Mongolian Gobi Desert Tour – Explore the Wonders of Mongolia’s Gobi Desert
Embark on an unforgettable Mongolian Gobi desert tour and discover the vast, rugged landscapes of the Gobi Desert, home to ancient nomadic culture and unique wildlife.
This 8-day adventure takes you deep into the heart of the desert, where you’ll experience the Gobi’s stunning sand dunes, Flaming Cliffs, Yolin Am Valley, and much more.
Highlights of the Gobi Desert Tour:
Ride Mongolian horses through Yolin Am, the Eagle Valley.
Ride Mongolian 2-humped camels (Bactrian camel) in the gobi desert
Hike to the Khongor Sand Dunes for panoramic views of the Gobi.
Visit the Flaming Cliffs at Bayanzag, the Cemetery of Dinosaurs.
Stay with a Mongolian traditional nomadic family to experience their lifestyle.
Explore Tsagaan Suvarga and the White Stupa in the Mongolian Gobi Desert.
- Explore beautiful Terelj National Park and visit Chinggis Khaan Statue
Join our 8-day small-group trip to the Gobi desert for a truly immersive and adventurous experience in the heart of Mongolia!
Itinerary
When you arrive in Ulaanbaatar city, our driver and tour guide will meet you at the airport and drive out to Terelj National Park. The national park is about 80km away from Ulaanbaatar city. On the way to the Terelj NP, you will visit Tsonjinboldog – massive equestrian statue complex of Chinggis Khaan. The statue complex is 40m tall and visitors can walk up on 3rd floor for aerial view, and visit a small museum on its basement floor. Available to take photos in Mongolian traditional rope – deel and also with a hunter eagle near the statue complex. After that, we drive to Terelj National park: we visit Aryapala meditation temple, Melkhii Khad (turtle shaped rock) in Terelj NP. Horse riding is available.
- Transfer from the airport to Terelj NP via Ulaanbaatar: approximately 80 km on asphaltic road.
- Meal(s): Lunch + Dinner + Drinking water
- Accommodation: Stay in a traditional superior tourist camp. The accommodation is twin-based.
Today we have breakfast at the ger camp, and head out south to the Mongolian Gobi. In the afternoon, we visit Tsagaan Suvarga. Which once was an ancient sea bed, different minerals give rise to different colours to form the face of the cliffs. Enjoy hiking through the colourful natural cliffs. The Gobi sunset offers you an opportunity to shoot incredible photos and take an advantage of the moment. Overnight in a nomadic family’s ger camp near the Tsagaan Suvarga Cliffs.
- Travel time: approximately 280 km on asphaltic road and 80km on dirt road. Approximately 7-8 hours of driving.
- Meal(s): Breakfast + Lunch + Dinner + Drinking water
- Accommodation: Stay in a nomadic camel herder family, one of our long-term cooperative families. The nomadic family offers 3-4 extra “gers” to guests. You will share a ger with 2 to 3 guests. Asian style outside long-drop toilet. No shower is available today.
Today we visit to Dalanzadgad, a provincial town in southern region of Mongolia. Upon arrival in Dalanzadgad, we explore ‘Yolyn Am / Eagle valley’, a jewel in the middle of the Gobi. The valley has narrow canyons with fresh streams flow through the Zuun Saikhan Mountain. The sheer rock walls stand 200 m, and the canyon has stunning green meadows with a thick glacier layer that is deeply set between the walls. We trek along the canyon for about 2hours, and you may get a glimpse of rarely seen Argali – a mountain sheep, Ibex – wild goat and Lammergeier. After exploring Yolin Am, we drive north to get to our ger camp where we overnight.
- Travel time: 210 km on the asphaltic road and 70-80 km on dirt road. Approximately 6 hours of driving. Short photo stops and tea breaks are available en route to the Yolin Am Valley.
- Meal(s): Breakfast + Lunch + Dinner + Drinking water.
- Accommodation: You will stay in Mongolian eco-friendly ger camp with a low-pressure shower and flush toilet.
Today we continue our journey deep to the Gobi towards Khongor; the biggest sand dunes in the Gobi. En route to Khongor dunes, you will enjoy the stunning backdrop as you drive around 5 hours west, towards the vast Gobi landscape. Witness the remarkable desert landscape and explore the sand dunes both by 4WD and on foot. Once we get to the dunes, we visit a camel herder family and familiarise ourselves with their lifestyle. We ride Mongolian 2-humped camels along the Khongoryn Els dunes and Khorngyn River. There will always be time for climbing and exploring the dunes – best at sunrise or sunset.
