White Lake Motorcycle Trail in Mongolia  

Arrive in    'Ulaanbaatar' and go to hotel. Afternoon or evening meet the tour leader and rest of group. The pre-tour meeting is about the day by day itinerary and safety issues. Overnight in hotel.

Set out early morning and ride south eastwards, initially on the main asphalt road to    'Zuun Mod'  town, then off into the wilderness. Outside the city most people live the traditional nomadic lifestyle, moving several times a year with their herds of animals and we pass through only a couple of villages along the way. Arrive    'Elsen Tasarkhai'  in the early evening. Overnight ger camp amid the sand dunes and desert vegetation.

Ride from "Elsen Tasarkhai" to "Kharkhorin" town, the original capital of Mongolia and spend an hour or two at    'Erdene Zuu'  Buddhist monastery. We may see the resident monks performing their morning rituals. Ride on very rough tracks beside the Orkhon river, then up into the Khangai mountains to reach the Ger camp at    'Tsagaan Hot Springs'. 

Ride on rough tracks over a couple of mountain passes and through remote forested fertile hills and valleys to arrive at the town of    'Tsetserleg'.  After lunch continue on an improved road over Bulgan mountain and north to "Tariat" village. Ride through the National Park to reach the ger camp right beside the White Lake    'Ger Camp'.

Set off riding along the lake shore and stop to climb up to the rim of the extinct    'Khorgo Volcano'  from where you can see the full extent of ancient volcanic activity, as well as peer down into the crater. Continue on to the viewpoint at    'Chuluut Gorge'  then head off into the remote hills where the only inhabitants are nomadic families with their herds of yaks, sheep and goats. Arrive at the    'Taikhar Chuluu'  ger camp in the late afternoon.

Depart from the Ger camp and ride eastwards, passing by an ancient    'Deer Stone',  a fine example of Central Asian nomadic sculpture. Ride nearby the village of    'Gurvan Bulag'  then continue along a remote trail through the sand belt of middle Mongolia. Finally, via this little-known route, arrive at the ger camp in the dramatic location of    'Khogno Khan'. 

From "Khogno Khan" ride to the asphalt road, then along to Erdensant village before setting off on rough tracks again. The rolling hills are sparsely populated and you might be invited in to a    'Mongolian Family Ger'.  In the late afternoon reach another area of semi-desert,    'Uvurburd Els'  where you are likely to see camels and goats, rather than the yaks and sheep that were so common up in the mountains. Overnight ger camp.

Return to Ulaanbaatar, stopping for a picnic lunch along the way. Initially we ride across open steppe on the rough tracks we have become used to, then join the new    'surfaced'  road to get back to the city.    'Overnight in hotel'. 

        Departure.

(Tour price is based on a group of 4 people. Motorbike rent cost  USD $130 per day including fuel)

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