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Mongolia Explorer (Naadam Festival)

15 days
Start and end in Ulaanbaatar
4.5
9 traveler reviews
Mongolia Explorer (Naadam Festival) - Explore!

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Plan your adventure:
Fully Guided
An experienced guide will be with you for the entire tour
Medium Intensity
Travelers should be comfortable with somewhat-demanding activities
Guided in English
Group Size 7 - 16
Age range 16 to 85
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Highlights

  • Enjoy the unique and welcoming nomadic hospitality
  • Experience traditional Mongolian living in gers
  • Learn of Mongolia's rich cultural heritage in palaces
  • Travel through the sandy, remote Gobi Desert
  • Explore the majestic ruined capital of Genghis Khan

Itinerary

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  1. Introduction
  1. Day 1 Join trip in Ulaanbaatar
  2. Day 2 Drive to Hogno Khan Mountain
  3. Day 3 Explore the monastery and Hogno Khan Mountain
  4. Day 4 Visit Erdene Zu Monastery en route to Karakorum
  5. Day 5 Drive to our camp near to Saikhan Ovoo
  6. Day 6 Cross the Gobi Desert to Bayanzag
  7. Day 7 Drive to the Yol Valley
  8. Day 8 Take a walk through the Yol Valley
  9. Day 9 Fly to Ulaan Baatar
  10. Day 10 Watch the start of the Naadam Festival celebrations
  11. Day 11 Join in with the locals at the Naadam Festival
  12. Day 12 Visit Ganden Monastery; drive to Jalman Meadows
  13. Day 13 Relax or try rafting at Jalman Meadows
  14. Day 14 Morning at Jalman; Afternoon drive to Ulaan Baatar
  15. Day 15 Tour ends Ulaanbaatar
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What's Included

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What's Not Included

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Number of tours

455

Age Range

16 to 85 years old

Response time

within 1 day

Response rate

80%

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Customer Reviews

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    Excellent
    4.5
  • Itinerary
    Excellent
    4.6
  • Guide
    Excellent
    4.9
  • Transport
    Excellent
    4.3
  • Accommodation
    Excellent
    4.2
  • Food
    Excellent
    4.6
  • 4.5
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  • A
    · July 17th, 2023
    Naadam festival Meadows Flaming dunes Glacier
    Trip date: July 2023
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  • A
    · July 19th, 2023
    spectacular landscapes ,desert,steppe,mountain. the hospitality of the desert nomads.
    Trip date: July 2023
    Review collected by Explore!
  • A
    · July 24th, 2023
    Driving through the Gobi Desert and seeing the Naardam Festival. However, everything was a wonderful experience
    Trip date: July 2023
    Review collected by Explore!
  • A
    · August 3rd, 2023
    The visit to the Gobi Desert and Jalman Meadows
    Trip date: July 2023
    Review collected by Explore!
  • A
    · August 13th, 2023
    Having to spend 4 hours with local herders when the bus was stuck! The vast open landscape. The monasteries. The experience of staying in ger camps. The cohesiveness of the group and tour leaders.
    Trip date: July 2023
    Review collected by Explore!
  • A
    · July 31st, 2023
    Bizarrely, one of the highlights of this trip was what went wrong! We had torrential rains, which stopped us from following the original itinerary and nearly scuppered our chances of visiting the Gobi Desert, but with the bus getting stuck, and the efforts of the driver and our tour leader to unstick it, along with the 'adventure' that followed, it was memorable and a proper piece of adventure travel!
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    Trip date: July 2023
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  • A
    · July 31st, 2023
    Definitely memorable Ger camps - particularly Delgar and Jalman Meadows Finally getting a hot shower Small animals - hedgehog and ground squirrels Gobi desert - but blighted by litter
    Trip date: July 2023
    Review collected by Explore!
  • A
    · July 31st, 2023
    Staying in an eco-Gerry camp with hand pumped showers and foot pumped wash basin. Steppe eagles on every fence post. Vast empty landscapes and wide skies. Watching an 8year old boy drive off to get help when our bus got stuck in mud. A new dinosaur museum near to the area where dinosaur eggs were found. The list goes on.
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    Trip date: July 2023
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  • A
    · August 1st, 2023
    Gobi Desert
    Trip date: July 2023
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  • A
    · May 17th, 2019
    Thank you
    Explore! commented on this review
    Thanks for your review. Hope to travel with you in the future.
    Trip date: June 2018

Dates & Availability

15 days
Mongolia Explorer (Naadam Festival)
From Ulaanbaatar to Ulaanbaatar

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Tour ID: 124635

  • Currency
    Tugrik
    Mongolia
  • Plugs & Adapters

    As a traveler from USA, Canada, England, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa you will need an adaptor for types C, E, F.

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  • Vaccines
    • These are only indications, so please visit your doctor before you travel to be 100% sure.
    • Typhoid - Recommended for Mongolia. Ideally 2 weeks before travel.
    • Hepatitis A - Recommended for Mongolia. Ideally 2 weeks before travel.
    • Tuberculosis - Recommended for Mongolia. Ideally 3 months before travel.
    • Hepatitis B - Recommended for Mongolia. Ideally 2 months before travel.
    • Rabies - Recommended for Mongolia. Ideally 1 month before travel.
    • Tick-borne encephalitis - Recommended for Mongolia. Ideally 6 months before travel.
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