Ecorating 3.5

Safari in the Gobi Desert & Jalman Meadows, Mongolia

Safari & Wilderness Adventure

You probably know the Sahara, but the Gobi Desert is almost as big, and unlike the Sahara, this is not a desert with soft sand dunes. No this is a rugged desert, with mountains, sand and rocks. The Gobi Desert is so large that, like the Sahara, it can be seen from space. The Gobi Desert hides on old trade routes from the time when merchants used the Silk Road to bring goods from east to west, and you will be captivated by this rugged but also beautiful landscape. Experience the Gobi Desert from the back of a camel, watch Bayanzag or as the place is called in English Flaming Cliffs, share a meal with a nomadic family and see how the stars get really close at night. An amazing journey where you feel like you are very far away.

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Sample Itinerary

The experience

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Welcome

Ikh Nartiin Chuluumeans “rocks with a lot of sun” in Mongolian. This is a nature reserve with the most adventurous rock formations, and with a unique wildlife. Among other things, many hundreds of Argali sheep live here, the largest population of wild sheep in the world. If we are lucky, we will also spot the shy Mongolian gazelle, some of the world’s largest prey and various bucks. Camp Jalman Meadows is located in the Khan Khentii Wilderness, an area three times the size of Yellowstone National Park. Within surprisingly short distances of the camp, many magnificent experiences await up close.

Day 1

To Ikh Nart

You will be picked up from your hotel in Ulan Bator at 08:30 to drive to the city’s main train station. The trip starts an hour later and then the adventure begins. The trip goes in a southeasterly direction over the large meadows and steppes, which dominate the landscape here. Nature is slowly becoming more and more dry and harsh, and at Tsomoog you get off the train, to be picked up by car and driven the last stretch to Ikh Nart.

Day 2-3

Ikh Nart

For the next two days you will explore Ikh Nart both on foot and by jeep. In the area you have different projects where you study different species of birds and animals such as the Argali sheep. Results and observations are available in the camp, and your guides also have plenty to tell. From time to time along the way, you will meet nomads who are looking for good fields for their cattle, goats or sheep.

Day 4

To Jalman Meadows

Now an exciting day awaits: from Ulan Bator come a pair of small planes (Cessna machines), which land on the small runway close to the camp to pick you up. The journey then subsequently goes north, rain with approx. an hour in the air. The destination of the flight is the southern parts of the Jalman Meadows forests and the Tuul River. Welcome to the land of horses and yaks! After you have landed, you can either walk or cycle the approximately 6 kilometers to the camp. Your luggage will be transported.

Day 5-6

To Khan Khentii

Now two adventurous days await. Here is the opportunity to hike, explore the area from the horseback and you can also take an exciting trip on the river. You decide the pace and content. The mountains in this area (Hentii) have beautiful forests with birch and various larch trees. Since 1993, this part of Mongolia has been under nature protection, and the Hentii wilderness stretches all the way up to the Russian border. The people who live here live basically the same way they did 500 years ago. Maybe you spot wolves, wild boars, moose, red deer, marmots and Mongolian gazelles.

Day 7

To Ulan Bator

After breakfast transfer to your hotel (approx. 3.5 hours).

Details

Everything you need to know

Travel facts

Ecorating: 3.5

When to travel?July, August, September

Airport: Ulan Bator (ULN).

Journey length:: 6 nights (can be combined with other adventures in Mongolia)

Price includes: All meals outside Ulan Bator. Accommodation in a double room in the campers.

Price does not include: Imported drinks. Transfer on arrival and departure Ulan Bator. Possibly. Hotels in Ulan Bator. Transfer between Ikh Nart and Jalman Meadows. Possibly. gratuity and travel insurance.

Optional: Flight between Ikh Nart and Jalman Meadows on a Cessna Caravan USD 5100 (2-8 people).

Children:Children 1-2 years free, between 3-11 years 50% discount.

Extra: Possibility to travel to Hovsgol Lake, extra nights in Ulan Bator.

Tips for your journey

Good to know about Mongolia:The weather can be unpredictable. Bring clothes for both sunny and rainy weather.

Mobile coverage and internet: In Ulan Bator there is internet in the hotel and there are also internet cafes. Extremely limited mobile coverage out in the wilderness.

Visas: Danish citizens must have a visa to Mongolia, seeMongolia’s Embassy in Stockholm.

Time zone: GMT + 7

Vaccinations: Vaccinations Mongolia atStatens Serum Institut

Packing: We will send you a detailed list of what to take with you on the trip. Own fishing tackle and waders are two essential things.

Local currency:Mongolian tugrik and also bring USD.

Weather: Weather in Ulan Bator atdmi.dk

Water: Clean water in the camp

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Travel with purpose

How does my trip contribute?

This product meets our requirements for Ecorating, a product that is good for humans and the environment.

The local tour operator we work with has a close relationship with local politicians, environmental organizations and locals. We have a common goal, which is to protect Mongolia’s amazing nature and not least the country’s rivers and water systems. Out of respect for nature, there are only six participants with per. expedition, and the trips are arranged for an extremely limited period of time. Of course, this is “catch and release”, and fishing is done with fishing hooks without barbs. You contribute to the local economic development, and the encounter with this very different culture may give you a different picture of how life can also be lived.