Naadam Festival
Naadam Festival
✨ Naadam Festival — July 11–13.
Naadam is Mongolia's biggest festival: wrestling, archery and horse racing, held every summer. Watch the opening ceremony at the stadium, then spend the nights with a nomadic family in Terelj and ride horses on the steppe 🐎
Price includes
Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner, one 500ml bottle of water each day
Horse riding instructor
Transfers from the airport and hotel, including car, driver, and gasoline costs for local transportation
Includes stay in traditional gers, tents, and sleeping bags.
Horse equipment rental (whip, helmet, chaps)
Itinerary
Nomadic Ger — 7/11
We pick you up at your hotel at 9:00 and head to the Naadam Stadium (leaving early in case of traffic). Around the stadium there are food stalls and traditional events such as archery. Watch the opening ceremony from 11:00. Lunch at the nearby food stalls ✨ Around 15:00–17:00 we drive to a countryside ger in Terelj (about 1–2 hours). After arrival you can ride horses. No English-speaking guide on this tour. Accommodation: nomadic ger camp 🐎 The toilet is pit-style and there is no shower — real nomad life ☘️
Nomadic Ger — 7/12
Early in the morning we transfer you to the Naadam horse-racing venue (breakfast is a packed meal or served at the venue). Mongolian horse racing tests both speed and endurance — the jockeys are children, usually 7 to 13 years old, and the horses are winners of local and provincial Naadams. After the race, around 15:00–17:00, we drive to a countryside ger in Terelj (about 1–2 hours). After arrival you can ride horses. Accommodation: nomadic ger camp 🐎 The toilet is pit-style and there is no shower ☘️
Ulaanbaatar City / Chinggis Khaan Airport
After breakfast we drive you back to Ulaanbaatar. Please choose and book your own accommodation in the city 🏯
Pricing
Choose the best package for you
- If an English-speaking guide accompanies you, about $120 USD is added to the price.
- Hotel reservations and flights between Japan and Mongolia are arranged by yourself — we can provide suggestions if needed.
- The number of nights in a nomadic ger and the destinations can be adjusted to your preferences; prices may vary with the details.
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