Hustai National Park Tours & Holidays
Hustai National Park Small Group Tours & Tailor-Made Holidays
Hustai National Park, established in 1992, is one of the best-known national parks in Mongolia. Its borders stretch from the Khentii Mountains to the Altanbulah region of Mongolia. The park houses historical stone stupas and over 200 takhi (wild horses). These unique wild horses share the park with 44 species of mammals, 217 species of bird, 16 species of fish and over 450 species of vascular plants. The wild horses were declared extinct in the wild in 1969, however in the early 1900s some horse ...
Hustai National Park, established in 1992, is one of the best-known national parks in Mongolia. Its borders stretch from the Khentii Mountains to the Altanbulah region of Mongolia. The park houses historical stone stupas and over 200 takhi (wild horses). These unique wild horses share the park with 44 species of mammals, 217 species of bird, 16 species of fish and over 450 species of vascular plants. The wild horses were declared extinct in the wild in 1969, however in the early 1900s some horse foals had been shipped to Europe from the Gobi where they were kept in zoos and private parks. In 1992 the reintroduction of the Takhi horses begun in Mongolia when 16 horses from the Netherlands were successfully transported to Hustai Nuruu which became known as Hustai National Park.
Best experiences
Go for a hike or horse ride
We recommend heading out on foot or taking to the saddle for a ride into the national park where you can spot rare birds, wild animals and flowers.
Stay with a Mongolian family
On the southern edge of Hustai National Park you can stay with the park ranger, Sanjaa, and his wife, in a guest ger next to the family home. Although the facilities are basic, this is a great opportunity to enjoy traditional nomadic hospitality.
Visit the wild horses
Several decades ago, wild horses had disappeared from Mongolia due to habitat loss and poaching for meat. However, small numbers survived in European zoos and through a program of careful breeding and international cooperation, the wild population was rebuilt.OUR FAVOURITE PLACES TO STAY
Hustai Ger Camp, Hustai National Park
Located right in the national park, here you will have a good opportunity to see the Prejewalski wild horses and learn about them in the information centre that has been built to aid their…