YAK FESTIVAL TOUR

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8 Nights in tourist camps

Tour grade: Easy

10 Nights / 11 Days

No camping

2 nights at 3* hotels

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TOUR & EVENT OVERVIEW Eco-friendly tours

Here’s the revised version of your text, with "eco-friendly tours" included wherever possible: The Yaks Festival is one of the most important festivals in Mongolia, and it’s a highlight of our eco-friendly tours. Held each year on the 23rd of July, in Orkhon Waterfall, Bat Ulzii sum, Ovorkhangai province, this festival offers a unique opportunity to experience Mongolia's natural beauty sustainably. Eco-friendly tours

In Mongolia, the yak holds great value for nomadic breeders, and it plays a vital role in eco-friendly tours by promoting sustainable farming practices. The yak’s many uses make it essential for the development of a farm—it can carry equipment, pull carts, and its wool is used for clothing. Its meat and milk provide food and beverages, contributing to the nomads' eco-conscious, self-sufficient lifestyle. Eco-friendly tours

The Yaks Festival celebrates this domesticated wild animal, and it is a key feature of our eco-friendly tours. This local celebration attracts many people because it is entertaining, educational, and full of surprises! Eco-frienly tours

The day's program focuses on animals: rodeos, milking trials, beauty contests, polo on yak back, and races. Visitors can witness these events while participating in an environmentally responsible way. On this day, Mongolian people wear their nicest traditional clothes to attend or participate in the various games and trials. Eco-friendly tours

It’s an essential day in Ovorkhangai, and you won’t want to miss it if you’re joining one of our eco-friendly tours to the Orkhon Valley during this time. We plan our tours around these dates to ensure you have the opportunity to enjoy the festival. Enjoy every moment of this authentic, nature-centered experience with us! Eco-friendly tours

Tour Highlights & Destinations

Experience nomadic life
Ugii lake Eco-friendly tours
Tsenkher hot spring
Tuvkhun Temple
Ulaan Tsutgalan waterfall
Yak festival
ErdeneZuu Monastery
13th-century capital Kharkhorin
Elsen tasarkhai sem-desert
Hustai National Park - Wild horses
Ulaanbaatar city tour, Gandan - Tegchilen Monastery
Mongolian National History Museum
Zaisan Hill memorial
Chinggis Square Eco-friendly tours
Horse & camel riding

lots of building and mongolian government palace

Day 1. Arrival Day and City tour (B)

Upon arrival, you will be welcomed by our guide and transferred to a hotel***. If you want, you can rest at your hotel for a little while.

Then, we will visit Chinggis Square, the Mongolian National History Museum, Gandan-Tegchilen Monastery, and Zaisan Hill Memorial. From there, you will be able to see the whole city—dinner/Transfer to the hotel. Eco-friendly tours

Day 2. Drive to Ugii Lake (B/L/D)

After breakfast, you will head west and visit Ugii Lake, a freshwater lake with abundant migratory birds. The area is on the Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance, which aims to conserve the ecosystem internationally. Eco-friendly tours

If you are a bird lover, this is an ideal place for birding. Ensure a small yet informative bird observation center, operated by the local community and linked to a local museum. Eco-friendly tours

Day 3. Drive to Tsenkher hot spring via Hoshoo Taidam (B/L/D)

Today, you will explore the historic Orhon Valley, famous for its ruins of cities from the ancient empires of the Turks, Uighurs, and Mongols. See the earliest known writing culture of nomadic tribes, the Orhon-Enisei scripts, and the memorial to Turkic general Kultegin and King Bilge, dating back to the 8th century AD. Eco-friendly tour
A ruin of the Uigur Har Balgas (9th century AD) is also located along the Orhon Valley. In the afternoon, you will arrive at Tsenher Hot Springs. Enjoy soaking in an open-air hot spring pool amid the alpine landscape. Eco-friendly tour

Day 4. Tsagaan Sum (B/L/D)

You will enjoy scenic alpine meadows and undulating hills as you walk. It may be ideal to take a short hiking trip after breakfast to acclimatize to the mountain climate before trekking to Tuvhun Monastery the following day. Eco-friendly tour

In the afternoon, you will comfortably continue your journey with your beloved van and enjoy another hot spring at Tsagaan Sum in the evening. Eco-friendly tour

