Ger to Ger — Mongolian cultural heritage

08:30 – 09:00  Transfer from your hotel to Ulaanbaatar Central Train Station.

09:35  Board Train #271 to Tunkhel. Sitting on a train for looking a landscape changes from city to grassland and mountains.

12:50  Arrive at Tunkh station. Transfer to Tunkhel Guest House beside the Kharaa River with mountain views in every direction. Tunkhel is a small village surrounded by rolling hills, forest-steppe landscapes, and the gentle flow of the Tunkhel River. This region is part of the greater Kharaa River basin, known for its clean environment and natural beauty. Here, life moves at a slower pace, guided by nature and traditional ways of living.

13:20 – 14:20  Welcome lunch at the guest house.

15:00 – 18:00  Afternoon sightseeing tour by car — forested hills, elevated viewpoints, and a visit to a nomadic family camp in the Khan Khentii foothills.

18:30 – 19:30  Dinner at the guest house.

21:00 – 22:00  Campfire under the Mongolian stars on the Kharaa riverbank.

08:30 – 09:30  Breakfast.

Morning  Horse riding into the mountain hills toward Noyon campsite — exhilarating terrain with sweeping views across the Kharaa Valley and the forested peaks of northern Mongolia.

Midday  Picnic lunch on the banks of the Kharaa River.

Afternoon  Return to Tunkhel village. Free time and dinner.

21:30  Transfer to Tunkh station. Board the overnight train to Erdenet — comfortable sleeping cabin.

Erdenet is Mongolia’s second-largest city, located in the northern part of the country between Ulaanbaatar and the Russian border. It is best known for the Erdenet Copper Mine, one of the largest copper-molybdenum mines in Asia, which plays a major role in Mongolia’s economy. Surrounded by rolling hills and steppe landscapes, Erdenet is a well-planned industrial city that also offers access to nearby nature, local culture, and northern travel routes.

One of the most architecturally magnificent religious complexes in all of Central Asia, Amarbayasgalant was built in 1727–1737 in honour of Zanabazar — Mongolia's greatest spiritual leader and sculptor. Set in the Iven River valley at the foot of sacred Burenkhan Mountain, it is a UNESCO World Heritage nominee that survived the Soviet purges better than almost any other monastery in Mongolia.

08:15  Arrive in Erdenet. Breakfast at a local café.

Morning  Drive north to Amarbayasgalant Monastery — a two-hour journey through increasingly remote and beautiful mountain valley country. Guided tour of the 28 surviving temple structures, the active monks' community, and the extraordinary Sino-Mongolian architectural details of this 300-year-old complex.

Afternoon  Check into the ger camp directly adjacent to the monastery. The valley here — watered by the Iven River and thick with ancient Mongolian cherry groves — has been considered sacred for over 1,500 years.

08:00 – 09:00  Breakfast.

Morning  Drive for fours hours to Aglag Buteel Monastery — a site of particular spiritual power where Tibetan Buddhist temple architecture and shamanic sacred stones coexist in striking natural harmony. Guided hike through the surrounding hills with your expert guide explaining the fascinating syncretism between Buddhist and shamanic traditions that defines Mongolian spirituality.

Midday  Lunch in Zuunkharaa town on a way

14:00 – 17:00  Transfer to a traditional Mongolian horse and archery family camp. Learn the ancient art of Mongolian archery — the thumb draw technique, the composite bow, and the philosophy of a discipline central to the Mongol Empire's military power. Your hosts are champions in the traditional Mongolian style and generous, expert teachers.

Evening  Overnight in the archery ger camp.

08:00 – 09:00  Breakfast.

Morning  Return to Aglag Buteel for a deeper, more contemplative visit — guided meditation at the sacred rock sites and a discussion on the unique spiritual synthesis of Mongolian Buddhism and shamanism that you will not find anywhere else in Asia.

Midday  Lunch at the archery camp.

Afternoon  Drive for 150kms  to Mongol Nomad Ger Camp towards to a central Mongolia. 

Evening  Overnight in traditional gers on the open steppe.

Morning  Breakfast at the Mongol Nomad Camp.

10:00  Private Mini Naadam Festival Show — Mongolia's legendary Three Games of Men performed in an intimate nomadic camp setting: Mongolian bokh (wrestling), horse racing displays, and traditional archery. Naadam has been central to Mongolian culture since the time of Chinggis Khan and is listed by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Experiencing it in a nomadic camp rather than a stadium is something genuinely rare.

Midday onward  Drive back to Ulaanbaatar by comfortable 11-seat Japanese van, arriving in the afternoon.