Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Buddha's birthday is marked with a lantern-lighting ceremony at UB's Naadam Stadium.
Thousands gather to release the floating lanterns into the sky. It's held in the third or
fourth week of May according to the lunar calendar.
June
Temperatures will reach the mid- to high 20s (Celsius). The weather tends
to be dry this month but an occasional rainstorm will bring relief to the
parched grasslands.
Roaring Hooves
Often held at a remote location in the Gobi Desert, this international music festival can
be staged anywhere in the country. See
www.roaringhooves.com
for details.
Fishing Season Starts
Fishing season kicks off on 15 July in Mongolia.
July
This is peak travel season. Weather is good although a heatwave usually
hits around this time; temperatures in the Gobi can reach 35°C.
Naadam
Mongolia's premier summer sports festival erupts in July. The date is fixed in Ulaan-
baatar (11-12 July) but will change from year to year in other cities and towns. Good vil-
lage naadams can be found at Dadal (
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) or Khatgal (
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)
.
Altai Horse Games
This festival on the third weekend in July in Altai Tavan Bogd National Park features tra-
ditional Kazakh horse games. (
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)
