CYCLING THE EMPIRE OF GENGHIS KHAN

17 days at - including flights

Tripcode: MCM

A cycle adventure in Mongolia, exploring the mountains and steppes that were home to Genghis Khan

Cycling with Locals at The Erdene Zuu Monastery

Mongolia remains a mysterious presence in the heart of Central Asia, a traditional country where foreign visitors are still an unusual sight. Nomads wander the grasslands, setting up their white gers (tents) where the pasture is lush for their horses. The local people are warm and welcoming and we share their experience of life under a felt or canvas roof. The landscape is both beautiful and varied, and we follow good trails across wide, open steppe, into expansive mountain scenery, and through larch and pine forests. Camping wild under the wide skies adds an adventurous edge to what is certainly one of our most intrepid cycle tours. We end our riding at Mongolia's ancient capital Karakorum, once the centre of a vast empire and site of the largest monastery in the country.

Itinerary

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Day 1	Depart London.
Day 2	Arrive Ulaan Baatar; transfer to hotel.
Day 3	Morning sightseeing; overnight train to Erdenet.
Day 4	Ride to Tal Tolgoi Well via the small township of Bugat; camp.
Day 5	Cross Tuluugiin Pass, hike craters of extinct Mt Uran and Mt Togoo; camp.
Day 6	Arhangai steppe ride through undulating country to open green valley below Mt Kharikhan (1862m); camp.
Day 7	Short climb to cross Kholboogin pass (1649m) before descending to Khairkhan Lake camp.
Day 8	Head up Khunjiin River valley to camp beneath Mt Chingeltei.
Day 9	A short climb past the headwaters of the Khunjiin; descend into Tamir River valley; camp near Great Rock of Ikh Tamir.
Day 10	Half-day ride to Tsetserleg, capital of Arhangai, afternoon free.
Day 11	Morning ride in foothills of the Khangai mountains; ger camp with hot springs.
Day 12	Across undulating steppe to Mt Ondor Khairkhan (2312m).
Day 13	Cross the Khangai mountain range on good jeep tracks; descend to Orkhon River valley.
Day 14	Ride to Karakorum and Erdene Zuu Monastery; overnight in traditional ger camp.
Day 15	Drive to Ulaan Baatar, visit sand dunes at Mongol Els; free afternoon.
Day 16	Free to explore Ulaan Baatar; late evening transfer to airport.
Day 17	Depart Ulaan Baatar; arrive London.

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