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Mongolia Desert Tour Visiting the VIVANT Filming Locations
Duration8 days / 7 nights
Meals7 breakfasts, 6 lunches, 6 dinners
GuideWith English-speaking guide
PricePlease inquire
Departure pointDeparting Tokyo (Narita)Overview
| Tour code | OM-0809 |
|---|---|
| Number of days | 8 days / 7 nights |
| Departure point | Departing Tokyo (Narita) |
| Meals | 7 breakfasts, 6 lunches, 6 dinners |
| Hotel used | Standard room |
| Local guide | With English-speaking guide |
| Minimum number of participants | 8 to 15 people |
| Booking method | Book online |
Itinerary
| Day | Schedule | Meals | Accommodation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Day 08/09 | Ulaanbaatar Transport: private car 14:40 depart Narita Airport for New Ulaanbaatar International Airport. After arrival at the airport at 19:15, the English-speaking guide takes you to the hotel. Or move from the airport by private car to Central Gobi Province. | Dinner: included | Hotel🏨 |
| 2 Day 08/10 | Ulaanbaatar → Dalanzadgad → Yolyn Am region → Khongor Sand Dunes Transport: aircraft, private car Morning: at 05:00 or 09:00 move from Central Gobi to South Gobi. By private car to Dalanzadgad in South Gobi. To Yolyn Am Valley in South Gobi. Morning: Yolyn Am Valley and the Gobi Natural History Museum. The valley is a place where a thick layer of ice and beautiful green pastures coexist. In summer rain, waterfalls sometimes appear over the rocks. It is also famous for seeing a wide variety of plants and animals up close. Then head for the Khongor Sand Dunes (200 km), the largest and most spectacular dunes in Mongolia. | Breakfast: ○ Lunch: ○ Dinner: ○ | Ger tourist camp⛺ |
| 3 Day 08/11 | Khongor Sand Dunes → Bayanzag Transport: private car After breakfast, Khongor Sand Dunes sightseeing at the filming location. Let's push to the top. The dunes are known as the "singing sands," rising 80 m above the plain and stretching about 180 km. The spectacular dunes are surrounded by lush vegetation fed by a small river called the Khongor. Hike and slide on the dunes. Try a short camel ride. Afternoon: go to Bayanzag (140 km). A sightseeing spot (filming location) where Andrews first discovered a dinosaur bone fossil bed and first recorded dinosaur eggs in 1922. | Breakfast: ○ Lunch: ○ Dinner: ○ | Ger tourist camp⛺ |
| 4 Day 08/12 | Bayanzag → Tsagaan Suvarga (white stupa) Transport: private car After breakfast, by private car to the filming location Tsagaan Suvarga (white stupa). "This place name translates literally as 'white stupa,' a sightseeing area with a naturally formed stupa shape." It is an area (filming location) that has recently become popular with tourists. Even an hour is not enough for photography. Afternoon, by private car to the rock paintings of Mount Deel. Countless rock paintings drawn by ancient people are scattered about, and figures of the people who handle them are also drawn, so you can imagine how people lived long ago. Then move to the tourist camp. At night enjoy a sky full of stars. The scenery is wonderful, so photography is possible. | Breakfast: ○ Lunch: ○ Dinner: ○ | Ger tourist camp⛺ |
| 5 Day 08/13 | Baga Gazriin Chuluu → (small land rocks) → Terelj National Park Transport: private car In the morning, to Baga Gazaryn Chuluu (Small Land Rock), used as a filming location. In the granite area, strange rocks, rock paintings, burial mounds and springs are scattered. Then head to Terelj National Park. After arriving at the tourist camp, free time. For dinner you can enjoy traditional Mongolian food. At night you can enjoy a sky full of stars (it may not be visible depending on the weather). Please use the free WiFi during your trip. | Breakfast: ○ Lunch: ○ Dinner: ○ | Stay at a ger tourist camp⛺ |
| 6 Day 08/14 | Terelj National Park Transport: private car, horse All day: Terelj sightseeing: after visiting Turtle Rock, walk to Aryapala Monastery. After enjoying the nature around Terelj Park, visit a nomad's ger and enjoy interaction with local people. Lunch at the nomad's ger. In the afternoon, enjoy hiking and horse riding. At night enjoy stargazing. | Breakfast: ○ Lunch: ○ Dinner: ○ | Stay at a ger camp⛺ |
| 7 Day 8/15 | Terelj National Park → Chinggis Khaan Statue → Ulaanbaatar Transport: private car In the morning, by private car to Ulaanbaatar. On the way, visit the Chinggis Khaan statue. After arriving in Ulaanbaatar, city sightseeing. Filming location: the Drama Theater (Red Bank), filming location: Sukhbaatar Square, Zaisan Hill, and shopping. Dinner is Mongolian BBQ. | Breakfast: ○ Lunch: ○ Dinner: ○ | City hotel🏨 |
| 8 Day 8/16 | Ulaanbaatar Transport: private car At 4:30, see-off by private car to Chinggis Khaan Airport. Depart Ulaanbaatar at 07:45, scheduled to arrive at Narita at 13:40. Thank you for your hard work. | Breakfast: ○ | － |
*Itinerary and times may change depending on weather and road conditions.
