Active travel to Tunkhel
Description:
Start on foot, finish on wheels — in some of the most beautiful semi-wild countryside within easy reach of Ulaanbaatar. This clever three-day one-way loop hikes you over a scenic mountain pass through a pristine forested valley, then seamlessly switches you onto mountain bikes for a thrilling descent into Tunkhel village. You never retrace a single step — the whole journey moves forward through ever-changing Mongolian landscapes.
A support vehicle waits at the mountain pass with your bikes, your lunch, and your gear — so you carry nothing heavier than a daypack over the pass. Horse riding, nomadic village life, and a meaningful community service experience fill Day 2. If you bring your own mountain bike on the train, you receive a 20% discount on the tour price.
Tour Details
Activities: 10 km mountain hiking + 10 km mountain biking
Bike Discount: Bring your own bike on the train and receive 20% off the tour price
Bike Delivery: We can also arrange bike transport via cargo train if preferred
Route: One-way loop — you never retrace your steps
Tour Highlights
- 10 km scenic hike over a mountain pass through a pristine semi-forested valley — one of the most beautiful approaches to Tunkhel
- Support vehicle meets you at the pass with mountain bikes, lunch, and all your gear — a seamless, satisfying transition
- 10 km mountain bike descent through open grasslands into Tunkhel village
- Day 2: guided horse riding in the surrounding mountain hills with an expert local guide
- Tunkhel village cycling tour — meet local families and participate in a genuine community service activity
- Bring your own bike on the train and save 20% — or let us arrange cargo train delivery
- Short, perfectly formed active adventure with easy train access from Ulaanbaatar
Map:
- Tour duration
- Tour Grade
- Person in group max
- Date start
- Date end
- 3 day(s)
- Challenge
- 10
- 2026-05-15
- 2026-10-15
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Day by day itinerary:
Train-Hike-Bike-Tunkhel village
An active arrival day that puts you right in the middle of the landscape from the very first step off the train.
09:35 Board the train from Ulaanbaatar to Shatan station.
Midday Arrive at Shatanag. Met by your hiking guide for a briefing and gear check.
12:30 Begin the 10 km hike over the mountain pass — a beautiful route through a semi-forested valley of birch and pine, wildflowers, and sweeping views back toward Ulaanbaatar and forward into the Tunkhel valley.
Afternoon Reach the pass summit. The support vehicle is waiting with mountain bikes, cold drinks, and lunch. Eat together before mounting up.
Afternoon Begin the 10 km mountain bike descent toward Tunkhel village — the terrain is open, the gradient manageable, and the views of the approaching valley are superb.
Late afternoon Arrive at Tunkhel Guest House. Check into your ger beside the Kharaa River. The satisfaction of having walked and ridden your way in is very real.
Evening Dinner at the guest house — well earned and deeply appreciated.
Horse riding & Village life
A day that combines Mongolian mountain horsemanship with genuine cultural exchange and community connection in Tunkhel village.
08:30 – 09:30 Breakfast.
Morning Guided horse riding through the surrounding mountain hills — your local guide leads you through terrain that reveals the landscape from an entirely new perspective, higher and freer than anything accessible on foot or by bike.
Afternoon Cycling around Tunkhel village on your mountain bikes, meeting local families and exploring the community spaces, school, and nomadic camps on the village outskirts. Participate in a community service activity — like bring a water, wood to needy family or cook something together etc. English conversation practice with local schoolchildren, or another project chosen together with the village — one of the most genuinely meaningful hours of the whole trip.
Evening Dinner at the guest house. Free time beside the Kharaa River as the sun sets over the Khan Khentii peaks.
Return to Ulaanbaatar by Train
Morning Breakfast at the guest house. A final walk through Tunkhel village and farewell to your hosts.
11.30 Transfer to Tunkh station.
Train Board the train back to Ulaanbaatar — arriving in capital of Mongolia or join on our other train ride tours further to north.