The 6 Best Kharkhorin & Karakorum Tours

1.From Ulaanbaatar: Semi Gobi, Nomads, Ancient Kharkhorin Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 84 reviews · from $280Our pick

Travel from Ulaanbaatar to Kharkhorin and Elsen Tasarkhai with an English-speaking guide such as Ang, Baaska, or Davka. Visit Erdene Zuu Monastery and the Kharkhorum Museum, ride a two-humped camel among dunes, share dinner with nomads, and sleep in a traditional ger.

“Wonderful tour and a must to do if you are in Mongolia. Baaska was an excellent guide. He was very knowledgeable,kind and nice. if you really want to see Mongolia this is the tour for you.”

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2.Semi-Gobi and Kharkhorum overnight private trip

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 14 reviews · from $390Top rated

Leave Ulaanbaatar with an English-speaking guide such as Iggy, Namja, or Monkhmanlai, then cross grassland to Elsen Tasarkhai for a camel ride and ger stay. You’ll share traditional food with a nomadic family, visit Khugnu Tarni Monastery, Kharkhorum Museum, and Erdene Zuu.

“This guide is a real gem: knowledgeable in Mongolian history, kind, eager to please, flexible, willing to customize your tour, fluent in English, enthusiastic - the whole package. I’m a UN employee who was on mission, a woman touring alone. Read more”

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3.8 Days Tour: Gobi Desert And Kharkhorin

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 10 reviews · from $1,693

Travel from Ulaanbaatar through Baga Gazariin Chuluu, Tsagaan Suvarga, Yoliin Am, Khongor Els, Bayanzag, Ongi Monastery, and Kharkhorin. You’ll ride with a group of no more than 10, sleep in family yurts or tourist camps, and return with a cashmere stop.

“Thank you Enza Tours for the good Organisation und the good tour-guide and the good driver - We will come again and we will tell people from your good service”

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4.2D,1N Gobi desert and Old city Kharkhorum stay with Nomadic family

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · from $500

Join guide Nymtemuulen Khaltar, or guides such as Usu and Nymka, for a private two-day journey from Ulaanbaatar to the Semi Gobi and Kharkhorin. Expect long drives, camel riding, a ger stay with a nomadic family, included meals, and Erdenezuu Monastery.

“This tour fulfilled and even exceeded my entire expectations for traveling to Mongolia. It has everything -- an adventure to Bayangobi or the mini desert, a camel ride, exploring the ancient city of Kharkhorin and more. My guide and driver UsuRead more”

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5.Kharkhorum, Semi-Gobi 2 days 1 night private trip

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · from $570

You’ll travel privately from Ulaanbaatar to Elsen Tasarkhai, the Orkhon Valley, and ancient Kharkhorum. Expect a camel ride, wild horses, Erdene Zuu Monastery, museum visits, a modern ger with private bathroom, meals, and an English-speaking guide.

“The guide was knowledgeable and friendly. The ger at Kharkhorum was equipped with a personal toilet that was clean”

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6.Mini Gobi and the ancient capital Kharkhorin – 4 days

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · from $596

Travel from Ulaanbaatar to Elsen Tasarkhai, Kharkhorin, Erdene Zuu Monastery, the Orkhon Valley, and Khogno Khan. Meet nomad families, stay in a ger, try local dairy foods, hike sand dunes, and ride a Bactrian camel. Groups are limited to 10, with meals and pickup included.

“excellent service just be careful which company you choose. There are some very bad companies in Mongolia. However, it is coordinator was amazing. The driver was always caring for me. Always pay attention if I needed some thing very gooRead more”

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