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Lake Hovsgol — the twin lake of Baikal in Mongolia

Lake Hovsgol — the twin lake of Baikal in Mongolia

Lake Hovsgol is one of the most pristine large waterbodies of Asia situated at 1645 meters above sea level. It is the twin lake of Baikal and its waters are equally blue. The setting is spectacular with Siberian taiga and the Horidol Saridag. Mountain Range to the west. The lake is almost devoid of ships, and a transparency of 16—25 meters deep. There is Lenok Trout and an endemic Grayling in the lake. It stretches some 125km from north to south and is 262 meters deep. It is not as deep as Baikal, but part of the Baikal Rift system, which resulted from the pressures associated with the collision between India and Asia some 55 million years ago.

Brief Outline Itinerary
You will fly on a domestic flight to Moron, the aimag capital of Hovsgol or to the airstrip at Hatgal village, next to the lake. You will stay at a secluded bay on the Ardavhar Peninsula, at a ger camp. All meals will be served in the ger camp or as picnic.

A local guide will meet you when landing in either of the two locations. Moron airport is 110km and it takes 3 hours to Hatgal village (102km), located at the southernmost tip of the lake. Weather permitting you will be transferred to the Ardavhar Peninsula by boat which is half an hour of navigation north from Hatgal. It is a boat of type «jaroslavets», brought across from the nearby Lake Baikal.

Day 1 To Lake Hovsgol
Pick up at your hotel in Ulaanbaatar and transfer to the airport. Fly approx. 1?-2 hours to Moron or Hatgal. Transfer through Hatgal and on to Ardavhar Peninsula.

Day 2 Lake Hovsgol National Park
Ardavhar is a new ger camp on the peninsula, located in a secluded bay, all on its own.
The shoreline is spectacular, with forested hills coming straight into the blue lake. We hike up the hills and over to Somo Had, a sacred tip of rocks jutting into the lake. It is worshipped by the locals, who travel there and leave hadags, and others offerings.

Day 3 Lake Hovsgol National Park
We will hike through the forest for a few kilometers until we reach the steppes, where several nomadic families live. And encounter with these hardy people.

Day 4 To Ulaanbaatar
P. m. Supported by yak cart, for our luggage? s, we will walk to the road head and transfer from there to Hatgal village airstrip or Moon airport. Fly back to Ulaanbaatar. On arrival transfer to your hotel in town.

Practicalities

DATES ex Ulaanbaatar
Daily 23Jun-23Sep.

Subject to confirmation of domestic flight.

Hazard: You need to plan to stay in Mongolia for at least 2 nights after the return from Lake Hovsgol. Flights from the interior may cancel due to poor visibility (rain/fog), why there need to be some «rubber» time built in to the itinerary, in order to accommodate such changes, to be able to be back in time for your international flight departure.

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Примерная цена двухнедельной программы с перелетом
$2000 с человека.

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