Itinerary

1. Day 1: Ulan Bator to South Gobi Province

   • Fly to Dalanzadgad in the south Gobi and transfer to camp.
   • Depending on the arrival time there, you have the choice of wandering around.

   Stay at Ger camp.

   Possibility of spotting birds in the Gobi are; Lammergeyer or known as bearded Eagle, Steppe Eagle, Black Vulture or Cinereous Vulture, Griffon Vulture, Upland Buzzard, Eurasian Kestrel, Demoiselle Crane, Pallas's Sand Grouse, Little Owl, Eurasian Cuckoo, Hoopoe, Altai Snowcock, Isabelline and Desert Wheatear,  Wall Creeper, Mongolian Finch, Snow Finch, Common Redstart, Brown Shrike, Tits, Sandpipers, and more.

2. Day 2: Yol Valley to Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park

   • Drive up to the valley where you spend the most time of day. This is a narrow small canyon that has rich wildlife such as ibex and Mongolian Gazelle that may be seen nearby early in the morning.

   Stay at Ger camp.

3. Day 3: Bayan Zag

   • After a few hours of driving in the morning, reach the Bayanzag.

   • On the way, find a small water pond where you see a number of Gobi's little birds.

   • The Bayanzag is neighbour with Flaming Cliffs where the first dinosaur’s egg were found by Andrews Roy Chapman and his expedition in the early 1920s.

   Stay at Ger camp.

4. Day 4: Gun Galuut Nature Reserve

   • Transfer to the airport and fly out of Ulan Bator and then drive to Gun Galuut. This is another spectacular area for birding in Mongolia, and it has two small lakes beside where the most migrating birds gather in May and September.  

   Stay at Ger camp.

   Possibility of spotting birds in Gun Galuut and Ikh Nart are; Golden Eagle, Steppe Eagle, Black Vulture or Cinereous Vulture, Griffon Vulture, Upland Buzzard, Rough-legged Buzzard, Eurasian Kestrel, Sacker Falcon, Amur Falcon, Black Kite, Demoiselle Crane, White Napped Crane, Ruddy Shelduck, Hoopoe, Isabelline and Desert Wheatear, Mongolian Finch, Common Redstart, Brown Shrike, Mongolian Lark, and more.

5. Day 5: Gun Galuut Nature Reserve

   • Full-day of birding near either lakes or marsh and spot white-naped cranes.

6. Day 6: Ikh Nart Nature Reserve

   • Half-day of driving to Ikh Nart. This is the nature reserve that the local-based community protects. Argali and Ibex are endangered wild animals in the registered Red Book of Mongolia.

   • Poaching and competing with local livestock is a big problem for them.

   • Hiking and birding in the late afternoon.

   Stay at camp.

7. Day 7: Ikh Nart Nature Reserve

   • Full-day of exploring and birding the site.

   Stay at Ger camp.

8. Day 8: Back to Ulan Bator

   • Return to Ulan Bator.
     • Optional: Hustai National Park, located 110 km away from Ulan Bator to the west (2 hours)
     • Not only wild horse, this park also has number of wildlife such as Red deer, Mongolian gazelle, Marmot, Corsac fox, Lynx, and more.