Arrive in    'Ulaanbaatar'  and go to hotel. Afternoon or evening meet the tour leader and rest of group for pre-tour meeting. The meeting talks about day by day itinerary and safety issues. Overnight in hotel.

Make an early start to get out of Ulaanbaatar city and onto the road leading south to the Gobi. The road is black-topped for a while, then soon becomes a rough jeep track as it crosses the green rolling hills of Tuv (“Central”) Province. Ride on to    'Baga Gazriin Chuluu', a mountain of unusual granite rocks which are home to ibex, marmots, steppe fox and plenty of birds of prey. Overnight 'Ger' camp.

Ride through "Mandalgov", the capital town of Dundgov Province and continue across the open steppe of Middle Gobi to    'Tsagaan Suvraga', an amazing series of cliffs, white and pink limestone rock formations taking the appearance of stalagmites up to 30 meters high. It is an excellent site for some out-of-the-ordinary photography. Overnight 'Ger' camp.

The track to "Dalanzadgad", capital of Umnogov Province (“South Gobi”) has little traffic, even though we are travelling on the main road. This is Mongolia as one imagines it – distant horizons, dry rocky earth and a huge blue sky. Ahead in the distance lie    "Gurvansaikhan Uul"  the "Three Beautiful Mountains", and we drive up into the rocky canyon to the end of the track, then walk into the amazing    'Yolyn Am'  "Vulture's Mouth" canyon. Overnight 'Ger' camp.

We ride westwards following the "Gurvansaikhan Uul" "Three Beautiful Mountains" and finally cross the range as the track cuts through the rocky cliffs. Arrive at    'Khongoryn Els'  where huge sand dunes meet the end of the "Altai" mountain range. Overnight 'Ger' camp.

Leaving the golden dunes behind us we ride through a wonderful mountain pass and on to "Bulgan" village. Not far from here is "Bayanzag", a forest of rare    'Saksaul'  trees and the    'Flaming Cliffs'  where many dinosaur remains have been found and Roy Chapman Andrews discovered the first dinosaur eggs during his expedition of the 1920s. Overnight 'Ger' camp.

Today we travel north-east to "Mandal - Ovoo" and then to "Saikhan-Ovoo". Here, on a bend in the "OngiI Gol" river, are the remains of    'Ongii Hiid'  monastery on each bank of the river. Arriving at about lunchtime allows time to explore the ruins and relax for the afternoon. Overnight 'Ger' camp.

A long day’s ride continue northwards through Middle Gobi to reach    'Zorgol Khairkhan', a dramatic granite mountain with bizarre rock formations jutting out against the skyline. Our last night is spent not far from "Bayanunjuul" village at "Ovur Burd Els" Sands Overnight 'Ger' camp.

As we return to Ulaanbaatar, the landscape becomes gradually greener and more mountainous. Even close to the city people still live the traditional lifestyle; but there are more horses and less camels than we encountered in the Gobi. We expect to arrive in Ulaanbaatar shortly after midday.     'Overnight in hotel'.

        Departure.

(Tour price is based on a group of 4 people. Motorbike rent cost  USD $130 per day including fuel)

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