Mongolia · 5 tours
Mongolia hosts a wide variety of traditional festivals throughout the year, showcasing its rich nomadic culture and heritage. The most famous is the Naadam Festival in Mongolia, held annually in mid-July, featuring the “Three Manly Sports” of Mongolian wrestling, horse racing, and archery—ancient skills of nomadic steppe warriors.
Another unique cultural highlight is the Eagle Festival in western Mongolia, where Kazakh hunters demonstrate the centuries-old tradition of hunting with golden eagles. Winter events include the Ice Festival at Lake Khuvsgul, Mongolia’s largest freshwater lake, celebrated when it freezes solid, and the Camel Festival in the Gobi Desert, honoring the desert nomads and their Bactrian camels.
With Mongolian Tour Experts, travelers can join Mongolia festival tours or easily add Naadam, Eagle, Ice, or Camel festivals to any listed itinerary as a customized tour extension based on travel dates.
Explore Mongolia, a vast and captivating land where each region offers its own unique allure. Starting from the bustling capital of Ulaanbaatar, journey across the central Mongolian steppes, where rolling plains are dotted with traditional ger camps and expansive herds...
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The official Naadam celebration annually takes place throughout the country on 11 and 12 July and all provinces and towns celebrate their festivals respectively on their own dates in July. The Mongol nomads who are sparsely distributed throughout the vast...
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The thought of the Gobi Desert stirs up images of sand dunes in people’s heads, but only about 3% of the Gobi is actual sand dunes whilst most of the terrain is flat with gravel and low vegetation. Though not...
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Some say Lake Khuvsgul – Mongolia’s largest freshwater lake – in the northern region is the country’s most beautiful travel destination. Its location forms a part of the southern fringe of the great Siberian taiga forest composing of larch trees...
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The westernmost province of Mongolia does not only offer spectacular scenery – it’s home to Kazakh nomads, who are Mongolia’s largest minority group, and also there’s rich history around the Altai Mountains, which are Mongolia’s highest peaks. When you embark...
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