Day 1 Arrival
Arrive in Ulaanbaatar • Welcome dinner.
Day 2 Ulaanbaatar
Early morning tour of Gandan Monastery, the largest Buddhist center in Mongolia, housing the majestic 20-ton statue of Migjid Jaiiraiseg, adorned with gold and jewels. This statue was assembled within the specially built Janraisig Temple, which was recently re-opened at Gandan Monastery • Tour the Natural History Museum with Dr. Khand, one of Mongolia's leading paleontologists • Evening cultural performance.
Day 3-10 Gobi Desert
Travel to the Gobi and visit Yol Valley National Park, nestled in the foothills of the Altai mountains • Drive to Noyon Uul and camp at the site of an extinguished volcano, near the famous Mirror Cliffs • Continue driving to the renowned Nemegt Basin in Gurvan Tes Valley to camp at the site of Nemegt Mountain, where Prenocephale prenes, Homalocephale calthhoceros and many other dinosaur skeletons have been found • On the way to Bayanzag, the Flaming Cliffs, visit the Hongoryn Gol oasis and enjoy sand skiing • Tour Tugrigiin Shiree, the famous site of the "Fighting Dinosaurs" find • Celebrate the expedition with a hearty dinner and a showing of the documentary film of Roy Chapman Andrews' expedition in the early 1920's.
Day 11-12 Ulaanbaatar/ Bogd Khan Palace/Excursion
Explore the Winter Palace of the Bogd Khan, a museum now recognized as an architectural treasure, and registered by the World Monument Fund as an important cultural site • Visit the Academy of Natural Sciences' laboratory where you can observe some unique fossils as they are being prepared for exhibition • Then, take an excursion to Mt. Bogdo National Park and visit Mandshir Monastery, hidden in a beautiful valley near Ulaanbaatar • Free time for exploration, photography, and wildlife watching • On the way back, visit a horse breeder's family to sample some Airag, the traditional drink of Mongolians.
Day 13 Departure
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Prospect for dinosaur fossils
