Naadam Festival and Cultural Heritage 5 days 4 nights
May to October
|Ulaanbaatar
Chance to attend one of the richest cultural events in the world, experience Naadam as a Mongolian, feel the rhythm of the festive, cheer together with the crowd, taste and feel the excitement
Dates and Price
May to October
Ulaanbaatar, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
About the trip
Every Mongolian counts the day to the Naadam Festival, the highlight of their year and the most meaningful holiday. Your trip starts with dressing up for the ‘Mongolian Costume Day’ parade together with hundreds of Mongolians who live within and out of the country in Inner Mongolia, and the Buriyata Region of Russia. You can feel the pride of the nation running in the veins of the people who walk this parade and your camera will be overjoyed with the color boost. Naadam Opening ceremony is as grand as the Olympics, aside from the folk art, dancing, singing, contortion, State Banner ceremony, cheering crowd, and their excitement, 12000 people singing the National Anthem together is an unforgettable experience. Thousands of Mongolians watch the traditional wrestling, thousands more visit the horse racing field, cheering and roaring for the grand final, another thousand party at the Central Square with the most famous…