Danshig Festival
Key Information
Trip Length: 14 days/13 nights.
Tour Grade: Easy to Moderate.
Tour Code: SMT-DNF-14D
Special Group Departures-2024: August 02-August 15
Special Group Departures-2025: August 01-August 14
Special Group Departures-2026: July 31-August 13
Small Groups: 2-32 travelers-guaranteed!.
Total Distance: about 2500 kms/1554 miles.
Airfare or Train Included: No.
Tour Customizable: Yes
Tour Highlights: Upon your arrival in Ulaanbaatar ``Genghis (Chinggis)´´ Khan New Airport (52 km/33.2 miles), meet Samar Magic Tours team. Natural Wonders of Mongolia Tour with Danshig Naadam Religious Festival gets you from Grasslands to Southern regions of Gobi Desert, and to Karakorum-the ``Genghis (Chinggis)´´ Khan's 13th century capital and heart of the mighty Mongolian Empire in the UNESCO World Heritage Orkhon Valley. Karakorum-the Genghis (Chinggis) Khan's 13th century capital, relaxing and enjoy Tsenkher Hot Springs, Ugii lake, Hustain Wild Horses National Park, and many more.
The Danshig Naadam Festival will held on August 03th-August 04th, 2024 in the West of Ulaanbaatar city (Hui Doloon Hudag), about 35kms (22 miles). Here you can see the Mythical Tsam Dance ceremony as well as various buddhist rituals.
The Danshig Naadam Festival celebrates the Ancient Buddhist traditions such as Tsam dancing, and it is dedicated to the Mongolia's first Buddhist leader, Zanabazar. "Khuree Tsam", meaning Capital city's religious mask dance, was first introduced to Mongolia in the early 18th century. The dancers with masks perform the movements of gods and deities, as though the gods has physically arrived on Jambutiva ("earth" in tibetan). Here also you can see the Naadam Festival activities such as, Mongolian wrestling, horse racing and archery. We would be pleased to have you join us!.
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Day 1, August 02
Ulaanbaatar ``Genghis (Chinggis)´´ Khan New Airport, Samar Magic Tours.(L)
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Days 2/3,
August 03/04Ulaanbaatar-Danshig Naadam Festival-ULB. (B)(L)
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Day 4, August 05
Middle Gobi:Bagazarin Chuluu Rock Formations. (B)(L)(D)
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Day 5, August 06
Middle Gobi:Tsagaan Tsuvarga (White Stupas). (B)(L)(D)
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Day 6, August 07
Gobi Desert: Yolin Am Canyon (Valley of Vultures). (B)(L)(D)
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Day 7, August 08
Moltsog Sand Dunes-Family-Camel riding-Flaming Cliffs -Gobi Sunset!. (B)(L)(D)
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Day 8, August 09
Middle Gobi: Saikhan Ovoo & Ruins of Ongi Temple. (B)(L)(D)
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Day 9, Aug. 10
Middle Gobi-Karakorum. (B)(L)(D)
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Day 10, Aug. 11
Erdenee zuu monastery & Karakorum museum-Tsenkher Hot Springs. (B)(L)(D)
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Day 11, Aug. 12
Tsenkher Hot Springs-Orkhon Valley-Ugii Lake. (B)(L)(D)
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Day 12, Aug. 13
Ugii Lake-Hustain Nuruu Wild Horses National Park. (B)(L)(D)
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Day 13, Aug. 14
Hustain Nuruu National Park-Ulaanbaatar. (B)(L)
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Day 14, Aug. 15
Ulaanbaatar ``Genghis (Chinggis)´´ Khan New Airport. Departure Mongolia. (B)
| Special Group Departure: August 02-15-2024 | Premium Palace Hotel 4* |
Holiday Inn Hotel 5* Double Standard Room |
Blue Sky & Tower Hotel 5* Deluxe Double Room |
| 20 persons or more | $ US 2,499 / 2,399 € | $ US 2,599 / 2,495 € | $ US 2,699 / 2,595 € |
| 10-19 persons | $ US 2,599 / 2,495 € | $ US 2,699 / 2,595 € | $ US 2,799 / 2,695 € |
| 4-9 persons | $ US 2,699 / 2,595 € | $ US 2,799 / 2,695 € | $ US 2,899 / 2,795 € |
| 2-3 adults | Consult | Consult | Consult |
| Individual Supplement (4 nights at hotel in Ulaanbaatar) | $ US 235 / 236 € | $ US 315 / 295 € | $ US 351 / 331 € |
2024/2025 Land tour costs per person in $ US or in Euros (€), based on double indicated room from (14 days, excluding flights)
Free: If you have a group of 16 persons (15 paying persons + 1 free, based on twin/double room: 8) Excluding flights, and the single room at hotels in Ulaanbaatar city.
What's Included?
4 nights at selected & confirmed hotel, based on double indicated room, with brekfast.
9 nights in the tourist camps, based on Standard Ger for 2 people or more (according to the request!).
Food as specified (12B, 12L, 9D), including one bottle of mineral water, per person a day.
English or Spanish speaking local guide (according to the request!).
All transportation on comfortable DELICA MITSUBISHI 4x4 or similar in private, including the all petrol.
Entrance fees to the all specified protected areas, national parks, museums, monuments, and the monasteries.
Entrance fees to Danshig Naadam Festival.
One Mongolian traditional folk songs concert.
Relaxing and enjoy baths at Tsenkher Hot Springs (1hr).
Bactrian Camel riding on the sand dunes (1hr).
Meeting True Nomadic people.
Taxes and Services.
Gentle hiking through wonderful landscapes.
Accommodation in Mongolia
Ulaanbaatar:Holiday Inn hotel 5*, Blue Sky & Tower hotel 5*, Premium Palace hotel 4* or similar (4 nights).
Bagazarin Chuluu in Middle Gobi: Tourist Gers camp (1 night).
Tsagaan Tsuvarga (White Stupas) in Middle Gobi: Tourist Gers camp (1 night).
Gobi desert: Tourist Gers camp (2 nights).
Ongi Temple: Tourist Gers camp(1 night).
Karakorum: Tourist Gers camp (1 night).
Tsenkher Hot Springs: Tourist Gers camp (1 night).
Lake Ugii:Tourist Gers camp (1 night).
Hustain Nuruu Wild Horses National Park: Tourist Gers camp (1 night).
What's Not Included?
Flights and occasional flight delays or cancellation.
Visa.
Early check-in!.
Late Check-out!.
Excess baggage.
The binoculars, telescopes and tripod (if necessary).
Any rescue costs or costs of early departure.
Changing of date of departure from Ulaanbaatar.
The traveler is responsible for having proper travel documents, such as a valid passport, proper visa, the necessary passport pictures, and the International airfares.
Travel insurance.
Items of personal nature such as gratuities to porters at hotels, telephone / telex / fax charges, laundry, beverages, meals, optional activities (such as fishing, boating, horseback riding, sauna, etc.) and services not specified in the itinerary.
Any circumstances beyond of our control, such as the imposition of quarantine restrictions, weather conditions, etc.
