NAADAM FESTIVAL WITH EPIC MONGOLIAN OVERLAND TOUR OVERVIEW

Mongolia's landscape, scenery and nomadic culture - vibrant and beautiful. This trip takes you to the heart of southern, central and northern Mongolia. With Naadam Festival, this trip is a wonderful introduction.

Epic Mongolian overland grand tour is a phenomenal journey to some of Mongolia's the most popular travel regions for magnificent scenes and private tour of the both Middle and South Gobi deserts primary ancient home land of Dinosaurs, many shaped specific granite rocky slop and mountain by created the wind over millions years, UNESCO World Heritage Sites; ancient capital city Karakorum, Terkh white lake, Khorgo extinct volcano and the clearest & beautiful Khuvsgul Lake. It takes 17 days and covers vast steppes, amazing Gobi deserts and magnificent mountains with its nomadic tradition, culture and people's lifestyle.

Stunning natural landscapes and friendly nomadic people - this really is the essence of Mongolia.

BRIEF ITINERARY
Day 01: Arrive in UB, Mongolia
Day 02: Baga gazriin chuluu, Middle Gobi
Day 03: Tsagaan suvarga (White Stuppa)
Day 04: Yoliin Am (Eagle's Valley)
Day 05: Khongor sand dunes, South Gobi
Day 06: Bayanzag (Flaming Cliffs)
Day 07: Ongi River (temple ruins)
Day 08: Ancient Capital Karakorum & Erdene Zuu Monastery
Day 09: Tsetserleg – Taikhar Rock
Day 10: Khorgo extinct volcano & Terkh White Lake National Park
Day 11: Jargalant hot spring
Day 12: Khuvsgul Lake
Day 13 Visit Reindeer people & Free relaxing, Khuvsgul Lake
Day 14: (July 10) Drive to Murun town & Fly back to Ulaanbaatar
Day 15: (July 11) Opening Ceremony of Naadam Festival
Day 16: (July 12) Horse Racing Field
Day 17: (July 13) Deeltei Mongols Traditional Costume Festival, Chingis Khaan Square
Day 18: Departure
DATE: 27 June- 14 July, 2020
DURATION: 18 days
ACCOMMODATION: 3 nights 4 Star hotel, 14 nights Ger Camp
TRANSPORTATION: All transportations by private vehicle. 4 WD, Minivan or Minibus. This destination is required domestic flight.
ADVENTURE LEVEL RATE: Comfortable & Active
PRIVATE TOUR: Book this trip as a private departure just for you on your selected date.
SINGLE SUPPLEMENT OPTION: We offer the opportunity to pay a supplement to pre-book a single room.
TAILOR MADE TOUR
As this is your holiday, please feel free to discuss your preferences with us and we will cover or cut a tour according to your wishes.

Tour Details

Duration: 18 days
Price from: $3570
Private Tour:
You can book this trip as a private departure just for you on your selected date.
Optional Single Supplement:
We offer the opportunity to pay a supplement to pre-book a single room.
Accommodation & Meal Plan:
3 nights 4 Star hotel, 14 nights Ger Camp.
51 meals-17 breakfasts, 17 lunches, 17 dinners.
Health:
For some countries you will undoubtedly require vaccinations for your visit. But Mongolia is generally safe place to travel and no specific vaccination is required.

BOOK CONFIDENTLY

This tour begins with your arrival in the capital. You will be met by your guide at the international airport of UB and transferred to UB Hotel. In the afternoon, after a lunch, you will enjoy a leisurely time of sightseeing around UB and visit to the Gandan Monastery and the National History Museum where presents our history and culture from prehistoric to the present day. Early evening after sightseeing program, we invite you a welcome dinner at a restaurant. You stay overnight at hotel.

Accommodation: Hotel. Meals: D

Day 1. ULAANBAATAR

Day 2. BAGA GAZRIIN CHULUU, MIDDLE GOBI

It's time to start your journey, with a 3 hour drive to Baga Gazriin Chuluu National Park, Middle Gobi and this is a semi-desert with rocky small hills and beautiful landscape which is consist with many shaped specific granite rocks. There you can enjoy hiking and horse riding. Stay overnight at tourist Ger camp.

Accommodation: Ger Camp. Meals: BLD

Day 3. TSAGAAN SUVRAG (WHITE STUPA)

Following breakfast you'll be back on the road, heading towards the Tsagaan Suvarga. The drive should take around 5 hours, and you'll have some lovely desert views towards the end of the journey. You can enjoy nature surroundings including the sheer slope, facing east, which from cliff are 30 meters high and 100 meters wide which may be created by over million years the wind. Stay overnight at tourist Ger camp.

Accommodation: Ger Camp. Meals: BLD

Day 4. YOLIIN AM (EAGLE'S VALLEY)

Having had breakfast you'll be driven to the Eagle's Valley in South Gobi. The National Park has been designated a Special Protected Area due to its unique landscape, very rich the rare plants, wild sheep and goat and snow leopard. These have been formed over many centuries by the action of wind and water and some of the peaks are several hundred metres high. You'll observe how plants have adapted to thrive in this environment and should see several of the endangered species of desert. If you are lucky enough, you may see wild sheep and goat, grazing high on the cliff walls.

