SELECT LANGUAGE: mongolia naadam festival tours in Japanese mongolian naadam festival tours in Italian 
TOUR SEARCH:
Home | Destinations | Tours | Ground Services | Booking info | The Company | The Camps | Links
Naadam Festival Tour of Mongolia:  Opening Ceremony in Ulaanbaatar
    Home > Tours > Mongolia > Great Naadam Festival Tour
Naadam Festival Tour of Mongolia:  Tour choices
Naadam Festival Tour of Mongolia:  Tour Description
The Naadam Festival is the highlight of the Mongolian festivals held all year around. This fantastic trip gives you the opportunity to take part in this great event and takes you to the pristine nature of Mongolian countryside. When you take part in the Naadam festival you will experience the thrill of watching hundreds of racing horses with their remarkable young riders, strong wrestlers performing the "Eagle Dance" and traditionally dressed archers. This trip also includes Karakorum - the ancient capital of Mongolian Empire and Erdenezuu - the first Buddhist monastery as well as Gun-Galuut Nature Reserve the most famous nature reserve of Mongolia.
Trip Profile, Naadam Festival Tour of Mongolia Tour itinerary, Naadam Festival Tour of Mongolia

Style: Traveller
Tour grade: Easy
Duration: 8 days/ 7 nights *

Tour dates for 2011:
July 7-14 or July 10-17;

* Duration/departures of the trip can be changed to suit your needs.

Click on the map for larger image

Land only price 2011: per person

Group size
USD
3-4 pax
1550
5-8 pax
1450
9-12 pax
1150

Discount conditions:
• 1 free space for every 16 PAX
• For children below 11 y.o of family trip
• More attractive prices for groups of 13 and more people!
• Courier bringing min 4 pax. More!


Included in the price:
• Accommodation in double occupancy in hotel, ger camps
• Guiding and interpreting service
• Naadam ticket & arrangement
• Renting transport + driver with petrol, maiintenance
• Meals according to the itinerary /all kinds of drink is on your own/
• Sightseeing and cultural show admissions according to the itinerary
• Entrance fees for protected areas and national parks
• Supply of bottled water, daily
• Return ticket confirmation

Not included:

Visa cost, International Airfare, Travel insurance.

Note:

• Single supplement: 200 USD.

 

 

Day 1
Arrival in Ulaanbaatar, city sightseeing: Arrival in Ulaanbaatar, our guide and driver will meet us at the airport and check-in at hotel. We take a tour of the city, including the Gandan Monastery, Museum of Mongolian National History and Genghis Monument on the Sukhbaatar Square. L
H
Day 2
Ulaanbaatar – Elsen Tasarkhai. After breakfast we drive to Karakorum, the ancient capital city of Mongolia through the rolling steppes. We will stop at Elsen Tasarkhai sand dunes and Khogno Khaan National park. Stay overnight at friendly Hoyor Zagal camp. B+L+D
Gc
Day 3
Elsen Tasarhai – Karakorum. After having breakfast at the tourist camp we drive for 1 hour to Karakorum and visit the legendary Erdene Zuu Monastery from the 16th century and its surroundings: the ruins of Tumen Amgalant Palace of Ogoodei Khaan, the Turtle monuments and the Phallic Rock. B+L+D
Gc
Day 4
Karakorum – Ulaanbaatar. We drive to the east to Ulaanbaatar, arrive and transfer to the hotel. Rest and prepare for the Great Festival of the next day. This is a lifetime experience indeed and everyone wants to take part in it. The Mongols have the saying “If you be healthy, you will see the Naadam”. B+L+D
Gc
Day 5
11 July. Naadam Festival. Ulaanbaatar. See the fantastic opening ceremony of Naadam festival and watch the first round of Wrestling, and then Archery and Ankle bone shooting competitions. In the afternoon we drive to the horse racing place to experience the horse races. Meals at restaurants and hotel overnight. B+L+D
Gc
Day 6
Ulaanbaatar - Gun-Galuut Nature Reserve. We will leave the bustling city this morning to the serene Gun-Galuut Nature Reserve. Arrive and transfer to lovely Steppe Nomads tourist camp. Short hiking or horse riding to view wild mountain sheep Argali and other endangered birds such as White Napped Crane, White Crane, Black Stork and Whooper Swan etc. B+L+D
Gc
Day 7
Gun-Galuut - Ulaanbaatar. We visit a Mongolian nomadic family this morning and see their lifestyle. Drive to Ulaanbaatar and transfer to the hotel. We will visit the Bogd Khaan’s Palace Museum and the Buddha Park. Enjoy traditional folk concert with farewell dinner this evening. B+L+D
Gc
Day 8
Transfer to the airport after breakfast.B
Trip background, Naadam Festival Tour of Mongolia

Naadam Festival Tour of Mongolia: Naadam Opening CeremonyThe Naadam festival is the biggest and most joyful celebration of the Mongols. It takes place on the 11-12th July annually.
The festival itself originated from the era of Hunnu Empire (209 BD) and was originally organized as a competition to test the skills of Mongol warriors between tribes. The festival comprises the "Three Manly Sports": wrestling, horse racing and archery. A fascinating and interesting event for all is where the 9 White Flags of Chinghis Khan are carried in a ceremonial parade from the State Parliament House to the Central Stadium and many other events to name a few.

