Also ride the horses and camels proposed by tourist camps of this area. Take a break for the picnic and then continue your road trip to Karakorum city. Time to head for a sleeping place. End up for the night in the tent nearby the city or experience the local hotel or a family guesthouse.

Accommodation on the third day of your tour in Mongolia: Camping next to sand dunes (or sleeping in a tourist ger camp - upgrade upon request)

Tour of Mongolia Day 4. Wednesday: Karakorum - The Ancient Capital Of Genghis Khan

(Kharkhorin soum of Ovorkhangai province)

Travel in time back to Genghis Khan

Karakorum was the capital city of the Mongol Empire between 1235 and 1260, and of the Northern Yuan dynasty in the 14–15th centuries. There’s a museum built on the ruins that will unfold the intriguing history of the ancient city. Also, you can visit one of the earliest surviving Buddhist monastery in Mongolia, the Erdene Zuu Monastery which located right next to the ruins of Karakorum.

Accommodation on the forth day of your tour in Mongolia: 4 Star Hotel in the ancient capital city of Genghis Khan Karakorum

Tour of Mongolia Day 5 & 6. Thursday/Friday: Orkhon Waterfall

Orkhon Waterfall/Red Waterfall

(Kharkhorin soum of Ovorkhangai province)

Also known as Ulaan Tsutgalan (Red Waterfall), Orkhon Watefall is a must see and one of the most beautiful places in central Mongolia. During the summer months many nomad families live in this rich grassland among mountains and rivers.

Visit a Nomadic Family

You will have a chance to stop and visit local people, enter the yurt of a nomad and sleep in a ger camp (in a yurt). The local culture is centuries old and also Genghis Khan chose this region for a reason to build the capital city of the largest empire in history.

Horseback riding in beautiful nature

The Orkhon Valley is ideal for a horse riding stop, which is for many a must do when travel to Mongolia.

Accommodation on the fifth and sixth day of your tour in Mongolia:Camping among lava rocks and forest (or sleeping in a tourist ger camp - upgrade upon request)

Tour of Mongolia Day 7. Saturday: Khujirt Springs

(Khujirt soum of Uvurkhangai province)

Offroad driving to healing springs

Built on a hot spring, Khujirt Resort offers a relaxing experience with some medical treatment. It is located in Khujirt soum, Uvurkhangai province, 88km away from Arvaikheer and 390km away from Ulaanbaatar city. If you just want a little bit of relaxation to unwind, a pool full of hot mineral water will welcome you. You can get treated by mud with a healing property.

Accommodation on the seventh day of your tour in Mongolia: Hot Spring Spa Hotel (with optional mud bath treatment from the healing springs)

Tour of Mongolia Day 8. Sunday: Ongi Monastery

(Saikhan-Ovoo soum of Dundgovi province)

Off-road driving from the steppes to the Gobi desert

Formerly one of the largest monasteries in Mongolia, Ongi monastery was founded in 1660. The monastery consisted of two temple complexes and the older one has various administrative buildings as well as 11 temples. Meanwhile, the newer complex was built in the 18th century, consisted of 17 temples. The Ongi monastery also had 4 religious universities and could accommodate over 1000 monks at a time. Unfortunately, in 1930s the monastery was completely destroyed and over 200 monks were killed by the communists.

Accommodation on the eight day of your tour in Mongolia: Camping (or sleeping in a tourist ger camp - upgrade upon request)

Tour of Mongolia Day 9. Monday: Flaming Cliffs

(Bulgan soum of Omnogovi province)

Watch the Flaming cliffs during sunset or sunrise for some stunning views and watch out for dinosaur fossils

Bayanzag red sand cliffs, better known as “Flaming Cliffs” due to their ochre and red colors, has many sedimentary sand cliffs where numerous dinosaurs’ fossils have been found. Ride through the prehistoric giant reptiles’ home on camelback.

Accommodation on the ninth day of your tour in Mongolia: Camping (or sleeping in a tourist ger camp - upgrade upon request)

Tour of Mongolia Day 10. Tuesday: Highest Sand Dunes in the Gobi desert

(Sevrei and Bayandalai soum of Omnogovi province)

Also known as the Duut Mankhan (singing dunes), Khongor Sand Dunes stretches more than 180km and dunes’ height reaches 15-30m.

