Climbing tour to the Altai mountain |
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Climbing tour (Code: 1CL14)
Included services: Shared double accommodation in good middle class hotel in Ulaanbaatar, countryside accommodation in Mongolian gers and tents, full board, all transfers, domestic flights, horses or camels for luggage transport, entrance fees, cook and guide services |
The highest peak of Altai Tavan Bogd mountain is the Khuiten Uul, reaching 4374 meters above the sea level. There are many high mountains with eternal snow and many glacier streams. Length of the glacier Potanin is 20 km. The Mountain Altai Tavan Bogd is rich of flora and fauna.
1. day |
Arrive in Ulaanbaatar. Transfer to hotel. Sightseeing, including the functioning Gandan Monastery and the Natural History Museum with its famous dinosaur skeletons. Overnight in hotel. |
2. day |
Transfer to the airport and flight to Ulgii (approx. 4 hours). Drive to the camping place. Overnight in gers. |
3. day |
Drive to Biluu on the way visit a Kazakh herder’s family to see their life and culture, listen to their songs and to see their hunting eagles. Overnight in tents. |
4. day |
Drive to the Altai Tavan Bogd Mountains. Overnight in tents. |
5. day |
Visit and hiking the glacier Potanin and prepare for the climbing.Overnight in tents |
6-8. days |
Climbing to the Peak - Khuiten (4375 m), ca 15 km’s. From the camp basis to the way up to the point about 7-15 km’s and it takes about 5-6 hours. Continue climbing to the highest peak Khuiten, about 9-10 hours. |
9-10. days |
Possibility to climbing to the Peak – Malchin (4163 m), about 9-10 hours from/ to camp basis. Overnight in tents. |
11. day |
Reserve day or relaxing |
12. day |
Drive back to the Camping place. Overnight in gers |
13. day |
Drive back to Ulgii and fly back to Ulaanbaatar. Overnight in hotel |
14. day |
Transfer to the airport. Departure |
Note: Previous good climbing experience is preferred for this trip and each participant needs to bring own climbing equipment.
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