Description: This demanding trek will bring you from the Darkhad plateau totally north of Mongolia down to the Hovsgol Lake. You will cross mountain passes with stunning views over the Khovsgol Lake, climb steep mountain hills and walk through dense forest. You will have the opportunity to see many wild animals. The plateau is covered by many rivers and alpine lakes. Even during the summer months, nights can be cold on the Darkhad plateau. Depending on the location of the nomads, this trek will be organized one way or the other way around.
Difficulty: difficult
Trekking days: 7 to 9 days
High mountain plateau
Alpine lakes, forests
Fishing possible
Local Transport: local flight or minimum 3 days driving one way
Luggage Transport: pack animals
Accommodation: tented camp & family stay
Optional sightseeing days possible
Can be combined with another trek
The trek can be customized

Description: Located in the remotest corner of the most pristine and wildest country in the world, Tavan Bogd trek offers a rich cultural experience and brings you through green meadows, icy gorges, clear lakes, rushing streams, lush alpine pastures, snow capped peaks, vast glaciers and vast moraines. The area is inhabited by Mongolian nomads and Kazakh and Tuvan hunters whose ways of life have not changed since times unmemorable. Kazakhs have ancient traditions of falconry. The trek will start off from the alpine lakes of Khoton and Khurgan. You will trek along glacial rivers, across lush meadows and icy gorges. Finally you will reach the base of the Tavan Bogd mountain range. Huiten peak, the highest peak of the Altai range is also Mongolia's highest peak. The peak overlooks 3 countries: Mongolia, Russia and China. Those mountain peaks face cold glaciated peaks and vast moraines. Depending of your climbing skills we you will climb one or the other peak.
Difficulty: difficult
Trekking days: 5 to 9 days
Khuiten peak climbing
Glaciers trek
Arid, semi-desert region
Icy gorges
Kazak & Tuva minorities
Local Transport: local flight or minimum 7 days driving one way
Luggage Transport: pack animals
Accommodation: tented camp & family stay
Optional sightseeing days possible
Can be combined with another trek
The trek can be customized

Description: The amazing trek will bring you through a variety of landscapes. From the open planes where many nomads are settled, you will climb, to reach the high plateau nestled between the Khakhiraa Mountain and the Turgen Mountain, a plateau where the glaciers of the two mountains take their final run. Through a pass, you will descend southwest into the meadow of the one hundred alpine lakes. The Yamaatiin River which waters come from the melding glaciers, flows through the area. You'll trek into the canyons of the Yamaatiin River before reaching the waterfall, the end point of your trekking.
Difficulty: difficult
Trekking days: 5 to 9 days
Glaciers trek
Green meadows, rushing streams, clear lakes
Local Transport: local flight or minimum 7 days driving one way
Luggage Transport: pack animals
Accommodation: tented camp & family stay
Optional sightseeing days possible
Can be combined with another trek
The trek can be customized

Description: Tsambagarav Mountain, Mongolia's 3rd highest peak is located in a national park of more than 110 thousand hectares. The permanently snow-capped Tsambagarav Uul straddles the border between Khovd and Bayan-Olgii aimags. Tsambagarav Mountain is accessible from either side. Tavan Belchiriin Uul peak or Tsast Uul peak are relatively accessible and easier to climb than the Tavan Bogd Mountain.
Difficulty: Difficult
Trekking days: 5 to 7 days
Tsast Uul peak climbing
Glaciers trek
Lush alpine pastures
Kazak minorities
Local Transport: local flight or minimum 8 days driving one way
Luggage Transport: pack animals
Accommodation: tented camp & family stay
Optional sightseeing days possible
Can be combined with another trek
The trek can be customized