Yak Festival
Event date: 23 July
Venue: Orkhon valley, , Uvurkhangai province, MONGOLIA (near to the Ulaantsutgalan waterfall)
GPS: 46.777998 101.875334
In Mongolia, the yak plays an important part in supporting local livelihoods. Yaks are used to transport people and cargo; warm clothes are made from their wool; their milk and meat provide food; and even their dung is used for fuel.
While yaks are dependable domesticated animal, they are also surprisingly fast runners, especially in sprints. In Mongolia, yak races are a popular form of local entertainment.
These races are an indispensable part of festivals, such as the Yak Festival that takes place in Uvurkhanga in July. Apart from yak races, there are yak rodeos, milking competitions and even a yak beauty contest.
Tens of thousands of people, all in colorful attire, gather in the center of the steppes. They pitch their tents and enjoy the joyous market atmosphere and the excitement of the competitions. Yaks have not been domesticated to such an extent as horses, so they can be quite unpredictable!
Many yak races have ended at places other than the finish line, since a yak can decide to stop and eat or go off in a completely different direction. But these surprises are what makes the yak races so interesting. The point after all, is to have fun and winning isn't the main priority at all.
HOW TO ATTEND:
A bus will be run from Ulan Bator in the morning of July 22nd at 08:00 and returns on the evening of July 23rd.
Cost: 50000 tug
Booking:
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By tel: 99069306, 99088605
