Kharhorin - Mongol sand dune and nomad
Overview
In 1220 Chinggis Khan decided to build the capital city of his vast Mongolian Empire at KharHorin. Building was completed by his son, Ogedei Khan, after Chinggis death, but Kharhorin served as the capital for 40 years before Khubilai Khan moved ot to what is now Beijing. Following the move, and the subsequent collapse of the Mongolian Empire, KharHorin was abandoned. Whatever was left was used to help build the glorious Erdene-Zuu monastery in the 16-th century. Erdene zuu ( the Hundred Treasures ) was the first center of Lamaism in Mongolia.
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Itinerary
Drive to the Kharhorin Monastery, 330 km from UB. Have lunch in a route ger restaurant.
See Erdene Zuu monastery. Our driver will prepare dinner and overnight in a tent.
After breakfast drive to the Mongol Sand dun where spend about an hour. Continue to drive to the Mongolian nomadic herder’s family which is 250 km from Kharhorin on the way to UB. You will be droped off at an original Mongolian nomadic herders family. There you’ll spend the time of horse riding, fishing, hunting bird, eating Mongolian food and drinking yogurt and tea with cow’s milk. Drink Airag, made of Horse milk, hike and get basic understanding of now Mongolian families take care of their stocks.
Back to UB in the afternoon at about 17 o’clock.
Unforgettable journey in Mongolia.
We would be pleased to have you join us.
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