Four World Heritage Sites of Mongolia

Mongolia World Heritage Tours

Mongolia, in the interior of the Eurasian continent and with deep ties to Japan. In this country surrounded by desert and grand steppe, four areas are designated World Heritage Sites. In great nature you can try horse riding, stay in a ger and eat mutton, enjoying experiences that can't be had elsewhere. These are the World Heritage Sites of Mongolia. If you are considering a Mongolia World Heritage tour, please feel free to contact Shine Zuuch Travel. We support Mongolia World Heritage tours.

Cultural Landscape of the Orkhon Valley

The Orkhon Valley is a valley spreading along both banks of the Orkhon River in central Mongolia, about 360 km west of the capital Ulaanbaatar. Its cultural landscape was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site as exemplifying the nomadic traditions cultivated over more than 2,000 years. For centuries the Orkhon Valley was regarded as the seat of the kings of the steppe. It appears in history through the "Orkhon inscriptions" erected in this valley in the 8th century by the Turkic Bilge Khagan. The mountains forming the valley were revered as the axis of the world in Tengri worship, and among them Mount Otgontenger was especially venerated. In the Orkhon Valley remain the Orkhon inscriptions, the Khar Balgas ruins, the ruins of Chinggis Khaan's capital Karakorum, Erdene Zuu Monastery and more.See the Orkhon Valley Tours

Petroglyphic Complexes of the Mongolian Altai

The World Heritage Petroglyphic Complexes of the Mongolian Altai cover three groups of rock art sites in Bayan-Ulgii Province in the Mongolian Altai mountains. They were made over about 12,000 years, from around 11,000 BC to around the 9th century AD, and many rock carvings remain that convey the way of life and surrounding environment of Northern Asia in each period. There are also hundreds of mounds linked to funeral culture, but most of the sites are rock art. The rock art of the end of the Pleistocene shows large animals such as mammoths, aurochs, moose and ostriches, and with the Holocene not only prey animals but also hunters are depicted. Climate change from the Pleistocene to the early Bronze Age can also be read, and the rock art of the period seen as late Bronze Age to Iron Age depicts nomadic life using horses. Works of the Turkic peoples of the 7th to 9th centuries depict armed horsemen and the like.See the Altai Mountains Tours

Uvs Nuur Basin

The Uvs Nuur Basin is a World Heritage Site spanning Mongolia and Russia, and Lake Uvs is the largest lake in Mongolia. In 1993 Russia established eight nature reserves, and in 2003 Mongolia established four protected areas including the area around the Tes River, and as a result these 12 protected areas were inscribed as a World Heritage Site.Lake Uvs in the Uvs Nuur Basin is salty and shallow, a remnant of when sea spread over this area thousands of years ago. Uvs Nuur is an area in Eurasia where natural steppe is well preserved, and at the same time a place where the northernmost desert in the world and the southernmost tundra in the world coexist. Because the basin forms a climatic and geographic boundary between Siberia and Central Asia, temperatures are extreme, 47 degrees in summer and −58 degrees in winter, and 41 species of mammals such as the endangered snow leopard, argali and Asian ibex, and 173 species of birds live there. In addition, about 40,000 Scythian and Turkic sites have been found, but it is inscribed as natural heritage.

Great Burkhan Khaldun Mountain and Its Surrounding Sacred Landscape

The Great Burkhan Khaldun Mountain and its surrounding sacred landscape is a Mongolian World Cultural Heritage Site newly inscribed in 2015 at the 39th session of the World Heritage Committee held in Bonn, Germany.Burkhan Khaldun is a sacred place of the origin of the Mongol people and is also said to be Chinggis Khaan's homeland and burial place. The mountain name "Burkhan" is the Mongolized form of a word that originally meant the Buddha, meaning "Buddha" and "god".Also, "Khaldun" generally means "lone peak" in Mongolian, but in Daur it is said to mean "mountain covered with poplar thickets".

MO-1012: Morning Departure, Mongolia Local-Start Tour, Hustai National Park, 2 Days with 1 Night in a Ger
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Wild horse viewing and horse trekking in Hustai National Park, 2-day course with 1 night
	Day 1	At 08:00 in the morning, pick-up at your hotel and leave Ulaanbaatar for the place 110 km away,Hustai National Reserve.On the way you can watch a Mongolian nomad show, about 2 hours. You can experience the nomadic life such as setting up a ger and caring for livestock, enjoy traditional activities such as archery, horse riding and camel riding, and listen to khoomei throat singing and the morin khuur horse-head fiddle. Or watch the traditional method of beating wool into felt and tanning leather. Enjoy appetizing dairy products and homemade alcohol. MONGOLNOMADIC \| Tourist camp \| 　 Lunch is Mongolian food at the tourist camp. In the afternoon, go to see the "Takhi", said to be the world's last wild horse. Sightseeing in Hustai National Reserve. (Because they are wild horses, they may not be seen depending on the weather and other circumstances.) Move to the Hustai ger camp. At night, enjoy stargazing. "Stay at a ger camp"
	Day 2	After breakfast, at 10:00 move to Ulaanbaatar. After arriving at your hotel in Ulaanbaatar, the tour ends. Thank you for your hard work.
Meals	Breakfast: ○		Lunch: ○	Dinner: ○
Course code: MO-1012	1 person $505		2 people $370	3 people $300
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.

