Rider travel

When asked about Mongolia, what immediately comes to mind? First, Genghis Khan and second, horses. The horse is still the most common means of transportation in the countryside. Mongolia is probably the only country in the world where, to this day, there are significantly more horses than inhabitants, at about 3.2 million. Mongolian horses are very robust and therefore cope very well with the climatic conditions.
The horse tour of Steppenfuchs leads through a very beautiful part of Mongolia, which is ideal for a varied and eventful horse tour. The trip leads almost always along the Orkhon, one of the biggest rivers in Mongolia. The region where we ride is located in the central part of Mongolia and is characterized by the alternation of vast meadows and forests.
The tour with the horses starts at a horse breeder’s family at Ogii Nuur Lake and leads in several stages to Karakorum. On the tour, several places of interest will be visited, including Tuvhun Monastery (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Orkhon Waterfall. As far as possible, we will cross field one with the horses and avoid slopes, as well as driveways. This will take us to regions that are otherwise hardly visited by tourists. Also we have, since we are on the way with the horse, very many contacts to the nomads in this region.
The individual stages on this tour are chosen in such a way that they can be mastered by man and horse without great effort. During this trip, each participant will intensively experience the free life in the steppe. Each participant has two horses at his disposal for the whole time, which he has to take care of, of course. Of course, he will be assisted by a Mongolian expert and therefore does not have to be a horse expert, but you should have riding experience.
An exact route cannot be determined for this trip, because the route depends on whether there is enough water and feed for the horses. The tour will be done without an escort vehicle.

1. Day	Arrival in Ulaanbaatar, check-in at the hotel, introduction round, program discussion, city tour, visit of the Gandan Monastery and the Natural History Museum, small cultural program in the evening.
2. Day	Departure towards Ögij nuur and arrival at the horse breeder family at Ögij nuur.
3. Day	Takeover of the horses, briefing and start with the ride in the direction of Khushuu – tsaidam, an ancient Turkish excavation site through the Orkhon valley. The ruins of Khushuu – tsaidam are being carefully reconstructed by Turkish scientists.
4. Day	Today we will ride more north with our horses to cross the old and new Orkhon with the horses at a suitable place. This day is entirely in getting to know the nomadic life
5. Day	Along the Orkhon River we ride today to the ruins of Charbalgas, or "Black Ruins", a former Uriigur city. Overnight stay on the banks of the Orkhon.
6. Day	Arrival with the horses in Karakorum, At noon we will visit the remains of the ancient capital and get an explanation of the life in the city at that time. An excavation site under German management illustrates the development of the city particularly well. You will have ample time to see everything at your leisure.
7. Day	On this day we will ride the horses through the Orkhon valley to Thuvun monastery. This small hermitage used to be part of the Erdene Zuu monastery.
8. Day	With horses on the way to the Orkhon waterfall. Once we will have to cross the Orkhon with the horses
9. Day	On the way with the horses
10. Day	Traveling with horses in the Mongolian grass steppe. We advised to the warm springs of Tsenker.
11. Day	On the way with the horses
12. Day	Arrival in Ogii nuur and farewell to our nomads
13. Day	Return to Ulaanbaatar, arrival in Ulaanbaatar, check-in at hotel, evening at leisure.
14. Day	Return flight
*)Program and route may be subject to change. Binding is the itinerary as it is sent in the booking confirmation