Tour to Shambala, Khamar Monastery

You will be picked up by your guide and driver at the hotel in the morning. The trip to Shambala starts!

Have lunch on the way and continue the trip. Driving to the Gobi itself is a bit adventure. Once reached the ger where we will be staying have some rest and dinner. Overnight in a local family ger.

 And it is a day for spiritual exploration. Get up early in the morning and have breakfast. Then we will visit Danzanravjaa Lama museum and listen to the life and Buddhism related stories of the Lama.

Visit the energy center, the third eye gate. Feel the energy pouring into your heart filling you with kindness and wisdom.
Visit the Khamar monastery. The monastery during the 1830s – not only was it a place of religion but also a cultural and academic centre housing 500 permanent residents at its peak. The compound consisted of four colleges, which taught general studies, astronomy, art, and theatre. He opened a popular children’s school training children as artists, sculptors, singers and dancers as well as giving basic and vocational training. Danzan Ravjaa also established a large library in the monastery with books he collected during his extensive travels across Mongolia, China and Tibet.
After lunch we will visit the other places the wish-fulfilling mountain and meditation cave. We will continue sketching and exploration.

After breakfast and some hiking around the area, we will get on to our vehicle and head  to Terelj National Park, which is a contrast to the Gobi. Full of positive energy and new ideas towards a happy life, we say goodbye to the energy center. Have lunch on the way. Once back to the city, retire to a ger camp. You can hike and enjoy the fresh air and beautiful scenery. 

Gorkhi-Terelj National Park is home to various siberian fauna and steppe birds, including oriental cuckoo, Eurasian hoopoe, Siberian rubythroat, red-throated thrush, Siberian stonechat, white-cheeked starling, dusky warbler, taiga flycatcher, Asian brown flycatcher and Blyth’s pipit; there are more familiar birds here too, such as great spotted woodpecker, great tit and common buzzard.

Today is a free day in Ulaanbaatar. You can do shopping or chill out on your own.

Your driver and guide will pick you up from your hotel and take you to the airport/train station.