MO-1017 World Heritage Karakorum sightseeing, Burd on the steppe, 2 days with 1 night in a ger
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Old Capital Karakorum Sightseeing and Camel Trekking on the Burd Steppe, 2 Days / 1 Night Course　With guide
	Day 1	Depart your hotel in Ulaanbaatar at 8:00 am in the morning. By car toold capital Karakorum. On the way, enjoy ice cream at the Harumafuji Milk Farm. The road runs across a vast steppe as far as the eye can see. A steppe drive enjoying nature. Visit a nomad ger and enjoy meeting local people. After lunch, move to Karakorum city. After arrival, free time. Enjoy the natural celestial show (it may not be visible depending on the weather). "Stay at a ger camp"
	Day 2	Breakfast at the ger camp at 8 am. Relax until departure. Move to the Karakorum ruins, the old capital of the Mongol Empire built by the second emperor, Ogedei Khan. On the site of the capital that once became the center of the world, there still standsErdene Zuu Monasterysurrounded by 108 stupas. See also the granite Turtle Rock. After visiting the Karakorum Museum, return to Ulaanbaatar by private car. Camel riding experience on the way. After arriving in Ulaanbaatar, to your hotel. The tour ends.
Meals	Breakfast: ○		Lunch: yes. Dinner: yes	Dinner: ○
Course code: MO-1017	1 person $590		2 people $505	3 people $405
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. Based on this itinerary, arrangements such as extending your stay or adding places to visit are also possible. * As an option, you can also ride about 1 hour on the steppe onMotorbikean ATV (buggy). An extra charge of $65 per person applies.

MO-1027 Central Gobi sightseeing, White Stupa, Ikh Gazriin Chuluu, 2 days with 1 night in a ger
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Central Gobi, Mount Deel and Baga Gazriin Chuluu, 2-Day / 1-Night Course　With guide
	Day 1	Hotel pickup at 7 am, then by private car toTsagaan Suvarga (white stupa), about 5–6 hours. Enjoy the road across the steppe. "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. In the afternoon, by private car tothe 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. "Stay in a tourist ger"
	Day 2	Morning: to Baga Gazriin Chuluu (small land rocks), a filming location. In the granite area, strange rocks, rock paintings, ancient tombs and springs are scattered. Then visit a nomad's ger and a camel riding experience. In the afternoon, head to Ulaanbaatar. The tour ends on arrival at a city hotel around 18:00.
Meals	Breakfast: ○		Lunch: yes. Dinner: yes	Dinner: ○
Course code: MO-1027	1 person $640		2 people $505	3 people $405
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. Based on this itinerary, arrangements such as extending your stay or adding places to visit are also possible. * For an extra charge you can stay at a deluxe hotel (Gobi Caravanserai).

MO-1019: Round-Trip Domestic Flights, Khongor Sand Dunes and Gobi Desert, 3 Days / 2 Nights in a Ger NEW!!!

Camel Experience at the South Gobi Desert and Khongor Sand Dunes, 3 Days / 2 Nights in a Ger, with English-speaking guide
	Day 1	Morning (by arrangement): the English-speaking staff meet you at your local hotel. Move to Chinggis Khaan International Airport. Enjoy the domestic flight departing at 13:30. After arriving at 14:30, sightseeing and a walk while horse riding inYolyn Am Valley (Yolyn Am). Then move to the ger camp. Enjoy traditional, delicious Mongolian food. At night enjoy stargazing. "Stay in a tourist ger"
	Day 2	Morning: head to theKhongor Great Sand Dunes, Mongolia's highest.Yolyn Am220 km from, about 4–5 hours. After arriving, check in at the tourist camp, rest, and thenKhongor Great Sand Dunessightseeing. These great dunes are 800 m high and 3.5 km wide, boasting the highest in Mongolia. Enjoy the moving desert scenery.Try camel riding to the Khongor Sand Dunes. If you wish, you can enjoy the sunset or sunrise from the Khongor Sand Dunes. At night, a sky full of stars! "Stay in a tourist ger"
	Day 3	After breakfast, at 9:00 move to Bayanzag (Flaming Cliffs) (140 km). This is where the American explorer Andrews first discovered dinosaur eggs and a large number of fossils in 1922. (Filming location) Visit the Bayanzag museum and watch a video on the history of Bayanzag. Bayanzag sightseeing takes about 1–2 hours. Then,by car to Dalanzadgad Airport. 19:10: domestic flight to Ulaanbaatar. After arriving in Ulaanbaatar at 20:15, transfer to a city hotel. The tour ends on arrival at a main hotel in the city. Thank you for your hard work.
Meals	Breakfast: yes. Lunch: yes		Lunch: yes. Dinner: yes	Dinner: yes
Course code: GZG-1019	1 person $1,545		2 people $1,340	3 people $1,275
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. Based on this itinerary, arrangements such as extending your stay or adding places to visit are also possible.

