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tours Arkhangai 5 nights
Day
1 Fly to Tsetserleg of Arkhangai. Visit the Zayan
Gegeenii Huree monastery built in 16/17-th century. Continue
to Tsenkher hot spa resort. Ger-camp.
Day
2 In the morning drive to Lake of Ogiin - beautiful
lake with crystal clear fresh water. Bird watching - swan,
goose, White Spoonbill, Dalmation Pelicans, and others. Ger-camp
or tents.
Day
3 At the lake in the morning. In the afternoon drive
towards. Drive to Kharkhorin - the ancient capital of Mongols,
via Tsetserleg. Ger-camp on the Orkhon river.
Day
4 Visit to Erdenezuu Monastery ( the first Buddhist
Center in Mongolia) and observe the monks as they perform
their morning prayers and rituals. Surrounded by 108 stupas
Erdenezuu has been a place of Buddhist activity for more than
1,000 years. After lunch drive to Baruun Huree Monastery, also
known as Shant Hiid. Established in 1647, this monastery quickly
became a major center of Buddhist teaching and religious activity.
Almost completely destroyed beginning in 1937, many of the monastery's
most sacred articrafts and books were secreted away and now
from the basis of its restoration.
Day
5 Drive to BayanGobi camp on the border of Tov, Bulgan
and Ovorkhangai provinces. Overnight in ger-camp.
Hiking in Hognokhaan Mountains. Visit to Galdanboshightiin Hiid.
Visit to a horsebreeder's family. Taste the favourite
drink of Mongolians - airag (fermented mare's milk) . Drive back
to Ulaanbaatar
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