NATIONAL PARKS AROUND UB & NAADAM FESTIVAL 2027

Arrival in Ulaanbaatar

Welcome to Ulaanbaatar, the capital city of Mongolia. Upon arrival, you will be greeted by Amicus driver in the arrivals hall at the international airport and transferred to your hotel. After check-in, free at leisure and have a good rest to recover from the jet lag. If you feel like going for a walk and checking out places nearby, feel free to ask the hotel receptionist for recommendations.
Accommodation: Hotel 4*. Meals: None

Ulaanbaatar City Tour

After breakfast, at 9:00 AM, meet your guide and driver at the hotel and begin your city tour with a visit to Gandan Monastery, Mongolia’s largest functioning Buddhist monastery and an important center of Buddhist learning.
Continue to the National Museum of Mongolia, featuring exhibits covering the country’s history, culture and nomadic heritage from prehistoric times to the present day.
After lunch, visit Sukhbaatar Square, the heart of Ulaanbaatar, followed by the Zanabazar Fine Arts Museum, home to an impressive collection of Mongolian art, including original works by the renowned 17th-century artist and religious leader Zanabazar.
After the sightseeing, transfer back to the hotel.
Accommodation: Hotel 4*. Meals: B, L.

Naadam Festival Opening Ceremony – Naadam Night Gala Dinner

Today, experience the excitement and vibrant traditions of Naadam Festival, Mongolia’s largest and most celebrated annual cultural event. The festival is centered around the traditional Three Manly Games – Mongolian wrestling, horse racing and archery, which have deep roots in Mongolia’s nomadic heritage and warrior traditions.

• At 8:30 AM, meet your local guide in the hotel lobby and join the Naadam group for a transfer to the Central Naadam Stadium.
• Begin your Naadam experience by visiting the ankle-bone shooting (Shagai) competition, one of Mongolia’s traditional games requiring precision, concentration and skill.
• Next, visit the archery field, where skilled male and female archers compete in colorful traditional costumes, demonstrating their remarkable accuracy and technique.
• Afterwards, enter the main stadium to witness the spectacular Naadam Opening Ceremony, featuring traditional music and dance, colorful performances, parades and ceremonial displays celebrating Mongolia’s rich cultural heritage. The opening ceremony usually takes place from approximately 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM.
• Following the ceremony, enjoy some free time around the Naadam Stadium. Take the opportunity to observe local people dressed in beautiful traditional costumes, explore food stalls and traditional handicrafts, and experience the lively festive atmosphere.
• Around 2:00 PM, you may re-enter the main stadium to watch the Mongolian national wrestling competition. The traditional tournament features 512 wrestlers, competing through nine elimination rounds over two days. Witness the strength, skill and unique rituals of this iconic Mongolian sport.
• At 3:00 PM, meet your guide at the designated meeting point and return to the hotel. Enjoy some free time to relax and prepare for the evening celebration.
• In the evening, conclude your Naadam experience with our exclusive “Naadam Night” Gala Dinner, hosted by AMICUS.
  Enjoy a festive evening featuring traditional Mongolian music and dance, cultural performances, and authentic Mongolian cuisine – a memorable celebration of Naadam in true Mongolian style.
  Accommodation: Hotel 4*.  Meals: Breakfast and Gala Dinner.

Naadam, horse racing at Hui doloon khudag – Hustai National Park

Be picked up from hotel at 07:30-8 am. This morning we will take 1-1.5 hrs drive to Hui Doloon hudag (horse racing field of Naadam festival) for witness the Naadam horse races, featuring children riding bareback across the steppe. All of these racers from each corners of Mongolia.
You will experience the brilliant madness of the horse race field and the unsurpassed cultural opportunity to watch the “Soyolon” (5-year-old horse) race will start for 25km – Soyolon horse is the fastest and most powerful. Mongolians often say that the one who stands in dust of Soyolon race will be blessed till next Naadam. So don’t be surprised if you see many businessmen, crowds of people wearing fancy traditional garments, as well as the Mongolia ‘strong-men’ that will wait for Mongolian fastest of the Soyolon horses. While you are waiting for next race, you will have a great opportunity to take photography local horse trainers, peoples with traditional garments and so more.
After explore Hui doloon khudag, 1.5hrs drive to the Hustai National Park. The park is home of last wild horses in their natural environment in the world, known as Perzevalski horse (takhi). The National park has over 450 species of vascular plants, 200 of which are medicinal.
Check-in and lunch at Ger camp, rest and relaxing.
There is you can visit a small Ger museum about the national park, wild horses and how they were reintroduced into the wild some years ago now for European zoos.
The best time to observe these wild horses in their natural habitat is around 2-3hrs earlier than sunset, during they come down from mountains for water to stream. We will take short drive and hiking to see the horses.
There is great opportunity to take photo for these endangered horses. If you are lucky, you can see fox, deer, marmot, eagle and more wild animals. Besides of the wild animals you can find here beautiful sceneries of the Mongolian nature that features mountain and steppe.
Accommodation: Tourist Ger camp. Meals: B, L, D.

Terelj National Park & visit local Nomadic family

After breakfast, we will drive to Terelj National Park – is one of the most visited national parks in Mongolia. You can see the extraordinary formation of rocks and stones; some of them look quite similar to turtles.
We will arrive around 1pm at Ger camp, which is located in the most spectacular spots in the National park.
In the afternoon is rest and relaxation time at the camp. You can hike around the camp; explore national park, take photos and watching wild flowers.
Before dinner time, we will visit local nomadic family to experience firsthand how people live the country side, a lifestyle which has not changed for centuries. Here you can help the herders with their daily tasks to get an idea of how nomadic people alongside of their livestock.
Accommodation: Tourist camp. Meals: B, L, D.

Terelj National Park – Genghis Khan’s Statue Complex – UB

In the morning, we will explore the national park and take a short drive to see Turtle Rock – interesting rock formation looking like a turtle and visit Ariyabal meditation temple – surrounded by scenic mountains with massive rock formations and sits at top of the mountain. The distance between the gate and the actual temple is about 1 km and it is only accessible by walking. To get to the top, you would cross the suspension bridge and climb up on 108 stairs, according to Buddhist prayer beads. This small hike is seen as a ritual to cleanse one’s sins. From the top, you can enjoy the breathtaking view overlooking the Terelj National Park.
After lunch, we will drive to visit Genghis Khan Statue Complex, which is currently the biggest (40m high) equestrian statue in the world. There is a recreation area, restaurants, and souvenir shops occupy the base structure. From here, we use an elevator or walk to the head of the horse through chest and back neck of the horse, where we can have farseeing and good panorama view over the complex area.
Upon arrival in the city, transferred to the hotel.
Accommodation: Hotel 4*. Meals: B, L, D.

Departure

You will be free at leisure in your hotel or wander around on your own until being escorted to the Chinggis Khaan International Airport for your departure flight home. End of service. Meal: Breakfast