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The Blue Pearl Ice Festival is Mongolia’s biggest winter event. Every year, during the first week of March, Mongolia celebrates its biggest Ice Festival on frozen Khuvsgul Lake. Khuvsgul Lake is 136 kilometers long and 36 kilometers wide, making it Mongolia’s second-biggest lake. From late December to the beginning of April this massive lake completely freezes and creates natural wonders in northern Mongolia.
During the Ice Festival, you can do all sorts of winter activities.
Such as:
- Dog sledding
- Ice skating
- Horse sleigh
- Horse riding
- Visiting local reindeer herders
- Ice fishing etc we guarantee that you won’t be bored…
Also during the Ice Festival, there are hundreds of food stalls and yurts where you can taste and try lots of traditional Mongolian dishes and drinks. Immerse yourself in the Mongolian winter festival atmosphere.
About Ice Festival Tour
Here at Geru Travel Mongolia, we have prepared for you the best Ice Festival tour where you can experience real authentic Mongolia.
2025 Blue Pearl Ice Festival Tour announcement!
Tour Dates: 2025/02/21-25
Tour Duration: 4 Nights 5 Days
Tour Fee: 75,000 JPY per person
Tour Description:
On this tour, you will explore the Mongolian winter wonderland Hanh Town and the Blue Pearl Ice Festival. The Blue Pearl Ice Festival is Mongolia’s largest ice festival held on frozen Lake Khuvsgul Mongolia’s largest freshwater lake by volume and the second largest lake by area, holding 0.4% of the world’s freshwater.
You will also explore the southern and northern shores of the lake. The southern part is where the ice festival is held and is one of the most popular areas of the lake. Meanwhile, the northern part of the lake is very sparsely populated and its natural beauty is captivating. On this northern shore, you can see the highest peaks of the majestic Sayan Mountains.
Please make your reservation early to ensure smooth tour arrangements. Every year, about 40,000 people, including foreigners and Mongolians participate in this festival.
Tour highlights:
– Attend the Ice Festival
– Drive 260 kilometers on the largest and purest lake in Mongolia
– Ice skating on the frozen lake
– Horse sleigh
– Enjoy snow sculptures ~
– Horseback riding
– Explore the Sayan Mountains
Note: (The actual date of the tour may be one day earlier or later)
About the Hanh town
Hanh town is one of the most isolated yet beautiful places in Mongolia, it is located northern shore of the beautiful Khuvsgul Lake and the southern foothill of the majestic Sayan Mountains also the town has a border with Russia, and during summer lots of Russian travelers visit at the town as well.
Tour itineraries for 4N5D and 6N7D
This year we offer two different tour plans.
The first one is the 6N7D tour for 85,000 YEN and the other one is the 4N5D tour for 75,000 YEN. Both plans include meals and transportation throughout the trip.
6N7D plan includes 2 nights accommodations and meals in Ulaanbaatar. 4N5D plan gives you the flexibility to arrange your own accommodation while in Ulaanbaatar.
Tour map
If you are unfamiliar with Mongolia here is the tour map for you. Mongolia is massive and in one way will drive more than 1000 kilometers as illustrated on the tour map.
However, it does not mean that driving is the only option. You may want to avoid long driving and want to save time in that case you can fly from Ulaanbaatar to Murun city in one way or two ways. However, during the Ice Festival, flight tickets are extremely competitive we recommend purchasing them as soon as it is available for sale.
Tour inclusions
The tour price which is 75,000 YEN includes:
- Accommodations throughout the trip
- Meals throughout the trip
- Professional tour driver and 4×4 tour vehicle
- English and Japanese-speaking tour guide
- Entrance fees for national parks and museums
- Horse and camel riding fees
- Ice Skating
- Drone footage etc
Tour exclusions
The tour price will exclude:
- International and Domestic flight fees
- Travel insurance
- Alcoholic drinks
About our team
Here at Geru Travel, we have more than 14 years of expertise in the Mongolian tourism industry. Since 2022, we have been organizing this Ice Festival tour, and each year we have had more than 40 to 50 travelers, including Mongolians and international travelers such as Japanese, German, Thai, Taiwanese, etc. Take a look below for photos of the previous Ice Festival and Hanh town tour.
Book the tour
If you want to be part of this adventure and attend the biggest winter festival in Mongolia, fill out the questionnaire form below. Once you complete it, we will contact you and provide you with more details of the tour.