Accommodation: Ger Camp. Meals: BLD

Day 5. KHONGOR SAND DUNES, SOUTH GOBI

After a breakfast, we will drive to the Khongor sand dunes. The sand dunes are vast desert landscape where rise to a staggering 200 metres above the valley floor with razor sharp edges and extend over an area between 2-20 km in width and 180 km in length. Before sun sets, we'll climb up to the highest dunes and see surrounding desert landscape. Back at a ger camp, we'll have a dinner and enjoy listening sound of singing dunes which is generated by Gobi wind before you're sleeping.

Accommodation: Ger Camp. Meals: BLD

Day 6. BAYANZAG (FLAMING CLIFFS)

Today after a breakfast our drive will take you to the Bayanzag province which is named as a birthplace of dinosaurs. It takes over 4 hours driving. Bayanzag is known as a Flaming Cliffs where the first nest of dinosaur eggs found in 1922 by an American expedition of Roy Chapman Andrews. The place is named as Flaming Cliffs red coloured cliffs themselves are very imposing from a distance, and are particularly fiery in the light of the setting sun. Today you have great chance to explore through one of the world’s most famous paleontological sites.
Accommodation: Ger Camp. Meals: BLD

DAY 18. DEPARTURE

After breakfast you will be transferred to the airport for your onward flight and our service ends.

Day 7. ONGI RIVER (DESERT RIVER & RUINED TEMPLE)

Breakfast at the Ger camp is followed by the drive to Ongi River and Ongi temple. Ongi area is a prime example of the dry desert that used to cover much of this part of South Gobi. The Ongi Temple lies on the banks of the Ongi River and this route is main road to reach the ancient capital city Karakorum. The temple was destroyed by the communist purges of the 1930s and is being restored by a number of monks and after 1990's it is renovated.
Accommodation: Ger Camp. Meals: BLD

Day 8. ANCIENT CAPITAL CITY KHARKHORUM

You'll leave for Kharkhorum early this morning. The journey takes between 5-6 hours and you should arrive about after lunchtime. On the way, we'll have picnic lunch. We will visit museum of Karakorum and the symbolic ruins of ancient city, which was the capital city of the Great Mongol Empire founded in the 13th century. Also visit to the magnificent and oldest Buddhist Monastery complex of Erdene Zuu, built in the 16th century, with 108 stupas.

Accommodation: Ger Camp. Meals: BLD

Day 9. TAIKHAR ROCK

You will be driven from Kharkhorum to Taikhar Rock which is located in Arkhangai province. It is about a 4-5 hour drive, so you should arrive in time for lunch. The rock is a massive granite rock located on the banks of the Tamir River. The rock has some ancient inscriptions and considered as a sacred object for worship.

Accommodation: Ger Camp. Meals: BLD

Day 10. KHORGO EXTINCT VOLCANO & TERKH WHITE LAKE

Today you'll drive from the rock to the Khorgo volcano which was which active 8000 years ago and Terkh White Lake (4-6 hours) passing through the beautiful Chuluut River with amazing canyon. After seeing extinct Khorgo volcano crater we will have dinner in shore of Terkh white lake’s tourist Ger camp. Terkh White Lake surrounded by spectacular scenery of plants, forests, mountains, and fauna. We visit to herder’s family and experience the lifestyle of local herdsmen.

Accommodation: Ger Camp. Meals: BLD

Day 11. JARGALANT HOT SPRING

After breakfast you'll continue the journey north, heading to Jargalant Hot Spring, we'll pass over high mountain passes, vast grasslands, and arrive in Jargalant Hot Springs, which is an ideal point on the overland trail from the heartland to Lake Khovsgol in the North. The spring generate natural underground water that is good for health reasons. The ger camp offers outdoor baths for tourists. The composition of spring water is curative and the surrounding natures get this hot spring an excellent place for relaxing. Accommodation: Ger Camp. Meals: BLD

Day 12-13. KHUVSGUL LAKE/ VISIT REIDEER PEOPLE FAMILY

Following breakfast you set off northwards, heading to Khuvsgul Lake which is known as the second clearest lake in Asia. Water of the lake is crystal clear so that you can see bottom of lake and it is surrounded by mountains and deep forest. This will be free time for offering you the opportunity to discover the surroundings and enjoy wilderness and the lovely lake views. In the second day you'll visit the village of Reindeer people to find out about the lives of local people.

Accommodation: Ger Camp. Meals: BLD

Day 14. FLY BACK TO UB

You will be driven to Murun town for your flight to Ulaanbaatar. On arrival we will take you to hotel and in the evening you'll enjoy traditional folk music and dance performance.

