Trip highlights
Diverse landscapes, including steppe, forest, sand, lake
The particularity of this trip is firstly, it takes place in the ideal travel season when the weather is most favorable for traveling and other adventurous activities and secondly, the trip provides an opportunity to see Naadam Festival, one of biggest national celebrations organized on July 11-13. This festival is locally named as EriinGurvanNaadam or Three Manly Games. It is believed that Naadam celebrations started with the rise of Great Mongolian Empire as Genghis Khan’s strategy to keep his warriors strictly fit. Besides this, as stated in historical sources, nomads of the steppe used the three manly games as a means to select their future son-in-law and furthermore, to test their intelligence, patience and stamina. This will be the perfect trip for you to enjoy the festivities of the nomad people and experience the true natural beauty of the country at the same time.
Trip itinerary
Day 1: Arrive in Ulaanbaatar. Opening ceremony.
Day 2-3:Horse racing and archery
Day 4: Amarbayasgalant
Day 5,6; Khuvsgul province
Day 7: Khuvsgullake
Day 8: Relaxing day
Day 9: Arkhangai province via Murun
Day 10: White lake
Day 11: Tsenkher hot spring via Tsetserleg
Day 12: Orkhon waterfall via Tuvkhun monastery
Day 13: Erdenezuu monastery
Day 14: Arrive in Ulaanbaatar.
Day 15: Departure
Activity : Travel approximately 200 km on dirt road and 350 km on paved road by 4×4 vehicle. Hiking is possible to arrange. Other activities include trekking, sightseeing and cultural visits.
Duration: 15 days and 14 nights
Accommodation: 4 nights in a hotel, 3 nights in ger camp, 7 nights in a tent
Transport: 4*4 Russian van
Tour detail:
Day 1: Arrive in UB. Transfer to a hotel. You will watch the opening ceremony of Naadam festival in the central stadium. The ceremony will be followed by traditional wrestling contest in the morning and later in the evening continue with folk singing and dancing performance.
You will stay the night in a hotel**
Day 2-3: Continue enjoying festival days. See the horse race in Huidoloonhudag, the grassland where horse racing takes place. Smaller Naadam festivals take place on July 11, 12 in all provinces of Mongolia. Overnight in a hotel.
You will stay the night in a hotel** (B+L+D)
Day 4: Set off for Amarbayasgalant monastery located in Selenge province- the Northwestern part of the country. The monastery was one of the biggest religious centers which was built for the first Bogd King – UndurGeghenZanabazar – the enlightened genius of Mongolia.
Overnight in tent. (B+L+D)
Days 5 and 6: Travel to Murun across Bulgan province and enjoy Jalavch and Urantogoo- the dormant volcanoes. Visit a local nomad family.
Overnight in a tent under the stars of open steppe. (B+L+D)
Day 7 : Drive to legendary Khuvsgul lake. Visit a local nomad family. Horseback riding can be arranged at a request. Horse trekking or hiking can be arranged for the rest of the day.
Overnight in a ger. (B+L+D)
Day 8: Enjoy free time, doing favorite activities, such as enjoying the picturesque scenery of the majestic mountains and the taiga surrounding Khuvsgullake, hiking along the shore of the lake and meeting the local nomads.
Overnight in a ger. (B+L+D)
Day 9: Drive back to Murun town and continue to Arkhangai province.
Overnight in tent.(B+L+D).
Days 10: Drive to Arkhangai province across Shine-Idersoum and reach “TerkhiinTsagaanNuur” lake.
Overnight in tent.(B+L+D).
Day 11: Drive to Tsenkher via Tsetserleg. See the Khorgo volcano crater. Overnight in Tsenkher hot spring.
Overnight in ger. (B+L+D)
Day 12:We will drive to “Tuvkhun” monastery and Orkhon waterfall.
Overnight in tent.(B+L+D).
Day 13: Drive to Kharkhorin.VisitErdenezuu monastery.
Overnight in tent.(B+L+D).
Day 14: In the morning return to UB. We will enjoy shopping and more sightseeing.
Overnight in a hotel.** (B+L)
Day 15:Departure
Service included:
We accommodate our customers in 2-5 star hotels with favorable locations in the heart of Ulaanbaatar. Click here to see information of hotel.
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Service not included:
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