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How to Book
How to Book
1. Inquiry
Please tell us your dates, number of people and flight information.
2. Itinerary and quote
We will send you an itinerary and a quote.
3. Booking
Please send a copy of your passport (up to 15 days before departure).
4. Travel confirmation and invoice
We will send you a travel confirmation and an invoice.
5. Payment
Transfer 50% of the invoiced amount (the booking is confirmed after we confirm receipt). Please transfer the remaining 50% before departure.
For participation conditions, cancellation rules and more, please seeMongolia Travel Guide/Basic Information.
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From 2023 to 2025 the Mongolian government is strengthening efforts to attract inbound tourists as "Visit Mongolia Year: Welcome to Mongolia." Mongolia has many diverse charms unique to it: gazing at a sky full of stars visible only in clear night skies, a comfortable ger stay on the steppe, savoring the hearty meals of the nomads, and being soothed by the morin khuur and khoomei. This year a big-hit Japanese drama was filmed over two months at locations in Mongolia's Gobi Desert, including the Khongor Sand Dunes, the Bayanzag fossil site, the Yolyn Am valley, Ikh Gazriin Chuluu and Tsagaan Suvarga (white stupa), and its filming and grand story have drawn attention.
Each of these sightseeing spots is distinct and characteristic: the Khongor Sand Dunes, a wonderful spot where you can enjoy moving scenery on these great dunes said to be Mongolia's No. 1; the Yolyn Am region with wild sheep and goats, wolves, Gobi bears, vultures and wild asses; Tsagaan Suvarga (white stupa), where after heavy rain the torrent flowing below the stupas looks like a huge waterfall; and the Bayanzag area of the Gobi's red sandstone.
We are happy that several Shine Zuuch Travel guides worked hard as interpreters on that big-hit drama, joining the film crew from June to August 2023.
We are well prepared with a Gobi Desert tour introducing the hit drama's shooting and filming locations.
English-speaking guides and private drivers who helped the drama's filming crew will guide you to the filming locations, so you can feel safe and secure.
Please enjoy the local Mongolian filming locations while traveling along the road of the big-hit Japanese drama that grew up in Mongolia's Gobi Desert.
Terelj National Park
On the way from Ulaanbaatar to Terelj National Park (70 km, about 1 hour by private car), you will see rocks and stones of interesting shapes. Be sure to visit Turtle Rock.Turtle Rock
Soon after entering Terelj National Park, a rock in the shape of a big turtle comes into view. The rock is a large granitic pegmatite of orthoclase. The big rock, about 15 m high, stands alone right at the foot of the mountain. You can climb up to around the base of the neck. You can enjoy a little adventure, such as going under the rock.Aryabal Monastery
You can also taste scenery so wonderful you can't believe it is near a city. Here you can make a trip to the natural panorama Turtle Rock and Aryabal Monastery. A Tibetan Buddhist monastery surrounded by rocky mountains on small hills in great nature. The colorful main hall is on the mid-slope of a rocky mountain.
The approach to the main hall is steppe at first, then you cross a suspension bridge and finally climb stone steps. There are also prayer wheels used in Tibetan Buddhism, and it is still supported by deep faith.
Valid until
8/09 (Thu)
Meals
7 breakfasts, 6 lunches, 6 dinners
*The above itinerary and times may change locally depending on weather and traffic congestion on the day. In that case, please follow the instructions of the local staff. We appreciate your understanding.
*Meals may become box lunches, and the hotel / restaurant / ger may each be changed.
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*Please consult us when booking.
Operating conditions and notes
Booking deadline
For tour bookings, please book at least 15 days before departure (excluding public holidays). If a booking is made after that, we will first reply to you by email to confirm that we can reach each other reliably before we start the arrangements. Bookings 7 days or more before departure will be accommodated as far as possible, so please consult us. (Cancellation charges start from 10 days before, so please note.) Please check the usage guide before booking.
Price notes
This course operates from 2 people, but we can accept a booking for 1 person. In that case an additional charge for a one-person departure and a single-room supplement apply. Please ask us for the price of a one-person departure before booking.
Payment method
After you reserve by email and phone, we will send a travel confirmation and an invoice to your email address. After checking the invoice, transfer 50% of the tour price to our bank account. The booking becomes official after we confirm receipt. The remaining 50% is paid by bank transfer before the trip starts.
Included in the tour price
Accommodation costs and service charges stated in the itinerary
Sightseeing costs stated in the itinerary (guide fee, admission fees)
Domestic flights or free internet and water
Not included in the tour price
Round-trip international airfare or international train fare
Optional tour fees
Overseas travel insurance
Personal souvenirs
Beer, liquor and other alcoholic drinks
Cancellation fees
From 18:00 local time 10 business days before the tour date to 18:00 local time 8 business days before: 20% of the total booking amount
From 18:00 local time 7 business days before the tour date to 18:00 local time 5 business days before: 30% of the total booking amount
From 18:00 local time 4 business days before the tour date to 18:00 local time 2 business days before: 40% of the total booking amount
From 18:00 local time 2 business days before the tour date to 1 business day before: 50% of the total booking amount
On the tour date: 100% of the total booking amount