Trip overview

Tsagaan Sar or Lunar New Year Holiday offers to experience an authentic and the biggest Mongolian cultural celebration based on herding lifestyle. The celebration features traditional way of greetings, family members and tight kinship, delicious Mongolian food and beverages and exchanging gifts. At the request of our clients the tour program can be flexible depending on their travel plan.

Highlights

Experience Mongolian nomadic lifestyle
Enjoy the first sunrise of the year
Visit nomads
Horse riding
Explore Chinggis Khan's Statue & Terelj NP
Enjoy traditional meals

Itinerary

DAY 1. WELCOME TO MONGOLIA & MEET WITH OUR TEAM

Upon your arrival at Chinggis Khaan’s International Airport, our travel guide and driver will pick you up and transfer to hotel. Depending on your arrival time, a small city tour can be arranged.

DAY 2. TO GORKHI TERELJ NATIONAL PARK

Head to one of the most popular national parks of Mongolia, Terelj National Park, located in Tuv province. Upon arrival at the park, will visit a turtle rock which is naturally formed granite stone and do horse trekking to Aryapala Buddhist meditation temple.

DAY 3. ENJOY TSAGAAN SAR HOLIDAY

The Holiday begins with warm greetings, locally termed as Zolgokh with family members starting with elders. Before the greetings, we will enjoy the sunset from a hilltop nearby the nomadic family because seeing sunset on the first day of the coming year is set traditionally and every Mongolians do that to take their first step of the year for getting lucky. Next, we’ dress up with traditional garments and enjoy some traditional cuisines. Finally, visitors and the family exchange gifts.

DAY 4. BACK TO ULAANBAATAR CITY VIA CHINGGIS KHAN'S STATUE

Drive to Tsonjin boldog, a historical place related to Chinggis Khaan, 13th century of Mongolia. Once you reach the place, you will visit a giant horseback statue of Chinggis Khaan, 40m high and made with 250tons of stainless steel. Head back to Ulaanbaatar city and transferred to accommodation.