Brief itinerary

Detail itinerary

Day1.
Arrival in Ulaanbaatar, meet at the airport or train station and transfer to hostel.

Day2.
Drive to Terelj National Park, we will visit nomadic family. Usually Mongolia people prepare to Tsagaan sar holiday in this day. There you can see them preparing for the holiday. Tonight family members get together and the feature dish is steamed dumpling (Buuz). Sometimes relatives come to join, bringing Buuz and join the family. Today everyone should get packed in their stomach. Stay overnight with that family.

Day3.
Today we wake up at 6.00-7.00 o’clock in the morning before sun goes up. As Mongolian tradition, today people wear new national clothes /deel/, and go for greeting with the oldest family member /grandparents/. Their grandparents kiss and greet young and old people, grandchildren. This is called Zolgolt(Greeting). They chat with relatives, eat national foods, drink /Airag / mare’s milk, play ankle bone shooting /national game/. After this we may visit another family by riding horses. Stay overnight with the same family.

Day4.
Today we will wonder around the Terelj National Park on the horseback. We will ride a bit and visit and greet to some other families with our host family. This afternoon we will be transferred to our ger camp. Stay overnight there.

Day5.
Drive back to Ulaanbaatar. Transfer to hostel. Shopping. After dinner we’ll go to Zaisan hill. Stay overnight in hotel.

Day6.
Departure

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