NOMAD’S WINTER FESTIVAL 2013
You have a great opportunity to enjoy the most famous winter events along in one package.
- Ice Festival – 01-03 March
- International Skating Event – 01-03 March
All above listed events are included in our extraordinary trip program. This is another way of discovering Mongolia which should not be missed!
Have you ever dreamt of experiencing one of the coldest, but still mild winter of the earth? Or would you want to explore a mystery of how nomads survive with their 5 snouts of pastoral animals within temperature as drops as minus 30 degrees? Or want you have an extraordinary experience as riding Mongolian horse or camel in the snow covered vast white steppe and stay with hospitable nomads in their traditional felt made dwelling - Ger as used for centuries? Perhaps you are missing a natural black ice which is about 1.5m thick. And want you skate on it? You can find all your winter dreams come true in Mongolia during its silver season! Winter in Mongolia offers a brand new eye to discover the country through unique activities: The snow covered steppes... Dogs sleds, skaters, and Mongolian winter traditions... Winter surely offers unbelievable memories to adventurers...
Eagle Festival – 05 March
Eagle festival information
Golden Eagle Festival, the fantastic celebration settled by the Kazakhs with their Golden Eagles in Western Mongolia. But this festival will be held near in Ulaanbaatar. The highlight of the trip takes Kazakh people from Bayan-Olgii province who participate all competition which are Kazakh traditional games such as Kokbar, archery, traditional horse racing and camel racing are also part of this celebration.
Camel Festival – 06-08 March
Camel festival information
The festival program includes camels racing, local children's concert, camel wool product exhibition, camel polo, parade on camels and nice couple competition. Also you will enjoy a relay competition with camel and an entertaining competition which shows camel training methods and customs of "Heroes of great Gobi". Teams each having 5 members participate in it and show many methods and techniques of catching camel with lasso, tying and bringing down, putting wooden peg into camel's nose and loading camel. Other highlight is visit to significant paleontological and cultural sites in the Gobi.
Truly, in these days we will "breathe" by camels. Joining this magnificent festival will take you into a rare and unique opportunity to enjoy & interact with these amazing animals, and to take part in the camel herders' nomadic lifestyle.
