Top Ulaanbaatar Nature and Wildlife Tours

Book this private, guided tour to Terelj National Park and the Statue of Chinggis Khan to learn all about the rich history of this area. You’ll be collected from your hotel in Ulaanbaatar for ease, then get driven out to the national park. You’ll have lunch along the way, and visit the Chinggis Khan statue, too. Go at your own pace on this private tour.

Prebook this Gobi Desert full-day tour from Ulaanbaatar and have the whole day’s details planned out for you ahead of time, including lunch and round-trip transport. This fun-filled desert experience also offers an optional camel or horse ride over the Gobi Desert dunes, as well as a visit to a local family’s home.

During your four-day nomadic experience, you will enjoy a taste of Mongolian life. Your journey will begin as you travel by train across the vast Mongolian steppe from Ulaanbaatar to Shaamar soum, accompanied by your native guide. Once in Shaamar soum, you will take a short car ride to the site of your nomadic homestay, just outside of Zuunburen. For the next two days, you will experience Mongolian life and culture like it has been for hundreds of years through activities such as milking cows, making dairy products, riding horses, and exploring the surrounding scenic countryside, including the natural beauty, Sukhanii Hutul. Each night, you will return to the ger you will share with your local nomadic family and enjoy local cuisine. At the end of your adventure, you will get one more bit of Mongolian life as you once again cross the vast steppe by night train to return to Ulaanbaatar.

Don’t stress when you arrive in Ulaanbaatar—just prebook this Ulaanbaatar Airport Shuttle Transfer Service to guarantee your ride from the airport to your hotel or accommodation. Enjoy a hassle-free ride upon arrival with a guide who meets you right near the arrivals area at the airport. Time is even built in just in case you’re not right on time when your flight lands.

Your tour begins with a scenic drive to the Mongol Nomadic Cultural Heritage Center, where you'll be immersed in the rich traditions of Mongolia’s nomadic lifestyle. Experience a vibrant cultural program featuring traditional food tasting, the soulful sounds of the captivating Mongolian folk songs. You’ll also get a chance to try an archery and gain a deeper understanding of nomadic customs passed down for generations After the cultural showcase, enjoy a delicious lunch at the tourist camp restaurant. In the afternoon, the journey continues to Khustai Nuruu National Park, home to the remarkable Przewalski’s horse (Takhi)—the last truly wild horse on Earth. Once extinct in the wild, Takhi have made a triumphant return thanks to a successful reintroduction program that began in 1992. As of 2024, the Takhi population in the park has grown to over 315 individuals. Beyond the wild horses, Khustai offers stunning landscapes, diverse wildlife, and a peaceful escape into nature.

Get out of the city and into Mongolia's beautiful countryside and learn about Genghis Khan on this small-group tour. Visit the Genghis Khan Statue Complex to enjoy panoramic views from the horse's head and explore the on-site museum. Then explore Gorkhi-Terelj National Park, one of the largest protected areas in Mongolia, and Aryabal Meditation Temple. For those short on time, choose the express tour which only stops at the statue.

Experience life like a nomad during this small-group horseback riding tour in Gorkhi-Terelj National Park. Travel two hours outside the capital city of Ulaanbaatar to the stunning rural landscapes and rolling hills of the Mongolian countryside. Follow a professional wrangler guide through the vast open space, then visit the Chinggis Khan Statue Complex.

Explore the stunning landscapes of Hustai Nuruu National Park on a private day tour from Ulaanbaatar. This unique experience offers the chance to see the rare Przewalski’s horse in its natural habitat, alongside rich wildlife including red deer and over 200 bird species. With a professional guide, enjoy scenic walks and panoramic views while learning about Mongolia's conservation efforts. A traditional lunch at a nomadic family's Ger (yurt) adds a cultural touch to the adventure, making it perfect for nature lovers and families alike. - Spot wild Takhi horses, red deer, marmot and numerous bird species - Enjoy a traditional lunch in a nomadic family’s Ger (yurt) - Visit the Hustai National Park Information Center and watch a conservation film, souvenir shop - Breathtaking beauty of Mongolia’s vast countryside