Course code: VV-1021:This Year's No. 1 Tour!
South Gobi Desert with Round-Trip Private Car, 4-Day / 3-Night Ger Tour

South Gobi Desert by Car, Khongor Sand Dunes (Filming Location Visit), 4-Day / 3-Night Course
	Day 1	At 7:00 the local English-speaking staff meet you. Enjoy the car trip across the steppe. About 7 hours one way. In the afternoon, after arriving in the Gobi Desert, while horse riding inthe Yolyn Am valleyand the Gobi Nature Museum. Yolyn Am means "Valley of the Eagles" in Mongolian. After arriving at the tourist ger at Yolyn Am, free time. At night enjoy stargazing. With luck you may see shooting stars. "Stay in a tourist ger"
	Day 2	Morning: head to the Khongor Sand Dunes, the largest and most spectacular dunes in MongoliaKhongor Sand Dunes(200 km), about 4–5 hours. The dunes are known as the "singing sands," rising 800 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. After arriving, try camel riding to the Khongor Sand Dunes. If you wish, you can enjoy the sunset or sunrise from the Khongor Sand Dunes. At night, a sky full of stars! "Stay in a tourist ger"
	Day 3	After breakfast, to Bayanzag (140 km). This is where the American explorer Andrews first discovered dinosaur eggs and a large number of fossils in 1922 (filming location). Visit the Bayanzag museum and watch a video on the history of Bayanzag. Bayanzag sightseeing takes about 1–2 hours. Then move to the tourist camp. "Stay in a tourist ger"
	Day 4	At 8 am, by private car to Ulaanbaatar. Enjoy the road across the steppe. Enjoy Mongolian food at a local restaurant on the way. Around 16:00 the tour ends on arrival at a city hotel. Thank you for your hard work.
Meals	Breakfast: 3		Lunch: 4	Dinner: 3
Course code: VV-1021	1 person $1,475		2 people $1,210	3 people $1,140
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. Based on this itinerary, it is possible to extend your stay or add places to visit such as the Khongor Sand Dunes. In that case, an extra charge applies. Please contact us if you wish. 🌞 Time spent in the Gobi Desert watching the sunset and sunrise, or a sky full of stars, adds a little special color to everyday life. The sunset is the beautiful gradation woven by the sun sinking in the western sky, and the sunrise is the anticipation and hope brought by the sun rising from the eastern sky. Spending quiet time feeling the beauty of nature will also refresh body and mind.

Course code: VV-1023:This Year's Best Tour!
South Gobi Desert with Round-Trip Private Car, 5-Day / 4-Night Ger Tour

South Gobi Desert by Car, Khongor Sand Dunes and White Stupa, 5-Day / 4-Night Course
	Day 1	At 7:00 the local English-speaking staff meet you. Enjoy the car trip across the steppe, about 7 hours. In the afternoon, after arriving in the Gobi Desert, sightseeing while horse riding inthe Yolyn Am valleyand the Gobi Nature Museum. Yolyn Am means "Valley of the Eagles" in Mongolian. After arriving at the tourist ger at Yolyn Am, free time. At night enjoy stargazing. With luck you may see shooting stars. "Stay in a tourist ger"
	Day 2	Morning: head to the Khongor Sand Dunes, the largest and most spectacular dunes in MongoliaKhongor Sand Dunes(200 km), about 4–5 hours. The dunes are known as the "singing sands," rising 800 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. After arriving, try camel riding to the Khongor Sand Dunes. If you wish, you can enjoy the sunset or sunrise from the Khongor Sand Dunes. At night, a sky full of stars! "Stay in a tourist ger"
	Day 3	After breakfast, to Bayanzag (140 km). This is where the American explorer Andrews first discovered dinosaur eggs and a large number of fossils in 1922 (filming location). Visit the Bayanzag museum and watch a video on the history of Bayanzag. Bayanzag sightseeing takes about 1–2 hours. Then free time. "Stay in a tourist ger"
	Day 4	After breakfast, by private car toTsagaan 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. In the afternoon, by private carthe 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. "Stay in a tourist ger"
	Day 5	Morning: to Baga Gazriin Chuluu (small land rocks), a filming location. In the granite area, strange rocks, rock paintings, ancient tombs and springs are scattered. Then visit a nomad's ger. Head to Ulaanbaatar. The tour ends on arrival at a city hotel.
Meals	Breakfast: 4		Lunch: 5	Dinner: 4
Course code: VV-1023	1 person $1,745		2 people $1,475	3 people $1,340
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. Based on this itinerary, it is possible to extend your stay or add places to visit such as the Khongor Sand Dunes. In that case, an extra charge applies. Please contact us if you wish.

