NZCFS MONGOLIA AND NORTH CENTRAL TOUR 22 days JULY 9 – 30, 2015

July 8: Depart NZ Day 9: Genghgis Khan mausoleum , scenic spot,

Day 1: Arrive Ulaanbaatar, capital of Mongolia, museum of Genghis Khan’s story through to via Hong Kong. Relax in hotel or wander around Kubilai Khan and demise of the Yuan dynasty. Cultural show in Ordos. Ulaanbaatar, taking in Chinggis Khan Square, Day 10: Drive to , capital of Inner Government Palace and Mongolia.

Sukhbaatar Statue. Visit Day 11: Visit Jokhang Temple, an old Ming and the Choijin Lama Temple Qing style street, explore the Inner Mongolia Museum. Stay in Provincial Museum. Hohhot Ulaanbaatar. Day 12: By bus to . Visit Yungang Day 2: Explore the old Grotto, Seven Dragon Wall. Datong and new of Ulaanbaatar city. Visit the Gandan- Day 13: Bus to , via Xuankong Hanging tegchinlen Monastery, the National Museum of Temple. Taiyuan Mongolia, local markets. Compare political diversity in the south of the city, taking in the last Day 14: Taiyuan has a long Royal Lama Palace and the Soviet inspired Zaisan history of Buddhism. Visit Jin Memorial commemorating Soviet / Mongolian Temple, which reaches back to the solidarity. Western Zhou dynasty, and Meng

Shan Giant Stone Buddha, which Day 3: Naadam Festival, rivals Leshan. Taiyuan and Mongolia’s National Day holiday. Day 15: Travel via Chang Family mansion owned Ulaanbaatar by Qing Dynasty Shanxi businessman to the Unesco heritage town of Pingyao.

Day 4: Drive out to the Day 16: Explore Pingyao, one of the four ancient grasslands east of towns in China, and the earliest and biggest city Ulaanbaatar to view the with walls made of bricks and stones. Evening show by Zhang Yimou. Pingyao impressive new Chinggis Khan statue, stay the night Day 17: Return to Taiyuan, take in a ger in Terelj fast train to .

National Park. Day 18: Visit rural communities

Day 5: Explore the Park, view Turtle Rock and around Shijiazhuang, lunch in a visit picturesque Aryabal Monastery, possible commune style canteen, travel to option of horse riding. Return to Ulaanbaatar. .

Day 6: Drive to Kharkorin, ancient capital of the Day 19: Visit the Sui Dynasty Mongolian Empire, Dingxian pagoda, and three gates of the city wall stopping to explore the where Kathleen Hall passed through Japanese Mongol Els Sand Dunes. army checks. Travel to Anguo.

Outside Kharkorin is the Day 20: Visit Anguo hospital, a Traditional historic Erdene Zuu Chinese Medicine market, travel to .

Monastery, an early Day 21: Visit Marco Polo Bridge, activity to be Buddhist monastery in arranged in and around Beijing, or free time. Mongolia. Stay in Kharkorin. Day 22: Depart for airport, return to NZ to arrive Day 7: Return to Ulaanbaatar via Hustein Nuruu early morning July 31. National Park, the breeding centre for ‘Przewalksky’ horses, extinct in the wild and now For expression of re-established in Mongolia. A theatre interest and performance for our last night in Mongolia. enquiry, contact Ann 03 614 8944 Day 8: Morning activities in Ulaanbaatar then fly to Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China. [email protected]

NZCFS MONGOLIA AND NORTH CENTRAL CHINA TOUR 2015 Land travel

Air travel

Kharkorin

Ulaanbaatar

Terelj National Park

Beijing

Hohhot

Ordos

Datong Taiyuan Pingyao Shijiazhuang Dingzhou, Anguo