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About Trekking in Mongolia

Activities in Altai Tavan Bogd:

Where the beautiful spot you can do trekking, Horse trekking! Stay with local nomads, Climb up to Tavan Bogd Holly five peaks which higher than 4000 meters without any equipment, see rock arts and human stones from Turkic age Meet Eagle Hunter, see Tuvan Throat singing!

Brief Outline Itinerary
On our journey, we will use low-impact traditional modes of transport. Our equipment will be carried on pack-camels, and also, possibly packhorses!


Altai Tavan Bogd National park (Altai mountains):

Altai Tavan Bogd National Park is located on the Westernmost point of Mongolia in Bayan-Ulgii Province. This vast mountainous park borders China and Russia with views of Kazakhstan from the highest peak in Mongolia. The snow-capped Kuiten Uul mountain,4374 m (14,201 ft), is the highest of the five peaks of Tavan Bogd Mountains (literally '5 Saints') that gives the park its name. It covers an area of 630,000 hectares and is home to three large freshwater lakes and 34 glaciers, plus several waterfalls. The largest, Pontuninii Glacier, covers 23 sq km. Tavan Bogd Mountains are considered sacred to local Kazakhs, Tuvans, and Mongolians. The park stretches from Russia along the Chinese border, following the Altai Mountain Range that divides China, Russia, Mongolia.

Rock Arts in western Mongolia
In archaeologyrock art is human-made markings placed on natural stone; it is largely synonymous with parietal art. A global phenomenon, rock art is found in many culturally diverse regions of the world. It has been produced in many contexts throughout human history, although the majority of rock art that has been ethnographically recorded has been produced as a part of ritual. Such artworks are often divided into three forms: petroglyphs, which are carved into the rock surface, pictographs, which are painted onto the surface, and earth figures engraved into the ground.
During the trip in western Mongolia you have chance to visit place where large amount of rock arts from Turkic age which is biggest in Asia!

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