Elsen Tasarkhai (Mini Gobi)
Sand dunes, steppe and the Khögnö Khan mountain side by side, 280 km from the city on the Kharkhorin road. A stop on the way, or one night with a camel ride.
- Getting there283 km from UlaanbaatarOwn car ~5 h
- best 6–91–2 days
- Own car, 2 people, ger camp, 2 days~₮169k–₮335k per person
Getting there
- By car283 km · 5 h · Fuel ₮42k–₮135kDistance and pure driving time from the OSRM router over OpenStreetMap roads, plus 10% and rest stops; to the half hour.
- By bus · KharkhorinDragon terminal · ₮36k–₮37k · 8 hThe Kharkhorin bus (11:00 daily) passes the dunes; the fare is to Kharkhorin, ask to get off on the way
What to do
- Walk the dunes at sunset
- A camel or horse ride from the camps
- Khögnö Khan mountain and the ruins of Övgön monastery nearby
Where to stay
- A ger camp by the dunes, three meals₮100k–₮140k
Good to know
- Dirt roads use 15–20% more fuel than paved ones and are slower than the router assumes; fill up in aimag centres.
Nearby
Photo credits
Freely licensed photos from Wikimedia Commons. Authors and licences below.
- Dunes and steppe · MN5 · CC0
- Khögnö Khan behind the dunes · MN5 · CC0
- A ger at the edge of the dunes · MN5 · CC0
Map © OpenStreetMap contributors
checked: 2026-10-10 · All figures are estimates with sources. Check prices before you go.