Led by Khuslen, this is our first trek of the season. We are not yet hardened by the rigours and experiences of the season, so this one is going to be mild and relaxing, good for off-road beginners. It is a 7 day adventure of trekking and entertainment, starting from our Nisekh HQ as usual and working its way around to our Gachurt ger camp and the beautiful mountains of the Terelj National Park. We will be using the lighter (and cheaper) bikes: Voge 300 Ralleys, CF 230s and the Loncin 200s as well.)
Follow the tracks cross country around Bogd Khan Mountain to Zuunmod. Get a coffee and visit the Mansushir Monastery and museum. Then head south across the high Mongolian plateau until we reach an appropriate camping ground. Tent camping for the night. Barbeque. Listen to enthralling stories of Mongolian history and legend recounted by your guide around the camp fire.
Reach Mandalgobi and hotel stay for the night.
Discover the sights around Mandalgobi. Visit to Ikh Gazarin Chuluu rock formations and start back north, camping out by the ancient fortress. Tent camping for the night and enjoy part 2 of "enthralling stories of Mongolian history and legend recounted by your guide around the camp fire."
Get back on the bikes and continue cross country to Tonyukuk Stel, ancient turkic period standing stones and museum. Finish in Gachurt for the night with a welcoming feast and a concert of traditional music.
Mongolian pursuits day. Horse riding and archery in Gachurt. Lunch. Forest exploration with the bikes.
Breakfast in Gachurt then take the mountain track from Gachurt into the Terelj N.P. Discover Terelj village and it's luxury hotel for lunch. Ride the delightful mountain road past Turtle Rock and the well known tourist attractions. Camel rides available. Continue out to the Ghengis Khan Statue Complex. Back to Gachurt for dinner and relaxation with a return of our traditional music.
Breakfast in Gachurt. Leave early for Nisekh and enjoy one last trek across the open steppe, revisiting your old haunts of Tonyukuk Stel and Zuunmod, from where the road takes you back to Nisekh. Enjoy a coffee and plan your return.