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Naadam Festival 8 days and Khuvsgul Lake, Reindeer, Nomadic family
With Nomadic Family
Khuvsgul Lake
Reindeer
Wrestling

Naadam Festival 8 days and Khuvsgul Lake, Reindeer, Nomadic family

By Nymtemuulen Khaltar
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Price is €1,703 per adult
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Overview

Naadam is traditional festival in Mongolia. The festival is also locally termed “eriin gurvan naadam” mean “The three games of men”. The games are Mongolian wrestling, horse racing and archery and are held throughout the country during the midsummer holidays. Women have started participating in the archery and girls in the horse-racing games, but not in Mongolian wrestling. In 2010, Naadam was inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity of UNESCO. The main attraction of Naadam festival is opening ceremony and tickets are limited.

Khuvsgul lake is dark, blue pearl and Darkhad valley - there are over 200 lakes surrounded by high mountains covered with forest and extensive marshland , which is a home of reindeer people- Tsaatan ethnic minority.

Total distance: 1800km

Total lenght: 7 days

Activity location

  • Ulaanbaatar
    • Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Mongolia

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  • Ulaanbaatar
    • Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Mongolia

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Naadam Festival 8 days and Khuvsgul Lake, Reindeer, Nomadic family
  • Activity duration is 8 days8d8d
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Naadam is traditional festival in Mongolia. The festival is also locally termed “eriin gurvan naadam” mean “The three games of men”. The games are Mongolian wrestling, horse racing and archery and are held throughout the country during the midsummer holidays. Women have started participating in the archery and girls in the horse-racing games, but not in Mongolian wrestling. In 2010, Naadam was inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity of UNESCO. The main attraction of Naadam festival is opening ceremony and tickets are limited.

Khuvsgul lake is dark, blue pearl and Darkhad valley - there are over 200 lakes surrounded by high mountains covered with forest and extensive marshland , which is a home of reindeer people- Tsaatan ethnic minority.

Total distance: 1800km

Total lenght: 7 days

Language options: English
Price details
€1,703.45 x 1 Adult€1,703.45

Total
Price is €1,703.45

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedAll accommodation and hotel
  • What's includedWhat's includedDinner
  • What's includedWhat's included7x Lunch
  • What's includedWhat's includedAll Fees and Taxes
  • What's includedWhat's included7x Breakfast
  • What's includedWhat's includedPer day 1 litr
  • What's includedWhat's included7x Dinner
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedPersonal equipment
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedAlcoholic Drinks
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedSnacks

Know before you book

  • Service animals allowed
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.

Activity itinerary

Day 1: July 10
  • 1 stop
  • Meals: Not included
  • Accommodation: Not included
Ulaanbaatar
Arrival in Ulaanbaatar, pick up Chinggis Khaan Airport transfer to 4* hotel and Short city tour.
Day 2: July 11
  • 1 stop
  • Meals: Not included
  • Accommodation: Overnight stay at hotel.
Naadam Center
Naadam festival: watch the Opening ceremony at the central Stadium. Enjoy sports and cultural performances, including wrestling and archery contest. In the afternoon, enjoy horse racing. Naadam's Gala dinner with Mongolian Folk music performance.
Day 3: July 12
  • 1 stop
  • Meals: snacks
  • Accommodation: Overnight stay at hotel.
Naadam Center
2nd day of Naadam. After breakfast visit horse racing area. Witness of 4 & 5 years old horse race. Lunch at there and riding horse, archery and explore some Mongolian cultures.
Day 4: July 13
  • 1 stop
  • Meals: Not included
  • Accommodation: Overnight stay in house.
Murun
After breakfast drive to Murun, Khuvsgul. Lunch will on the way. Evening visit Murun city family stay in house.
Day 5: July 14
  • 1 stop
  • Meals: Not included
  • Accommodation: Overnight stay a Mongolian traditional tent.
Murun
Morning drive to Nomadic family, meet their daily life with animals and ride a horse, milk a cow, overnight stay in ger that Mongolian traditional tent.
Day 6: July 15
  • 1 stop
  • Meals: Not included
  • Accommodation: sleep near to Lake in tourist camp.
Murun
After breakfast with nomads, drive to Khuvsgul lake the largest & freshest water in Mongolia and travelling by Sukhbaatar boat on lake one hour, have lunch at restaurant near to lake. After lunch visit Reindeer people, one of the last nomadic reindeer helders in the world, live in depths of taiga. Have dinner and sleep near to Lake in tourist camp.
Day 7: July 16
  • 1 stop
  • Meals: Not included
  • Accommodation: Overnight stay at hotel.
Ulaanbaatar
Back to Ulaanbaatar lunch will have on the way and stay in Hotel.
Day 8: July 17
  • 1 stop
  • Meals: Not included
  • Accommodation: Not included
Gobi
Departure, pass by Gobi cashmere and souvenir for your lovely people then drop off Chinggis Khaan Airport.,

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESUlaanbaatar
    • Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Mongolia

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEUlaanbaatar
    • Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Mongolia

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