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invite us into their home where we’ll get an with nomadic horse-breeding family
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followed by time to discuss the local culture big way—by erecting a statue of him astride
with our hosts. During our time with this local ST^ SZ]^P _SL_ ^_LYO^ QPP_ STRS L_Z[ L
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questions we may have. WPRPYO SL^ T_ 2PYRST^ 6SLY QZ`YO L SZ]^PbST[
that inspired his future conquests, it is said to
Later, we continue to our ger camp in the
be the world’s largest equestrian statue.
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have free time to get settled in. You may sit Then, we’ll return to our camp for lunch
in on a lesson on how to set up a traditional MPQZ]P bP aT^T_ L YZXLOTN SZ]^P M]PPOTYR
Mongolian ger today, before we gather family to better our understanding of
for dinner at our camp this evening. the nomadic lifestyle. This will be a
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Day 6 Explore Gorkhi-Terelj National spend much of their lives in search of stray
Park • Visit cheese-making family animals—for there are almost no fences in
_SP PY_T]P NZ`Y_]d BPɪWW SLaP _SP NSLYNP
?ST^ XZ]YTYR bPɪWW Pc[WZ]P _SP 2Z]VST ?P]PWU
_Z ^LX[WP QP]XPY_PO XL]Pɪ^ XTWVɨL WZNLW
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specialty—then see a demonstration of
valley between forested hillsides, granite
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boulders, and mountain streams. Nomads
roam the surrounding hills, which are home
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at leisure. You may choose to participate in
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an archery lesson, or perhaps you’ll elect to
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bSTNS bPɪWW [L^^ Md _SP [L]Vɪ^ QLXZ`^ ?`]_WP
dinner together at our ger camp this evening.
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meditation temple. Please note: Mare’s milk is only available from July
to the end of September.
After returning to our camp for lunch, we’ll
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
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WZNLW YZXLOTN QLXTWd BT_S _SP QLXTWdɪ^ SPW[
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Day 8 Ulaanbaatar • Shaman visit
cheese. Tonight, we’ll have dinner together
at our camp. ?ZOLd bPɪWW ]P_`]Y _Z @WLLYMLL_L] bSP]P bPɪWW
delve deeper into Mongolia’s spirituality
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
by visiting a shaman in his home and
participating in a shamanistic ritual. Our visit
bTWW ]PaPLW SZb XLYd XZOP]Y OLd YZXLOTN
[]LN_TNP^ɨTYNW`OTYR _SP MW`P ʮLR^ LYO
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