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| 1. | Feb 12 |
| Arrival In Ulaanbaatar. Our staff will meet you and transfer to the hotel. Short city sightseeing including National History Museum and Natural History Museum. | |
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| 2. | Feb 13 |
Today we will drive to the nomadic family.
The last day of the old year Mongolian people widely celebrate the “Bituun” - Lunar New Year Eve, all members of families are gathered around richly served table and have dinner together. We will celebrate the “Bituun” with the family. Then you will be invited to play traditional game called “Shagai” by ankle bones of animals.
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| 3. | Feb 14 |
First month of the Lunar New Year called as Tsagaan Sar by Mongols. It celebrated as nation-wide holiday as a greeting of the end of severe winter and beginning of spring time, when nature and people awaken and are inspired for new life and deeds.
On “Shiniin Negen”, the first day of Lunar New Year we will enjoy and experience many of the meaningful traditional culture and customs. Start a new day with morning sun rise and have new energy at fresh air. Today everybody wears their best clothes and goes to visit the oldest person in the family, a group of families to get him or her give respect and wish the best.
The first greeting of the year is expressed through very specific ritual gestures and mutual salutations. Under this ritual, called Zolgokh, the oldest person places, his or her arms out straight, with the palms turned down, on the outstretched arms of the youngest person, and both pronounce traditional formulae of good wishes while gently touching cheeks. This gesture indicates that the elder can count on the support and respect of the younger. We would celebrate the New Year with nomads and be offered to drink Mongolian tea-“Suutei tsai”, eat steamed dumpling-“Buuz”, and other main dishes prepared for the celebration.
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| 4. | Feb 15 |
| After breakfast drive to the Terelj National Park to attend the Eagle Hunting Festival. Watch interesting activities such as eagle hunting competition, archery competition from horse back and demonstration about eagle training. Visit to nomaic family and horse back riding on the snow. Have Mongolian lunch at the nomads ger. Drive back to the city | |
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| 5. | Feb 16 |
| In the morning we will take flight to the famous Sought Gobi. Arrive in Dalanzadgad we will drive to the Three Camel Lodge camp. The festival will begin around 2 o’clock in Bulgan sum with a parade of camel riders. The parade is open for visitors to participate and if you wish, you will have an oppurtunity to join them on a camel back. Competition of the day include “best looking couple on a camel back”, most adorbale male and female camels as well as camel polo which takes place in the central square. There is also exhibition of paiting of local children who participate in the drawing contest called “Camel-My Friend”. In the late afernoon, enjoy a performance of locals. | |
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| 6. | Feb 17 |
Today the competition will start with the race of mature camels followed my the two-years-old camel race. The camels will be charged on their speed during 15km and 12km races. The first three camels in the each group are awarded with gold, silver and bronze medals.
In the afternoon will start the “Camel Relay” a competition consist of catching, training and finally loading a ger with in actual ger. There are several group with 5 members, each of whom execute different roles. In the evening see the closing ceremony.
Feb 18 Day 7
In the morning we will drive to see the Red Flaming Cliffs, named for its glowing orange rock. It was here in 1922, that Dr. Roy Champan Andrews and his exploration team from the American Museum of Natural History found the first nest of dinosaur eggs the world had ever seen.
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| 7. | Feb 18 |
| Travel back to Dalanzadgad town, take a flight to Ulaanbaatar. Transfer to the hotel. Time for relax. | |
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| 8. | Feb 19 |
| After breakfast drive to the airport to catch the flight to Murun city of KHuvsgul aimag. Upon arrival drive to the Khuvsgul Lake. In the afternoon you will have freetime for hiking and any other leisures. | |
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| 9. | Feb 20 |
| After breakfast we will walk to the “Ice Festival Place” and attend at the opening ceremony, concert, horse sledge competition, ankle bone shooting on the ice, rope pulling competition, performance from the ancient Darkhad and Tsaatan shamanist tradition. After dinnver we will visit to ice bar. | |
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| 10. | Feb 21 |
| In the morning after breakfast we will see reindeer sledge competition, skating competition, driving skills competition on the ice, entertaining Sumo wrestling on the ice, arm wrestling award ceremony. In the evening will be held the closing ceremony, performance and bone fire. | |
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| 11. | Feb 22 |
| Travel back to Moron town, take a flight to Ulaanbaatar. Farewell dinner hosted by our company. | |
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| 12. | Feb 23 |
| Depart. Our staff will see you off | |
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