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Camel Festival

The event organizer is the “Tumen Temee-Ten Thousand Camels” a local association for protecting and preserving the two humped Bactrian camel population (that has been steadily declining over the past twelve years)…

Length: 2nights / 3days
Tour starting: 06th of March

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• Category: Event Tours Mongolia

• Places to visit: Ulaanbaatar – Dalanzadgad town – Bulgan soum – Ulaaanbaatar

• Activities: Camel festival,  visit to nomads, sightseeing, cultural visits

• Duration: 2nights / 3days

• Covering distance: 1420kms

• Number of participants: Min-3, max-12

The event organizer is the “Tumen Temee-Ten Thousand Camels” a local association for protecting and preserving the two humped Bactrian camel population (that has been steadily declining over the past twelve years). Overall activity of this NGO focuses on contribution for camel herders in order to increase productivity of their breeding camel herds, and giving them opportunity to gain more income by involving tourism, and main result will be increasing number of the camels and camel herders.

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Mar 06 Day 1 Flight to Ulaanbaatar and Camel Festival Days
In the morning transfer to airport, take a flight to Dalanzadgad, the center of Umnugobi province. We will be met with our drivers at local airport and travel (1-1.5hours by Russian minivan) to our camp.
Camel Festival Days! This event will be organised by “Tumen Temee” (“Ten Thousand Camels”) – association in order to protect two humped Bactrian camels and reproduce camel herders, to increase their productivity, to increase herder’s income by tourism. In those days we will “breathe” by camels. You will enjoy authentic festival program including, camels racing, children’s concert, camel wool product exhibition, camel polo, parade on camels and nice couple competition.Stay overnight in Local guest house.  LD

 

DSC_0056Mar 07 Day 2 Camel Festival Day
Today you will enjoy relay competition with camel. An entertaining competition which shows camel training methods and customs of “Heroes of great Gobi” people, overcomes severe climate and harsh condition of Gobi by their effort and endurance. Teams each having 5 members participate in it and show many methods and techniques of catching camel with lasso, tying and bringing down, putting wooden peg into camel’s nose and loading camel. Optional camel riding is available. Stay overnights in Local guest house. BLD

Mar 08 Day 3 Flight back to Ulaanbaatar
Travel back to Dalanzadgad town, take a flight to Ulaanbaatar. Arrival in Ulaanbaatar and transfer to tour hotel. End of the service. B

Price from:
USD 990per person

Included: All activities described in the itinerary, stay Ger camp (2 nights) in countryside, assistance service by English speaking team (in the Umnugobi) sightseeing cost and entrance fee to Protected Area, RT domestic flights, all transfers by 4WD Russian minivan in the countryside. Meals of breakfast, lunch  and dinner as mentioned per day itinerary.

Excluded: International transportation to and from Mongolia, travel insurance, hotel stay in Ulaanbaatar, mineral (bottled) water and alcoholic drinks, tips and gratuities, laundry and items of a personal nature.

Note:
• We are happy to arrange your hotel and transfers in Ulaanbaatar, private car transportation to our destinations at discounted rate.
• International and domestic flight and train tickets would be arranged due to the clients’ requests and wishes with our pleasures.
• City sightseeing tours are offered as optional.
• Private departures are available on request.

The festival program includes camels racing, local children’s concert, camel wool product exhibition, camel polo, parade on camels and nice couple competition. Also you will enjoy a relay competition with camel and an entertaining competition which shows camel training methods and customs of “Heroes of great Gobi”. Teams each having 5 members participate in it and show many methods and techniques of catching camel with lasso, tying and bringing down, putting wooden peg into camel’s nose and loading camel. Another highlight is a visit to significant paleontological and cultural sites in the Gobi.
Truly, in these days we will “breathe” by camels. Joining this magnificent festival will take you into a rare and unique opportunity to enjoy & interact with these amazing animals, and to take part in the camel herders’ nomadic lifestyle
We highly appreciate your decision for traveling to Mongolia with our company. Thus, we are pleased to assure the quality of your tour.
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