Day 1 Ulaanbaatar
Arrival in Ulaanbaatar and transfer to hotel. Optional full and half day tours are available.
Day 2 Ulaanbaatar/ Ice Festival
Meet our team and drive to Chinggis Khaan Airport. After a short flight arrive in Murun, center of Khuvsgul province. Upon arrival drive to the frozen lake Khuvsgul. Have dinner and spend the night in a ger camp on the lake shore.(L/D)
Day 3 Ice Festival/Ice Marathon
After a relaxing breakfast, enjoy the opening ceremony of the Ice Festival. Watch traditional Mongolian folk music concert and a shamanic ritual. Today will mark the beginning of the first round of the Ice Marathon. Ice skaters will participate in a100km race. Guests will have plenty of opportunities for photography, horse riding on the frozen lake, and a visit to a nomadic family in the area. After dinner, a foreigner wearing the best Mongolian Deel will be elected and awarded with a medal and a certificate by the office of the province governor. (B/L/D)
Day 4 Ice Festival/ Ice Marathon
The ice driving competition will take place among local drivers. Ice wrestling, horse sledding, horse riding, a visit to a nomadic family, and many other activities are available to you. After dinner, the closing ceremony will be celebrated with fireworks. Spend the night in a ger camp. (B/L/D)
Day 5 Ulaanbaatar
Breakfast at the ger camp and drive back to Murun for the flight back to Ulaanbaatar. Transfer to a hotel. Have a leisurely day and spend the night in a hotel. (B)
Day 6 Eagle Festival
Meet our team and drive to the Chinggisiin Khuree area to attend the Eagle Hunting Festival. Watch interesting activities such as the eagle hunting competition, horseback archery competition and eagle training demonstration. Have a picnic lunch on snow. After the festival finishes (by 5pm), drive back to Ulaanbaatar and transfer to the hotel. (L)
Day 7 Departure
Breakfast at the hotel and travel to airport for international departure.