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C04: NAADAM FESTIVAL, discover Mongolia (12 days trip)
Tour Overview
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Tour Overview
12 days Naadam festival cultural tour will offer you change to explore Chinggis khaan’s fable city and famous great Gobi. After exploring those attractions you will watch Naadam which is the probably the most fascinating widely celebrated festival among Mongolians. Ceremony combines sports, traditions, customs, and arts. There are three main components of the Naadam: horse races, wrestling and archery.
During the trip you visit several nomadic family to have tea which would be good chance to exchange some meaninful times with them.
Tour Highlights
- Ulaanbaatar city tour
- Naadam festival 3 manly games
- visit Biggest monastery of Mongolia
- explore Eagle valley
- explore Bayanza, Flaming cliffs
- Three Beauties of the Gobi National Park
- Princess temple Oxcart tour
Short Itinerary
- Day 1 : Arrive Ulaanbaatar, city tour
- Day 2 : Kharakhorum and Erdenezuu
- Day 3 : Ongi temple
- Day 4 : Flaming cliffs “Bayanzag”
- Day 5 : Eagly Valley, Gobi National Park
- Day 6 : Arrive Ulaanbaatar, city tour
- Day 7 : NAADAM festival
- Day 8 : NAADAM festival second day
- Day 9 : Khan Khentii Protected Area
- Day 10 : Princess Temple
- Day 11 : Ulaanbaatar
- Day 12 : Journey Home
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1 : Arrive Ulaanbaatar, city tour
Tour begins: Transfer to hotel. City orientations tour and visit the national museum of Mongolian history. Dinner at the MODERN NOMADS restaurant. Overnight in***hotel. (D)
Day 2 : Kharakhorum and Erdenezuu
After breakfast drive to Kharakhorum (about 5 hours). Mongolia’s ancient capital KHARAKHORUM, Chinggis Khaan´s fabled city, was founded in 1220 in the ORKHON Valley, at the crossroads of “The Silk Road”. Visit the Erdenezuu monastery. This Monastery was built in 1586. Not a single nail was used in the construction of the ornate temples, only a few of which remain standing after the communist purges. Dinner and overnight will be at a comfortable Ger camp. (B/L/D)
Day 3 : Ongi temple
Today we drive to Middle Gobi (about 240km). Next Stop is the Ongi Cloister ruin. Our camel riding trips are led by experienced guides. Overnight in the comfortable “Ongi” Ger camp. Gobi camp service: sauna, shower and bar. (B/L/D)
Day 4 : Flaming cliffs “Bayanzag”
After breakfast drive to South Gobi (250km). On the way visit the Flaming cliffs (dinosaur excavation site). Bayanzag is an area of red cliffs, which formed from the erosion of sand and rock over many thousands of years. It also the site of several successful dinosaur excavations. And visit Moltsog Els (sand dune). Overnight in Ger camp. (B/L/D)
Day 5 : Eagly Valley, Gobi National Park
After breakfast visit the beautiful Eagle Valley, Gurvan Saikhan Uul (about 40km). The valley is about 10km long and is completely shaded from the sun in some parts due to the high cliff walls. There you can walk and photograph spectacular local landscapes (Gobi Mountains). At the opening of the valley is a Local Natural History Museum displaying interesting information about the animals of the area. You will return to the Ger camp in the evening for dinner and overnight in Ger. (B/L/D)
Day 6 : Arrive Ulaanbaatar, city tour
After breakfast fly to Ulaanbaatar (550km) and in Ulaanbaatar you will be met by our vehicle and transferred to your hotel. After lunch visit Gandan Closter, and Choichin Lama Museum. Dinner at the Ger Restaurant with traditional Mongolian food and entertainment. Overnight in ***Hotel. (B/L/D)
Day 7 : NAADAM festival
After Breakfast, participate in the Naadam festival opening ceremony and enjoy wrestling and archery contests. The sports most popular with the Mongols since ancient times are wrestling, horse racing and archery. At present it is a national holiday held 11-13th July each year to commemorate the Mongol People's Revolution. The traditional style of wrestling has its own long-standing ritual. The second element of the Three Manly Sports is horse racing. The third element of the national competitions is archery, which has been perfected over centuries.
