Mongolia Grand Expedition
What you'll see
The journey, one day at a time
Arrive Ulaanbaatar
Arrive in Ulaanbaatar, met and transferred to your accommodation. Ulaanbaatar is the one city in a vast empty land — the staging point for the steppe, Gobi and Altai.
Ulaanbaatar
A city day before the steppe and the Gobi.
To Hustai National Park
Transfer to Hustai National Park. Dawn and dusk drives for the wild takhi horses. Steppe wildlife, deer and marmots on the grassland.
Hustai National Park
Steppe wildlife, deer and marmots on the grassland. A full day with the world's last wild horses. The takhi of Hustai, once extinct in the wild, now run free again — one of conservation's great triumphs.
Hustai National Park
A full day with the world's last wild horses.
To South Gobi Desert
Transfer to South Gobi Desert. The singing dunes, ice gorge and desert wildlife. Wild camels, ibex and the Flaming Cliffs.
South Gobi Desert
Wild camels, ibex and the Flaming Cliffs. A full day across the Gobi's dunes and plains. The Gobi's Flaming Cliffs, where the first dinosaur eggs were unearthed, are among the most storied fossil sites on earth.
South Gobi Desert
A full day across the Gobi's dunes and plains. Desert wildlife and dinosaur cliffs by 4x4.
South Gobi Desert
Desert wildlife and dinosaur cliffs by 4x4.
South Gobi Desert
The singing dunes, ice gorge and desert wildlife.
To Altai Mountains
Transfer to Altai Mountains. Tracker-led searches for snow leopard in the high valleys. High-mountain wildlife — argali, ibex and golden eagles.
Altai Mountains
High-mountain wildlife — argali, ibex and golden eagles. A full day in the snow-leopard mountains. The Altai is one of the only places on earth to seek a wild snow leopard — the elusive 'ghost of the mountains'.
Altai Mountains
A full day in the snow-leopard mountains. The Kazakh eagle hunters and their golden eagles.
Altai Mountains
The Kazakh eagle hunters and their golden eagles.
Altai Mountains
Tracker-led searches for snow leopard in the high valleys.
To Khövsgöl Lake
Transfer to Khövsgöl Lake. Lake and taiga, with elk, waterbirds and forest. A visit to the Tsaatan reindeer herders.
Khövsgöl Lake
A visit to the Tsaatan reindeer herders. A full day at the blue pearl of Mongolia. Khövsgöl, holding a vast share of the world's fresh water, is one of Asia's most pristine lakes, ringed by taiga and reindeer herders.
Departure
A final morning in Khövsgöl Lake — a last outing or a slow start as time allows — before the transfer onward and the journey home.
The season changes what you see.
Peak season
The mild season — the time to head into the wilderness.
Good season
A year-round gateway; winters are brutally cold.
Hand-picked camps & lodges
Three Camel Lodge
A celebrated eco-lodge of gers near the Flaming Cliffs, the Gobi's finest stay.
Khövsgöl Luxury Ger Camp
An upscale ger camp on the shore of Khövsgöl, with lake views.
Gobi Luxury Ger Camp
A comfortable upscale ger camp in the South Gobi, with en-suite gers.
Shangri-La Ulaanbaatar
The city's leading international hotel, polished and central.
Snow Leopard Expedition Camp
A mobile expedition camp in the high Altai, base for the snow-leopard search.
Hustai Ger Camp
A traditional ger camp within the park, perfectly placed for the wild horses.
Make it yours.
Add nights, swap a park, extend to the coast — this route is a starting point, not a fixed menu. Tell us how you travel and we'll route the rest.