Mongolian Biking Getaway - 2 days
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Duration:
2 days -
Price:
from 306 $ -
Group Size:
2-6 persons
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Difficulty Rating:
Easy to moderate
Overview
This 2-day cycling tour outskirts Ulaanbaatar takes you into the open countryside just a short drive from the city. Ride along quiet dirt roads through wide valleys, rolling hills, and open grasslands, passing nomadic camps and grazing livestock along the way. Meet local herder families, learn about traditional Mongolian nomadic culture, and enjoy a peaceful overnight stay in nature. This short Mongolia cycling tour offers a balanced mix of scenic landscapes, cultural experience, and active outdoor adventure near Ulaanbaatar.
Hightlights
- Enjoy the raw beauty of Khenty strictly protected area
- Observe the daily life of modern nomads
- Well-planned and tested biking route
- Overnights in tranquil natural locations
- Advanced quality mountain bikes
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Itinerary
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Cycle in the grassland, visit Chinggis Khan statue
You will be greeted by guide and driver at your hotel lobby and over an hour car transfer will bring you to the edge of the capital. We start the day by cycling across vast open grassland alternated by gentle hills. Owing to the dry air, the color of the sky is blue and clear, which allows one to see until the horizon. Mongolia is a place where you can 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. We ride on distinct car tracks with packed surfaces. At the end of the ride, visit the giant statue of Genghis Khan on horseback. The founder of the Mongol Empire is depicted resting his hand on a golden whip he found here as 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. Tonight, you will be accommodated in comfortable holiday camp comprised of traditional felt-covered tents known as a ger.
- Lunch, dinner
- Yurt lodge
- 39.3 km +353 m / -397 m
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Bike in wide mountain valley, return to city
Today’s cycling route lies across wooded hillsides and open valleys of the Baga Khenty mountains. Picnic lunch will be served at the day’s highest point (1750m) with a lush meadow and wooded slopes as the backdrop. The rest of the day is a gentle roll across an open valley with many nomadic homes dotting the scenery. By 5 pm we load bikes and take a 2-hour return transfer back to Ulaanbaatar.
- Breakfast, lunch
- 44.1 km +440 m / -327 m