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OFF ROAD - Mongolia
Cycling the Empire of Genghis Khan
Cycling past Gers
Grade: B
RIDE PROFILE Av. daily distance: 50km (31 miles) No. of days cycling: 11 (plus 2 half days) Vehicle support: 95% Terrain and route: good quality, vehicle width, hard-pack dirt tracks across undulating forest and steppe. Roads are rocky and loose in places on some short steep passes. TRIP DETAILS Group: min. 4, max. 14, plus leader, drivers and camp staff. Min. age 18. Accommodation: 9 nights wild camping, 2 nights hotels, 2 nights traditional Mongolian gers, 1 overnight sleeper train. Food: all meals included except 2 lunches and 1 dinner in Ulaan Baatar.
A cycle adventure in Mongolia, exploring the mountains and steppes that were home to Genghis Khan
ongolia remains a mysterious presence in the heart of Central Asia, a traditional country where foreign visitors are still an unusual sight. Nomads wander the grasslands, setting up their white gers (tents) where the pasture is lush for their horses. The local people are warm and welcoming and we share their experience of life under a felt or canvas roof. The landscape is both beautiful and varied, and we follow good trails across wide, open steppe, into expansive mountain scenery, and through larch and pine forests. Camping wild under the wide skies adds an adventurous edge to what is certainly one of our most intrepid cycle tours. We end our riding at Mongolia's ancient capital Karakorum, once the centre of a vast empire and site of the largest monastery in the country.
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Day 1 Depart London. 2 Arrive Ulaan Baatar; transfer to hotel. 3 Morning sightseeing; overnight train to Erdenet. 4 Ride to Tal Tolgoi Well via the small township of Bugat; camp. 5 Cross Tuluugiin Pass, hike craters of extinct Mt Uran and Mt Togoo; camp. 6 Arhangai steppe ride through undulating country to open green valley below Mt Kharikhan (1862m); camp. 7 Short climb to cross Kholboogin Pass (1649m) before descending to Khairkhan Lake; camp. 8 Head up Khunjiin River valley to camp beneath Mt Chingeltei. 9 A short climb past the headwaters of the Khunjiin; descend into Tamir River valley; camp near Great Rock of Ikh Tamir. 10 Half-day ride to Tsetserleg, capital of Arhangai, afternoon free.
17 DAYS
11 Morning ride in foothills of the Khangai mountains; ger camp with hot springs. 12 Across undulating steppe to Mt Ondor Khairkhan (2312m). 13 Cross the Khangai mountain range on good jeep tracks; descend to Orkhon River valley. 14 Ride to Karakorum and Erdene Zuu Monastery; overnight in traditional ger camp. 15 Drive to Ulaan Baatar, visit sand dunes at Mongol Els; free afternoon. 16 Free to explore Ulaan Baatar; late evening transfer to airport. 17 Depart Ulaan Baatar; arrive London.
Trip code MCM * 17 days Fri to Sun Trip Code 2008 Start End Flight Land inc. only
MCM831 01 Aug 17 Aug 1999 1299 MCM836 05 Sep 21 Sep 1999 1299 No Local Payment Prices are £ sterling per person ¤ Recommended carbon offset £10 ¤ Optional single supplement £90 (Ulaan Baatar only) ¤ Land only start Ulaan Baatar day 2, end Ulaan Baatar day 17 ¤ Insurance £83
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BIKE HIRE
Mongolia: GT or Diamond Back with suspension forks £85, paid on booking From UK: £125, paid on booking
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