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Thousand Camel Festival Gobi Desert Tour Overview
Attend full of cultural discovery Thousand Camel Festival while traveling one of the coldest deserts. The majestic view of hundreds of camels in their shaggy wool those race on the steppes, ridden for polo game, used for ger transport is a few of the favorite scenes for both photographers and cultural explorers. It is unique to see the camel herders and local festival attendees dressed in their colorful, decorative, and warmest traditional clothes made of silk, cotton, fur, and hide.
You will see the camel herders compete with their clothing, ability to train the camels, make products from camel derived materials, load and unload gers on the camels.
On Thousand Camel Festival Gobi Desert, you also visit Mukhar Shivert Valley in the famous Gobi Gurban Saikhan Mountain National Park to hike short to see the frozen mountain river that looks like a frozen waterfall.
March 5, Day 1: Tour to the provincial center Dalanzadgad
Your guide and drier pick you up from your accommodation. Drive 600 km on paved roads of the vast open Gobi steppes heading Dalanzadgad, a central town of Umnugobi province. On the way, you will transit several towns of the Gobi desert, see continuously changing landscapes and herds of camels and other animals of the nomads.
Accommodation: local hotel
Meals: Lunch, Dinner
Driving distance: 580 km driving
March 6, Day 2: Visit Mukhar Shivert Valley in Gurban Saikhan Mountain and the Thousand Camel Festival
After breakfast, we will drive to Mukhar Shivert Valley in the Gobi Gurban Saikhan Mountain. After some hiking, you will see a frozen river that looks like a frozen waterfall. The journey continues on the Gobi desert steppes to visit another small town Bulgan. Check-in a guest house (hotels are not available in the town). The opening of the Camel Festival starts with a camel parade. You will see hundreds of two-humped camels gathered at a place. Next, you will see a competition of the nice-looking couple ridden on gracefully looking camels, an anklebone shooting competition, camel polo, and an exhibition of camel paintings, camel products, and dairy products made from camel milk. Today’s event ends with a concert of school children of Bulgan town.
Accommodation: Guest house
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Driving distance: 150 km driving
March 7, Day 3: Second day of the Thousand Camel Festival
The second day of the festival starts with a camel race. There are two races; full-grown camels and two-year-old camels. You may bet on the race of the two-year-old camels to make your day more enjoyable. Another interesting point of the festival is the camel training demonstration, catching, and ways to use camels for migration. The festival ends when winners of all competitions are prized.
Accommodation: Guest house
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Driving distance: short driving
March 8: Day 4: Return to Ulaanbaatar
Return to Ulaanbaatar and transfer to your accommodation.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Driving distance: 580 km on paved roads, 100km on rough roads
TOUR PRICE PER PERSON
Group tour price: 500$ per person
Single supplement: 110$
DISCOUNTS
- For children of a family trip
- One free space for every 16 pax (Regards private group tour)
- Early booking discount 10%
- 1 night in a local hotel
- 2 nights at a guest house
- English speaking guide
- Transfer service
- Camel Festival fee
- 3 breakfast, 4 lunch, 3 dinner
- Daily bottled water
The tour includes:
- Bar bills, laundry, telephone calls
- Travel & medical insurance
- Visa fee
- International travel
- Accommodation in Ulaanbaatar
- Arrival/Departure transfer
The tour excludes:
Is Thousand Camel Festival Gobi Desert Tour suitable for me?
The Thousand Camel Festival takes place near Bulgan town, located 680 km from Ulaanbaatar. You will drive 580 km on paved roads to Umnugobi province’s central town Dalanzadgad to break the driving while staying in a hotel. The 580 km driving takes 8-9 hours. The driving length is the same when you return to Ulaanbaatar. Total driving distance 1410 km. The tour has not included any physical or demanding activities, but staying in a fire heating gers/houses and having outdoor activities at -15°C to -12°C makes the tour a little challenging. Short camel riding with the support of a local equestrian is an experience.
Accommodation
Mongolian tourism depends highly on the season and seasonal accommodation ger camps. Therefore, the ger camps of the Gobi do not work in winter. On Thousand Camel Festival Gobi Desert Tour, you spend two overnights at a guest house. The toilet is a latrine. Stove fire heats the gers/houses. You will stay one night at a hotel in Dalanzadgad, where a shower and WC are available. The tour does not include accommodation in Ulaanbaatar. If you wish, we will be happy to book a hotel for you upon your request.
Guides
The majority of our guides are English speaking. We also have some guides who speak German, French, Spanish, Chinese, and Japanese. They are all professionally trained, friendly, helpful, and most of them were born and grown in the countryside. Therefore, they have good knowledge of the country’s culture, tradition, history, and geography.
Transport type of Thousand Camel Festival Gobi Desert Tour
Japanese vans driven by experienced, friendly, and safe mechanic-drivers will serve you.
When is the Thousand Camel Festival?
The Thousand Camel Festival takes place on 6 and 7 March, annually. In terms of weather, the beginning of March is spring, but still cold sometimes. The winter weather continues until mid of March in some years. Snow and storms are usual in Match. Therefore, we suggest you bring warm clothes. You should expect -10°C to +12°C daytime and +1°C to -18° at nights.
Packing list of Thousand Camel Festival Gobi Desert Tour
• Torch/headlamp will be useful when going to the bathroom in the evening
• A warm jacket suitable as low as -20°C. Layers of warm clothes are another option (fleece jacket/sweatshirt). The layers of clothing allow efficient heat retention and protect against the cold and chill wind. For added warmth, we can provide full length, warm traditional cloth “deel” on request. It is free of charge.
• Pajamas/tights or something similar help you stay warm at night
• Warm boots and a good pair of thermal wool socks
• Warm hats, gloves, and scarf
• Windproof sun cream
• Some pills for common symptoms such as travel sickness pills, allergies pills, Pepto-Bismol for the inevitable upset stomach, Antibiotic cream for cuts, scratches, etc. These should be carried in the original, clearly labeled container, in your hand luggage, and should be checked with the Mongolian embassy if necessary.
• Shampoo, soap, lotions, deodorant, and toothpaste are all available extensively in Ulaanbaatar. However, they are not available during guest house stay.
• Bringing your towel, dry/wet tissues, and hand sanitizer will be useful during some important stops in the countryside (call of nature).· The hotels provide towels. However, the guest house will not.
• Travel and medical insurance, passport, and other documents
• Camera with a spare battery or a mobile charger
• Check the allowed power bank Wh with your flight operator and make sure you carry it in the handbag.
• Check here vaccinations and health information needed to travel to Mongolia.