MO-1021 Khuvsgul by domestic flight, Lake Khuvsgul, 3 days with 2 nights in a ger NEW!!!
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Lake Khuvsgul Tour, boasting the world's second highest water transparency, 3 Days with 2 Nights in a Ger(using domestic flights)
	Day 1	Hotel pick-up. At 09:00 fly from Ulaanbaatar to Murun. After arriving in Murun at 10:00, head to the tourist camp on the shore of Lake Khuvsgul, about 160 km. On the way, visit a Tsaatan family. You can also ride a yak and take a souvenir photo. Photo with the reindeer. After arriving at the tourist camp, a walk along the shore of Lake Khuvsgul. [Stay at the tourist camp]
	Day 2	Morning: At Lake Khuvsgul, receive a lecture from a nomad (instructor) together with the horse that will be with you. Then horse trekking from the camp as a base. The nomads gauge each person's riding level and take you trekking on a course and schedule that suit it without strain. Afternoon: At Lake Khuvsgul you can enjoy a cruise on the lake and more. A boat ride on the lake. After dinner, enjoy the natural star show (it may not be visible depending on the weather).　　 [Stay at the tourist camp]
	Day 3	After breakfast, at 08:00 by car to Murun Airport. Depart Murun at 10:30 and arrive in Ulaanbaatar at 11:30, then with the guide to your hotel in Ulaanbaatar. After arriving at your hotel in the city, the tour ends.
Meals	Breakfast: yes. Lunch: yes		Lunch: yes. Dinner: yes	Dinner: yes
Course code: MO-1021	1 person $1,945		2 people $1,680	3 people $1,475
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. Based on this itinerary, arrangements such as extending your stay or adding places to visit are also possible.

MO-1022: Switzerland of Mongolia, Lake Khuvsgul by Private Car, 4 Days with 2 Nights in a Ger NEW!!!
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Mongolia's Switzerland, Lake Khuvsgul Tour in 4 Days, 3 Nights / 4 Days Course, English Guide Accompanies
	Day 1	At 07:00 in the morning, leave Ulaanbaatar by private car for Murun. Lunch at a country restaurant. After lunch, head for Khuvsgul Province. Enjoy the car trip, taking in the magnificent Mongolian land spreading beyond the window. After arriving in Murun in Khuvsgul Province, go to a hotel in the city. [Stay at a hotel in Murun]
	Day 2 ~ Day 3	Day 2: Head for Lake Khuvsgul. On the way, visit a Tsaatan family. You can also ride a yak and take a souvenir photo. Photo with the reindeer. After arriving at the tourist camp, a walk along the shore of Lake Khuvsgul. [Stay at the tourist camp] Day 3: At Lake Khuvsgul, receive a lecture from a nomad (instructor) together with the horse that will be with you. Then horse trekking from the camp as a base. The nomads gauge each person's riding level and take you trekking on a course and schedule that suit it without strain. Afternoon: At Lake Khuvsgul you can enjoy a cruise on the lake and more. A boat ride on the lake. After dinner, enjoy the natural star show (it may not be visible depending on the weather). [Stay at the tourist camp]
	Day 4	At 08:00 in the morning, return by car to Murun. Afternoon: return to Ulaanbaatar by private car with the guide. After arriving in Ulaanbaatar, to the hotel where you are staying. The tour ends.
Meals	Breakfast: yes. Lunch: yes		Lunch: 3	Dinner: yes
Course code: MO-1022	1 person $2,150		2 people $1,880	3 people $1,475
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. Based on this itinerary, arrangements such as extending your stay or adding places to visit are also possible.

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Winter Lake Khuvsgul, Tsaatan People and Reindeer Riding Tour, 9 days

Interact with the Tsaatan people, try riding a reindeer, and even experience shamanism. Spend a day learning about them. By chatting with local people and learning about their culture and how they have kept their traditional way of life over the years, you can fully enjoy their warm hospitality. Enjoy the beauty of the snow-covered forest. You stay in a local cabin.