- Travel time: Approximately 160 km on dirt road; 5-6 hours of driving, Short photo stops and tea breaks are available en route to Khongoryn Els.
- Meal(s): Breakfast + Lunch + Dinner + Drinking water.
- Accommodation: You will stay in Mongolian traditional ger camp with a low-pressure shower and western toilet. Accommodation is twin-based.
On this day, we expand our Gobi adventure to Bayanzag, the place is world-renowned for its paleontological remains. Here we explore clay hills and saxaul forest, and you can walk around where dinosaurs once roamed. the Flaming Cliffs, a classic desert of rock, red sands, scrub, and unbelievable emptiness that has became known to the world as the “Cemetery of Dinosaurs”. The red sandstone cliffs and canyons of Bayanzag are where the American palaeontologist Roy Chapman Andrews first discovered fossil beds of dinosaur bones and first-ever recorded dinosaur eggs in 1922 – discoveries that made world headlines. Overnight in a ger camp near the clay cliffs.
- Travel time: 170 km on dirt road. Approximately 5-6 hours of driving. An average pace of 40-60 km/hour, depending on weather and road conditions.
- Meal(s): Breakfast + Lunch + Dinner + drinking water.
- Accommodation: We will stay in a ger lodge with good facilities including flush toilet, low-pressure-shower and body massage.
We visit Kharkhorin today, where was the former capital for the world’s largest contiguous empire for over 40 years back in the 13th and 14th century. In Kharkhorin, we visit a museum – has many exhibitions which show the history of the most powerful and consummate empire throughout the world. After the museum, we visit Erdenezuu monastery, the biggest Buddhist Monastery Museum in Mongolia. Which has many expensive and precious Buddhist artworks from the 17th century including the mould deities of gold and silver, thankas, split paintings and manuscripts. In the evening before sunset, you have time to wander on the bank of the Orkhon River. Overnight in a ger camp.
- Travel time: 300 km on dirt road. Approximately 8 hours of driving, but have photo breaks en route to Kharkhorin.
- Meal(s): Breakfast + Lunch + Dinner + Drinking water.
- Accommodation:You will stay in a traditional ger camp in the historical Orkhon River valley. The Ger camp has flush toilet & shower.
After breakfast at the ger camp, we will drive back to Ulaanbaatar. We will arrive in Ulaanbaatar in the afternoon, and you have time for visiting the world’s number one cashmere store and Mongolian souvenir shops or relax in your hotel until dinner. Overnight in a hotel.
- Travel time: From Kharkhorin to Ulaanbaatar, 360 km on asphaltic road. Approximately 6 hours of driving.
- Meal(s): Breakfast + Lunch + Dinner + Drinking water.
- Accommodation: You will stay in a centrally located 4-star hotel – Holiday Inn Ulaanbaatar hotel or similar.
Today is the end of the Mongolian Gobi 2025 trip. Have a nice trip back to your home and thank you for choosing Way To Nomads.
- We take you to Ulaanbaatar International Airport from your hotel..
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- $1370 US per person.
- Accommodation: 1 night in centrally-located good-facility hotel in Ulaanbaatar, 5 nights in ger camps, 1 night in a nomadic-family-owned small ger camp.
- Guiding and interpreting service
- Meals as mentioned in the itinerary
- Transportation: Travel van – Toyota Hiace or similar
- Entrance fees to protected areas and national parks mentioned in the itinerary
- Museums and cultural performance tickets mentioned in the itinerary
- Horse riding in Yolyn am or Terelj NP
- Camel riding in Khongor dunes
- Nomadic family visit
- International airfare(s) to/from Ulaanbaatar
- Personal equipment
- Optional activity cost
- Excess baggage charges
- Alcoholic drinks
- Travel insurance
- Tourist visa fee
Mongolian Gobi Group Trip Dates for Summer 2025
Departure number | Departure date | Group size | Price [per person] in USD |
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Group 1 | May 24, 2025 | 6 | $1300 |
Group 2 | June 16, 2025 | 8 | $1370 |
Group 3 | June 24, 2025 | 6 | $1370 |
Group 4 | July 02, 2025 | 8 | $1400 |
Group 5 | July 14, 2025 | 8 | $1370 |
Group 6 | August 06, 2025 | 6 | $1370 |
Please send email to us about available seats of your concerned departure date for this trip.
Pictures from this tour
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