This organization has been offering quality tour services in Mongolia since 2018. We are two University of Nevada Las Vegas graduates who do our tours personally. Which means we will have proficient English speakers with western cultural understandings as your guides. Our main goal is safety and comfort of our customers. Our main philosophy is to be your best friends in Mongolia, we will try our best to give our customers the feeling of visiting their long known friends. This destination is the most traveled destination for tourists and locals alike in Mongolia. This tours covers everything culture, history, and landscapes with visits to Khustai National Park (wild horses), Semi Gobi, and Kharakorum (old capital). Please prepare for long drive in car (at least 8 hours driving in 3 days). Travelers can see real natural beauties of Mongolia during this trip. With this one day trip travelers can experience mountains, grassland, nomadic lifestyle, herds and animals, and desert.

After you are picked up in the morning from your hotel or location you specified in Ulaanbaatar, you will be driven to Elsen Tasarkhai sand dunes, a semi-desert type beautiful landscape with big sand dunes. Your lunch will be served at a suitable spot on the way. The mountain is home to hundreds of birds, deer, and gazelle. You can go hiking around the area or ride a camel for a couple of hours to the small sand dunes nearby called Elsen Tasarkhai. Later, you will visit a local nomad family where you will have an opportunity to experience their way of life, culture, and traditions. Afterward, We will visit Khustai National Park as a bonus where we are going to see the world-only wild Przewalski horses in Mongolia. The park is also home to red deer, marmots, 220 species of birds, and other wildlife. Then you will be transferred back to Ulaanbaatar where this tour concludes.

Nomadic Hospitality of Mongolia has been offering quality tour services in Mongolia since 2018. We are two University of Nevada Las Vegas graduates who do our tours personally. Which means we will have proficient English speakers with western cultural understandings as your guides. Our main goal is safety and comfort of our customers. Our main philosophy is to be your best friends in Mongolia, we will try our best to give our customers the feeling of visiting their long known friends. This destination is the most traveled destination for tourists and locals alike in Mongolia. Please prepare for long drive in car ( at least 4 hours driving each day ). Travelers can see real natural beauties of Mongolia during this trip. Certainly the Semi-Gobi sand dunes are the main attraction for this tour, plus we will visit old capital Kharkhorum. With this one day trip travelers can experience mountains, grassland, nomadic lifestyle, herds and animals, and desert.

Day 1. Terelj National Park One of the Mongolian tourists attract, Terelj National Park is a picturesque place of high granite cliffs that were eroded by the earth forces creating a magnificent landscape of granite tors as if sculpted by some giant sculptor. Terelj is only 65-70 km east of Ulaanbaatar. Let’s explore the extraordinary formation of rocks and stones; some of them look quite similar to giant turtles and after that visit one of a small Buddhist temple in Terelj national park. After that let's do dog sledging will be around 20-30 minutes. Next, we will continue to the Chinggis Khan Statue complex is located in “Tsonjin Boldog,” a historical place where Chinggis Khaan found his golden whip. The statue created as a memorial to the Man of the Millennium “Chinggis Khaan.” The 40-meter high stainless steel statue of Chinggis Khaan on horseback is the largest of its kind in the world. • Activities: Hiking, visiting museums, photo shooting, dog sledging and Horse riding

If you want to go horseback riding not far from Ulaanbaatar, contact us. We offer a chance to escape the city life, even if just for a while, enjoy untouched nature, experience traditional tea-making, outdoor meals, and create unforgettable memories on horseback. Small disclaimer: For this trip you should be comfortable with horses, and riding involves an inherent risk of injury. By joining, guests accept personal responsibility.

Check out Mongolia’s annual cultural festival, with archery, horseback riding, and a speech from the president. You’ll have breakfast and lunch included each day, where one day you’ll have a picnic lunch and visit a local’s ger home. You’ll have transport to each venue provided to make sure you don’t miss any of the activities.

