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Khan Khentii Mountains Horse Riding Expedition
Journey into the heart of the Taiga forest.
Our deep wilderness expedition, exploring the Khentii Mountains and the remote areas of the Khan Khentii Strictly Protected Area.
Explore the largest wilderness in Mongolia.
Experience the Khentii Mountain Wilderness on Horseback
The Khentii Mountains Wilderness
Challenge your spirit of adventure on a Khentii Mountains Horse Riding expedition. Enter the Khan Khentii Strictly Protected Area, steeped in the spiritual history of Mongolia. Its wildness will reward you with magnificent scenery, and the solitude of the Northern forest. Follow ancient horse trails to the sources of the rivers. Encounter wildlife. Make a high mountain passage with our pack horses. Stop at alpine lakes. Enjoy camping comforts in the wild. Bond with your horse – and listen to the silence..
Khentii Mountains Horse Riding – A True Wilderness Ride
Our Khentii mountains horse riding expedition is a longer trek going into the remote wilderness to enjoy the Khentii Mountains and their stunning scenery. 14 days in country, 12 days of riding.
This trip takes more preparation and is a true expedition into the wilds of Mongolia. It is for people who are serious about back country horse riding and wilderness travel. Since we may spend longer days in the saddle in fairly rugged country, participants should have a moderate to higher level of fitness and outdoor experience, or a keen sense of adventure. Talk to us to see whether this is the right expedition for you.
Price includes all in-country ground transportation, hotel accommodation with breakfast, permits, all camping equipment, horse gear, food and accommodation (tent/ger) while in the back country.
Small Groups only – 8 Guests max. per Expedition for a High-Quality, Low Impact Riding Adventure. Contact us.
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“The Khentii mountains expedition is incredible and goes through scenery most will only ever see in National Geographic. It is truly wild and seeing no other faces except those that you are with, leaves you feeling refreshed and relaxed.
I can’t stress how good this trip and to anybody reading this, GO! Its unlike anything else on offer and against awe-inspiring scenery, you will meet some great people and remarkable horses.”
Sarah Crawley, UAE/UK
The Khentii Mountains – A Wilderness to Protect
The “Khan Khentii” is the most revered Strictly Protected Area in Mongolia. The Khentii Mountains are of outstanding ecological, historical and spiritual value. See the above tab “The Khentii Mountains” for more insights into this magnificent wilderness.
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| Dates | September 3 – 14, 2022, fully booked, September 19 – 30, 2022, closed |
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The Khentii Mountains
A Wilderness to Protect
Our horse riding tours bring guests to some of the wildest places in Mongolia, the Khentii Mountains. Much of the area we ride in has special designations – as “Khan Khentii Strictly Protected Area”, “Gorkhi Terelj National Park” and as the Ulaanbaatar City “Green Zone.” The Khentii Mountains remain the largest roadless area in Mongolia. This wilderness is home to bear, wolf, deer, and moose populations and a rich bird life. Though wildlife populations have been declining significantly nationwide, the Khentii today still provides ample habitat for these populations to recover and grow. Our Khentii mountains horseback tours are deep wilderness expeditions. We leave behind the picturesque cultural landscapes of pastures and hay fields, dotted with herders’ gers (yurts) and herds of grazing livestock.
On horseback, we cross over a high pass, to enter the wild Khentii Mountains. We reach a true wilderness landscape of dense forests, boulder strewn rivers, rushing streams and quiet lakes, of alpine mountain tops, towering cliffs and snow fields. In autumn, the valleys glow in red and orange hues..
The Khentii Mountains Wilderness – Intrinsic Values and Ecosystem Services
The Khentii mountains wilderness is hauntingly beautiful. Deep in the Khentii Mountains, only the call of a raven – distant, high in the sky – may break the silence. Here, the Tuul river is only a small stream. The Khentii mountains also hold the most significant cultural and historical sites of the country. It is the homeland of Temujiin, the boy who grew up to become Chinggis Khan.
Yet there is much more than these intrinsic values of the Khentii. This area is the main watershed for the rapidly expanding city of Ulaanbaatar, now home to about half the nation’s population. The Khentii is in urgent need of continued and effective protection to maintain these important ecosystem services. With climate change impacts on forest and water resources, conservation in the Khentii has become even more important. Though wildlife populations have been declining significantly nationwide, the Khentii today still provides ample habitat for these populations to recover and grow. It is our wish at Stone Horse that it should forever remain this way.
