Mountain riders in Moilt

Day 1. Ulaanbaatar to Amarbayasgalant monastery

Drive to Amarbayasgalant monastery from Ulaanbaatar

Day 2. Uran extinct volcano, Moilt

Start heading to Uran extinct volcano at 9 a.m. and have lunch on the way. After visiting the volcano, arrive at Moilt eco lodge at around 4 p.m. Upon the arrival, accommodate in Ger and have coffee and tea. Also hike and swim in the river Haniu and Balig. Sit on pallet-bed and chair. Take a shower. Have dinner, talk about the scenery and take a walk. Shoot with bow and arrow. Play traditional ankle bone game. Learn spring game and get it as a souvenir.

Day 3. Get to know nomad life

After breakfast, visit nomadic family that is located in 5 km. Look distilling milk vodka and get more information. Then the family processes the fresh cow milk and makes butter with its cream. After that they make curd by sour milk with involvement of tourists in many shape as well as yogurt. Clean the fence. Tourists help the family to make dumplings such as kneading and rolling dough for lunch. After lunch, play with the children while herder man brings horses for trekking. Help herder man to fence the horse and see trimming a mane. See taming the unbroken horse. Herder men fence cattle and milk cow around 6 p.m. Tourists can milk cow if they want. After that arrive at the camp and have dinner. Walk around and next day program is introduced. Tether the horses and place saddle and bridle in Ger. Leisure time.

Day 4. Horse trekking

Trek upstream 5 km to river Hanui and river Tsagaan further 10 km and slope 5 km in the west, return trekking downward 15 km and arrive at the lodge. Total distance is 35-45 km. The distance will be adjusted by trekking flow. Lunch is provided as picnic or cooked upon discussion. Have lunch on bank of the river. Continue trekking after break. The scenery is gorgeous there. After dinner, talk about local horse, famous wrestlers and story. Tether the horses and place saddle and bridle in Ger. Leisure time.

Day 5. Horse trekking

Trek to the north; heading river Selenge and mountainside of Moilt. Do not reach to river Selenge. Encounter sandy hillock, mountainside and small hill. After 15 km trekking, cross over the mountain, pass by families’ winter place and arrive river Balig. Trek on bank of the river. See rock painting and take photo. Total trekking distance is 35-45km. Arrive at the lodge for dinner. Picnic for lunch. See rolling strap and making stuff by strap.

Day 6. Hiking

After breakfast, cross river Hanui on eastern side by boat, horse, trek or Zip line when it is available and travel to mountain Dulaankhan. See rock painting on bank of the river and take photo of butterfly and flower. Then go downward to river Hanui on the west. Picnic for lunch. Cross river Hanui to visit nomad family on western bank of the river. The family plants many onion, cucumber, tomatoes, berry and few red-berries. Get to know their life and taste homemade vodka and fermented milk if it is available and see milking mare. See head of wolf and fish, fur, and horn of deer in the house. Then go downward of river Hanui to reach the lodge. Total trekking distance is 8-10 km for 6 hours. Have khorkhog (traditional meal) for dinner and relax on pallet-bed and chair.