Naadam Festival
Key Information
Trip Length: 15 days/14 nights.
Trip Type: Easy to Moderate.
Tour Code: SMT-NF2-15D
Meeting/Departure Points: Ulaanbaatar (UB or ULN), Mongolia (excluding the flights).
Minimum Land Group Size: 2-16 travelers-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 flights, and the single room at hotels.
Special Naadam Group Departure-2024: July 09th-July 23th-Hot Season!.
Total Distance: about 3500 kms/2175 miles.
Airfare Included: No.
Book by October 1st, and save: $ US 100 or 90 €! 
WhatsApp: 97699282459
Tour Highlights: Upon your arrival in Ulaanbaatar 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 11th-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 Largest Hongor Sand dunes. Land Cruiser Toyota 4x4 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 09, Day 1
Ulaanbaatar New Airport. Meet Samar Magic Tours. See preview of the Naadam Festival.(L)
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July 10, Day 2
The 40-meter (~133,3 feet) Genghis Khan Equestrian Statue-Gorkhi/Terelj National Park-UB. (B)(L)
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July 11, Day 3
Main Naadam Festival. (B)(L)
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July 12, Day 4
Main Naadam Festival. (B)(L)
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July 13, Day 5
Bagazarin Chuluu in Middle Gobi. (B)(L)(D)
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July 14, Day 6
Tsagaan Tsuvarga (White Stupas) in Middle Gobi. (B)(L)(D)
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July 15, Day 7
Middle Gobi-Gobi Desert: Yolin Canyon. (B)(L)(D)
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July 16, Day 8
Gobi Desert: Khongor Largest Sand Dunes-Family-Camel riding. (B)(L)(D)
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July 17, Day 9
Gobi Desert: Bayanzag (Rich in Saxual) or Flaming Cliffs. (B)(L)(D)
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July 18, Day 10
The Ruins of Ongi Temple in Middle Gobi. (B)(L)(D)
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July 19, Day 11
The Ruins of Ongi Temple-Karakorum. (B)(L)(D)
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July 20, Day 12
Karakorum-Orkhon Valley-Tsenkher Hot Springs. (B)(L)(D)
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July 21, Day 13
Tsenkher Hot Springs-Hustain Nuruu National Park.(B)(L)(D)
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July 22, Day 14
Hustain Nuruu National Park-Ulaanbaatar. (B)(L)(D)
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July 23, Day 15
Departure Mongolia. (B)
| July 09th-July 23th | Holiday Inn Hotel 5* or Premium Palace Hotel 4* (standard double/twin room) |
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| 2 adults or more people | $ US 2,851 or 2,799 € |
| Individual Supplement (5 nights in Ulaanbaatar) | $ US 436 or 428 € |
2024 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?
5 nights of accommodation at confirmed hotel 5* or hotel 4*, based on double or twin standard room, with daily breakfast.
9 nights in tourist camps, based on standard Gers for 2 people.
All transportation in private by tourist bus with A/C (*according to the Group) in Ulaanbaatar, including all patrol.
All transportation in private 4WD Delica Mitsubishi 4x4 with A/C (5 tourists + 1 mongol driver in one vehicle), outside of Ulaanbaatar, including all patrol.
All specified food B-breakfast (14), L-lunch (14), D-dinner(10) 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 Main Naadam Festival in Ulaanbaatar in July 11th and July 12th.
Entrance fees to the all specified national parks, museums, monuments, and monasteries.
1 hour of bactrian camel riding on the largest sand dunes.
Relaxing and enjoy baths at Tsenkher Hot Springs(1hr).
One Mongolian traditional folk songs concert.
Visits authentic nomadic families.
Taxes and services.
Accommodation in Mongolia
Ulaanbaatar: Holiday Inn hotel,5* or Premium Palace Hotel 4* (standard double or twin room): 5 nights.
Bagazarin Chuluu in Middle Gobi: Tourist Gers camp (1 night).
Tsagaan Tsuvarga in Middle Gobi: Tourist Gers camp (1 night).
Yolyn Am Canyon in Gobi Desert: Tourist Gers camp (1 night).
Khongor Largest Sand Dunes in Gobi Desert: Tourist Gers camp (1 night).
Flaming Cliffs(Bayanzag) in Gobi Desert: Tourist Gers camp (1 night).
Ruins of Ongi Temple: Tourist Gers camp(1 night).
Karakorum: Tourist Gers camp (1 night).
Tsenkher Hot Springs: Tourist Gers camp (1 night).
Hustain Nuruu National Park: Tourist Gers camp (1 night).
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.