Naadam Festival Tour of Mongolia: Mongolian Traditional Wrestlers compitition 512-1024 wrestlers compete on the green field of the State Central Stadium-there is no time limit, no weight category and the arena is not fixed. They have the most number of tricks and the Mongolian national wrestling is the most challenging wrestling in the world. Mongolian wrestlers wear traditional Mongolian boots and special clothes for wrestling, Zodog - a small open-fronted vest.

Naadam Festival Tour of Mongolia: 6 category horse racing at the Naadam Festival It's impossible to imagine the Mongols without their horses. Mongol horse is small in body but as strong as rocks! There are 6 different categories of Mongol national horse racing depending on the age of horses. The riders, both boys and girls are aged between 5-12 and the distance of the race ranges from 15-30 km. Horses race on natural track and natural barriers. The racers train their horses for a month on a strict diet and everyday training.

Naadam Festival Tour of Mongolia: Men and Women archery compitition at the festival There's no need to argue on that the Mongols are the best archers in the world. Archery, originating from time immemorial, is the oldest sport of the Mongols. Traditionally, this was only men's sport but nowadays both men and women compete in separate divisions. Male archers shoot on a 75m range while female archers shoot on a 60 m range.

Why to take a Naadam festival tour? Naadam festival tour includes the Mongolia Great Naadam Festival Holiday that takes place in mid July once a year. Naadam festival tours are the highlight of Mongolia and the Naadam festival itself is a fantastic event. We invite you to our Naadam festival trips in Mongolia. Naadam Festival 2007 is a special one!

Mongolian Naadam Festival

More info about Naadam festival: Mongolian Naadam Festival is the highlight of all these festivals and events that this country holds. The Naadam festival is held in mid July annually and the Mongols show off with this festival. The Naadam festival, or eriyn gurvan nadaam, is the biggest festival of the year for Mongolians. Usually occurring in July, it runs for three days in all parts of the country and highlights the greatest athletes in horse racing, archery, and wrestling: Mongolia's most popular sports. During the festival women participate in all but the wrestling category. The word Nadaam means game or competition in Mongolian. Competitions take place days on the first two and merry-making is reserved for the third. The Naadam festival has been held for centuries as a form of memorial celebration, as an annual sacrificial ritual honoring various mountain gods or to celebrate a community endeavor. The festivities kick off with a colorful parade of athletes, monks, soldiers marching in perfect uniformity, musicians performing powerful military tunes, and Mongolians dressed in Chinggis-style warrior uniforms. It is the most widely watched festival in the country, and is believed to have existed for centuries in one fashion or another. The Great Naadam festival is lots of music, dances and sports and very colorful. Naadam festival's competitions were originally called "the three manly sports" and, thus, restricted to men. But over time, and under the influence of the former communist rulers' insistence on female equality, the horse races and archery were opened to all comers. Only wrestling remains a "manly sport". The best parts of the Naadam festival are the Naadam festival opening ceremony, Mongolian wrestling, Traditional Mongolian archery and Mongolian horse racing. Naadam wrestling, archery and horse racing are very famous as hundreds of participants participate in them. The Mongols wear their colorful clothes on the Great Naadam Festival day and go to the Naadam stadium to take part in it. Selena Travel organizes wonderful Naadam festival tours and we invite you to spend your holiday in Mongolia taking one of our Naadam festival trip. Travel to Mongolia and see Great Naadam festival of Mongolia!
  • mongolia festivals, mongolian national holidays, tourism events of mongolia, festivals in mongolia
  • Discovery jeep tours
  • Winter tours
  • mongolia festivals, mongolian national holidays, tourism events of mongolia, festivals in mongolia
  • Cultural tours (5)
  • Festivals/Events (5)
  • mongolia festivals, mongolian national holidays, tourism events of mongolia, festivals in mongolia
  • Nature tours (7)
  • Community-Based (4)
  • mongolia festivals, mongolian national holidays, tourism events of mongolia, festivals in mongolia
  • Horse riding trails (4)
  • Camel treks (2)
  • Climbing/Trekking (4)
  • Fishing/Fly-fishing (4)
  • mongolia festivals, mongolian national holidays, tourism events of mongolia, festivals in mongolia
  • Mongolia - China (4)
  • Russia - Mongolia (3)
  • China-Mongolia-Russia (1)
  • Naadam Festival Tour of Mongolia: Buddhist monastery - Gandan included in this tour

    You will visit in ancient buddhist monastery - Gandan
    Naadam Festival Tour of Mongolia: Mongolian wrestlers at Naadam Festival Opening Ceremony
    New title holding wrestlers celebrate their success with people
    Naadam Festival Tour of Mongolia: Horse racers camping near Ulaanbaatar city
    Horse racers camp in the valley of Hui Doloon Hudag. You can visit them and learn their rich experience of racing.

    © 1998-2010, Selena Travel Mongolia LLC. All rights reserved .

    russia tours, russia travel packages china tours or china travel packages mongolia tours or mongolia travel packages