Guided Hiking Tour To Turtle Rock
Minimum 2 participants required. Can be booked up to one day
in advance. Tour price MNT 24.000 per person for below program.
Tiara Resort offers you a guided hiking tour through the most exciting
part of Terelj Valley to famous Turtle Rock and its nearby peculiar mountain
monastery.
All you need is a decent pair of legs and walking shoes (no special mountain
wear required!).
Everybody in a good health can make this splendid hike, which is about
7 kilometers (4,5 miles) in distance.
From Turtle Rock our minibus will pick you up to bring you back to the
Tiara Resort.
You will be accompanied by a personal hiking guide as well as a yak
cart. The latter is taken along to make it easy on you, in case of tiredness.
Even the former Dutch minister of Finance, Mr. Gerrit Zalm did so!
Shortly after the start from Tiara Resort
you will stop by a nomad family. You will be invited to enter the
family's Ger tent to drink some typical Mongolian milk tea and eat some
traditional Mongolian prepared snacks. When the male head of the
family is in a good mood (he mostly is, as he can receive some foreign
visitors!) he will offer you, as a grand respect for you, snuff tobacco
in a special stone bottle. The leading lady of the family in the meanwhile
will offer you some special drinks like home made yogurt and traditional
"airag" (fermented
horse milk). Some call is "Mongolian Champagne". Anyway, completely against
what one would probably expect it to taste like, it is
surprisingly delicious and moreover good for your health. You should
try!!
Your guide will translate all communication between you and the family.
You can ask all kind of questions about their way of live, the family
will be proud to answer.
If you brought some gifts (like candy’s, postcards, etc.) from
your home country, this is the place to present them.
During the hike a picnic lunch will be served at a special spot with
great views over Terelj' landscape.
After you reached Turtle Rock the guide will ask you to continue the
hike to a very nicely located monastery about 2 kilometers further up
mountain. If somebody is tired of walking and likes to wait for their
return, this is very well possible in one of the small cafés situated
next to Turtle Rock.
After one of the best hikes you have ever made, you will be driven back
to the Tiara Resort by our minivan .
