3-Day Khamriin Khiid Sacred Gobi Monastery Tour by Train｜Mongolia

Escape the usual tourist routes and journey into Mongolia's remote southeastern Gobi on a unique spiritual and cultural experience. The highlight is Khamriin Khiid, one of Mongolia's most important spiritual centers, founded in the 19th century by the renowned Mongolian monk, poet and philosopher Danzan Ravjaa. Surrounded by vast desert landscapes, the monastery remains an important place of pilgrimage, meditation and cultural heritage, deeply connected to the concept of Shambhala.

Day 1: Ulaanbaatar – Train to Sainshand

Meet your guide at Ulaanbaatar Railway Station and board the train to Sainshand. Depending on the train schedule on your travel date, you will either take an afternoon train and arrive in Sainshand around midnight, followed by a hotel stay, or take an overnight train and sleep in a shared sleeper berth.

Relax and experience the quiet rhythm of traveling across the vast Mongolian steppe by rail.

Day 2: Sainshand – Khamriin Khiid – Gobi Desert

Meet your local guide in Sainshand and enjoy breakfast and coffee before continuing into the Gobi Desert toward Khamriin Khiid.

Learn about Danzan Ravjaa and the spiritual history of the area before visiting the Shambhala Energy Center. Take part in a guided meditation, walk the symbolic Mandala spiral, and explore the surrounding sacred sites, including the 108 Stupas and Wish Hill.

Enjoy lunch at a traditional ger camp near the monastery. In the afternoon, explore the Khamriin Khiid monastery complex and visit the Danzan Ravjaa Museum.

Take time to relax, journal, meditate independently or photograph the surrounding Gobi landscape. At sunset, join a peaceful desert meditation and enjoy the changing colors of the Gobi. You may also have the opportunity to listen to traditional Mongolian music performed on the morin khuur, the horsehead fiddle.

Overnight in a local hotel.

Day 3: Gobi Desert – Nomadic Family – Sainshand – Ulaanbaatar

Begin the morning with a sunrise meditation at the Shambhala Energy Center before visiting a local Mongolian herder family. Step inside a traditional ger, learn about nomadic customs and livestock culture, and enjoy traditional hospitality with milk tea and local snacks.

Continue with a camel ride through the peaceful Gobi landscape before returning to Sainshand. After dinner, your guide will accompany you to the railway station for the return train to Ulaanbaatar.

The return journey will be overnight, with arrival in Ulaanbaatar the following morning.