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CAMEL FESTIVAL TOUR

This Camel Festival Tour with top attractions of Gobi Desert can be an unforgettable adventure with lasting memories of you.

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  • 8 DAYS / 7 NIGHTS
  • Gobi Desert
  • easy
  • Highlights of the trip
  • Discover Gobi Desert
  • Camel riding
  • Attend Camel Festival
  • Learn nomadic life
  • Tour Introduction

Camel festival was first initiated in 1997 by the locals of Umnugobi (South Gobi) province to protect the 2-humped Bactrian camel species, increase the population of them, honor camel herders, pass the rich Mongolian camel breeding heritage to the next generation and to promote winter tourism in Mongolia. It is a celebration of the way of life in the harsh Gobi and a chance for the local herders to come together as a community at what can be quite an isolating time of year. Apart from the festival, we will have a unique opportunity to discover the amazing Mongolian Gobi Desert in winter, which very few tourists have done and Mongolian Gobi is a great winter destination for experiential travel, offering stunning landscapes and natural beauty.  
On this tour, we will visit Tsagaan Suvarga, the hottest travel destination with unique natural formation, walk in the beautiful icy Yol Valley, hike to the top of Khongor sand dunes and discover Bayanzag or Flaming Cliffs, a site famous for the remains of dinosaur that lived here 60 million years ago and attend the thrilling camel festival that allows travelers a unique opportunity to learn more about camels and interact with their nomadic herders.  
This Camel Festival Tour with top attractions of Gobi Desert can be an unforgettable adventure with lasting memories of you. Come and enjoy the trip!

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  • All transportation
  • English speaking guide
  • Accommodations for 8 nights
  • Meals: 8 breakfast, 8 lunch, 6 dinner
  • entrance fees
  • airport transfers
  • Travel and health insurance
  • Tipping
  • Intenational transport
  • Horse and camel riding cost
  • Meals do not mentioned

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We will pick you up from the airport/train station and transfer you to the hotel. After some rest at the hotel, we will visit Gandan monastery, the first temple was built in 1837 and was center of Buddhist learning in the Mongolia and Mongolian National history museum. The museum is currently recognized as one of the leading museums in Mongolia. The significant responsibility for preserving Mongolian cultural heritage therefore lies with the museum. Then, we will transfer you to the hotel. Stay in hotel***

Today we will drive to Tsagaan Suvarga. The scarp of Tsagaan Suvarga is located in Ulziit soum of Dundgobi province. It is interesting to see the sheer slope, facing east, which from cliff is 30 meters high and 100 meters wide. Over  thousands of years the wind has created this amazing structure.  Overnight at ger guesthouse (about 470 kms- About 7 hours driving)

In the morning, we will drive to Yol Valley (Vulture canyon), which nestles between the beautiful peaks of Gurvansaikhan of the Three Beauties.  The national park is a home for many wild animals such as the Siberian ibexes, Argali, snow leopards, lynxes, foxes, wolves, and especially the Lammergeiers. The valley is named after by an old vulture called Yol (in Mongolian) or Lammergieier (in English).  Yol is the highest flying (4000m), and yet one of the biggest birds in Mongolia with a wingspan of 2-2,5 m. After arrival at the Yol valley, we will take 1-2-hour hike through the valley with has formation of ice starts around December. Overnight at hotel in Dalanzadgad (about 300 kms- About 6hours driving)

Today we will drive to Khongor sand dunes, stretch lengthwise about 180 kms. The sands have attractive curves which end in a sharp edge, making wave like patterns on the sand. They continually change shape due to wind and reflect yellow-white colors as the intensity of light changes during the day. As the sand is moved due to winds or is in the process of collapse due to small avalanches, a strong sound is made giving it the name “Singing Sands”.  We will hike to the top of the sand dunes and make camel riding for an hour. Overnight in ger guesthouse (about 220 kms-About 5 hours driving)

Visit the Bayanzag area. Known as a Flaming Cliffs “Cradle of Dinosaurs” this is where the first nest of dinosaur eggs ever discovered was found in 1922. A site famous for the remains of dinosaur that lived here 60 million years ago. You can walk around where dinosaurs once roamed and see saxaul trees and other classic desert vegetation. After exploring the place, we will drive to Dalanzadgad city and see Camel Festival. Stay at hotel (about 250 kms- About 5 hours driving)

We will see the Camel Festival on the second day. After lunch, we will head to UB and stay in local hotel in Manadlgobi (About 300kms- about 4 hours driving)

We will drive back to UB and do shopping. Take you to the  hotel*** (About 300kms- about 4 hours driving)

Transfer to the airport for your departure.

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