Experience of Genghis Khan - Mongolia by bike (7 days and 6 nights)

【Meet Up Information】
Arrange airport transport according to your arrival flight. Suppose to arrive UBN airport before 15:00.
Group assembly time: 17:00
Location: Bayangol Hotel Lobby , Ulaanbaatar City
【Flight from Taiwan】
KE-188:  Taoyuan(TPE) 18:55 - Seoul (ICN) 22:30
KE-197:  Seoul (ICN) 08:00 – Ulaanbaatar (UBN) 10:45
   
Upon arrival at Ulaanbaatar, we will have 1~1.5 hour car ride head to city center of Ulaanbaatar. Group will meet at Bayangol Hotel at Ulaanbaatar City. In the evening, watch a folklore performance to enjoy traditional Mongolian songs, dance, and throat singing. After dinner, we check in hotel.
 

    

Before start our first MTB riding, Giant Adventure Guide and Mongolia Trekking guide will share the safety instruction of MTB riding, include seat post and tire adjustment, off-road riding body position, how to choose your track on grassland.  

    
【Cycle to grasslands】
A 1.5-hour car transfer will bring you to the edge of the capital. We start the day by cycling across vast open grassland alternated by rolling hills. We ride along distinct car tracks on predominantly packed surfaces. You will see many domestic animals: cattle, sheep, and goats. Mongolia has 60-70 million animals, the mainstay of the rural economy. And, of course, you will see horses that hold an important place in Mongolian culture. Tonight, and throughout the tour in the Mongolian countryside, you will be accommodated in comfortable holiday camps comprised of traditional felt-covered tents known as “ger”. Tonight, we sleep in a camp on the edge of a vast open grassland.

    
【Glamping Site】
Tonight, the camp site is settled by Mongolia Staff. Included stand-able tent, Restaurant tent, Gas-heating Shower tent, Toilet tent. The chef will prepare dinner and breakfast for us. Foldable bed, Sleeping bag, table and chair in your tent. Experience the endless view of Sunset and Sunrise, the animal like Sheep, Horse, Cow eat the grass nearby our campsite. Prepare a down jacket keeps you warm just in case that low temperature(10 degree in Celsius) at mid-night.

    
【Ride to the statue of Chinggis Khaan】
We continue riding first across more open grassland and along spectacular mountains. The dry air enables a spectacular blue color of the sky, and the clarity of the air allows one to see until the horizon. Being the world's least densely populated country, Mongolia is the place to enjoy boundless expanses of open prairie and the feeling of freedom. You will see mushroom-like tents of nomadic Mongolians and their large herds of horses, goats, and sheep, a scene unchanged for hundreds of years. After lunch, we visit the giant statue of Chinggis Khaan on horseback. The founder of the Mongol Empire is depicted resting his hand on a golden whip he found here, as the legend suggests, and interpreted as heaven's approval of his mandate to rule the people of the steppe. Enjoy panoramic views of the vast steppe and rolling hills from an observation deck and continue to your overnight place.


  
【What is Ger Camping site?】
It’s Mongolia style camping site, the tent build up with sustainable consideration, use traditional materials, like wooden frame and woolen felt-covered become the wall, the campsite located at the middle of hill to minimize bugs and fly problem.  But still has small insect in tent sometimes and they won’t bother you too much. Only bed, lights and table in your tent, cool summer doesn’t need air-condition inside, having cool breeze made by nature environment outside. The fire stove or electric heater blanket allows you to keep warm during night time. The western style hot shower room, toilet and dining room is apart from camping site just a short walk will be available for you.
 

    
【Cycle to Khan Khenty wilderness area】
We again pedal leisurely and catch a glimpse of a way of life that hasn’t seemingly changed in centuries; watch nomadic tents and massive stocks of horses, sheep, and goats. This afternoon we climb to a wooded pass at 1887m, the gateway to the Khan Khenty wilderness area that marks the southern edge of the Siberian mountain forest ecosystem. After a challenging climb to the pass-top, you will see a breathtaking panorama of the Siberian forest. A 10km descent on a rough service brings you to a cozy camp on a picturesque riverside with dense willow growth and wooded mountains as the backdrop. This evening, you can hear more stories of Mongolia told by your guide.

    
【Accommodation in Khan Khenty wilderness area】
Tonight, our campsite located in wilderness area, the electricity provided by solar power system. No GSM signal, only CDMA system. In your lodge, only have bed and light, no plug for your smart phone, we will use power bank for charging our device.
 

    
    
【Cycle to Terelj National Park】
Bear, wolf, lynx, and boar inhabit the depths of the Siberian wilderness, also herbivores such as elk, deer, and many fur animals typical to boreal forests. Naturally, it’s not realistic to encounter wild animals in warm seasons and especially on trails trodden by human beings, yet you can acutely feel the wilderness and its immensity. Today we cycle along the picturesque riverside, crossing a few knee-deep streams. We take a chance to visit a nomadic tent and experience the unique culture in real. We then enjoy our last lunch in the wild, load bikes, and transfer to Terelj National Park. Meaning rhododendron, this is a vast mountain bowl dotted with rock formations of spectacular shapes, quite often named after things they resemble. We settle down in a camp with some fantastic rock formations as the backdrop.
 

    
    
【Return to Ulaanbaatar, sightseeing and shopping】
After breakfast, we transfer back to Ulaanbaatar. On returning to the capital city, we visit the Winter Palace of Bogd Khan, showcasing rare statues of Buddhist deities and items of personal use of Mongolia’s last king. Hotel check-in and after lunch, It is free and easy time, you could walk the Sukkhbaatar square with a grand statue of Chinggis Khaan or visit the National Museum of Mongolia displays the nation’s history from Stone and Bronze Age artifacts to the modern era. Traditional implements of daily nomadic life. You also can visit the largest cashmere shop near the city square. Don’t forget the final dinner at an Asian hotpot restaurant.

  
【Departure transfer】
It’s time to say goodbye to Mongolia. You will be transferred to Ulaanbaatar airport for your journey home.
【Return Flight to Taiwan】
KE-198 Ulaanbaatar (UBN) 14:40→ Seoul (ICN) 18:50
KE-5693 Seoul (ICN) 20:45→ Taoyuan(TPE) 22:25