Great Gobi Experience tour
Day 1. Take the train to Sainshand, capital of Dornogov' aimag (Eastern Gobi province), arriving in the evening. After dinner you have the option of visiting the Provincial Museum, or going on a walk through the town centre. Overnight in Sainshand. Day 2. Spend the day discovering the life and works of the influential 19th-century literary, religious and social figure Danzanravzhaa, in the company of Zunduin Altangerel - secret inheritor, during the period of religious persecution, of a vast collection of prohibited relics connected with Danzanravzhaa's life and times. Visit the Danzanravzhaa Museum in Sainshand, then travel by jeep to Xamar Monastery, where you will have lunch with the local lamas. After lunch follow the pilgrims' route towards the caves where Buddhist monks formerly lived and meditated in isolation. Spend the night at the Tavan Dohio tour camp.
Day 3. Visit the sacred mountain of Sharilyn Uul, and meet with the family charged with its protection. Pass by the ruins of Choilin Monastery on the way to Olziit, where you will see a small cluster of rock paintings. Stop by for tea with a local nomadic family, then spend the night stargazing and camping in a saxaul grove.
Day 4. Drive to Cagaancav plantation and, depending on the season, have the chance to enjoy the local watermelon. Continue towards Olgii Monastery, where several new temples have been constructed in recent years amongst the half-destroyed remnants of the former buildings. Camp overnight at Ölgii Monastery.
Days 5-7. Visit the remains of the Suixent petrified forest, then pass by Duutyn Toirom and the Xatny Bulag keregsur on the way to Ergeliin Zoo - a majestic cliff that was once the bank of a deep prehistoric ocean, where the fossilized remains of dinosaurs and other ancient creatures are still found in abundance. Spend the next day with a nomadic family in this remote region, learning to make felt and traditional dairy products, and possibly going on a camel-back excursion.
Day 8. In the afternoon visit the "Whispering Springs" and the Gua Teeg prehistoric monuments, then continue to the town of Xövsgöl , where you will spend the night. Meet with local masters of the Borzhigin "long song" (urtiin duu) and "horse-head fiddle" (morin xuur), included in the UNESCO Proclamation of Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity.
Day 9. Stop by Cuurai Monastery, then continue to Baga Bogd Mountain , where you will have lunch with a local family and see the nearby rock inscriptions. Spend the night at Burdene Bulag, an exceptionally scenic oasis surrounded by sand dunes, said to possess sacred qualities. Here you can try out a traditional mud-cure.
Day 10. Spend the morning resting at Burdene Bulag. In the afternoon return to Sainshand, and catch the night train back to Ulaanbaatar.
 | In commemoration of the legacy and teachings of His Holiness Dulduit Danzanravzhaa Fifth Wrathful Noble Xutagt of the Great Gobi (1803-1856) I did not overbearingly sophize Nor preach with pride and arrogance But having found a sense in this world Spoke the truth of my dear heart. |   |