Nomadic life experience
Experience a week in the rhythm of nature, together with a Mongolian nomad family in their yurts and herds of animals.
Naadam festival
Experience the energetic Mongolian National Naadam Festival in the capital of Mongolia. You will experience the colorful event of the year, where you can discover the lifestyle, art and music that reflect the true national identity and culture of the Mongolian people. Combine this event with a tour to the Great Gobi Desert.
More information about Naadam Festival
The Naadam Festival take place from Juny 11.-13 is Ulaanbaatr and is the highlight of Mongolian festivals, the biggest sporting event of the year. The most important disciplines are Mongolian wrestling, the famous horse race and archery. The roots of the festival go far back into history, and the Naadam opening performances in the Naadam Stadium are a spectacular cultural event. Song, culture, dance and the bright colors costumes delight the audience. However, the festival does not only take place in Ulaanbaatar; every province and countless villages throughout the country celebrate on a smaller scale. It is the main holiday season in Mongolia.
Great Gobi Tour
Experiencing the endless expanse of Mongolia, and tranquility. Enjoy dreamlike landscape scenery, spectacular sunrises and sunsets and a starry sky like you`ve never seen before. Spend the night in a yurt, get in touch with the nomad family’s and experience their original lifestyle and hospitality.
General information:
The Gobi Desert is the least populated place in Mongolia, but on the other hand owns the largest population of Bactrian camels. The lives of the few nomads who live here is hard and exposed to the cold and hot, rainless desert climate, and primarily engaged in camel breeding. This tour takes you to the most magnificent and beautiful sites of the desert, the top travel destinations in Mongolia. A place every photographer must have been.
Tour description:
Culture and History, Discovery, Adventure, Nature
Tour activities:
Participate in the Naadam Festival
Visit to camel breeder’s family
Camel riding,
Climb up to the Khongor Sand Dunes, Sand-boarding
Explore the Baga Gazriin Chuluu, Tsagaan Suvarga, Vulture Valley, Bayan Zag and the Zorgol Khairkhan Mountain
Tour information’s:
Duration: 11 days
Distance: 1800 km
Price includes
Transportation /Driver and car with fuel/
English speaking tour guide
Eccommodation during the trip
Entrance fees for Naadam Festival, National Parks
Meals during the trip (B,L,D)
Drinking water (1,5 l per day)
Horse and Camel riding (optional)
3-star Hotel / Guest house in Ulaanbaatar
Support and help 24/7
Price excludes
Liability, accident & travel insurance.
Personal expenses
Alcoholic drinks and Beverages
Snacks
Single Supplement, upgrade accommodation and vehicle
Visa fee
Whenever, your flight arrives at the international Chinggis Khan Airport, you will be picked up by our staff and transferred to the hotel our guesthouse in Ulaanbaatar. After a short meeting with your tour guide, you have the rest of day at leisure. If you want, you can go for a walk and explore the surroundings, change money, and do some shopping.
(Guest house or Hotel / Lounge and Dinner is not included)
Attend the opening ceremony of the State Naadam Festival at the Central Stadium, starting at 11:00 am. Enjoy lunch at the festival grounds and attend the wrestling, archery and knuckle-dragging competitions. Afterwards, return to the hotel and relax.
(Guest house or Hotel / Lounge and Dinner is not included)
On the second day of the festival, horse races take place in Khui Doloon Khudag. The horse racing venue is located outside Ulaanbaatar. Enjoy the traditional food. Walk around the area and enjoy some cultural activities. And drive back to Ulaanbaatar to the hotel.
(Guest house or Hotel / Lounge and Dinner is not included)
On the first day of the Gobi Tour tour, we drive to Baga Gazriin Chuluu. This magnificent granite rock formation rises in the middle of the desert plain. In the middle of the mountain is a cave with an underground lake. To enjoy the tranquillity and beauty of nature, you should hike on the rocky granite hills. An excellent place for camping.
(Ger camp our Tent / B, L, D)
Yolyn Am (Yol Valley)
The next day we drive to Yolyn Am, is a nature and birdlife reserve. Here, in the middle of the desert, we find a meter-thick sheet of ice at the end of the valley, which has formed over the winter and slowly melts away during the summer. Hiking through the long and narrow valley, surrounded by high cliff walls, gras, wildflowers and Gobi plants will be your priority.
(Ger camp our Tent / B, L, D)
Bayan Zag (Flaming cliffs & Saxual tree)
The next day we drive to Bayan Zag. This amazing granite rock structure rises in the middle of the arid plains and is known for its numerous paleontological finds, which you can learn about in a small dinosaur museum. In the surrounding area we find the "Saxual Tree", the place is named after this desert tree. You will enjoy this place and in the light of the sunset the rock formation burns like flames of fire.
(Ger camp / B, L, D)
Zorgol Khairkhan Mountain
The next day on our way back to Ulaanbaatar we will come to the Zorgol Khairkhan Mountain. In summer, the mountain (granite) is surrounded by grassland and grazing cattle. Take pleasure in your mountain hike and you can find caves and water springs.
(Tent our Nomadic family yurt / B, L, D)
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