Ride Camels to the sand dunes, hike up during sunrise, enjoy an amazing sunrise and sledge down

You can climb to the top of the sand dunes and slide down, which will make the dunes to emit an interesting sound similar to singing. The desert view from the top of the sand dunes is amazing. Just make sure you climb up before sunrise to avoid hot sand on your toes in the Gobi desert during your Mongolia tour. Ride a camel to the sand dunes and emerge in the beauty of the Gobi.

Accommodation on the tenth day of your tour in Mongolia: Camping or sleeping in yurts at a nomadic family (or sleeping in a tourist ger camp - upgrade upon request)

Tour of Mongolia Day 11. Wednesday: Yoliin Am Frozen Vulture Valley

(Dalanzadgad soum of Omnogovi province)

Named after a scavenging bird of prey, Yolyn Am (Vulture Valley) is a beautiful gorge that cuts through Zuun Saikhan mountain of The Gurvan Saikhan mountain range in Omnogovi province. A brook that flows through the gorge used be frozen on the surface all year, but due to global warming, it began to melt during summer time.

Throw a snowball in the Gobi desert

There are many spots in the gorge that sunlight does not reach, making it cold to almost a minus degree. Which then creates a cold breeze reminiscent of winter that will cool you down in the hot gobi desert.

And of course Yolyn Am, besides its picturesque landscape, is a home to the Lammergeier, an old world vulture. This type of vulture only exists in Central Asia. And these scavenging birds fly up to 1500-3000 meters height and their wingspan reaches 2.5-3 meters. They feed mostly on the carcasses of dead animals and hatch eggs usually in February. You are likely to spot them around at night or early in the morning.

Accommodation on the eleventh day of your tour in Mongolia: Ger Camp with sleeping in yurts

Tour of Mongolia Day 12. Thursday: Tsagaan Suvarga White Stupa Cliffs

(Ulziit soum of Dundgovi province)

The rocky formations of Tsagaan Suvarga was an old seabed with sedimentary structure shaped by millions of years of natural forces and the different colors represent different times.

Take postcard pictures from this colorful highlight in the Gobi desert

You can explore Khevtee Bosoo agui (Lie and Stand Cave) or Del uul (Mane Mountain). Del uul is famous for its Bronze Age rock drawings and considered to be largest site of rock drawings in Central Asia.

Accommodation on the twelfth day of your tour in Mongolia: Camping (or sleeping in a hotel - upgrade upon request)

Tour of Mongolia Day 13. Friday: Baga Gazariin Chuluu

(Delgertsogt soum of Dundgovi province)

Baga Gazariin Chuluu is located in Delgertsogt soum, Dundgovi province. Surrounded by vast steppe, this granite filled area covers about 300 square km. The granite formation has a lot of springs and creek through its mountainous area and valleys. Also, quite a few historical findings including burial sites, stone stele and cave paintings were discovered here.

Enjoy some fun offroad tracks and climb up the rocks

You can explore interesting spots here, such as Sudut Pass, Jargalant Cave, Eye Spring, Takhilga Canyon, Ger Rock and Xiongnu era burial site. Sudut Pass has a small but beautiful aspen forest. And there is a ruin of a temple called Lovonchambyn Monastery inside the canyon. One km away from the Sudut Pass, you can explore Jargalant Cave. The cave is 18m long and you can walk inside the half of the length but have to crawl during the other half. Now, one km to the west of the Sudut Pass, Nudnii Spring or Eye Spring can be found. The spring flows under a hole that is 50cm deep and 7cm wide. Use dipper to scoop some mineral water and wash your eyes to heal sores. Takhilga Canyon is the summit of Baga Gazariin Chuluu with its 1768m height. The canyon is a habitat to Argali sheeps and Siberian ibex. A total of 64 graves from Xiongnu era were discovered inside the canyon back in 1989. Ger Chuluu or Ger Rock contains a number of rock paintings on its wall. The most interesting painting depicts a man holding onto a hemp rope that is tethered to two Siberian ibex. This rock painting actually dates back to the late Bronze Age.

