China-Mongolia Tour Composition - Beijing Highlights and Naadam Festival

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Cultural heritage of Beijing, China This exotic tour is a composition of cultural heritages of Chinese ancient sedentary and Mongolian warriors' nomadic civilization. You will experience the differences between the 2 totally different cultures and their similiarity influenced by Buddhism. All the best of Chinese capital city Beijing and the unique nomadic cultural heritages of Mongolian steppe people and Mongolian nature beauty are seen wholly during the wonderful tour.

Day 1 Beijing

Arrive in Beijing, meet our guide at the airport and transfer to the hotel. Rest of the day is for leisure.

Day 2-4 Beijing (B+L+D)

We will visit the Tian an Men Square, the Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, Badaling Great Wall, the Sacred Way, Ming Tombs, Summer Palace, the Beihai Park and the Lama Temple. Enjoy the famous Peking duck dinner and the Peking Opera.

Mongolia: the combination of desert-greenlands, rocks-waters Day 5 Beijing - Ulaanbaatar (B+L+D)

Flight to Mongolia. Arrival in Ulaanbaatar, meet your guide at the airport and transfer to hotel. Enjoy sightseeing: visit Sukhbaatar Square, the Genghis monument and the Museum of Mongolian National History.

Day 6 Ulaanbaatar - Elsen Tasarkhai (B+L+D)

We will visit the Gandan Monastery and drive out of the town to Elsen Tasarhai, a picturesque combination of Gobi sand dunes, rocky mountains, lovely lakes and green grasslands. Arrive and transfer to tourist camp, lunch. Visit the sand dunes and walking on the dunes. Optional hiking etc. Stay overnight at the camp.

Day 7 Elsen Tasarkhai - Karakorum (B+L+D)

We drive to Karakorum, once was the capital city of Mongolian empire and later vandalized by the Chinese. Visit famous Erdene Zuu monastery from the 16th century built from the ruins of ancient Karakorum. Then we will visit the 6th century burial mounds of Turkic Empire. Transfer to tourist camp in the evening, dinner and stay overnight there.

Argali-wild sheep from the Gun-Galuut Nature Reserve, Mongolia Day 8 Karakorum - Hustai national park (B+L+D)

Today we drive to Hustai National park, where we will see the wonderful Takhi wild horses in the wild nature. Stay overnight in Hustai tourist camp.

Day 9 Hustai - Gun-Galuut (B+L+D)

Drive to Gun-Galuut Nature Reserve, a rare home for wildlife. Arrive and transfer to Steppe Nomads tourist camp. Visit a nomadic family and learn about Mongolian nomadic lifestyle. Optional horse riding/hiking to see the wild sheep Argali and other wild animals. Bird watching at local lakes. Dinner and stay overnight at Steppe Nomads camp.

Day 10 Gun-Galuut - Ulaanbaatar (B+L+D)

Today is a rest day before the Great Naadam Festival. Enjoy some optional kayaking, fishing or swimming on the Kherlen river. Optional camel riding or yak cart travel. After dinner we drive back to Ulaanbaatar and transfer to our hotel.

The Naadam Festival, One of the Mongolian traditional Festivals Day 11-12 Ulaanbaatar (B+L+D)

Naadam Festival days.
Take part in the Naadam Opening Ceremony, enjoy the 1st rounds of wrestling, archery competitions and the ankle bone shooting competitions. We will drive to the horse racing place to see Mongolian traditional horse racing. We will enjoy traditional Mongolian folk concert as well as a visit to the Bogd Khaan the Last King of Mongolia's Palace Museum and the Buddha Park. Meals at restaurants and stay overnight at the Hotel.

Day 13 Departure from Ulaanbaatar (B)
Departure flight for home or extend your visit for another tour.

Style: Traveller
Tour grade: Easy
Duration: 13 days/12 nights

Tour dates:
1 - 13 July 2007

Tour Prices 2007: (per person)
4-6 pax: 1600 USD
7-10 pax: 1400 USD

Tour price includes:

Twin sharing in good hotel***, tourist ger camps, English speaking local guides, included sightseeing tickets and entrance fees, Naadam festival tickets and arrangements, transfers by air conditioned private minivan, meals as listed, visa support.

Tour price excludes:

International airfare including PEK-ULN-PEK tickets, visa fees, all kinds of insurances, personal spendings, gratuities.

