Terelj National Park
Introduction
Terelj National Park is the third biggest protected area in Mongolia. Visitors can take leisurely strolls on meadows carpeted with edel-weiss and a dazzling variety of other wild flowers, view fascinating rock formations against a backdrop of pine covered mountains and wander along the wooded banks of a mountain stream. The park is located approximately 60 km East from Ulaanbaatar. . In the park area, attractions include Khagiin Khar Lake, a 20m deep glacial lake 80 km upstream from the tourist camps, a Buddhist monastery that is open to visitors. Park wildlife includes brown bears and over 250 species of birds. The Tuul River flows through the park. The park also has many rock formations for rock climbers, and includes two famous formations named for things they resemble: Turtle Rock (Mongolian: Melkhii Khad) and the Old Man Reading a Book (Praying Lama Rock).
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Trip Details
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Brief Outline Itinerary
On this short journey we will leave for the Terelj National Park, near Mongolia’s capital, Ulaanbaatar. It is a major picnic and resort area for the city folks of Ulaanbaatar. As such it sports all sorts of accommodations and restaurants from the very basic until the five-star Terelj Hotel with a complete in-house spa. The road ends at the Terelj River, a tributary of the Tuul River. The locals have horses, cows, sheep, goats and yaks but here local herders are sedentary. On this journey you will stay in traditional accommodation, a ger (yurt) at Red Rock Resort.
Day 1—To Terelj National Park
At 09:00 we leave Ulaanbaatar for Terelj National Park, over 60 km out of the city. We drive one hour on tarmac road. After check-in the ger, hiking around Red Rock and return to the resort for Lunch. In the afternoon we’ll explore around the na-tional park seeing giant natural rock formation Turtle Rock –shape is as turtle. Also visit Aryabal meditation center, located on a steep hill and was built in the shape of an elephant’s head. 108 stairs are set and leading up to the temple symbol-ize the elephant’s elongated trunk.
Day 2— Terelj National Park
After breakfast we’ll depart to Giant Statue of Chinggis Khaan. The statue is 40 meters tall and wrapped in 250 tons of gleam-ing stainless steel. It is the largest equestrian statue in the world. It stands on top of the Chinggis Khaan Statue Complex, a visitor center that itself is 10 meters tall, with 36 columns representing the 36 khans from Chinggis to Ligden Khan. The statue is symbolically pointed east towards his birthplace on the Onon River in the northeast. Transfer back to Ulaanbaatar city.
PRICE 2023 ex Ulaanbaatar:
2people: USD 800per person
3-4people: USD 700 per person
5-6people: USD 650 per person
Dayhikes:
From the camp you can walk or hike out to Aryabal temple .
Horse Riding:
Hourly and half day rides are organized with local horsemen at an additional cost. Picnic lunch may be provid-ed from the camp.
Practicalities:
Transfers:
This journey is supported by a jeep to and from Terelj National Park. For groups there will be a minibus.
Staff:
Mongolian English speaking local guide will accompany at all times.
Meals:
The meals will be provided in the ger camp, or as picnics.
Overnights:
The hotel is single or double occupancy, with attached toilet and bath.
Includes:
Guide, all meals outside Ulaanbaatar. All overnights in double oc-cupancy ger. All local transport and trans-fers to/from Ulaanbaatar.
Excludes:
Drinks, and laundry, hotel in Ulaanbaatar.
Transfer schedule:
Daily year around.
from UB: 09:00
Back to UB: 17:00
What our guests say
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Great place to stay and experience mongolian way of living, no tv, wifi, phone. Just nature and great company of the staff and livestocks of mongolia. The toilet is a hole in the ground covered by a shed. It is clean, but can be smelly to those used to city life. Not hot water supply, inform the staff that you like to hot water half an hour earlier so that they can boil it over camel dung 🙂
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Great place to stay and experience mongolian way of living, no tv, wifi, phone. Just nature and great company of the staff and livestocks of mongolia. The toilet is a hole in the ground covered by a shed. It is clean, but can be smelly to those used to city life. Not hot water supply, inform the staff that you like to hot water half an hour earlier so that they can boil it over camel dung 🙂
