Naadam Festival
2,799 €/ $ US 3,133
Key Information
Trip Length: 15 days/14 nights.
Trip Type: Easy to Moderate.
Tour Code: SMT-GNF1-15D
Meeting/Departure Points: Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia (excluding the flights).
Minimum Land Group Size: 4-9 travelers or more passangers-guaranteed!.
Free Mongolia Tour: If you have 16 people (15 paying people + 1 free, based on twin specified room: 8). Whenever you sign up a group of 16 people or more to Samar Magic Tours, you will enjoy a free trip to yourself, travelling as the group leader with the group. Excluding the domestic flights, and the single room at hotels.
Special Naadam Group Departure-2025: July 01st-July 15th-Hot Season!.
Total Distance: about 3500 kms/2175 miles.
Airfare Included: No.
Book by December 1st, 2024, and save: $ US 500 or 500 €! 
WhatsApp: 97699282459
Tour Highlights: Upon your arrival in Ulaanbaatar ``Genghis Khan´´ New Airport (52 km/31.33 miles, 2 hrs driving, depending on the high traffic), meet Samar Magic Tours team. Naadam is a traditional type of Festival in Mongolia. The festival is also locally termed 'the three games of men'. The games are Mongolian wrestling, horse racing and archery and are held throughout the country. The three games of wrestling, horse racing, and archery had been recorded in the 13rd century book The Secret History of the Mongols. It formally commemorates the 1921 Revolution, when Mongolia declared itself independent of China. Women have started participating in the archery and girls in the horse-racing games, but not in Mongolian wrestling. The biggest festival is held in the Mongolian capital Ulaanbaatar, during the National Holiday from July 10th-July 12th, in the National Sports Stadium. It begins with an elaborate introduction ceremony featuring dancers, athletes, horse riders, and musicians. After the ceremony, the competitions begin. Another popular Naadam activity is the playing of games using shagai, sheep knuckles that serve as game pieces and tokens of both divination and friendship. Expedition to Tsagaan Tsuvarga (White Stupas or White Pagodas, about 280 km/174 miles), 6 hours drive from the Bagazarin Chuluu Rock Formations). Tsagaan Tsuvarga (Stupas or White Pagodas) are located approximately 426 km (265 miles) from Ulaanbaatar, and 30 km east of the main road Ulaanbaatar - Umnugobi (Gobi South). The 30-60 m (196.85 ft) high, 400 m (1312.34 ft) long, colorful limestone formation was once the ocean floor where visitors find marine fossils and shells. Its colors stand out in the morning and at night. Tsagaan Suvarga got its name because its shape resembles relict Buddhist stupas or pagodas. There are some trails to walk down and up through the cliffs. Opportunity to photograph its colors in the morning and at night. Explore Gobi Desert-is the source of many important fossil finds, including the first dinosaur eggs. Bactrian Camel riding, meeting nomadic people, staying in a traditional tent, seeing grasslands and beautiful vistas. Explore Yolyn Am Canyon in Gobi desert. Climb up the towering piles of the Moltsog Sand dunes. Expedition to the Spectacular Flaming Cliffs in Gobi Desert, where many fossilized dinosaur bones and eggs have been found. Visit Karakorum and the Erdene Zuu Monastery in the UNESCO World Heritage Orkhon Valley. We would be pleased to have you join us!.
