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Pre- and Post-Trip Extensions
You may enhance your experience in Mongolia by adding a pre- or post-trip extension. Choose trip extension below to read more about it:
Pre-Trip Extension: China
August 3-6, 2006
Thursday-Friday, August 3-4
Depart
Saturday, August 5
Tiananmen/Forbidden City/Temple of Heaven/Day Markets
Sunday, August 6
Great Wall, Ming Tombs
Pre-trip Extension Cost:
$615 per person, double occupancy, based on minimum of two participants.
Single supplement, $205 per person.
Price includes:
- All accommodations based on double occupancy
- Meals
- All land transportation and group transfers
- All sightseeing and excursions
- English-speaking guide throughout itinerary
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Post-trip Extension: Lake Hovsgol
August 16 - 21, 2006
Wednesday, August 16
Ulaanbaatar / Mandshir Monastery
After breakfast, bid farewell to the rest of your group. Next, drive to Bogdkhan Mountain Reserve, a spectacular valley surrounded by dramatic cliffs. Bogdkhan Mountain Reserve is the oldest protected area in the world (since the 13th century) and is home to the ruins of Mandshir Monastery, built in 1749 as a place sacred to the Bodhisattva Manjushri. Destroyed by the communists in the 1930s, an active reconstruction program has restored the main temple and many of the defaced cliff paintings. Enjoy the chance to walk through the pine-scented valley and visit both the rebuilt main temple and the original temple ruins. Return to Ulaanbaatar for dinner. Overnight at your Hotel. (B, L, D)
Thursday, August 17
Ulaanbaatar / Lake Hovsgol
After lunch, fly north to Muron (1.5 hours), the capital of Hovsgol Province, and continue overland to Lake Hovsgol (3 hour drive), passing through Mongolian steppe. The beauty and mystical qualities of Lake Hovsgol are legendary. Mongolia’s largest lake by water volume, it extends 125 km in length, and 30 km in width, and is fed by over 90 streams and rivers. Water exits the lake only through one river, the Egiin, whose waters eventually reach Lake Baikal in neighboring Siberia. This crystal-clear alpine lake, known as Mongolia’s “dark blue pearl,” remains untouched by industry and is situated among the most pristine forests, mountains and meadows in the world. Overnight in gers. (B, L, D)
Friday, August 18
Lake Hovsgol
Spend the day exploring the lakeshore and surrounding mountains and meadows. For those interested, you will have the opportunity to visit local nomads' dwellings, sample horseback riding, Mongolian style. Overnight in gers. (B, L, D)
Saturday, August 19
Muron/Ulaanbaatar
After breakfast, return to Muron for your afternoon flight to Ulaanbaatar. Upon arrival in Ulaanbaatar in the late afternoon, transfer to the hotel. Overnight at hotel. (B, L, D)
Sunday, August 20
Ulaanbaatar / Beijing
After breakfast, transfer to the airport for your flight to Beijing, China. Upon arrival, transfer to your hotel. Dinner is on your own. (B)
Monday, August 21
Departure
Transfer to the airport for your flight to the U.S.
Post-trip Extension Cost:
$950 per person, double occupancy, based on minimum of 2 participants
Single Supplement $220 per person
Cost includes:
- All accommodations based on double occupancy;
- Meals as listed above;
- All land transportation and group transfers;
- Economy-class domestic airfare;
- All sightseeing and excursions;
- English-speaking guide throughout itinerary;
Cost does not include:
International airfare between the U.S. and Mongolia; airport departure taxes; gratuities; passport and visa fees; medical and trip insurance; evacuation costs; items of a personal nature, including laundry, telephone/fax bills and mini-bar bills; other items not specifically mentioned as included.
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