[ PRGM-22-5-68 ] Beijing to Trans Mongolia Train Tour

This tour is a wonderful opportunity to see the most important and famous sights in and around Beijing, to visit the ancient Mongolian capital of Kharkhorin and to travel on the Trans Mongolian train from Beijing to Ulaanbaatar, which is the first part of the Trans Siberian railway line.

In Beijing we will visit the Summer Palace gardens which were the summer residence of the Emperor and his retinue, the Forbidden City on Tiananmen Square and the Temple of Heaven, considered to be the perfection of Ming architecture. In the mountains outside the city we go to the Great Wall at Badaling and also travel to see the Ming tombs where most of the Ming dynasty Emperors were buried.

The train is a very exciting way to enter Mongolia and is a journey lasting approximately 35 hours. We pass through the Chinese autonomous region of Inner Mongolia and across the Gobi Desert to reach Ulaanbaatar. This is a fun journey with lots to see, plenty of other passengers to meet, a nice restaurant car, and comfortable bunk beds in each compartment.

In Mongolia we travel by jeep to Kharkhorin town in the central region. It is difficult to believe that this open, undeveloped, sparsely inhabited valley was once the centre of the greatest empire the world has ever known. Chinggis Khaan established his capital here in the thirteenth century, and later a large Buddhist monastery was built on the same site. Accommodation is at ger camps, located in places of particular beauty.

Days: 11
Nights: 10
Trip grade: Easy
Accomodation: Hotels
Groupwise price
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On request

Outline Itinerary

Day 01: Arrive Beijing. Transfer to hotel near to the railway station.
Day 02: Morning walk on the Great Wall. Afternoon go to one of the Ming Emperor's tombs in the mountains.
Day 03: Visit the Forbidden City, the Temple of Heaven and the Summer Palace.
Day 04: Early in the morning board the train to Mongolia. Reach the border at midnight. Overnight on train.
Day 05: The train passes across the Gobi Desert and on through the steppe of Middle Gobi to arrive in Ulaanbaatar.
Day 06: Set out of the city by jeep into the vast open countryside. Afternoon arrive at Khogno Khan.
Day 07: Hike or ride horses from Khogno Khan mountain down to Elsen Tasarkhai. Evening ride camels in the desert.
Day 08: Jeep to Kharkhorin. Visit Erdene Zuu monastery, the original center of Buddhism in Mongolia.
Day 09: Jeep to Ulaanbaatar, arriving late afternoon.
Day 10: Free day in Ulaanbaatar.
Day 11: Transfer to airport for flight to Beijing or your onward destination. Overnight hotel.

Service Includes

Hotels Beijing & UB, International train to UB, All meals (except UB), Traditional ger camps, Flight from UB to Beijing, Entrance Fees, All transportation, English interpreter, Hire of horses & camels, Local guide

Service Excludes

Travel insurance, Flight to and from Beijing, Visa cost, Dinners in Beijing, access baggage charge, personal expenses, others which is not mentioned on the above included items.