Day 1	July 1. Arrive in Beijing. Arrive in Beijing, meet our guide at the airport and transfer to the hotel***. Rest of the day is for leisure.	H
Day 2-4	July 2-4. Beijing sightseeing We will visit the Tian an Men Square, the Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, Badaling Great Wall, the Sacred Way, Ming Tombs, Summer Palace, the Beihai Park and the Lama Temple. Enjoy the famous Peking duck dinner and the Peking Opera. B+L+D	H
Day 5	July 5. Beijing - Ulaanbaatar. Flight to Mongolia. Arrival in Ulaanbaatar, meet your guide at the airport and transfer to hotel. Enjoy sightseeing: visit Sukhbaatar Square, the Genghis monument and the Museum of Mongolian National History. B+L+D	H
Day 6	July 6. Ulaanbaatar - Elsen Tasarkhai. We will visit the Gandan Monastery and drive out of the town to Elsen Tasarhai, a picturesque combination of Gobi sand dunes, rocky mountains, lovely lakes and green grasslands. Arrive and transfer to tourist camp, lunch. Visit the sand dunes and walking on the dunes. Optional hiking etc. Stay overnight at the camp. B+L+D	Gc
Day 7	July 7. Elsen Tasarkhai - Karakorum. We drive to Karakorum, once was the capital city of Mongolian empire and later vandalized by the Chinese. Visit famous Erdene Zuu monastery from the 16th century built from the ruins of ancient Karakorum. Then we will visit the 6th century burial mounds of Turkic Empire. Transfer to tourist camp in the evening, dinner and stay overnight there. B+L+D	Gc
Day 8	July 8. Karakorum - Hustai national park. Today we drive to Hustai National park, where we will see the wonderful Takhi wild horses in the wild nature. Stay overnight in Hustai tourist camp. B+L+D	Gc
Day 9	July 9. Hustai - Gun-Galuut. Drive to Gun-Galuut Nature Reserve, a rare home for wildlife. Arrive and transfer to Steppe Nomads tourist camp. Visit a nomadic family and learn about Mongolian nomadic lifestyle. Optional horse riding/hiking to see the wild sheep Argali and other wild animals. Bird watching at local lakes. Dinner and stay overnight at Steppe Nomads camp. B+L+D	Gc
Day 10	July 10. Gun-Galuut - Ulaanbaatar. Today is a rest day before the Great Naadam Festival. Enjoy some optional kayaking, fishing or swimming on the Kherlen river. Optional camel riding or yak cart travel. After dinner we drive back to Ulaanbaatar and transfer to our hotel. B+L+D	Gc
Day 11-12	July 11-12. Naadam Festival days. Take part in the Naadam Opening Ceremony, enjoy the 1st rounds of wrestling, archery competitions and the ankle bone shooting competitions. We will drive to the horse racing place to see Mongolian traditional horse racing. We will enjoy traditional Mongolian folk concert as well as a visit to the Bogd Khaan the Last King of Mongolia's Palace Museum and the Buddha Park. Meals at restaurants and stay overnight at the Hotel. B+L+D	H
Day 13	July 13. Departure from Ulaanbaatar Departure flight for home or extend your visit for another tour. B

CHINA
The Tian An Men square, which is probably the biggest one of its kind in the world. With a total area of 440,000 square meters, the Tiananmen Square found in the center of Beijing boasts the largest of its kind. Over a hundred years, many ceremonies and demonstrations have been held.

The Forbidden City was the imperial palaces of the Ming and Qing dynasties, known as the Palace Museum. The consitruction took 14 years and was finished in 1420. Twenty-four emperors, 14 in the Ming and 10 in the Qing dynasties ruled from here.

The Great Wall, one of the eight ancient wonders of the world and the only man-made construction on earth that the astronauts can see in the moon. Starting out in the east on the banks of Yalu River in Liaoning Province, the Wall stretches westwards for 12,700 kilometers to Jiayuguan in the Gobi Desert. It was built as a defensive structure from Mongolian warriors. Ming Tombs, which is a group of mausoleums of 13 Ming emperors and their empresses and concubines. Two of the toms are opens to the public.

The Summer Palace, which was built in 1153 in northwest of Bejing. It is an outstanding example of imperial gardens in classical Chinese style, housing tens of thousands of precious cultural relics.
The Temple of Heaven is situated in the southern part of Beijing, about 6 Km away from the center of the city. Traditionally, this temple was for imperial use only. It was built in 1420, covering an area of 273 hectares, it is the one of the largest parks in Beijing.

MONGOLIA
The Naadam festival is the biggest and most joyful celebration of the Mongols. It takes place on the 11-12th July annually.
The festival itself originated from the era of Hunnu Empire (209 BD) and was originally organized as a competition to test the skills of Mongol warriors between tribes. The festival comprises the "Three Manly Sports": wrestling, horse racing and archery. A fascinating and interesting event for all is where the 9 White Flags of Chinghis Khan are carried in a ceremonial parade from the State Parliament House to the Central Stadium and many other events to name a few.

Museum of National History invites you to show its rich exhibitions related to warlord Genghis Khan and his great nation, first man lived in Mongolian land, first Mongolian astronaut and his objects, Mongolian ethnicity etc.,

Karakorum is the ancient capital of Great Mongolian Empire. The most visited place of the country with its Erdene Zuu, which was the first Buddhist monastery in the Mongolian Empire. It was established in 1586 on the orders of Abtai Sain Khaan, a direct descendent of Chinggis Khaan. The monastery has a massive square wall, 420 meters in length each side, a total of 108 Stupas and 17 temples.

Elsen tasarhai is a part of the Great Mongolian Sand dunes and extends about 80 km. The scenery is a perfect combination of desert, picturesque mountains, river and green grassland.

Hustai National Park is where the wild Takhi- Przewalski horses have lived peacefully since 1993 when they were reintroduced to their native land. Here we are able to see and photograph these beautiful animals at pasture.

Gun-Galuut Nature Reserve is one of the most famous nature reserves of Mongolia. Being recently founded, the breathtaking park is full of wildlife including Wild Mountain sheep Argali. Brand new comfortable tourist camp Steppe Nomads will make your stay more enjoyable and unforgettably beautiful.