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Itinerary (7 days)

Day 1: Ulaanbaatar city tour
Tour begins: At the airport in Ulaanbaatar you will be meet  your guide and driver. City orientation tour begins with visiting Gandan Monastery. Lunch at the Modern Nomads restaurant /Mongolian national food, modern and comfortable/. Visit the dinosaur exhibits at the Museum of Natural History and Chinggis statue at the government house. Free time. Overnight at 3 star hotel. (L)

Day 2: Visit Naadam Festival in GOBI
Fly to Dalanzadag (Gobi) and attend the Naadam festival opening starts at 10-11 am. The sports are most popular with the Mongols since ancient times are wrestling, horse racing and archery. At present it is a national holiday held 11-13th July each year to commemorate the Mongol People's Revolution. But, it’s slightly different in provinces and villages. The traditional style of wrestling has its own long-standing ritual. The second element of the Three Manly Sports is horse racing. The third element of the national competitions is archery, which has been perfected over centuries. Full day in Dalanzadgad exploration & enjoy Nadaam Festival. Overnight in tourist camp near city. (B/L/D)

Day 3 : Naadam Festival second day
Next day, after breakfast drive to the horse race finish line see the daaga (2-year-old horse) race of 10km and the soyolon (5-year-old horse) race of 25km. After watching horse racing drive to Flaming cliffs “Bayanzag” – Dinosaur’s native land. Bayanzag is an area of red cliffs, which formed from the erosion of sand and rock over many thousands of years. It is also the site of several successful dinosaur excavations. Overnight at the tourist camp. (B/L/D)

Day 4: Middle Gobi- Ongi cloister
Today we drive to Middle Gobi (about 250km) to Ongi cloister. Ongi found in 1760 place where 30 temple and 1000 Buddhist lamas used to live. During 1939’s communist purges it’s completely destroyed. Today one temple has been fully rebuilt. The grounds also include tow small museums.  Overnight in the tourist camp. (B/L/D)

Day 5: Kharakhorum city, Erdenezuu Monastery
After breakfast drive to Kharakhorum (250km) ancient Mongolian capital city and Erdene-Zuu monastery. Mongolia´s ancient capital city Kharakhorum, Chinggis Khaan´s fabled city, was founded in 1220 in the ORKHON Valley, at the crossroads of “The Silk Road”. It was from there that the Mongol Empire was governed, until Kublai Khaan moved to Beijing. Erdene-Zuu Mongolian biggest Monastery was built in 1586 (16 century) and is surrounded by a massive 400m-x 400m wall. Not a single nail was used in the construction of the ornate temples, only a few of which remain standing after the communist purges. Overnight in the tourist camp. (B/L/D)

Day 6: Ulaanbaatar
After Lunch drive back to Ulaanbaatar. It will be a day of guided sightseeing in UB, shopping and free time. Evening you will watch National folk dance performance. overnight at the 3 star hotel. (B/L/D)

Day 7: Departure
You will be taken to airport. (B)