AM-S0107
Cultural & Study tours
14 days
10 - 23 JUL
We are sure that this unique tour will give you a fantastic set of exciting adventures and great shootings. The landscape is perfect to capture your creative photography. The main tourism itinerary to Mongolia is the Naadam Festival, the biggest and most important holiday in Mongolia. Besides investigating national festival you have a chance exploring mysterious Gobi Desert
Wrestling:
The 512 wrestlers fight in the stadium, for the prestigious title “State Titan”. Both the “Titan” himself and the trainers, have the opportunity to choose partners during the first few rounds, thus reducing the number of less experienced wrestlers early on and creating more excitement for the final matches at the second day. The rules are very simple: The wrestling area is unrestricted; there are no weight-classes and the one who touches the ground the any part of the body, other than the feet, has lost. The winner continues to the next round. The loser has to stand under the wings of the proud winner. The wrestlers wear tight pants and a small vest with arms across the shoulders, which barely cover their well-trained bodies.
Archery:
Mongols are almost born with the archery skills, an integral part of nomad’s lifestyle. From the very childhood such qualities as perfect eyesight, measurement, patience and strength are nourished to develop a good archer. Mongolian bows are very tight ones, so that it requires a pure strength to stretch it out. As a rule, several teams of archers compete. Each team of 5-7 archers should hit 33 leather cylinders from a distance of 75 meters.
Horse racing:
The most impressive spectacle is surely the horse racing. The horses cover different distances according to their age. Azarga (stallions) 28km, Ikh nas (horses more than 5 years old) 30km, Soyolon (5-year olds) 25km, Khyazaalan (4-year olds) 22km, Shudlen (3-year olds) 20km and Daaga (colts to 2 years old) 15km. There are no limits on the number of horses participating; usually 200-600 horses in each race. The five winning horses are honored with a cup of mare’s milk (airag) on their neck, a khadag (respectful blue scarf) and a medal.
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| Destination | Legendary Naadam festival, Ulaanbaatar, Hongor Els Sand Dunes, Erdenezuu monastery, Karakorum-The Ancient Capital of Mongolia, |
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Drive to Chinggis Khan Statue Complex in Tsonjinboldog, the place where Chinggis Khan had found a golden whip which explained in the history. Statue complex is 40m high and built by steel. Main gate and the Statue have a beautiful combination for photographing. Visitors can take an elevator to the viewing deck on the horse’s head and look magnificent Mongolian steppe. After photographing we drive to Terelj National Park, one of the most beautiful destinations close from Ulaanbaatar. Travelers can take a leisurely stroll on meadows carpeted with variety of wild flowers, view fascinating rock formations against a backdrop of pine covered mountains and wander along the wooded banks of a Mountain stream. Possibility to take hiking to Ariyabal temple in beautiful rocky mountain and capturing Turtle Rock from that mountain is another angle
Naadam festival continues 3 days. After the opening ceremony the national three type of sport fighting begins. Wrestling, Horse racing, Archery.
It is located 37 km northwest of Delirtsogt soum center of Dundgovi province. Around the plateau is a granite belt, 1768 meters above sea level, with an area of 300 square kilometers There are many things to see in the canyon, the Ger Rock, and the tombs of Hunnu era. There are many types of engravings on a stone called Ger Stone, including the image of a man holding two carriages with ropes, dating to the late Bronze Age. /280km 5-6 hours of driving/
After breakfast we will drive to the White Stupa, the ancient muddy sediments of the sea, which have broken chronologically, created cliffs with acute angles. At this place you will feel like you are out of the earth. /370 km 6-7 hours of driving/
Early in the morning, we continue our travel to discover dramatical places. Yoliin am, a sunless canyon located in the middle of the Gobi Gurvan Saikhan Mountain. Small streams flow through the gorges, and in winter they are covered with ice. There was ice throughout the year, but in recent years, due to global warming, most ice has melted In some places, where the canyons do not have the eternal sun, the ice is thicker than 1 meter. /120 km 2 hours of driving/
Next day our travel itinerary continue as a Khongor Sand Dunes. The sand stretches for about 180 kilometers behind the Sevrei and Zuulkhon mountain. It covers an area of 965 square kilometers and runs from north to west. It is very beautiful to see the sand in the valley, with the rocky mountains in front, the sandy dunes in the middle, and the oaks along the northern slopes. We will spend 2 days at this fascinating place, so you have enough time enjoy the weird nature, lush green vegetation supported by a small river, named Khongor and have some adventure time riding a camel. /170km 4-5 hours of driving/
In the South Gobi aimag (Umnugovi Province) is a clayey sedimentary zone located in the vast valley along the mountains. The red sandy loamy soil, stretching from south to south, about 5 km wide and 8 km long, is a hardened place. The red muddy soils of the Bayanzag look like red flames burning in the evening sun, so they are called “flaming cliffs. In other words, it is the land that glorified the Mongolian Gobi in the world. The bay is surrounded by northern forests. In that forest you can still find traces of the ancient people who lived 40,000 years ago and even earlier. /170km 4-5 hours/
Ongi monastery, there are now only ruins, which at one time was the largest religious site where over 300 monks congregated. Around the Onggi monastery there are 5 sacrificial piles around the mountain. There are still 5 piles: Quadrangular, Buddhist, Lobsang Jamba, Bumbat, Saikhan-Ovoo. This is one of the greatest heritage of mongolian religion. /170km 4-5 hours/
After having breakfast at the camp, move to the next destination. The Orkhon Valley is rich in archeological and historical finds. There is a waterfall named Ulaantsutgalan about 10 meters wide with a height of more than 20 meters and formed in the Red River. We will visit nomadic family to get familiar to nomadic culture, go hiking and ride a horse. /170km 4-5 hours/
Drive to Kharkhorin the ancient capital of Mongolian Empire built by King Ugudei in 1235. The city is huge historical heritage of Mongolia. Visit Erdene Zuu Monastery and KharKhorum Museum and local market for interesting souvenirs and artworks. /130km 2-3 hours of driving/
Arrive at Hustai National Park to watch wild horse- Takhi, widely known as “Przevalski horse”. Przewalski horses are the only wild horse to survive in modern times. The species were returned to Mongolia from world zoos and reserves within Hustai National Park in 100 km west of Ulaanbaatar. Hustain Nuruu has good vegetation, springs, birch forest and rocks which are suitable for many wild animals including 46 species of mammals and 172 species of birds
Transfer to the hotel. City tour including Gandan monastery and Mongolian National museum, represents Mongolian Culture starting from Stone Age to 21st century and Buddhism. In Gandan you can take local prayers, monks, the biggest standing indoor Buddha statue and temples own figure.
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