4 Nights in gers
Tour grade: Easy
5 Nights / 6 Days
No camping
1 nights at 3* hotels
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Full board
Low deposit from $200
Deposit protection
Free booking chances
TOUR & EVENT OVERVIEW
Mongolian Traditional Tsagaan Sar - Lunar New Year is a family festival celebrated on the first day of the Lunar New Year to mark the beginning of spring and cheer through the endless winter months. The festival could be from late January to early March, depending on the Lunar calendar. sustainable travel
The celebration happens over several days, with feasting on the night of the new moon. Everyone dresses in their best clothes to visit family members. It has been celebrated for many years, and it is a critical time to honor older people, renew family relationships, and apologize for hurt feelings.
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As a sign of respect, the younger adults greet their elders in a certain way, with an extraordinary arm-hold embrace that symbolizes support and esteem. The exchange of a ceremonial pale-blue or white silk scarf accompanies the gesture. Gifts are usually given and received with both hands. Eco-friendly tours
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Tour Highlights & Destinations
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Experience a nomadic lifestyle
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Chances to take photography
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City tour sustainable travel
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Gandan - Tegchilen Monastery
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Mongolian National History Museum
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Zaisan Hill Memorial
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Horse and Camel riding for 1 hour each
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Attend the Mongolian Traditional Lunar New Year. sustainable travel
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Explore the Elsen Tasarkhai semi-desert
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Hustai National Park - Wild horses
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Discover Terelj National Park
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Dog sledding tour for 4 hours
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Aryabal Meditation Temple
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Chinggis Khan Equestrian Statue Complex
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Day 1. Arrival Day & City Tour (L)
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Today, we will pick you up from the airport and transfer you to the hotel***.
If you want, you can rest for a while, and then we will start a city tour. First, we visit Chinggis Khan's main square and the Mongolian National History Museum.
- From Zaisan Hill, you will be able to see the whole city. Sustainable travels
- Gandan Тegchilen Monastery Sustainable travels
- State department store
- Cashmere factory store, Sustainable travels
- Dinner / Transfer to the hotel. Sustainable travels
Day 2. Drive to The Elsen Tasarkhai semi-desert (B/L/D)
This morning, after having breakfast at the hotel at 07 am, we will drive 280 km to the Elsen Tasarkhai semi-desert. The nature in this area is spectacular and great for relaxing. The site is surrounded by dunes, hills covered with rare bushes, and a small forest near a river. This presents a unique combination of Mongolian mountains, forests, and Gobi-type landscape in one location. Over there, our host Nomad's family is waiting for us. Sustainable travels
Once we get there, we will contribute to the festival's preparation, make the traditional foods buuz and dumplings, and then ride a camel for 1 hour on the dune. Afterward, the Lunar New Year's Eve will start. Overnight in a nomad family's spare ger.
Day 3. Mongolian Traditional Lunar New Year (B/L/D)
Making the first path of the New Year before the sun rises, according to an individual’s birthday and year, is a Mongolian customary practice. Sustainable travels
- Visit a nomad family, the traditional greeting of the New Year, and see the livestock's offspring.
- Learning puzzle games and participating in a competition on them. Sustainable travels
- Documentary film about Mongolian life and culture. Ride a horse for 1 hour. Overnight in a nomadic family's spare ger. Eco-friendly tours
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Day 4. Drive to Hustai National Park (B/L/D)
This morning, after having breakfast, we will drive to Hustai National Park to watch the wild horse Takhi, widely known as the “Przewalski horse.” Eco-friendly tours
Przewalski horses are the only wild horses to survive in modern times. The species were returned to Mongolia from zoos in many European countries and from reserves within Hustai National Park. Overnight at a tourist ger camp. Eco-friendly tours
Day 5. Drive to Terelj National Park & Dog sledding tour (B/L/D)
This morning, we will drive to the beautiful Terelj National Park. Lying in the Terelj River valley, Terelj National Park has long been a holiday resort for people from the capital and short–stay tourists. Eco-friendly tours
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It is one of Mongolia's most visited areas due to its magnificent scenery and proximity to Ulaanbaatar. There are great opportunities for hiking and rock climbing. Our dog sledding team will be waiting for us over there, and then we will do dog sledding for 4 hours. Overnight at a tourist ger guesthouse. Sustainable travels
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Day 6. Drive to Chinggis Khan Equestrian statue complex (B/L)
This morning, we will visit the Araybal meditation temple. Then, we will drive to the Chinggis Khan Equestrian statue complex, built in 2008 to mark the eight-hundredth anniversary of the Mongolian Empire's foundation, in honor of its founder, Chinggis Khan. From there, the whole park looks so beautiful. Sustainable travels
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. There are two museums over there, so we will visit some souvenir shops. We will have lunch there, then transfer to the international airport. Departure. Eco-friendly tours
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