2023/2024 Mongolia Nomadic Lifestyle

Visit Mongolia

True Nomadic Lifestyle Tour

$ US 1,699 or 1,745 €

Key Information

Trip Length: 8 days/7 nights.
Tour Grade: Easy to Moderate.
Tour Code: SMT-NMC-8D
Meeting/Departure Points: Pick up at your hotel or hostel or guesthouse in Ulaanbaatar (UB City), Mongolia (excluding flights, trains, hotel, hostel, guesthouse, transfers, guide in Ulaanbaatar).
Small Minimum Group: 1-16 travelers-guaranteed!.
Diary Departures: June-September 15th.
Total Distance: about 1500kms.
Airfare or Train Included: No.
Tour Customizable: Yes

Tour Highlights: Pick up at your hotel or hostel, or guesthouse in Ulaanbaatar (UB City). Meet Samar Magic Tours team. This journey designed especially for small groups, families, private, and funny travel to experience the hospitality of a Mongolian Nomadic Family. Mongolia is a pasture land supporting over 50 million herd animals. Mongolians see their horse is their best friend. The Mongolian Nomadic Family milks their mares five times a day, and the cows and yaks twice. The nomads of Mongolia sustain their lives directly from the products of domesticated animals such as cattle, horses, camels, yaks, sheep, and goats. Mongolian taditional cuisine primarily consists of dairy products, meat, and animal fats. The most common rural dish is cooked mutton, often without any other ingredients. Herders live in Mongolian traditional dwelling (covered felt) Ger. What is a Ger?. This is a traditional tent of Mongolian nomads. Gers are round, with a hole in the center for ventilation. It is made of a wooden lattice covered with wool felt, and can be taken down and moved quite easily. The word Ger literally translated from the Mongolian language simply means "home of Mongolia´s nomadic families". The Ger is a symbol of Mongolia. Great opportunities for learn how to cook Mongolian traditional meals, the dairy products, play traditional games, and milk animals. Ride horses on the steppes, meeting nomadic people, staying in a traditional tent, seeing grasslands and beautiful vistas.

• Mongol Nomadic Show-Here you can feel the experience the Mongolian lifestyle and culture in one place successfully since the year of 2011. The tourists and Mongolians are interested in visiting, as well as to show the importance of cognitive and traditional nomadic cultures to their children.
  
  THE MONGOL NOMADIC SHOW PROGRAM CONSISTS OF:

  • Welcome visitors by Mongolia customs.
  • Visit the Mongolian nomadic family.
  • Introducing nomadic culture and lifestyle.
  • Offer traditional food / tea, dairy products, airag-fermented mare’s milk and Mongolian vodka/ to guests.
  • Entertaining with Morin Khuur-horse fiddle and singing Mongolian folk songs.
  • Take a small feastincluding singing, dancing and playing a finger game and inviting guests for it.
  • Get introduced how to breed five animals.
  • Binding and milking sheep and goats inviting guests.
  • Showing the processing of dairy products and vodka brewing to the guests.
  • Archery.
  • Playing with national games / ankle-bone / together with guests.
  • Making felt with guests.
  • Glazing.
  • Demonstrating how to move with a typical stroller such as a cow carriage, yak cargo, a camel or a horse-cart.
• Journey to Karakorum-the Genghis (Chinggis) Khan's 13th century capital and heart of the mighty Mongolian Empire. Visit Erdene Zuu Monastery in the UNESCO World Heritage Orkhon Valley-is located west of Ulaanbaatar, along the Orkhon River in Ovorkhangai and Arkhangai Provinces, was the center of the Mongol Empire, the center of the Uighur Empire, and the birthplace of Mongolian Buddhism. Today, the cultural heritage of the valley constitutes a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
• Ugii Lake-is a wonderful place for birdlife (cranes and ducks, to name just a few species, migrate to the area around late April & May). This a freshwater lake located in the valley of the Orkhon river, at 1, 387 meters above sea level in Arkhangai province. Ugii lake (Ogii lake) is also renowned for its fishing. It covers 25 square kilometers, and is rich in Perch and Pike. Swan Goose, White Spoonbill and Dalmatian Pelican have been recorded. Relaxing, fishing, boating, hiking, or horseback riding.
• Tsenkher Hot Springs-is located in Tsenkher sum, Arkhangai province. Tsenkher hot springs-have healing properties notably on articular diseases and nervous system's diseases. Heat of the water reaches 86 celsius degree (65-90C). Relaxing and enjoy baths in Tsenkher Hot Springs.
• Orkhon Waterfall-is situated in Ovorkhangai province, in the historically significant Orkhon Valley, whose river flows an incredible 1120kms/696 miles to the North before it joins the mighty Selenge river. Also called Ulaan Tsutgalan, the waterfall was formed by a unique combination of volcanic eruptions and earthquakes about 20,000 years ago. The fall is naturally most impressive after heavy rain.
• Elsen Tasarkhai (Bayangobi Desert)-is a part of the 80kms/50miles long Mongol Els Sand Dunes and is located on about 270kms/168miles west from the capital Ulaanbaatar. The nature in this area is really spectacular and great for relaxing. During the trip, you will also have opportunities to visit a local nomadic family, ride two-humped Bactrian camel, walk on sand dunes, experience staying in a traditional Mongolian dwelling ger, and walk and relax in beautifully serene nature. We would be pleased to have you join us!.

The Best Time to Travel to Mongolia: The travel season begins in May to September, July and August are the peaks tourist season. September is autumn.