Day 8 : NAADAM festival second day
Next day, after breakfast drive to the horse race course about 36 km and see the daaga (2-year-old horse) race of 10km and the soyolon (5-year-old horse) race of 25km. After breakfast depart for the Khan Khentii Protected Area (60km). Turtle Rock and the dinosaur statues are the main attractions. After a field lunch the journey continues to the Princess ger camp(26km). Relax in a national Ger in the beautiful Khan Khentii Landscape. Bonfire and overnight in ger camp. (B/L/D)
Day 9 : Khan Khentii Protected Area
During the day there will be horse riding, or yak cart riding in the mountains and valleys, hiking and visiting the ruins of the Princess temple and visit to a nomadic Family. Dinner and overnight in ger camp. (B/L/D)
Day 10 : Princess Temple
"Woodland-Blue sky-Princess Temple" OX CART AND HORSE RIDING JOURNEY.The Princess Temple is an impressive natural and historical place of Mongolia.Our summertime tour features the remarkable scenery of the Khan Khentii and Asralt mountain ranges, one of the world's last large wildernesses. The Khan Khentii includes a Strictly Protected Area over a peak worshipped by Mongolians. We travel by Mongolian ox-cart through a spectacular valley, picturesque place of high cliffs on the Baruunbayan River to visit The Princess Temple. Experience the feelings of peace and tranquillity that leisurely travelling by ox-cart in the wild brings.
Day 11 : Ulaanbaatar
After breakfast drive back to Ulaanbaatar (95km). Today will be a day of guided sightseeing in UB, including the Fine Arts Museum, shopping and free time. Dinner and overnight in ***Hotel. (B/L/D)
Day 12 : Journey Home
Tour Ends: After breakfast at the hotel you will be taken to the airport for departure. (B)
Duration: 12 Days (11 nights)
Price and Availability
| Tour Code | Tour Season | Price | 2010 | ||
| 2-4 PAX | 5-7 PAX | 8-15 PAX | |||
What's included
- 4 Ulaanbaatar overnights in Hotel
- 7 Overnights ger camp.
- Camel and horse trek
- Domestic flight from Gobi to UB
- Museums, national entertainment
- Entry fees and guides
- Transport in countryside and terminal transfer
- Meals, Meal codes = (B, L, and D): breakfast, lunch, and dinner
We organize your free time in MONGOLIA: Shopping time, evening programs of interest, post, email service and Bank visit.
What's not Included
- International transportation
- travel insurance
- visas
- departure tax
- drinks
- Items of a personal nature.
Additional pricing importation
Single Supplements Optional Single Tourist camp ger supplement: 15-20USD
Optional Single Hotel Supplement: 50-70USD
2011 Prices
Dates, prices and itineraries shown for trips departing in 2011 may be subject to change. Should you book a 2011 trip and the price subsequently rises due to unforeseen ground costs or exchange rate fluctuations by more than 10%, you may cancel with a full refund.
What's serving for you?
Tourist Ger camp: (Ger facilities) During your trip in the countryside, you’ll overnight in ger camps. Make yourself comfortable in a ger (2-4 beds). Each camp has a ger restaurant. Most camps are equipped with toilets and showers with other possibilities for entertainment.
Guest Ger camp:: (Ger facilities) During your trip in the countryside, you’ll occasionally overnight in guest ger camps. It’s more casual or less touristy decorated comparing to tourist luxury ger camps. Most guest ger camps are not equipped with flush toilets or hot showers.
by the nomadic family: Traditionally, nomad families used to leave 1 extra ger for random visitor’s sudden visit. Nowadays its a fading tradition but has found new life as tourists have started coming to Mongolia. Providing a sustainable extra income to nomadic families and providing for meaningful cultural exchanges, spare gers in the countryside are far more interesting to stay in than some tour camps.
Japanese minivan: (4 wheel vehicle) over the last several years Japanese vans have been successfully running for tourist services all over Mongolia. They have good air conditioning systems and are more comfortable to ride in which is appreciated by many of our clients.
Purgon (Russian van): Purgon is a grey colored van guaranteed for Mongolian bumpy roads and it holds 7 people easily. It’s suitable for longer trips and for those who are keen to save some transport expenses. We would suggest the van if you are heading off into remote areas such as western Mongolia or the Gobi.
Travel Grade
C04: NAADAM FESTIVAL, discover Mongolia 12 days trip is classed in the Average Traveler category. Please see below:
Easy traveler category – Accommodation in comfortable tourist camps and 3 star or 5 star hotels, Japanese vehicle or latest Land Cruiser jeep, guided horse riding trek (if you are riding first time), guided camel riding trek (if you are riding first time) and hiking.
Moderate traveler category - Accommodation in comfortable tourist camps and 2 stars or 3 star hotels, occasionally camping in the tent, Japanese vehicle or latest Land Cruiser jeep, guided horse riding trek (if you are riding first time), guided camel riding trek (if you are riding first time) and trekking.
Adventure Traveler category- 2 star hotel or Guesthouse, mixed accommodation and tourist ger camping or camping in the tent, field cooked meals, steppe biking for beginners, basic rock climbing and hiking.
Extreme adventure seekers – camping, field cooked meals, mountain and steppe biking (advanced biker), horse riding trip (advanced rider with more than 5 years experience), Camel riding trek, and extreme mountain climber.
