Your 370 km trip to Kharkhorin is made by jeep, stopping several times along route to enjoy places with varied and often spectacular scenery. Kharkhorin was the site of Chinggis Khaan's capital in the thirteenth century. After the city was destroyed by invading Manchurians a huge Buddhist monastery was built in the valley. During the Stalinist era of the last century many of the temples were destroyed, but the monastery is again active and at present has about 40 monks of all ages.



After returning to Ulaanbaatar from the Gobi, You can fly to the Gobi and there travel around the desert by jeep to see the beautiful and unusual places.