- 9 days long tour -
SOUTH gobi tour
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General Information
9 nights and 10 days tour
- Terrain: 20% asphalt, 80% off-road
- Motorcycle: SHERCO (SEF300-450-500)
- Total distance: 2,055 kilometers
- Daily rides: 160 - 375 kilometers
- Meals: breakfast, lunch, and dinner
- 10 days / 7 nights of travel in the countryside
- 2 nights in Ulaanbaatar city
- Non riders are welcome to join in all tours, price on request
- 100% fully supported off-road tour
INCLUDED
- Airport transfers (arrival and departure)
- 2 nights hotel in Ulaanbaatar
- Traditional tourist yurt camp costs
- Motorcycle tour support vehicles
- English speaking guide
- National park and museum entrance fee
- All meals during the trip
- Bottled water, tea, coffee, and snacks
- After ride beer or wine
NOT INCLUDED
- International flight expenses
- Visa cost (if needed)
- Protective motorcycle gear
- International health insurance
- Travel insurance
NOTE:
- This tour will be confirmed with a minimum of 4 riders
- The hotel in Ulaanbaatar is based on sharing a twin room for 2 people. You will share your room or yurt with other riders of the same gender.
9 nights and 10 days tour
- Terrain: 20% asphalt, 80% off-road
- Motorcycle: SHERCO (SEF300-450-500)
- Total distance: 2,055 kilometers
- Daily rides: 160 - 375 kilometers
- Meals: breakfast, lunch, and dinner
- 10 days / 7 nights of travel in the countryside
- 2 nights in Ulaanbaatar city
- Non riders are welcome to join in all tours, price on request
- 100% fully supported off-road tour
INCLUDED
- Airport transfers (arrival and departure)
- 2 nights hotel in Ulaanbaatar
- Traditional tourist yurt camp costs
- Motorcycle tour support vehicles
- English speaking guide
- National park and museum entrance fee
- All meals during the trip
- Bottled water, tea, coffee, and snacks
- After ride beer or wine
NOT INCLUDED
- International flight expenses
- Visa cost (if needed)
- Protective motorcycle gear
- International health insurance
- Travel insurance
NOTE:
- This tour will be confirmed with a minimum of 4 riders
- The hotel in Ulaanbaatar is based on sharing a twin room for 2 people. You will share your room or yurt with other riders of the same gender.
DAY 1. ULAANBAATAR
Welcome to Mongolia! All riders will be picked up from the Chinggis Khaan International airport and transferred to a hotel in Ulaanbaatar city center. If you are already in Ulaanbaatar, you can join with group at 12:00 PM in the lobby of the hotel.
City tour day! Visit of the National History Museum and Gandan Tegchilen Monastery, where you can admire Golden Buddha Statue. Welcome dinner with the crew and overnight stay at a 3-4-star hotel.
Meals: L/D included
Accommodation: Hotel***
Note: Early check in not included.
City tour day! Visit of the National History Museum and Gandan Tegchilen Monastery, where you can admire Golden Buddha Statue. Welcome dinner with the crew and overnight stay at a 3-4-star hotel.
Meals: L/D included
Accommodation: Hotel***
Note: Early check in not included.
DAY 2. BAGA GAZARIIN CHULUU
(280 kilometers / 174 miles)
The riders will be picked up from their hotel at 8:00 AM and brought to the Sherco office for tour previewing and motorcycle introduction meeting.
You will leave Ulaanbaatar southbound on paved roads. You will arrive to “Baga Gazariin Chuluu” in the middle of the afternoon. “Baga Gazriin Chuluu” pluton (the name means ‘Stones of small land’) is located in the area of Delgertsogt soum, Dundgovi province (Middle gobi province). It’s about 15 km long and 10 km wide granite stone zone.
Traditional tourist yurt camp awaits you with a replenishing dinner. Today is a day to get acquainted with your mounts and driving through Mongolia and ride down the first tracks towards the Gobi. Please note that today’s route will be 50% off road.
Meals: B/L/D
Accommodation: Traditional tourist yurt camp
The riders will be picked up from their hotel at 8:00 AM and brought to the Sherco office for tour previewing and motorcycle introduction meeting.
You will leave Ulaanbaatar southbound on paved roads. You will arrive to “Baga Gazariin Chuluu” in the middle of the afternoon. “Baga Gazriin Chuluu” pluton (the name means ‘Stones of small land’) is located in the area of Delgertsogt soum, Dundgovi province (Middle gobi province). It’s about 15 km long and 10 km wide granite stone zone.
Traditional tourist yurt camp awaits you with a replenishing dinner. Today is a day to get acquainted with your mounts and driving through Mongolia and ride down the first tracks towards the Gobi. Please note that today’s route will be 50% off road.
Meals: B/L/D
Accommodation: Traditional tourist yurt camp
DAY 3. TSAGAAN SUVRAGA (WHITE STUPAS)
(240 kilometers / 149 miles)
After breakfast, we will continue heading south with a brief stop in Mandalgovi province where you will refuel and buy groceries for the next few days. We will have to ride further for 240 kms’ to reach the Tsagaan Suvraga (White Stupas), sandstone escarpments formed in 60 meters high. We will cross the immense plains and long uninhabited distances of the Middle Gobi, where you will hardly cross a vehicle on the road. Lunch will be served in a local village on the way. Once we arrive at the destination, you can explore the area which is unique with its colorful low hills. You will arrive at the Ger camp at the end of the afternoon, where each one will be able to enjoy being alone in the surroundings.
