Naadam Festival 8 days and Khuvsgul Lake, Reindeer, Nomadic family

Overview

Naadam is traditional festival in Mongolia. The festival is also locally termed "eriin gurvan naadam" mean "The three games of men". The games are Mongolian wrestling, horse racing and archery and are held throughout the country during the midsummer holidays. Women have started participating in the archery and girls in the horse-racing games, but not in Mongolian wrestling. In 2010, Naadam was inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity of UNESCO. The main attraction of Naadam festival is opening ceremony and tickets are limited. Khuvsgul lake is dark, blue pearl and Darkhad valley - there are over 200 lakes surrounded by high mountains covered with forest and extensive marshland , which is a home of reindeer people- Tsaatan ethnic minority. Total distance: 1800km Total lenght: 7 days