Mongolia: 2-Day Tsenkher Hot Springs & Mini Desert Tour

Mongolian open-air hot spring Chengherwa,
Mini Desert Tour

This popular 2-night, 3-day Mongolian tour takes you to the popular Mongolian hot springs, Cheongheur Hot Springs, where you can soak in the azure sky and grasslands. You can also enjoy sand sledding and camel riding while admiring the sunset at the Elsentasar Sea, also known as the "Mini Gobi," "Mini Desert," and "Bayangobi." You'll stay in a ger, a round, portable tent made with woven wooden walls covered with wool felt and white cloth. This experience offers a glimpse into the lives and traditions of Mongolian residents. If you're traveling to Mongolia, check out this must-try tour!

Introduction to major tourist destinations

1. Kharkhorin City Walls:
Kharkhorin was the capital of the old Mongol Empire founded by Genghis Khan and is home to the Erdene Zuu Monastery.
The wall surrounding this temple is 400 meters long and wide, and there are 108 stupas (stone towers) on top of the wall.

2. Erdenjou Monastery:
Erdene Zuu Monastery, Mongolia's first Lamaist Buddhist temple, was built in the 13th century by Genghis Khan's son, Ogedei Khan, in his capital Karakorum (Kharkhorin) as he expanded his territory into Europe.

3. Chenghe Hot Springs (camp stay):
In Mongolian, Chengher means 'blue', and Chengher Hot Springs are 'blue hot springs'. They mainly use 87 degree hot spring water to bring water up to the ger village to bathe in the hot springs.

4. Elsantasar Sea Desert:
Enjoy the Mongolian desert by sand sledding on the dunes and trekking in the desert while watching the sunset.
**Outdoor activities (camel/horseback riding, etc.) may not be possible during cold winter weather due to weather issues**

Tour Schedule Introduction

• 9:00 AM - Depart Ulaanbaatar (Korean lunch provided en route)
• 3:00 PM: Kharkhorin Wall
• 4:00 PM: Erdene Zuu Monastery
• 8:00 PM: Cheongher Hot Springs and Camp Rest

• Free time at camp after camp breakfast (breakfast provided)
• After lunch, move to Elsentasar Sea
• 8:00 PM: Sunset trek in the Elsantasar Sea desert (sand sledding)
• 9:00 PM: Rest and check-in at the ger

• Camp Breakfast (Breakfast provided)
• 10:30 AM: Elsantasar Sea Desert Camel Trek
• 6:00 PM Arrival in Ulaanbaatar and disbandment