About the Khentii Mountains
Much of the area we ride in has special designations – as “Khan Khentii Strictly Protected Area”, “Gorkhi Terelj National Park” and as the Ulaanbaatar City “Green Zone.” The Khentii Mountains remain the largest roadless area in Mongolia. This wilderness is home to bear, wolf, deer, and moose populations and a rich bird life. Though wildlife populations have been declining significantly nationwide, the Khentii today still provides ample habitat for these populations to recover and grow. Our Khentii mountains horseback tours are deep wilderness expeditions. We leave behind the picturesque cultural landscapes of pastures and hay fields, dotted with herders’ gers (yurts) and herds of grazing livestock.
On horseback, we cross over a high pass, to enter the wild Khentii Mountains. We reach a true wilderness landscape of dense forests, boulder strewn rivers, rushing streams and quiet lakes, of alpine mountain tops, towering cliffs and snow fields. In autumn, the valleys glow in red and orange hues.
The Khentii mountains wilderness is hauntingly beautiful. Deep in the Khentii Mountains, only the call of a raven – distant, high in the sky – may break the silence. Here, the Tuul river is only a small stream. The Khentii mountains also hold the most significant cultural and historical sites of the country. It is the homeland of Temujiin, the boy who grew up to become Chinggis Khan.
Contact us to discuss your riding adventure into the Khentii Wilderness.
Itinerary
Itinerary – 14 Day Khentii Mountains Horse Riding Expedition
- Day 1- You’ll be picked up at the airport, train station and we’ll get you checked into the hotel to freshen up and rest after a long flight. You’ll have to time if you get in early to see a bit of Ulaanbaatar before beginning the next days ride and start of the expedition.
- Day 2- This is the first day of the expedition. After breakfast drive to the Darkhid Valley and our staging area where you’ll meet the herders with whom we work. After some preliminary instructions, gear changes and adjustments, we saddle up and begin our journey. We set out from the Darkhid Valley and travel up through forest, crossing two mountain passes and descending into the upper Terelj River Valley for the 1st night’s tented camp.
- Day 3- We move down the Terelj River through open meadows, crossing the river and streams, passing several herder winter shelters and over a couple of low passes for our second night’s camp in high hay pastures.
- Day 4- From here we descend into the Tuul River Valley and make our way upriver passing herder summer camps and large, open, park like meadows. We camp along the Tuul river for the night.
- Day 5- Moving up the Tuul River, we begin to see changes in the terrain. We pass the confluence of the Khongor and Tuul rivers, leaving herder camps and the cultured landscape behind and entering the wilder upper Tuul River Valley where we’ll camp.
- Day 6- From our riverside camp we move further along the upper Tuul river where the ·
- Day 7- On this day we may leave the pack horses in camp and explore further into the mountains, ascending to alpine lakes and into moose and bear habitat and returning to our previous nights camp.
- Day 8- Leaving the Tuul River we move further northwest into the mountains, exploring as we go, camping near a small crystal clear river in a beautiful valley for the night.
- Day 9- This is a longer but very interesting day. We ascend a pass and move down to Hagiin Khar Nuur (lake). We have lunch here then move down the Khongor River and over another small pass before making camp.
- Day 10- On this day we ascend a high and steep pass below Altan Ulgii Uul (mountain) and descend into the Baruunbayangiin Gol Valley passing fantastic rock formations and meadows of wildflowers before camping for the night.
- Day 11- From this camp we leave the pack horses and ride into the secluded and well hidden Gunjin Sum temple (the ruin of Princess Temple), returning to previous nights camp area.
- Day 12- We begin our return to Darkhid Valley, moving through open valleys and over a small pass. We camp not far from the Terelj River at Big Larch Meadow.
- Day 13- From the Big Larch Meadow we cross the Terelj River, ride over a mountain pass and return to the Darkhid Valley and our staging area about mid afternoon. Here we’ll unpack the horses and enjoy some refreshment before heading down the valley to the hotel and a hot shower.
- Day 14- Transfer to airport, train station or hotelscenery begins to change dramatically as we leave civilization behind.
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