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This is a suggestion for a tailor-made
tour which we can run for groups of 4 or more people, at dates
of your choice.
Several
years ago we found out about a local jeep trail going over the
Khangai mountains in Central Mongolia from the Gobi Desert
to the ancient capital of Mongolia at Kharkhorin. It has become
our most popular cycling route and we have extended it to include
the northern region of Khovsgol. Cycle for 10 days through
remote and fantastic valleys and hills before arriving at the
beautiful Lake Khovsgol, where you can stay in a traditional
ger camp at the water's edge for a further 2 nights before
flying back to Ulaanbaatar.
For riders who plan to cycle the whole
trail, this is classified as challenging. The daily distance
varies up to a maximum of 65km, mostly on rough jeep tracks composed
of packed mud and rock. There are several long slow uphill stretches
and technical downhill runs, as well as river crossings and dry
rocky river beds. For cyclists with less experience it is possible
to travel in the support vehicle for part of the trail if you
wish. The highest pass is at an altitude of nearly 2800 meters.
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Bayankhongor
Province covers an area of 116,000 square kilometers.
It has a population of 90,000 people and 2.3 million livestock.
It has the most goats in Mongolia.
This
extinct volcano last erupted some 20,000 years ago. Torrents
of lava blocked the exits to the river Terkh, so forming
the beautiful White Lake. 
This is the deepest lake in Central Asia, with a maximum
depth of 262 meters. In winter the whole lake freezes
and trucks drive on the ice up to the Siberian border
to do trade.
