NAADAM FESTIVAL AND CENTRAL REGION OF MONGOLIA TOUR OVERVIEW

There is a lot to see and do in Mongolia and if you want to do a little bit of everything in about a week then this is the trip for you. This is your chance to witness our national festival called as Naadam one of the greatest uniqueness of nomadic culture.

Naadam is the biggest festival of the year for Mongolians and is held in the Mongolian capital Ulaanbaatar during the National Holiday from July 11-13. 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. These competitions are called the manly games. Women participate in all but the wrestling category. Main Naadam festival in the UB, tournaments may take place in a separate venue.

Karakorum is Mongolian ancient capital city and was founded in 1220 in Orkhon Valley. Today the symbolic ruins of the first Buddhist monastery in Mongolia Erdene Zuu left which was built on the ground of the Karakorum in 1586.

Tsenkher nature hot spa is a spectacular force of nature where comes out from far deep part of the ground and its water is not mixed with soil water. Hustai National Park is operating to conserve ecosystems, biodiversity of the park and historical stone monuments, build up takhi population in the wildlife, in other part, to develop eco tourism and support the local sustainable livelihoods in the buffer zone of the park since it was established in 2003.

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

BRIEF ITINERARY
Day 1: Arrive in UB, Mongolia
Day 2. Ugii Lake
Day 3: Tsenkher Spring Hot Spa
Day 4. Ancient capital city-Kharkhorum
Day 5 Hustai National Park (Wild horses)
Day 6: (10 July). Ulaanbaatar
Day 7: (July 11). Opening Ceremony of Naadam Festival
Day 8: Departure
DATE: 5-12 July, 2020

DURATION: 8 days

ACCOMMODATION: 3 night 4 Star hotel, 4 nights Ger Camp

TRANSPORTATION: All transportations by private vehicle. (4 WD, Minivan or Minibus). This destination is not 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: 8 days
Price from: $1490
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, 4 nights Ger Camp.
21 meals-7 breakfasts, 7 lunches, 7 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

On arrival you will be met by our representative, and then be privately transferred to your hotel in Ulaanbaatar. 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.
Accommodation: Hotel. Meals: LD

Day 1. ULAANBAATAR

Day 2. UGII LAKE

After early breakfast, we pick you up from your hotel. Today we start our journey with a 380 km, drive to Lake Ugii via the Mongol Els sand-dunes. On the way we’ll see spectacular mountain and steppe scenery, nomad families and animals pasturing on the plain. We will have a picnic lunch along the way. However, the road is smoothly paved, for some distance (approx 80 km) we'll drive on countryside roads arriving at the lake in the early evening. Accommodation: Ger Camp. Meals: BLD

Day 3. TSENKHER HOT SPRING

Tsenkher nature hot spa is a spectacular force of nature where comes out from far deep part of the ground and its water is not mixed with soil water. The area of the spa is also a special protected area and has some very good view of natural surroundings and bird watching, so there's plenty to keep you occupied today. The Ger Camp offers both indoor and outdoor baths. Night bath will be very relaxing while seeing stars at the dark sky before sleeping.

Accommodation: Ger Camp. Meals: BLD

Day 4. ANCIENT CAPITAL CITY-KHARKHORUM

You'll leave for Kharkhorum early this morning. The journey takes 4 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 5. HUSTAI NATIONAL PARK

Today we will drive to the east 270 km to reach the National Park Hustai Nuruu. We will explore the extraordinary spot, where the Asian wild horse grazes, having been reintroduced from Holland in framework of an international project. After lunch in the park we will visit a local horseman’s family. There you can experience their way of life, their culture and traditions. Free horseback trial.

Accommodation: Ger Camp. Meals: BLD

Day 6. (10 JULY). ULAANBAATAR

After early breakfast we'll drive to Ulaanbaatar and it will take 2 hours. After a lunch, you should also have time to visit the “Gobi” cashmere factory store and antique shop (optional). Before a farewell dinner, in the early evening, you'll attend traditional folk art performance.

Accommodation: Hotel. Meals: BLD

DAY 8. DEPARTURE

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

Day 7. (11 JULY). NAADAM OPENING CEREMONY

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

Departing

Tour Name

Code

Duration

Price

5-12 July, 2020

NAADAM FESTIVAL AND CENTRAL REGION OF MONGOLIA

NFC-01

8days

From $1490

What's included
Full services of both guide and driver

* 7 breakfasts, 7 lunches, 7 dinners

* Drinking water throughout tour

* All transport ( 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 night 4 Star hotel, 4 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 not 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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