Visit two top attractions near Ulaanbaatar in one day on this guided tour. Stop at the Genghis Khan Statue Complex to view the towering statue and enjoy sweeping views from the top. Afterwards, visit Terelj National Park and hike with your guide to the Aryapala Meditation Temple. Includes pickup from anywhere in Ulaanbaatar.

While the Gobi Desert lies about 10 hours from Ulaanbaatar, the Elsen Tasarkhai dunes, also known as the “Little Gobi,” are much closer, about 4 hours from the capital city. This private tour includes hotel pickup and lets you spend the day exploring the dunes on foot and on camelback, plus experience the customs of local nomadic families in their homes.

Explore Terelj National Park and go on a horse ride on this full-day tour. Depart from your Ulaanbaatar hotel in an air-conditioned minivan with your guide and make your way to the large Genghis Khan statue. Escape the city and make your way to Terelj National Park. Go on guided hikes and meet a nomadic family as you explore the hills. Take time to ride a horse through the countryside and enjoy a local lunch.

Early in the morning, our guide and driver will pick you up from your location and drive 70 km east of Ulaanbaatar to the world’s largest equestrian statue, a 40 m tall stainless-steel statue of mounted Genghis Khan. Upon entering the statue complex, there is a small museum, souvenir shop, and a lift that takes you to flights of stairs upwards to the top of the horse’s head allowing you to get a panoramic view of the surrounding grasslands. While your visit, our guide will assemble the bikes so we can start cycling. Although near the capital of Mongolia, you will get a chance to cycle up and down on hilly steppe dirt road through vast valleys that stretch beyond the horizon, pass by animal herds, and visit modern nomadic families for a chance to experience their unique lifestyle. From here we assemble the bikes onto the support vehicle(s) and head towards Ulaanbaatar.

Combine two adventures in one on this full day excursion from Ulaanbaatar. First, visit the largest equestrian statue in the world at the Genghis Khan Statue Complex, where you can also take souvenir photos is traditional Mongolian clothing. Continue on to Terelj National Park, the most accessible natural area from the capital city. Have lunch at Turtle Rock and hike to Aryabal Monastery. Later, visit with a nomadic family before heading back to Ulaanbaatar.

See a different side of Mongolia as you pedal the wooded hillsides and open valleys of Mt. Baga Khentii with a guide on this intermediate mountain biking tour. Soak up views from atop the giant Genghis Khan Statue Complex then cycle across the steppes among yaks, sheep, and goats. Enjoy a picnic lunch in a lush meadow, full safety equipment, and door-to-door round-trip transfers.

Discover the rich flora and fauna of Mongolia's revered Bogd Khan Mountain on this private trekking tour to Tsetse Gun, the mountain's highest peak. Hike up forested mountain slopes to the summit to take in the view over Ulaanbaatar and its surroundings. Reward your efforts with an included picnic lunch.

The monastery situated in 16 km west from Bornuur soum of Tuv territory, at the front of Dalyn Khavtsal Mountain. Made by Buddhist craftsman and lama G.Purevbat to practice reflection, to teach and make books. The monastery door ensured by Garuda griffin, which is laying its 8 eggs and a beaver with fish head to guarding. The heaven cloister and Buddha picture lifted up in the position on honor, Yanjinlkhama goddess on the right divider, and the heaven and the damnation sketches on the left divider. There is a gecko and Scorpion statues on the huge stone in the monastery. Besides, is a street with exceptional vacuum environment for contemplation, gift and anybody, who stroll by this street ready to comprehend human and characteristic linkage, to administer to the earth, and to sanitize their soul and brain.

A day tour to one of the most famous national parks of Mongolia, the Gorkhi Terelj National Park with extraordinary rock formations and magnificent alpine scenery. Enjoy your day visiting the turtle-shaped gigantic rock, meditation temple and horseback riding. Our professional tour guide, driver make you day tour unforgettable. There are no time to get bored. Every time is exciting. Also we will have a lunch with nomadic family inside Mongolian traditional home (Ger or Yurt). Horseback riding with a local guide. Even if you don't how to ride horse. It is fine. A local guide and English speaking guideswill take care every step. So just relax and enjoy your trip. Augi D (Tour manager)