Mongolia: Steppes, Deserts & Nomads - Naadam Festival

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duration 15 days
tour type Small group Request as private
age requirement 16-95 yrs
max group size 16
guiding method Fully guided
Tour Code BM-40798
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Operated in English

Starts Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Ends Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

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Discover the spectacularly varied Mongolian landscape: rolling steppe, mountains and deserts
Sleep in traditional style ger camps (Mongolian tents)
Experience Karakorum, the ancient capital of the Mongol Empire
See the rolling dunes and landscape of the Gobi Desert
Interact with one of the last remaining nomadic cultures in the world
Enjoy the wrestling, archery, horse riding and bone flicking of the Naadam Festival
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The trip "Mongolia: Steppes, Deserts & Nomads - Naadam Festival" starts and ends in Ulaanbaatar. It is a festivals and events trip that takes 15 days taking you through Terelj National Park, Bayan Gobi, Arvaikheer and 5 other destinations in Mongolia. "Mongolia: Steppes, Deserts & Nomads - Naadam Festival" is a guided small group trip that includes accommodation in hotels, transport, meals and others.

The rolling steppe of Central Asia makes way to stark desert; across this vast landscape, nomadic ger camps are peppered, camels and goats are herded on horseback, fermented mare’s milk is the tipple of choice, dunes sing and the first intact dinosaur eggs were found. Genghis Khan went forth from here to conquer the biggest land empire in history and, to this day, Buddhist and Animist traditions mix. In July, all over the country, people unite to compete in wrestling, archery, horse racing and ankle-bone flicking during the Naadam Festival but traditions can be witnessed throughout the year. We travel through steppe, mountain and the Gobi Desert exploring the nature and culture of this fascinating, yet little known, country.

This itinerary is for departures starting in Ulaanbaatar on 9 July 2024.For a departure on 30 June 2024, please click here for an alternative itinerary.

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Day 1: Arrive Ulaanbaatar
Day 2: Visit Terelj National Park, including Aryabal Temple; first night in a ger camp
Day 3 - 4: Naadam Festival
Day 5: To Khustain Nuruu National Park; search for Przewalski's horses
Day 6: To Karakorum; visit Erdene Zuu Monastery
Day 7: Along northern edge of Gobi Desert to Arvaikheer via Shankh Monastery
Day 8: To Bayan Gobi via Ikh Bogd mountain
Day 9: Cross the Gobi via White Cave
Day 10: Visit singing sand dunes, the largest dunes in Mongolia
Day 11: Travel through rocky plains of Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park
Day 12: Hike around the Flaming Cliffs of Bayanzag
Day 13: Fly to Ulaanbaatar
Day 14: Ulaanbaatar
Day 15: End in Ulaanbaatar

WHAT'S INCLUDED

Accommodation

All accommodation

Meals

All breakfasts, lunch and dinners

Transport

All transport, including 4WD Jeeps

Guide

Tour leader throughout

Others

Itinerary listed activities

WHAT'S EXCLUDED

Travel insurance
Single accommodation (available on request)
Visas or vaccinations

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