Hustai National Park (Khustain National Park) Tours and Tickets

There are plenty of ways to experience Hustai National Park. Looking at ratings and reviews previously given by customers, these are the best tours available right now:

• Private Day Tour in Hustai Nuruu National Park

• 4 Days - the Best of Mongolia Collection Tour

• 5 Days Terelj National Park Tour From Central Mongolia

• 1 Day Semi-Gobi Tour With Lunch and Enjoying Camel or Horseback

• Wildlife Watching Day Tour at Hustai National Park

Standard tickets for Hustai National Park cost 70,000 tugrik. However, unless you’re a seasoned off-road driver, you’ll need to visit on a tour that includes transportation. Day trips from Ulaanbaatar start at around US$90, a cost that typically includes lunch but excludes the entrance fee, with private tours from roughly US$155 including lunch and tickets.

Yes, Hustai National Park is well worth visiting. It's home to Earth's largest population of the endangered Przewalski's horse, the only breed of horse that has never been domesticated. Visiting on a tour does more than just help you navigate the trackless waste and find the horse herds; many include lunch with nomadic families and other close encounters with locals.

Per one customer who booked the Private Day Tour in Hustai Nuruu National Park, "This is something I don't think I would be able to do on my own! The views on the drive were breathtaking and I learned so much thanks to my guide. I was lucky yesterday to see two whole groups of wild horses and a herd of wild deer. Though I got my shoes thoroughly soaked (my fault) my guide made sure I was ok and was very considerate of how I might be feeling. The trip to the nomadic family's home was such a unique experience. They were kind and hospitable and even let me borrow some shoes as mine were drying near the stove! The meal the host made was so filling and delicious and they really made sure I was enjoying myself. I really, really am thankful for this experience, and I can't recommend it enough to other travelers."

Hustai National Park is most famous for its population of wild horses, known as takhi or Przewalski’s horse, which roams free in herds. But the 220-square-mile (570-square-kilometer) park offers a wide range of wildlife across diverse landscapes, including forest, steppe, mountains, and rivers, plus fascinating cultural traditions, too.

You’ll need a 4WD to explore Hustai National Park so, unless you’re an experienced off-road navigator, your best options are to charter a driver or join a tour. Besides wildlife spotting, many tour packages include a night’s stay in a ger camp and/or cultural encounters with nomadic locals.

Unlike US national parks, it generally doesn’t matter which day you visit a Mongolian national park. Mongolia is huge and generally empty. Even on weekends, Hustai National Park feels far from crowded. However, for a more isolated experience at the ger camps, plan your visit for midweek.

For the full wilderness experience, you should spend a night in the park, staying in a ger camp or with a nomadic family. A day and a night leaves time to drive both of the main park trails, see the wild horses, and perhaps ride a horse or a camel.

Yes. There are herds of short, stocky Mongolian wild horses, known as takhi or Przewalski’s horse, in Hustai National Park. They were reintroduced in the 1990s after going extinct in the wild. The captive-bred original horses have produced a sustainable population of wild descendants.

There are tons of fun things to do when you're done visiting Hustai National Park. According to travelers, these are some of the top attractions in and around Ulaanbaatar:

• Gorkhi-Terelj National Park

• Genghis Khan Statue Complex

• Gandantegchinlen Monastery

• Zaisan Memorial

• Bogd Khaan Palace Museum

View Viator's guide to all the best attractions in Ulaanbaatar.