Day 5. Tuvhun Monastery and Ulaan Tsutgalan Waterfall (B/L/D)

Today, we will head to the Tuvhun Monastery, established in the 17th century in a remote mountain area by Zanabazar, a Buddhist Noble person. He was the 29th descendant of Chinggis Khan and spent much of his time at Tuvhun Monastery meditating and creating art and sculptures. He established the Zanabazar School, Mongolia’s Buddhist tradition of art and sculptures. Eco-friendly tour
If you are more interested in his art and Buddhist heritage, the Zanabazar Fine Art Museum in Ulaanbaatar is the best place to visit. After a short hike to the monastery, we will drive to Ulaan Tsutgalan, over a 20m tall waterfall, and enjoy the rest of the evening. Eco-friendly tour

Day 6.Yak Festival in Bat-Ulziit area in Uvurkhangai province (B/L/D)

Mongolia is the world's second-largest country for yak herding, after China. Yak is a widespread domesticated cattle breed in Mongolia's mountain regions and is exceptionally well adapted to severe, harsh mountain climates. Therefore, yak milk is among the richest in Mongolia, with 8 percent fat. Eco-friendly tour
Although fat is a synonym for "unhealthy diet, " in the modern sedentary world," for traditional nomadic communities, creamy milk is well praised. Therefore, yak's cream butter is renowned all over Mongolia. The Yak Festival aims to promote the benefits of yaks and to host a festive event in a remote mountain region. So you will enjoy the yak race, yak lassoing, and dairy from yak and other products during the festival. Eco-friendly tour

Day 7. The 13th-century capital Kharkhorin (B/L/D)

You will take an early drive to Kharhorin, which was built on the ruins of the 13th-century Kharkhorin, the capital city of the Mongol Empire. The area is also part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Orhon Valley. Eco-friendly tours

Buddhist Monks' daily chanting in the stunning Erdenezuu Monastery, Mongolia's first Buddhist monastery, established in 1586, can be an enjoyable ritual. The Museum of Kharkhorin also offers a fantastic display of historical artifacts and remarkable archaeological discoveries. Eco-friendly tour

The Elsen-Tasarkhai semi-desert, Khogno Khan natural reserve

Day 8. Drive to the Elsen Tasarhai semi-desert (B/L/D)

You will head east via the picturesque Elsen Tasarhai, considered the closest desert landscape to Ulaanbaatar. Enjoy a horse ride across the scenic river basin of Hugnu-Tarna. You could also try camel riding with Mongolia's two-humped Bactrian Camel at your cost. Eco-friendly tour
Enjoy pitch-black skies, glittering stars, and tranquility at a comfortable ger camp. Eco-friendly tours

Mongolian wild horse, Hustai National Park

Day 9. Drive to Hustai National Park & Mongolian National Folk Concert (B/L/D)

Today, you will continue to drive to Hustai National Park. Wildlife exploration in Hustai National Park will be one of the trip's highlights, where you will encounter the Wild Horse Takhi, the only wild horse species in the world. Eco-friendly tours
Takhi was reintroduced in 1991. And this is the only place you can see this beautiful animal in the wilderness. If you are lucky, you can spot mammals, including Marmot, Red Deer, Steppe Gazelle, and Wolf. The area also has numerous bird species, such as birds of prey: Steppe eagles, Hawks, Falcons, and Vultures, etc., and then we will drive back to the city.

We will be in the town around 3 pm. Then we will go directly to the hotel to refresh, after that we will see the Mongolian National folk concert from 06 pm until 07 pm. If you want, we can do some shopping, dinner, / Overnight at the hotel. Eco-friendly tours

Day 10. Drive to Chinggis Khan Equestrian Statue Complex & Terelj National Park (B/L/D)

In the morning, we will drive to Terelj National Park, considered one of the most beautiful places for travelers who want to rest in the city's surroundings. Once we get there, we will ride a horse for 1 hour, visit the Aryabal meditation temple and Turtle Rock, and more. Eco-friendly tours

Afterward, drive to the Chinggis Khan Equestrian Statue complex, the tallest horseman statue in the world. Drive back to the city. If you want, we can do some shopping. Farewell Dinner / Transfer to the hotel***. Eco-friendly tours