Tour starts and ends at your hotel/homestay in Ulaanbaatar. Our friendly local driver and guide are experts who are committed to making your tour the best possible.
BRIEF ITINERARY
DAY 1 Ulaanbaatar - flight to South Gobi - Yolyn Am canyon - Khongor sand dunes
DAY 2 Khongor sand dunes
DAY 3 Bayanzag, Flaming cliffs
DAY 4 South Gobi - flight to Ulaanbaatar
TOUR MAP
DETAILED ITINERARYDAY 1 Ulaanbaatar - flight to South Gobi - Yolyn Am canyon - Khongor sand dunes
In the morning our guide and driver will meet you at your accommodation in
Ulaanbaatar and transfer to the airport for your flight to Dalanzadgad, center of
Umnugovi aimag. After arrival in Dalanzadgad, meet with your local guide and driver, drive to the Yolyn Am canyon or Eagle Valley, located in the east mountains of the Gobi Gurvan Saikhan Mountain National Park.
Eagle Valley is about 60km northwest of Dalanzadgad. It is a beautiful place with clear air, cold streams and surrounded with distinctive rock formations. Ice and snow in the bottom of the gorge remains frozen until the end of the July.
Juniper grows here. After lunch drive to the
Khongor sand dunes (about 200km west of Dalanzadgad), Mongolian largest and spectacular sand dunes, known as the “Singing Dunes”. You can enjoy the beautiful scene of Golden Gobi desert on the way. After arrival to Khongor sand dunes transfer to the tourist Ger camp and check-in. Khongor sand dunes is a magnificent sandpile! Hiking the dunes is unique as there is no trail. Everyone blazes their own. You’ll meet with views of Gobi desert, surrounding sand dunes upon reaching the top. As we walked along the ridge, this breathtaking scenery, stretched for miles in every direction, are unequaled any where else in South Gobi. You don’t need to have special physical training, but still you will get lots of bright impressions and emotions! Accomodation at the
tourist Ger camp, having rest and dinner.
TOURIST GER CAMPL | D
DAY 2 Khongor sand dunes
After breakfast we’ll visit a Mongolian local camel herdsman nomad family, to experience their
lifestyle, culture, traditions,
religion and hospitality, to taste
Mongolian dishes. Also, you have the chance to ride a Bactrian camel (Camel riding included in the tour price). Gobi camels are two humped Bactrian camels so the sitting position is otherwise quite comfortable. Also, you have the opportunity back to the sand dunes and continue to explore them more in depth. Evening is at leisure! Overnight at the tourist Ger camp, having rest and dinner.
TOURIST GER CAMPB | L | D
DAY 3 Bayanzag, Flaming cliffs
After breakfast provided at a tourist Ger camp, drive to the Bayanzag, known as homeland of Dinosaurs fossils. This place is rich with saxsaul trees and that is why this name "Bayanzag or Rich in Saxaul" was given to it. In 1921, the US paleontologist expedition led by Roy Chapman Andrews, an American explorer, adventurer and naturalist, found from here Protoceratops and Tarbosaurus skeletons, dinosaurs that were living in the area hundreds of million years ago, for the first time in Asia. At that time, the
Mongolian Government had exchanged this Tarbosaurus skeleton for two Ford vehicles and nowadays this skeleton is displayed at the National History Museum in NYC. At sunset, red cliffs in the area look like as if they are burning in flame, so Roy Chapman Andrews named this place “Flaming Cliffs” in 1921.
Flaming cliffs are beautiful to see at sunset. Amazing contact with nature and excellent photographic opportunity. Accomodation at the tourist Ger camp, having rest and dinner.
TOURIST GER CAMPB | L | D
DAY 4 South Gobi - flight to Ulaanbaatar
Today you will say “Good bye!” to beautiful Gobi desert. Early in the morning depart
to the airport of Dalanzadgad city for your flight to Ulaanbaatar
. After arrival in
Ulaanbaatar, transfer to your hotel/homestay.
B TOUR PRICE PER PERSON1 pax: US$ 12002 pax: US$ 9403 pax: US$ 8504 and more pax: US$ 750
Cost includes
- Pick-up & Drop-off services from hotel & return
- Local specialised Guide (English) and Tour Driver service
- All transfers
- Accommodation based on double/twin room sharing according to the itinerary (tourist Ger camp - 3 nights)
- Meals according to the itinerary
- Admission tickets to all sights, events listed on the itinerary
- Domestic flights
- Free bottled water (1x3) supplied in your vehicle
- All taxes & service charge
Cost excludes
- Any extras not mentioned in the itinerary
- Visa Fees
- Medical and travel insurance
- International flights
- Accommodation in Ulaanbaatar
- Single room supplement
- Personal expenses
- Beverages
- Tipping
Special discount
- Children age 2 and under are free
- Children aged 3-12 years old can receive up to 30% discount from their tour price
- Discounts valid for children of family. Children under 18 years old must travel with an adult.
TOUR DATESThis tour departs everyday, private tour.
Book nowYou are able to customize this tour according to your own wishes and preferences, select your own dates, the places and activities that interest you most in Mongolia. Let us know your wishes. We will work with you to finalize the schedule of your trip. We will be happy to offer you suggestions and advice that will meet your particular need. Let us – the team of Khan Expedition – assist you in making your trip unforgettable!
Customize this tourPlease note:
- Available time period: 01 June - 20 Sep
- If the booking is made 35 days or less prior to departure, full payment is due at the time of booking

Eagle Valley (Yolyn Am canyon)

Khongor sand dunes

Desert trees

Khongor sand dunes

Khongor sand dunes

Flaming cliffs, Bayanzag

Flaming cliffs, Bayanzag

