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- Age range 16 to 85
Highlights
- Enjoy the unique and welcoming nomadic hospitality
- Experience traditional Mongolian living in gers
- Learn of Mongolia's rich cultural heritage in palaces
- Travel through the sandy, remote Gobi Desert
- Explore the majestic ruined capital of Genghis Khan
Itinerary
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- Introduction
- Day 1 Join trip in Ulaanbaatar
- Day 2 Drive to Hogno Khan Mountain
- Day 3 Explore the monastery and Hogno Khan Mountain
- Day 4 Visit Erdene Zu Monastery en route to Karakorum
- Day 5 Drive to our camp near to Saikhan Ovoo
- Day 6 Cross the Gobi Desert to Bayanzag
- Day 7 Drive to the Yol Valley
- Day 8 Take a walk through the Yol Valley
- Day 9 Fly to Ulaan Baatar
- Day 10 Watch the start of the Naadam Festival celebrations
- Day 11 Join in with the locals at the Naadam Festival
- Day 12 Visit Ganden Monastery; drive to Jalman Meadows
- Day 13 Relax or try rafting at Jalman Meadows
- Day 14 Morning at Jalman; Afternoon drive to Ulaan Baatar
- Day 15 Tour ends Ulaanbaatar
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- Flights
- Insurance
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Number of tours
527
Age Range
16 to 85 years old
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Customer Reviews
- Overall RatingExcellent
- ItineraryExcellent
- GuideExcellent
- TransportExcellent
- AccommodationExcellent
- FoodExcellent
- AMandy· July 17th, 2023Naadam festival Meadows Flaming dunes GlacierShow moreTrip date: July 2023Review collected by Explore!
- APaul· July 19th, 2023spectacular landscapes ,desert,steppe,mountain. the hospitality of the desert nomads.Show moreTrip date: July 2023Review collected by Explore!
- APattie· July 24th, 2023Driving through the Gobi Desert and seeing the Naardam Festival. However, everything was a wonderful experienceShow moreTrip date: July 2023Review collected by Explore!
- AMichael· August 3rd, 2023The visit to the Gobi Desert and Jalman MeadowsShow moreTrip date: July 2023Review collected by Explore!
- ADawn· August 13th, 2023Having to spend 4 hours with local herders when the bus was stuck! The vast open landscape. The monasteries. The experience of staying in ger camps. The cohesiveness of the group and tour leaders.Show moreTrip date: July 2023Review collected by Explore!
- AMarcus· July 31st, 2023Bizarrely, one of the highlights of this trip was what went wrong! We had torrential rains, which stopped us from following the original itinerary and nearly scuppered our chances of visiting the Gobi Desert, but with the bus getting stuck, and the efforts of the driver and our tour leader to unstick it, along with the 'adventure' that followed, it was memorable and a proper piece of adventure travel!Show moreTrip date: July 2023Review collected by Explore!
- ASusan· July 31st, 2023Definitely memorable Ger camps - particularly Delgar and Jalman Meadows Finally getting a hot shower Small animals - hedgehog and ground squirrels Gobi desert - but blighted by litterShow moreTrip date: July 2023Review collected by Explore!
- AGeraldine· July 31st, 2023Staying in an eco-Gerry camp with hand pumped showers and foot pumped wash basin. Steppe eagles on every fence post. Vast empty landscapes and wide skies. Watching an 8year old boy drive off to get help when our bus got stuck in mud. A new dinosaur museum near to the area where dinosaur eggs were found. The list goes on.Show moreTrip date: July 2023Review collected by Explore!
- ARobert· August 1st, 2023Gobi DesertShow moreTrip date: July 2023Review collected by Explore!
- ARoger· May 17th, 2019Thank youShow more
Explore! commented on this reviewThanks for your review. Hope to travel with you in the future.Trip date: June 2018
Dates & Availability
15 days
Mongolia Explorer (Naadam Festival)
From Ulaanbaatar to Ulaanbaatar
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