8days/7nights
Tour grade: Easy
Style: Traveller
Jul 05. Arrival in Ulaanbaatar
Meet your driver at the airport after clearing customs & claiming your luggage. You will then be transferred to the hotel. We will meet again at 6 pm as a group for a welcome dinner at Mongolian restaurant.
Accommodation
Holiday Inn Ulaanbaatar Hotel 4* or similar /standard check-in time is 2 pm/
Meals Included
Jul 06. the Gobi Desert - The Flaming Cliffs/ Bayanzag
Today, we will check out of our hotel in the morning right after breakfast then take a domestic flight to the South Gobi which is about one and half hour /flight schedule will not be available until mid-spring 2024/. Upon our arrival, meet our local drivers and drive to Yoliin Am Gorge in the “Three Beauty” national park. Gurvan Saikhan National Park is a home to endangered species of mammals and birds namely Bearded Vulture, Altai snowcock, Ibex, and Argali wild sheep /wildlife sightseeing in not guaranteed/. We visit Yolyn Am gorge and enjoy its beauty with a gentle trekking of 2-3 hours. In the early evening, we will transfer to the ger camp where we will stay the next 3 nights.
Accommodation
Gobi Mirage ger camp /standard ger/
Meals Included
Jul 07. Khongor Sand Dunes /aka Singing Dunes /
Today, we watch the sunrise over the Gobi Desert and take an early morning /6 am/ drive to the Khongor sand dunes – one of Mongolia’s longest and most beautiful sand dunes that stretch over 180km in the arid Gobi Desert. The drive to the dunes at Khongoriin takes some 3-4 hours from ger camp, passing through vast desert badlands that span out into the furthest distances, where remote mountains line the horizon. Arrive in the late morning and visit the sand dunes and enjoy a short camel ride at a nomadic camel breeder’s family. Lunch at a camp nearby then spend some time exploring the Seruun bulag stream & oasis, then hit the road back to our camp through the vast Gobi steppe.
Accommodation
Gobi Mirage ger camp /standard ger/
Meals Included
Jul 08. Yoliin Am Gorge aka Lammergeier Gorge
This day, we will have a relaxing morning, and after lunch drive to the Bayanzag- aka the Flaming Cliffs. Enjoy the wilderness and unique nature formations and explore around the area walking in the rich saxaul forest. Afterwards, drive to the Khavtsgait Valley, site of ancient rock drawings left by early Gobi settlers for more than 5,000-7,000 years ago. We will trek to hundreds of petroglyphs adorn rocks scattered on the top of the mountain.
Accommodation
Gobi Mirage ger camp /standard ger/
Meals Included
Jul 09. Hustai National Park
This morning, we will check out of the camp and drive to Dalanzadgad town to take a short flight to Ulaanbaatar /domestic flight schedule will be announced in mid-spring 2024/. Upon arrival, take a drive to one of the most popular national parks of Mongolia, the Hustai National Park. Upon arrival, we will trek through the beautiful national park and try to view the endangered Przewalski wild horses (one of the last remaining wild horses). We will also try 1 hour of horseback riding in the rolling green steppes of Mongolia.
Please note: we will join a bigger group of 4-6 other travellers on Jul 9-11th
Accommodation
Mongol Nomadic ger camp /standard gers/
Meals Included
Jul 10. UB via horseracing venue
After breakfast, we will drive to the Naadam festival horseracing venue and witness the horseraces. Afterwards, continue to UB, and arrive in town in the early afternoon. Visit the Central stadium where the archery & anklebone shooting competitions are held and see the most important competitions in the country for these sports. Dinner is independent and overnight in a hotel.
Accommodation
Holiday Inn Ulaanbaatar Hotel 4* or similar
Meals Included
Jul 11. Naadam festival
See the fantastic opening ceremony of Naadam festival in the central stadium where the president of Mongolia opens the ceremony, followed by 1.5 hr of entertainment, and the first round of wrestling match. After lunch, we will visit the Central Square of Ulaanbaatar, named after a hero of Mongolian people`s revolution in 1921, Sukhbaatar D. We will also visit the newly established Chinggis Khaan Museum, and the attend a traditional cultural performance by Tumen Ekh ensemble. Enjoy a farewell dinner with your travel companions.
Accommodation
Holiday Inn Ulaanbaatar Hotel 4* or similar
Meals Included
Jul 12. Departure from Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
You will be transferred to the airport/train station after breakfast /or continue your post-tour to other parts of Mongolia/.
Meals Included
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The Naadam festival is the biggest and most joyful celebration of the Mongols. It takes place on the 11-12th July annually.
by Rafaella, Benedetta, Lidia
by Margaret Suganda
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