Mongolia: Steppes, Deserts & Nomads - Naadam Festival
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- Festivals and events
- Natural landmarks sightseeing
- Cultural, religious and historic sites
- Family
- duration 15 days
- tour type Small group
- age requirement 16-95 yrs
- max group size 16
- guiding method Fully guided
- Tour Code BM-7466
- Footprint Carbonneutral CO2 emissions resulting from all trips on Bookmundi will be offset via investments in carbon reduction projects.
- Operated in English
- Starts/Ends Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
- 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 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 the departure starting in Ulaanbaatar on 30 June 2024.For a departure on 9 July 2024, please click here for an alternative itinerary.
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Day 1: Arrive Ulaanbaatar
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Day 2: Visit Terelj National Park, including Aryabal Temple; first night in a ger camp
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Day 3: To Khustain Nuruu National Park; trek to see Przewalski's horses
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Day 4: To Karakorum; visit Erdene Zuu Monastery
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Day 5: Along northern edge of Gobi Desert to Arvaikheer via Shankh Monastery
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Day 6: To Bayan Gobi via Ikh Bogd mountain
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Day 7: Cross the Gobi via White Cave
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Day 8: Visit Singing Dunes, the largest dunes in Mongolia
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Day 9: Travel through rocky plains of Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park
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Day 10: Hike around the Flaming Cliffs of Bayanzag
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Day 11: Fly to Ulaanbaatar
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Day 12: Ulaanbaatar and Khui Doloon Khudag horse racing
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Day 13 - 14: Naadam Festival
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Day 15: End in Ulaanbaatar
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No additional cancellation fees apply for this Mongolia: Steppes, Deserts & Nomads - Naadam Festival tour. You can cancel the tour up to 93 days prior departure and avoid paying the full amount, but your deposit paid is non-refundable. No refund applies for cancellations within 92 days of departure.
PaymentFor any tour departures within 29 June 2024, full payment is required. For tours that depart later than 29 June 2024, a deposit of 25% is required to confirm this tour, and the remaining balance will be charged 92 days before trip departure.
Travel InsuranceMongolia: Steppes, Deserts & Nomads - Naadam Festival tour requires that you have adequate and valid travel insurance covering medical and personal accidents, including repatriation costs and emergency evacuation. World Nomads offers travel insurance for independent travelers and intrepid families.
VisaFor this Mongolia: Steppes, Deserts & Nomads - Naadam Festival tour getting the required visa(s) is the responsibility for each individual traveller, as visa requirements vary depending on your nationality. We recommend to check with your local embassies representing the countries that you are traveling to, as part of this itinerary.
COVID-19 Safety MeasuresThis trip incorporates the following COVID-19 measures:
- This tour has received the World Travel and Tourism Council’s ‘Safe Travels’ stamp, which provides travellers with assurance that COVID-19 health and hygiene protocols have been adhered to.
- Group sizes are kept small to maintain a low risk ‘small group bubble’, with an average of 10 guests in each group.
- Hygiene safety measures and distancing will be followed in transportation, accommodation and meal venues.
- Several COVID-19 distancing measures have been adopted on this package tour to keep travellers safe.
- All travellers will be required to be fully vaccinated no less than two weeks prior to travel.