Nadaam Classic Festival (July) In Mongolia

Itinerary

• Day 1 -

  Arrival in Ulaanbaatar

  Arrival in Ulaanbaatar, capital city of Mongolia.

  Transfer to hotel.

  City tour, including visit to the Zaisan Memorial if time permits.

  Overnight at the hotel.

  Dinner Included

• Day 2 -

  Opening Ceremony of Naadam at the Central Stadium

  Breakfast at the hotel.

  Tour the Opening Ceremony of Naadam at the Central Stadium.

  Enjoy sports and cultural performances, including wrestling and archery contest.

  In the afternoon, enjoy horse racing.

  Indulge in Naadam’s Gala dinner with Mongolian folk music performance.

  Overnight at the hotel

• Day 3 -

  Visit the BogdKhaan’s Palace museum

  After breakfast visit horse racing area.

  Witness horses racing for some time.

  Post lunch, visit the BogdKhaan’s Palace museum.

  Overnight at the hotel.

• Day 4 -

  Karakorum(380km)

  Breakfast at the hotel.

  Transport to Karakorum(380km).

  Lunch will be provided on the way.

  Arrive at the camp late afternoon.

  In the evening, stop by a local horse breeder’s ger and visit his family and indulge in some horse riding sessions.

  Overnight in Ger accommodation at the tourist camp.

• Day 5 -

  Visit Erdene Zuu

  Breakfast at the camp.

  Visit Erdene Zuu, once one of the largest monasteries in Mongolia and almost destroyed in the 1930s. Tour the monastery grounds and several chapels with excellent examples of Buddhist iconography dating from the 16th century.

  Visit the symbolic ruins of Karakorum, the 13th century capital of the Mongol Empire.

  Return to Karakorum base camp for lunch.

  Drive to Bayangobi (80km).

  Overnight at ger camp near Bayangobi.

• Day 6 -

  Hustain Nuruu (Pike Hustai) National Reserved area

  After breakfast, drive to Hustain Nuruu (Pike Hustai) National Reserved area to have a view of Przewalski wild horses, recently re-introduced back into Mongolia(140km).

  Free time at leisure at the camp.

  Indulge in Horse riding and trekking.

  Overnight in Hustai ger camp.

• Day 7 -

  Drive back to Ulaanbaatar

  Drive back to Ulaanbaatar.

  Boxed lunch will be provided.

  Arrive at Ulaanbaatar in the afternoon.

  Check-in and have dinner and stay overnight at the hotel in Ulaanbaatar.

• Day 8 -

  Tour the Gandan Monastery

  Breakfast at the hotel.

  Tour the Gandan Monastery, followed by a tour of the Fine Arts Museum.

  In the afternoon, visit the National History museum.

  Dinner and overnight stay at the hotel.

• Day 9 -

  Gobi base camp

  Breakfast at the hotel.

  Transport to airport for flight to Gobi base camp.

  Arrive in the Gobi and transfer to the Ger camp.

  After settling in at the camp have lunch in the tourist camp.

  Excursion to Yol (Lammergier) Valley, 25 kms at the eastern edge of the Altaic Mountain range. Along the way, make a short stop at a museum dedicated to some of the wildlife in the area.

  Afterwards, take a stroll through the valley.

  Photographs: White-headed eagle and domestic yaks.

  Overnight in Ger accommodation, authentic Mongolian dwelling.

• Day 10 -

  Bayan Zag

  Breakfast at the camp.

  A day trip to Bayan Zag, the Flaming Cliffs* (98km), for exploring the Gobi “Cemetery of Dinosaurs” and the trail of Roy Chapman Andrews.

  En route visit Moltsog Els-sand dunes.

  Picnic lunch.

  After excursion drive back to base camp for dinner and overnight.

• Day 11 -

  Return to Ulaanbaatar

  Breakfast at the camp.

  Late morning flight to Ulaanbaatar.

  After lunch, tour the “Gobi”cashmere factory for shopping original and pure cashmere gifts and garments.

  Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

• Day 12 -

  Departure

  Depart from Ulaanbaatar after breakfast at hotel.

  Experience ends here.