Meals: B/L/D
Accommodation: Traditional tourist yurt camp
Meals: B/L/D
Accommodation: Traditional tourist yurt camp
DAY 4. YOLIIN AM (Lammergeier Valley)
(240 kilometers / 149 miles) 40% offroad
Today, you leave the Middle Gobi region and head towards Dalanzadgad town, towards the southernmost part of the Mongolian Gobi Desert. Our final destination of the day is "Yolyn Am" or "Lammergeier Valley", situated in the Eastern Mountain range of the “Three Beauties Mountain Range”. The Yolyn Am Valley is one of the Nine Wonders in Umnugovi province. It is 56 kms’ from the central town named Dalanzadgad in Southgobi province to reach the valley. We will have lunch in Dalanzadgad town and ride to the "Lammergeier Valley", which is 56 km from the town. Upon arrival at the valley, it is advised to walk through the valley since it gets narrower further you go. Lammergeier Valley goes through between high rocky mountain massifs of the Eastern Beauty. We will explore the area walking through high gorges of Yolin Am. Finally, you will arrive at Ger camp where you can rest and enjoy the evening. This is the camp we are going to stay for the next three days.
Meals: B/L/D
Accommodation: Traditional tourist yurt camp
Meals: B/L/D
Accommodation: Traditional tourist yurt camp
DAY 5. KHONGOR sand dune
(250 kilometers / 155 miles)
After the breakfast, we will continue exploring the Gurvan Saikhan National Park. Our final destination of the day will be Khongor Sand dune. Khongor Sand dune is located in the Gobi Gurvan Saikhan National Park and one of the Nine Wonders in Umnugovi province. It is located 216 km away in the west of the central town Dalanzadgad of the province. Khongor Sand dunes stretch through 130 km and its width varies 3-20 km, settled between Sevrei, Zuulun and Bayan Bor high mountain ranges. Today will be a hard day, but no less spectacular, including different types of road including sand. At the end of the day, you will enjoy riding parallel to the largest set of dunes in the southern area of the Gobi. After lunch, that we brought packing from our ger camp, we will explore the area on our bikes and do other activities like riding camels for 30 minutes or hiking up to the sand dunes and visit of the nomad family will be the highlight of the day. We will ride back to our camp after done exploring. Dinner and overnight stay in the Ger camp.
Meals: B/L/D
Accommodation: Traditional tourist yurt camp
Meals: B/L/D
Accommodation: Traditional tourist yurt camp
DAY 6. BAYANZAG or flaming cliffs
(approx.160 kilometers / 99 miles)
After our breakfast, we will reach the steppes. We will travel from the south to the north through the green Mongolian steppes on the day when we will do more kilometers of the tour. We will cross Flaming Cliff (Bayanzag) on the way. The Flaming Cliffs is the canyons more typical of Arizona and documented by the adventurer and explorer Roy Andrews Chapman in 1923, which is said to have been the inspiration for the Indiana Jones character. We will again pack our lunch from our camp in the morning and have it on the way. Upon arrival, we will hike around area, exploring and experiencing the area as the way the expeditioners did. After riding around and exploring around the area, we will head back to the ger camp for rest. Dinner and over night stay in the tourist yurt camp.
Meals: B/L/D
Accommodation: Traditional tourist yurt camp
Meals: B/L/D
Accommodation: Traditional tourist yurt camp
DAY 7. ONGI monastery
(160 kilometers / 99 miles)
Today we will head to the north. It is going to be easy and short drive to our final destination. We will stop by a local village for lunch. Our final destination of the day is Ongi Monastery, which was destroyed during the communist era and is currently being partially restored. Upon arrival, we will hike around the ruins of the monastery and get to know about the background history of the Ongi Monastery. After our hike at the monastery, we will further explore the area on our bikes. Dinner and over night stay in the traditional tourist yurt camp.
Meals: B/L/D
Accommodation: Traditional tourist yurt camp
Meals: B/L/D
Accommodation: Traditional tourist yurt camp
DAY 8. KHARAKHORUM (ancient capital city)
(375 kilometers / 233 miles)
Our destination today is the city of Kharakhorum, a legendary capital of the Mongol Empire in the 13th century. To reach Kharakhorum, we will ride through spectacular steppes surrounded by herds of horses. Then, we will have lunch in a local place, and maybe we will have to do some wading. Upon arrival, we will visit the Buddhist monastery of Erdenezuu, the largest in Mongolia. This construction is surrounded by 108 Stupas, and has been the main site of Buddhist pilgrimage for centuries. The last traditional yurt camp awaits you in a spectacular setting. Today’s ride is 90% off road. Dinner and over night stay in the yurt camp.
Meals: B/L/D
Accommodation: Traditional tourist yurt camp
Meals: B/L/D
Accommodation: Traditional tourist yurt camp
DAY 9. BACK TO ULAANBAATAR
(350 kilometers / 217 miles)
Return to Ulaanbaatar, stopping for a lunch along the way. Today, we will ride 100% paved road. So the final stretch to the city should be a bit quicker. The riders will check into their hotel. Bit of shopping at State Department Store. In the evening at 06:00 PM you will attend a show with traditional dances, music, and songs from Mongolia. After concert you will meet the tour team for a farewell dinner. Overnight in hotel Ulaanbaatar city center.
Meals: B/L/D included
Accommodation: Hotel ***
Meals: B/L/D included
Accommodation: Hotel ***
DAY 10. DEPARTURE
On departure day, we will take you to the airport. Have a great flight, and we hope to see you again on one of our future trips.
Meals: Breakfast
Meals: Breakfast