Kharkhorin, Arkhangai, Khuvsgul,
Zavkhan, Gobi Altai and Khovd
Highlights:
Kharkhorin, Erdene Zuu Monastery,
Khorgo Volcano, Khuvsgul lake,
Otgontenger Mountain, Sharga Gobi
and Khovd
Lengths:
18
nights/ 19 days
Adventure
level:
Extreme
Total driving
km:
3000 km
Transportation:
drive,
(4 wheel driving Japanese jeep)
Season:
June 1
– September 1
Khovd is one of the
most diverse provinces in terms of its
various ethnic groups. The province is
called “land of contrast” by Mongols
because its inhabitants are quite
ethnically and linguistically mixed.
The Torguud, Zakhchin, Myangad and
Kazakhs live peacefully and herd their
livestock side by side. Khovd city was
founded by Machju in 1718 on the bank
of Khovd River. It consisted of two
parts: the Old Town: Sangiin Kherem
and the Modern Town of Khovd. Sangiin
Kherem was square walls of five meters
tall and two meters thick but there is
very little wall left. Today’s Khovd
city is the important economic and
cultural centre in the west.
The
capital
of
Mongolia
is
Ulaanbaatar
city
which
was
historically
known
as
Urga
and
established
in
1639
as
well
as
you
can
enjoy
visiting
Gandan
Monastery
–
Buddhist
center
of
Mongolia,
Sukhbaatar
square
–
main
square
where
the
Parliament
and
Government
house
and
Winter
Palace
of
Bogd
Khaan,
Mongolia’s
last
king
Javzun
Damba
Khutagt
VIII,
built
in
1893.
Huvsgul
province,
located
in
the
Hangai
mountain
range
in
north
western
Mongolia,
unique
compared
to
other
parts
of
Mongolia.
Many
ethnic
groups
live
in
Huvsgul;
Halh,
Darhad,
Hotgoid,
Urianhai,
Buriad,
and
it’s
the
mother
land
of
Reindeer
Families
“Tsaatan”.
It’s
the
place
where
Heaven
and
Earth
worshiping
Shamans
are
still
very
powerful.
In
the
Gobi
desert
tourists
can
view
vast
sand
dunes,
great
Canyon
the
Glen
of
Condors,
sigh
herds
of
antelopes,
khulans
/wild
horses/,
argali
/wild
sheep/,
snow
leopards
or
ibex,
visit
hospitable
nomads
who
herd
the
livestock
or
witness
the
flaming
red
cliffs
where
Roy
Chapman
Andrews
made
the
discover
of
dinosaur
fossils.
The
sights
are
truly
endless,
but
one
of
great
highlights
for
the
tourists
is
camel
riding
in
the
scenic
Gobi
Desert.
In
1586
when
the
Mongolian
Khan
Abtaisain
returned
home
from
his
long
pilgrimage
to
Tibet,
he
founded
the
first
Buddhist
monastery
for
its
beauty
it
was
named
Erdene
zuu
or
Hundred
Treasures.
Erdene
zuu
was
the
first
Buddhist
monastery
in
Mongolia.
It
is
surrounded
by
a
monumental
wall
with
108
stupas
measuring
400x400
meters.
Each
of
the
four
sites
of
the
wall
has
a
tower
gat.
The
capital
of
Mongolia
is
Ulaanbaatar
city
which
was
historically
known
as
Urga
and
established
in
1639
as
well
as
you
can
enjoy
visiting
Gandan
Monastery
–
Buddhist
center
of
Mongolia,
Sukhbaatar
square
–
main
square
where
the
Parliament
and
Government
house
and
Winter
Palace
of
Bogd
Khaan,
Mongolia’s
last
king
Javzun
Damba
Khutagt
VIII,
built
in
1893.
Huvsgul
province,
located
in
the
Hangai
mountain
range
in
north
western
Mongolia,
unique
compared
to
other
parts
of
Mongolia.
Many
ethnic
groups
live
in
Huvsgul;
Halh,
Darhad,
Hotgoid,
Urianhai,
Buriad,
and
it’s
the
mother
land
of
Reindeer
Families
“Tsaatan”.
It’s
the
place
where
Heaven
and
Earth
worshiping
Shamans
are
still
very
powerful.
In
the
Gobi
desert
tourists
can
view
vast
sand
dunes,
great
Canyon
the
Glen
of
Condors,
sigh
herds
of
antelopes,
khulans
/wild
horses/,
argali
/wild
sheep/,
snow
leopards
or
ibex,
visit
hospitable
nomads
who
herd
the
livestock
or
witness
the
flaming
red
cliffs
where
Roy
Chapman
Andrews
made
the
discover
of
dinosaur
fossils.
The
sights
are
truly
endless,
but
one
of
great
highlights
for
the
tourists
is
camel
riding
in
the
scenic
Gobi
Desert.
In
1586
when
the
Mongolian
Khan
Abtaisain
returned
home
from
his
long
pilgrimage
to
Tibet,
he
founded
the
first
Buddhist
monastery
for
its
beauty
it
was
named
Erdene
zuu
or
Hundred
Treasures.
Erdene
zuu
was
the
first
Buddhist
monastery
in
Mongolia.
It
is
surrounded
by
a
monumental
wall
with
108
stupas
measuring
400x400
meters.
Each
of
the
four
sites
of
the
wall
has
a
tower
gat.