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July 01, Day 1
Ulaanbaatar ``Genghis Khan´´ New Airport. Meet Samar Magic Tours.(L)
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July 02, Day 2
Bagazarin Chuluu in Middle Gobi. (B)(L)(D)
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July 03, Day 3
Tsagaan Tsuvarga (White Stupas) in Middle Gobi. (B)(L)(D)
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July 04, Day 4
Gobi Desert: Yolin Canyon. (B)(L)(D)
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July 05, Day 5
Gobi Desert: Motlsog Sand Dunes-Family-Camel riding-Bayanzag or Flaming Cliffs. (B)(L)(D)
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July 06, Day 6
The Ruins of Ongi Temple in Middle Gobi. (B)(L)(D)
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July 07, Day 7
The Ruins of Ongi Temple-Karakorum. (B)(L)(D)
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July 08, Day 8
Karakorum-Orkhon Valley. (B)(L)(D)
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July 09, Day 9
Orkhon Valley-Turkish Memorials-Ugii Lake-Karakorum. (B)(L)(D)
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July 10, Day 10
Hustain Nuruu National Park-Ulaanbaatar. (B)(L)
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July 11, Day 11
Opening Ceremony of Naadam Festival. Competitions. (B)(L)
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July 12, Day 12
Naadam Horse racing-Closing Ceremony of Naadam Festival. (B)(L)
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July 13, Day 13
Chinggis or Genghis Khaan Statue-Ulaanbaatar. (B)(L)
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July 14, Day 14
Ulaanbaatar. Last Shopping!. (B)(L)
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July 15, Day 15
Departure Mongolia. (B)
| July 01-July 15 2025 | Holiday Inn Hotel 5*, Standard Double Room | Millenium Plaza Hotel 4*, Premium Hotel 4*, Standard Double Room |
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| +16 persons or more | 2,899 €/ $ US 3,223 | 2,799 €/ $ US 3,133 | 6-15 persons | 2,999 € / $ US 3,338 | 2,899 € / $ US 3,223 | 3-5 persons | Consult! | Consult! |
Individual Supplement (6 nights in Ulaanbaatar) |
590 € / $ US 768 | 510 €/ $ US 568 |
2025 Land tour costs per person in $ US or in Euros (€), based on double or twin standard room from (15 days, excluding flights)
What's Included?
6 nights of accommodation at selected and confirmed hotel 5* or hotel 4*, based on double standard room with daily breakfast.
8 nights in tourist camps, based on standard Gers for 2 people.
All transportation in private by tourist bus (*according to the Group) in Ulaanbaatar, Great Statue of Genghis Khan, Terelj N.P., Authentic Mongol Nomad Show, including all patrol.
All transportation in private in comfortable japanese vehicle 4x4 in the rest, including all patrol.
Meals as specified 14B, 14L, 8D , including one bottle of mineral water, per person a day.
Welcome Lunch in traditional local restaurant.
English or Spanish speaking local guide(*according to your early request!).
All entrance fees to the Naadam Festival in July 11th and July 12th.
Entrance fees to the all specified national parks, Great Statue of Genhis Khan, museums, monuments, and monasteries.
Bactrian camel riding on the sand dunes.
One Mongolian traditional folk songs concert.
Visits authentic nomadic families.
Service fees include 10% VAT, 2% Ulaanbaatar city tax and 5% service charge for Ulaanbaatar city hotels.
Accommodation in Mongolia
Ulaanbaatar: Holiday Inn hotel,5* or Ramada hotel 4*, Millenium Plaza hotel 4* or Premium Hotel 4*: 6 nights.
Bagazarin Chuluu in Middle Gobi: Tourist Gers camp (1 night).
Tsagaan Tsuvarga in Middle Gobi: Tourist Gers camp (1 night).
Gobi Desert: Tourist Gers camp (2 nights).
Ruins of Ongi Temple: Tourist Gers camp(1 night).
Karakorum: Tourist Gers camp (3 nights).
What's Not Included?
Airfares. Occasional flight delays or cancellation. Excess baggage. Visa. Any rescue costs or costs of early departure. Changing of date of departure from Ulaanbaatar. Early Check-in. Late Check-out. The traveler is responsible for having proper travel documents, such as a valid passport, and the necessary passport pictures. Travel insurance. Items of personal nature such as gratuities to porters at hotels, telephone / telex / fax charges, laundry, beverages, meals, optional activities, and services not specified in the itinerary. Any circumstances beyond of our control, such as the imposition of quarantine restrictions, weather conditions, Mongolia road conditions, etc.
