Overview
Explore Mongolian Gobi’s must-visit places with this small-group adventure tour for Naadam Festival. Discover Mongolian Gobi desert by camelback ride, and meet nomadic families and experience their way of life. Witness Mongolian colorful National Holiday – Naadam Festival for 2 full days. Traverse through amazing gobi landscape.
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Itinerary
Today we pick you up from airport/hotel and take you to Terelj National Park. The national park is about 80km away from Ulaanbaatar city. On the way to the Terelj NP, you will visit Tsonjinboldog – massive equestrian statue complex of Chinggis Khaan. The statue is 40m tall and visitors can walk up on its 3rd floor for aerial view, and visit a small museum on its basement floor. Available to take photos in Mongolian traditional rope – deel and also with a hunter eagle near the statue complex. After that, we visit to Terelj NP: we visit Aryapala meditation temple, Melkhii Khad (turtle shaped rock).
- Travel from the airport to Terelj NP via Ulaanbaatar: approximately 100 km on road.
- Meal(s): Lunch + Dinner + Drinking water
- Accommodation:Overnight in a traditional superior ger camp. Today’s accommodation is twin-based.
After breakfast at the ger camp, we drive south to the Mongolian Gobi. Today we visit Tsagaan Suvarga. Once was an ancient sea bed, different minerals gives rise to different colours to form the face of the cliffs. Enjoy hiking through the colourful natural cliffs. The Gobi sunset offers you an opportunity to shoot incredible photos and take an advantage of the moment. Overnight in a nomadic family’s ger near the Tsagaan Suvarga Cliffs.
- Travel time: 260 km on road and 60-70km on dirt road. Approximately 6 hours of driving.
- Meal(s): Breakfast + Lunch + Dinner + Drinking water
- Accommodation: Overnight stay in a nomadic family owned ger camp.
Today we set off to Dalanzadgad, a provincial town in southern Mongolia. In Dalanzadgad, we will explore ‘Yolin Am Valley’, a jewel in the middle of the Gobi. The valley has narrow canyons with fresh streams that flow through the Zuun Saikhan Mountain. The sheer rock walls stand 200 m, and the canyon has stunning green meadows with a thick glacier layer that is deeply set between the walls. We trek along the canyon for about 2hours, and you may get a glimpse of rarely seen Argali – a mountain sheep, Ibex – wild goat and Lammergeier. After exploring Yoyn Am, we drive north to get to our ger camp where we overnight.
- Travel time: 210 km on road and 80 km off road driving. Approximately 6 hours of driving. Short photo stops and tea breaks are available en route to the Yolin Am Valley
- Meal(s): Breakfast + Lunch + Dinner + Drinking water
- Accommodation: You will stay in a classic Mongolian eco-friendly ger camp with low-pressure shower and flush toilets.
This morning, we will have breakfast at the ger camp, and continue our Gobi journey to Khongor sand dunes. En route to the dunes, you will enjoy the stunning backdrop as you drive around 4-5 hours west, towards the vast Gobi landscape. We will visit a camel herder family and familarize ourselves with their nomadic lifestyle. Once we visit, we do camel trek through the Khongoryn Els dunes and Khongoryn River briefly. There will always be time for climbing and exploring the dunes – best at sunrise or sunset.
- Travel time: Approximately 5-6 hours off road driving. Short photo stops and tea breaks are available en route to Khongoryn Els.
- Meal(s): Breakfast + Lunch + Dinner
- Accommodation: You will stay in a ger camp with low-pressure shower and flush toilet. Accommodation is twin based.
This morning, we will have breakfast at the ger camp, and continue our Gobi journey to Khongor sand dunes. En route to the dunes, you will enjoy the stunning backdrop as you drive around 4-5 hours west, towards the vast Gobi landscape. We will visit a camel herder family and familarize ourselves with their nomadic lifestyle. Once we visit, we do camel trek through the Khongoryn Els dunes and Khongoryn River briefly. There will always be time for climbing and exploring the dunes – best at sunrise or sunset.
- Travel time: Approximately 5-6 hours off road driving. Short photo stops and tea breaks are available en route to Khongoryn Els.
- Meal(s): Breakfast + Lunch + Dinner
- Accommodation: You will stay in a ger camp with low-pressure shower and flush toilet. Accommodation is twin based.
Depart to Ongy monastery ruin, a journey of approximately 5 hours driving. Upon arrival, you will explore the ruin of the Buddhist monastery, which once was a bustling pilgrimage area for Buddhists in the 18-19th century, before it was affected by anti-religious purges. En route to the Ongy Monastery, we will stopover at Bayan Zag – the “flaming cliffs” for a photo stop or a coffee break. After we arrive at Ongy Monastery, you will walk around 30 minutes up a dirt path to the ruins. Also, it is possible for sightseeing excursions between hills, and on the shore of the Ongy river, the main source of drinking water for the Gobi people.
- Travel time: Approximately 7 hours of driving off road.
- Meal(s): Breakfast + Lunch + Dinner
- Accommodation: We will stay in a ger camp with good facilities including a western toilet, shower and body massage.
- Travel time: Today we drive for a long journey, an averagely of 7-8 hours off road driving
- Meal(s): Breakfast + Lunch + Dinner
- Accommodation: You will stay in a traditional ger camp on historical Orkhon River’s shore. The Ger camp has a western toilet & shower.
In the morning, we will have breakfast at the camp and drive back to Ulaanbaatar city. En route to the capital city, we will behold the Mongolian pristine steppe landscape. We will arrive in Ulaanbaatar city in the afternoon, and you have time for visiting the world’s number one cashmere store and Mongolian souvenir shops or relax in your hotel until dinner. In the evening, our farewell dinner will take place in a restaurant. Overnight in a hotel.
- Travel time: Approximately 6 hours of on road driving.
- Meal(s): Breakfast + Lunch + Dinner + Drinking water
- Accommodation: You will stay in a centrally located 4-star hotel – Holiday Inn Ulaanbaatar hotel or similar.
- Travel time: 3-5km drive in the city.
- Meal(s): Breakfast + Lunch + Dinner + Drinking water
- Accommodation: You will stay in a centrally located 4-star hotel – Holiday Inn Ulaanbaatar hotel or similar.
Today you’ll have breakfast at your hotel then visit Khui Dolon Khudag – the site where horse race held. After the horse race, drive to the central stadium to watch wrestling competition. In the evening our farewell dinner will take place near your hotel. Overnight in a hotel.
- Meal(s): Breakfast + Lunch + Dinner + Drinking water
- Accommodation: You will stay in a centrally located 4-star hotel – Holiday Inn Ulaanbaatar hotel or similar.
- Transport: Transfer to the airport from the hotel by vehicle.
- Pricing
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- 8 Guests: $1700 US per person.
- Accommodation: 3 nights in centrally-located good-facility hotel in Ulaanbaatar, 5 nights in superior ger camps, 1 night in a nomadic family’s ger.
- Guiding and interpreting service
- Full board meals as mentioned in the itinerary
- Transportation: vehicle 4×4 or minivan
- Entrance fees to protected areas and national parks
- Museums and cultural performance mentioned in the itinerary
- Naadam festival ticket for 2 days
- Horse riding in Yolyn am
- Camel riding in Khongor dunes
- Nomadic family stay
- International airfare
- Personal equipment
- Optional activity cost
- Excess baggage charges
- Single room supplement
- Alcoholic drinks
- Travel insurance
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