Distance: 365 km from Ulaanbaatar
Duration: 7-9 hours by road
Accommodation: Ger camps
Activities: hiking, horseback riding, cultural & historical tours, and fishing
For thousands of years, Orkhon river valley has witnessed the history of the Mongols. Therefore it is famous for prolific, ancient historical sites—the ruins of Har Balgas fortress, the Hushuu Tsaidam stone monuments and the ruins at Uuld Ulaan Had to name a few—the Orkhon Valley attracts plenty of visitors interested in Mongolia’s past.
Numerous streams from the Hangai Mountain Range unite to form the Orkhon River, which flows across Central Mongolian for 1,124 kilometres until it joins the Selenge River in the north. The Orkhon River functions as a habitat for many species of fish native to Central Asia including pike, mirror carp, Baikal sturgeon, taimen, river perch, Siberian umber, roach, golden carp and Amur catfish. Orkhon River also drops into Mongolia’s largest waterfall: Orkhon Waterfall.
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