Accommodation: Hotel. Meals: BLD

Day 15. (11 JULY) OPENING CEREMONY OF NAADAM FESTIVAL, UB

Today is the real highlight for us - the day you witness for our national holiday. After a breakfast, we will be attending the opening ceremony of the Naadam Festival in Ulaanbaatar. Undoubtedly, Naadam is the most colourful and most important annual cultural event. It begins with an elaborate introduction ceremony featuring dancers, athletes, horse riders, and musicians. After the opening ceremony, the competitions begin. As usual, it runs for three days in all parts of the country and consists of horse racing, archery, and wrestling. Before leaving the stadium, we will attend archery competition.

Accommodation: Ger Camp. Meals: BLD

Day 16. (12 JULY) HORSE RACING FIELD, HUI DOLOON KHUDAG, UB

We will drive to horse racing field of Naadam festival with Mongolian racers from all over Mongolia. You'll be busy on the horse racing field watching horse racing competitions. Today's horse racing is important because 5-year-old horse as we call them Soyolon which are most powerful and fastest horses. After enjoying horse racing, we'll drive to Mongol Nomadic Camp to experience of nomadic traditional way of living. The camp will show us livestock and cattle breeding and invite the guests to the Mongolian ger with artefacts, offer tea and dairy products, host and hostess explain furniture and feature of the Mongolian ger to the guests answer their questions and intercommunicate with each other. Accommodation: Ger Camp. Meals: BLD

Day 17. DEELTEI MONGOLIS FESTIVAL,UB

After enjoying a breakfast, depart a Ger Camp in Terej NP for Deeltei Mongols Traditional Costume Festival, Chingis Khaan Square in Ulaanbaatar and on the way we'll visit the biggest statue of Chingis Khaan. "Deeltei Mongols" the annual Mongolian costume festival, as part of the Naadam Festival, is organized annually to promote Mongolian culture and tradition. Also it introduces national costume exquisite design to foreigners.

Accommodation: Hotel. Meals: BLD

Departing

Tour Name

Code

Duration

Price

27 June- 14 July, 2020

NAADAM FESTIVAL WITH EPIC MONGOLIAN OVERLAND GRAND TOUR

NEM-01

18 days

From $3570

What's included
Full services of both guide and driver

* 17 breakfasts, 17 lunches, 17 dinners

* Drinking water throughout tour

* All transport ( domestic flight, minibus or 4WD)

* National park/reserves entrance fees

* All nights' accommodation including hotel in UB

* All others indicated in program

What's not included

* Visa

* Hotel refreshments

* Travel insurance

* Airplane ticket and taxes

* Excess baggage charges

* Daily personal expenses

Accommodation

3 nights 5 Star hotel, 14 nights Ger Camp

The accommodation we offer on our adventure holidays is as varied as the specific destinations themselves. On some adventure holidays can vary from the most basic camping to comfortable 5 stars hotel.

Price based on Standard accommodation in UB. Ask us for details of the different option offering upgraded accommodation.

Ger Camp is the same as hotel outside of the UB that serves customers with gers instead of hotel rooms and always located at the best viewing spot. Ger Camps have ger restaurants, common washing facilities such as shower and sauna. Ger camp restaurant serves both Mongolian and Western dishes. Based on twin occupancy, the gers provide an authentic style of Mongolian culture and allow you to travel the remote wilderness in comfort. All camps have fully equipped sanitary facilities in conformity with the foreign guest’s service standard such as hot and cold showers, sauna and comfortable rest room separate building.

Transportation

All transportations by private vehicle. (4 WD, Minivan or Minibus). This destination is required domestic flight.

Meal plan

All our tours include full board, but other meals are often not included especially in UB. This allows you to try the cuisine in local restaurants and also to choose what and where to eat and how much to spend. Please ask us before booking if you have any specific requirements.

Adventure level rate

Comfortable & Active- Relatively physical and active days that return to cozy accommodations at night.

Private tour

Book this trip as a private departure just for you on your selected date.

Single supplement option

We offer the opportunity to pay a supplement to pre-book a single room

Tailor made tours

As this is your holiday, please feel free to discuss your preferences with us and we will cover or cut a tour according to your wishes.

Holiday Status

You no longer need to worry about cancellations due to low numbers as most of our departures in Mongolia, whether joining shared services for excursions or completely going solo, are guaranteed to depart.

Family Rooming

We will room your family in the most appropriate way using a mixture of twin, triple, double and single rooms as necessary. Please note that sometimes a triple room may be a twin room with an additional bed added. We will leave it to you to decide who shares with whom in your family group.

Passport

A full passport is required for all of our holidays and this should be valid for at least six months after the completion of your trip. To secure your booking and avoid incurring additional charges, you must provide information on your booking form precisely as it is shown on your passport.

Visa

You may require a visa to enter Mongolia. Your consultant will be happy to advise you on visa requirements.

Booking

Only once you are completely happy with any holiday itinerary we create for you will we ask for a payment. In order that we can secure availability for your booking we would typically require a deposit of 15%.

Vaccinations

For some countries you will undoubtedly require vaccinations for your visit. But Mongolia is generally safe place to travel in terms of health and no specific vaccinations are required.

Website Information

All information on this website is correct at the time of completion. Subsequently, this information can become outdated and inaccurate. We reserve the right, therefore, to change any of the information included on our website and this amended information will then form part of your booking contract with ourselves.

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