
5 Nights in gers
Tour grade: Easy

7 Nights / 8 Days

No camping
2 nights at 3* hotels

Full board

Low deposit from $200

Deposit protection

Free booking chances
TOUR & EVENT OVERVIEW
Travel to the south Gobi Desert to attend the renowned "Ten Thousand Camel Festival," organized by a local non-governmental organization working to protect and preserve the Bactrian camel population, which has steadily declined over the past years.
This great festival allows travelers a rare opportunity to interact with and learn first-hand about these fantastic animals and the camel herders' nomadic lifestyle.
Highlights of the festival include:
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Camel races.
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Performances by traditional Mongolian musicians and dancers.
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Visits to important paleontological, cultural, and beautiful sites of the Gobi.
Attend the camel races at the Thousand Camel Festival, a unique opportunity to witness Bactrian camels' speed and agility. Enjoy every moment with us!
Tour Highlights & Destinations
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Experience a nomadic lifestyle
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Attend the Camel festival
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Mongolian traditional BBQ
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Yol Valley & Mukhar Shivert Valley
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Khongor Sand Dunes
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Bayan-Zag Flaming Cliffs
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City tour
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Mongolian National History Museum
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Gandan Tegchilen Monastery
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Chinggis Khan's equestrian statue comple
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Terelj National Park
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Aryabal Monastery
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Horse and camel riding
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Plenty of chances to take pictures


Day 1. Arrival day / City Tour (B)
This morning, we will pick you up from the Airport and transfer you to a hotel***. If you want, you will be able to have some rest for a while. Then, we will start our city tour with the Mongolian National History Museum, Chinggis Square, and Gandan-Tegchilen Monastery, one of Mongolia’s most famous Buddhist temples. Sustainable travel
Nowadays, many hundreds of monks live there. It houses a 26.5-metre (87 feet) high statue of Megjid-Janraiseg. Megjid-Janraiseg is a bodhisattva, a sage who leads men to Truth. Overnight at the hotel***. Sustainable travel

Day 2. Fly to Southgobi province to attend to Camel Festival (B/L/D)
This event is organized by "Tumen Temee" ("Ten Thousand Camels") - an association that protects two-humped Bactrian camels, supports camel herders, and increases their productivity and income through tourism. You will enjoy an authentic festival program, camel racing, a children's concert, a camel wool product exhibition, camel polo, a camel parade, and an excellent couple competition. In those days, we would "breathe" by camel. Sustainable travel
Also, you will enjoy a relay competition with a camel. It is an entertaining battle that shows the camel training methods and customs of the "Heroes of Great Gobi." People overcome Gobi's severe climate and harsh conditions through effort and endurance. Teams, each having five members, participate in it and show many methods and techniques of catching a camel with a lasso, tying and bringing it down, putting a wooden peg into the camel's nose, and loading the camel - a short excursion to the famous sites of the Gobi. Sustainable travel

Day 3. Camel Festival second day (B/L/D)
This morning, after having breakfast, we will visit the Camel Festival. Today's schedule is
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09.00 - Camel race.
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10.30 - Camel race.
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12.00 - Torom (2-year-old camel) racing
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13.00 - Break for lunch
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15.00 - “Camel express” competition for herders
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17.00 - Rewarding and closing ceremony ,Sustainable travel

Day 4. Drive to Yol Valley, Mukhar Shivert Valley (B/L/D)
This morning, we will drive to Yol Valley (Vulture Canyon). It is a beautiful, deep canyon with many rocky cliffs created by years of water erosion. After arriving at the canyon, we will take a 2-hour hike through it and most likely see parts of a glacier left over from the winter months. Sustainable travel
On our way in or out of the park, we will visit the local Natural History Museum, where we will see dinosaur eggs and bones, petrified trees, and a snow leopard display. Have lunch. After that, we will briefly drive to Mukhar Shivert Valley to hike. Overnight at a nomadic family. Sustainable travel

Day 5. Drive to Khongor Sand Dunes (B/L/D)
This morning, we will drive to Khongor sand dune, one of Mongolia's largest and most spectacular dunes, standing as high as 200 meters above the ground, 7-8 km wide, and 180 km long. Climbing the dunes is breathtaking, not just for the view from the top. It surprises climbers that the dunes make a singing sound while you climb; that is why they are nicknamed the singing dunes. Sustainable travel
The sand dunes give you an extraordinary sense of comfort and infinite peace. Once we get there, we will ride a camel along the Khongor dunes. The two-humped Bactrian camels are very comfortable to ride as they walk slowly and gently. You will be well supported by the humps, sitting comfortably between them. Overnight at a nomadic family's spare ger. Sustainable travel

Day 6. Drive to BayanZag Flaming Cliffs (B/L/D)
Today, we are going to drive to Bayanzag. Known as a Flaming Cliffs "Cradle of Dinosaurs," this is where the first nest of dinosaur eggs ever discovered was found in 1922. Sustainable travel
The site was famous for the remains of dinosaurs that lived here 60 million years ago. We will walk around where dinosaurs once roamed and see saxaul trees and other classic desert vegetation. Then we will drive to Dalanzadgad. Have dinner. Overnight at a Dalanzadgad hotel. Sustainable travel

Day 7. Fly back to Ulaanbaatar city, Terelj National Park (B/L/D)
After breakfast, we will drive to the domestic airport to fly to Ulaanbaatar, and our driver and tour guide will pick you up at the airport. After that, we will drive to the Chinggis Khan Equestrian Statue complex, built in 2008, on the eight-hundredth anniversary of the Mongolian Empire's foundation, in honor of its founder, Chinggis Khan. Sustainable travel
This giant stainless steel statue weighs 250 tons and is 40 meters (131 feet) high; it's the tallest statue representing a man on horseback in the world. Our next stop will be Terelj National Park, considered one of the most beautiful places to visit for its combination of sharp mountains, granite cliffs, forests, and rivers. Once we get there, we will see the Aryabal Buddhist meditation temple. The park looks so beautiful and peaceful from the top of the temple. Over there, we will ride a horse through a stunning valley. After that, drive back to Ulaanbaatar city. Farewell dinner. Overnight at a hotel. Sustainable travel

Day 8. Departure (B)
This morning, after you have breakfast at your hotel, we will pick you up and drop you off at the International airport. Departure!
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Thank you very much for traveling with us! Sustainable travel

INCLUSION
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Airport pick up & drop off service
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Around the trip domestic flight
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Private transportation & fuel
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Professional driver and guide
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Accommodations
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Three meals per day (B/L/D)
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All taxes & entrance fees
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Sightseeing costs
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Horse & Camel riding
EXCLUSION
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International transportation
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Travel and medical insurance
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Alcoholic drink
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Tip
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Meals in UB
TOUR PRICE
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PS: Price for children aged 2-12 get discounted.
Infants travel free with their equipment.
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