
World Horse Day Festival +
Genghis Khan World Derby
Integrated Schedule: July 10 – July 20, 2026
Arrival & Cultural Welcome
- ✈️ Airport pickup and welcome
- 🏨 Hotel check-in
- 👘 Participation in the “Deeltei Mongol” traditional costume parade
- 🎭 Cultural performance (music, dance)
- 🍽 Welcome dinner with Mongolian cuisine
Naadam + Forum
- 🎉 Naadam Festival Opening Ceremony
- 🏹 Traditional wrestling, archery, and horse racing showcase
- 🏛 Visit to the Chinggis Khaan Museum
- 🍽 National lunch
- 🎤 World Horse Day Forum (14:00 – 18:00)
– Topics: equestrian sports, tourism, and innovation
– Panel discussions + networking - 🥂 Standing reception & gala dinner
Khui Doloon Khudag & Expo
- 🐎 Excursion to Khui Doloon Khudag
- 🏇 Watch the Naadam horse races
- 🎪 World Horse Day Expo (Day 1) – exhibitions & business meetings
- 🏕 Visit local herders, cultural exchange
- 🍽 Evening banquet
Derby Training & Expo
- 🐴 Genghis Khan World Derby – Training Day
– Horse selection & preparation
– Veterinary checks & safety briefing
– Navigation and challenge training - 🎪 World Horse Day Expo (Day 2)
- 🎶 Evening cultural show
Derby Stages
🏇 Stage 1 – Plains Navigation (July 14)
– Steppe navigation challenge
– Visit a nomadic family checkpoint, traditional task: airag (fermented mare’s milk) preparation
🏇 Stage 2 – Mountain & River Crossing (July 15)
– Cross mountains and rivers
– Traditional task: archery & cooking over open fire
🏇 Stage 3 – Steppe Survival & Relay (July 16)
– Team relay race
– Horse-catching challenge
🏇 Stage 4 – Long Distance Endurance Ride (July 17)
– 80–100 km endurance stage
– Veterinary checks for horses’ health
– Special performance: “King of Kings” horse show
🏇 Stage 5 – Final Sprint & Cultural Games (July 18)
– Final sprint to finish line + equestrian skill games
– 🏆 Awards ceremony
– 🎉 Closing gala dinner
Cultural Leisure & Shopping
- 🏛 City tour: National Museum, Zaisan Hill memorial
- 🛍 Free time & shopping
- 🍽 Farewell reception
Departure
✈️ Airport transfer and departures