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5 days 4 nights
Daily Tour
45 people
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Here is a concise overview of the 5-day, 4-night tour from July 10 to 14, 2025, designed for international travelers to experience Mongolia’s Naadam Festival, horse racing, and horseback riding in Gorkhi-Terelj National Park:
Arrival day in Ulaanbaatar. Take a half-day city tour, including the Gandan Monastery and National History Museum. Available to watch the ceremony of Nine White Banner at the central square and visit the national concert tonight. (L/D)
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Happy Naadam Festival!, celebrate the national holiday of Mongolia. Enjoy festival colors and tradition: famed wrestlers, horse racers, and archery athletes will compete for the best titles. Naadam festival brings together the country’s sporting men and women from the remotest regions to compete at the national level in the capital city. It is also a celebration of common people - herders who ride into town and urbanities who leave their flats and offices to watch the games- gathering where they have the opportunity to participate in the events, to barter, mix, sing, and enjoy life to the full. (B/L/D) |
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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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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 on 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 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. |
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