MONGOLIA TRIPS - Camels,
Horses & Sacred sites in Mongolia
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| Fly to Ulan Batar, Mongolia's capital city,
via either Seoul or Osaka, and meet the group at our hotel. The next
day we transfer to comfortable countryside gher (very comfortable tent-like-homes,
with proper beds, etc.), for a few days of walking, meditating and
horseriding. Then we go west to Karakorum, the ancient capital, and
visit the museums housing some of the greatest artworks from Mongolia's
history, as well as visit some of the local famous sacred sites. After
this we return to Ulanbator, and continue to the Gobi, for three days
of camels, while visiting the meditation sites of the great Mongolian
mystic Danzan Rabjaa." |
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| July 5th: |
Leave America |
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| July 6th: |
On board |
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| July 7th: |
Arrive Mongolia. Be met at airport and taken to hotel. Afternoon
orientation and then evening on the town. |
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| July 8th: |
Ulaan Baatar. Visit the Ganden Monastery in the morning and the
Zanabazar Museum in the afternoon, followed by a walk through the
antique shopping area. |
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| July 9th: |
Drive one hour to the Terelj Valley, an hour from UB. The rock
formations in this valley are among the most beautiful in the country.
Lunch at the UB Hotel, and then a walk to the Terelj Monastery. |
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| July 10th: |
Ulaan Baatar. Drive to the Manjushir Monastery Museum and Ruins.
The old site where people made the traditional 12 year meditation
retreat, it is located in a beautiful valley approximately an hour
from town. Overnight in Hotel. |
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| July 11th: |
Ulaan Baatar - The first day of Naadam, or "Three Manly Sports":
wrestling, archery and horse racing. This takes place in the grand
stadim in town. Evening on the town. |
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| July 12th: |
The second day of Nadaam. Those not interested can instead visit
the Ganden Monastery and Zanabazar Museum in town. |
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| July 13th: |
Five hour drive to the valley of the Old Man Monastery near Kharakoroum,
the old Mongolian capital established by Genghis Khaan. Overnight
in uurtas, the tee-pee like tents used by northern Mongolians. They
have comfortable beds, and the site has good toilets and hot showers. |
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| July 14th: |
Morning walk up the valley. Lunch in the gher camp, then continue
to Kharakoroum. Overnight in a gher camp in Kharahoroum. |
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| July 15th: |
Morning visit to Erdene Zuu Museum and Monastery. The museum is
in what remains of the monastery established in honor of the Third
Dalai Lama's work in Mongolia in the late 1500s. After lunch drive
to Ikh Mongol, one of the four sacred mountains of Central Mongolia.
The gher camp here is one of the best in the country. The Ikh Mongol
is located on the fringe of the Gobi and offers an excellent introduction
to the Gobi culture. Overnight in Gher camp. |
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| July 16th: |
Ikh Mongol. Horse or camel ride to the Ikh Mongol Mountain across
the white sands. Those who prefer not to ride can walk or can spend
the day exploring the beauties of the area. Overnight in the Gher
camp. |
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| July 17th: |
Ikh Mongol - Ulaan Baatar.
Drive back to Ulaan Baatar. A night in the city.Overnight in Hotel. |
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| July 18th: |
A day on the town to shop, visit museums, etc. |
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| July 19th: |
Depart Ulaan Baatar for return home or for destination of choice. |
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Land Cost: US$1950 per person.
Single room/tent supplement: US$ 450 per person. |
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Land Cost includes:
* All hotels and gher camp accomodations,
* All lunches & dinners in hotel, local restaurants, Ootes & Gher camps.
One canned or bottled drink at each meal.
* Glenn H. Mullin as Pilgrimage Leader and guide.
* All entrance fees & permits.
* all transport in Mongolia
EXTRAS:
* Mongolia visa fees & visa processing charges.
* International Airfare
* Photography charges in monuments and monasteries.
* Bottled water, bottled drinks & alcoholic beverages.
* Expenses of personal nature like laundry, telephone, bottled water and drinks.
* Insurance of any kind.
* Monastery offerings.
* Departure airport tax (this is usually included on our ticket, but not if
the ticket is issued on air miles). |
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