Accommodation on the thirteenth day of your tour in Mongolia: Camping (or sleeping in a tourist ger camp - upgrade upon request)

Tour of Mongolia Day 14. Saturday: Back To Ulaanbaatar

End your trip with a celebration at one of Ulaanbaatar's leading restaurants and bars

Wake up early and drive back to Ulaanbaatar. Check-in at one of the best hotels in Ulaanbaatar. Return the keys from the rental car and enjoy your last night in Mongolia with a fun dinner at "The Bull Hotpot", or Shangri-La's Huton Beijing duck, or ZEN modern Japanese Restaurant to celebrate your trip without a tour guide but full of fun, adventure and unforgettable memories from your Mongolia tour.

Accommodation on the fourteenth day of your tour in Mongolia: 5 Star Hotel in the city center of modern Ulaanbaatar

Tour of Mongolia Day 15. Sunday: Departure Time

Enjoy your breakfast at the hotel. Afterwards, we will bring you to the airport.

Tour of Mongolia Day 16. Home and Missing Mongolia Already?

To avoid this feeling on the 16th day, extend your tour for a few more days! Let us know during the booking how many days you have time and we will extend this itinerary for you to make it the best of all vacation packages you ever had!

Travelling with friends on this Mongolia Tour?

You can do this tour in a group up to 20. Take your friends with you and your group will get an additional car for every 4 travelers. The standard configuration is double rooms in the hotels and up to 4 persons in a yurt (single rooms and additional yurts available upon request - subject to extra charge).

Want to see more of Mongolia?

• We recommend you the following extensions:

• 2-3 days: Terelj National Park with a relaxing stay in a nice Lodge or 5 Star Hotel

• 4-7 days: Mongolia’s north and the Khuvsgul Lake

• 7-14 days: Mongolia’s West and the Altai Mountains to visit Eagle Hunters and hike on Mongolia's highest peaks among glaciers

price from
$3.500 per person

$1.500 single supplement

$500 per person high season surcharge per person for tours in June to August

$1.500 vehicle upgrade to Toyota Landcruiser 79 or Prado

$900 vehicle insurance package (Loss Damage Waiver with excess amount $2.750 + Gravel Protection + Tire & Windscreen Protection + Sand & Ash Protection)

Vehicle and Gear for this one week Mongolia vacation:

Best Rental Vehicles for your tour in Mongolia: Toyota Landcruiser or UAZ Patriot

Select the vehicle of your choice from one of the following three options for your Mongolia Tour:

The Toyota Landcruiser 76 is the most popular choice for an Mongolia adventure trip. The vehicle is spacious, sturdy and fun to drive on rougher roads. From 2024 onwards the vehicle is available with either a manual or an automatic transmission option.

The Toyota Landcruiser and Toyota Landcruiser Prado are the most comfortable and very spacious vehicles to drive across the Mongolian steppe. The vehicles are equipped with an automatic transmission and easy to drive.

The vehicle is equipped depending on your preference with a comfortable rooftop tent (very comfortable for 2-3 person) or a modern inflatable ground tent (very comfortable for 2-3 person). Both options are windproof and easy to set up (for most users it takes 1-2 minutes to set up). In case you are more than 2 travelers on your private Mongolia Tour, we provide you with a second tent.

Camping gear and gadgets such as a camping shower, camping chairs, table, cooking and dining items.

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FAQs About This Mongolia Tour For 2 Weeks:

How Much Does This 2 Weeks Mongolia Tour Cost?

The final price of this 2 weeks Mongolia tour will depend on the number of participants, advance booking time (book as early as possible to avoid sky high last minute rates during the Mongolian summer season), selected vehicle model and final tour length (the tour can be adjusted to your travel dates). Please send us your details and we will get back to you quickly with the cost for this Mongolia tour.

Is This Mongolia Tour Safe?

Mongolia is ranked as one of the safest tourist destinations worldwide, even safer than Germany! While driving the car on paved and unpaved roads depends on the drivers skills it is generally save. In case of breakdowns you will receive support.

What Is The Best Time To Do This 2 Weeks Mongolia Tour?

The best time to travel to Mongolia on this 2 weeks Mongolia tour is spring and autumn. End of May until end of June is a great season ahead of most Mongolia tours and with few tourists around. This time is unique as the stepped and Gobi desert recover from the cold winter with many new born animals and blooming flowers. Mid August until October is also a good time as the Gobi desert is not that hot. July and August are also possible but generally more expansive and there are many tourists travelling on Mongolian tours.