Mongolia Steppe Marathon Tour

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2026 29th Mongolia International Grand Steppe Marathon Tour  

6 Days / 5 Nights Tour MAR-26

The 29th "Mongolia International Steppe Marathon" in 2026

Duration6 days / 5 nights
AccommodationStandard hotel / ger
Meals5 breakfasts, 4 lunches, 4 dinners
GuideEnglish guide
Price2 people: $1,545
Departure pointChinggis Khaan Airport

Overview

Tour codeMAR-26
Number of days6 days / 5 nights
Departure pointChinggis Khaan Airport
AccommodationStandard hotel / ger
Meals5 breakfasts, 4 lunches, 4 dinners
Hotel usedStandard room
Local guideEnglish guide
Minimum number of participantsFrom 1 person
Booking methodBook online
Local tour price2 people: $1,545

Itinerary

DayScheduleMealsAccommodation
1
Day

9/04
Ulaanbaatar
Transport: Airplane / Bus

Depart the airport on flight OM502. As soon as the plane is level, drinks and meals are served. Mongolian immigration cards are handed out; please fill them in yourself. Arrive at Ulaanbaatar Chinggis Khaan International Airport. Submit your immigration card and passport at passport control. A local staff member holding a Mongolia Marathon poster will meet you and take you to a [restaurant] in the city. Go to the hotel by bus. Check in.

-Standard Class Hotel🏨
2
Day

9/05
Ulaanbaatar → Ulaanbaatar → Suburbs
Transport: Bus / Horse riding

After breakfast at the hotel, receive your Grand Steppe Marathon bib number, souvenirs and so on. Get off at Zaisan Hill and view the city from the observatory. Visit the Chinggis Khaan statue and Gandan Monastery. Shopping at Nomin Department Store, the largest in Ulaanbaatar.

After lunch, head to the tourist camp where the Grand Steppe Marathon is held, about 50 km from Ulaanbaatar. Outside the car window, Mongolia's vast natural steppe spreads out. Learn how to handle and ride horses from the riding staff and an English guide, ride around the grand steppe that is the symbol of the campsite, and visit a nomad family. (Sightseeing by car is also possible at your request.) Dinner at the camp.

You can enjoy sunsets and sunrises. A sky full of stars at night!

Overnight at Mongolia Prairie Resort Tourist Camp.

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3
Day

9/06
Ulaanbaatar suburbs
Transport: On foot

After breakfast, we guide you to the start line of the International Grand Steppe Marathon. 08:30 Take part in the 29th Mongolia International Steppe Marathon. After the marathon, rest at the tourist ger. Take part in each event, such as the half marathon. After the marathon, attend the awards ceremony and steppe party (dinner). Night: after the party ends, return to the tourist ger.

After dinner, enjoy an international campfire with camp staff and nomads under a sky full of stars.

Overnight at Mongolia Prairie Resort Tourist Camp.

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4
Day

9/07
Ulaanbaatar suburbs → Terelj National Park
Transport: private car

9:00 AM, pick-up at the ger. Head to Terelj National Park by private car. Terelj sightseeing: after seeing Turtle Rock, walk to Aryabal Monastery.

After enjoying the nature around Terelj Park, visit a nomad's ger and enjoy interaction with local people. Lunch at the nomad's ger. In the afternoon, enjoy hiking and horse riding. At night enjoy stargazing.

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Stay at a ger camp⛺
5
Day

9/08
Terelj National Park → Ulaanbaatar
Transport: private car

After breakfast, free time. Relax until departure. Leave Terelj Park and head to the Chinggis Khaan Statue Theme Park.

After arriving, stroll around the theme park and its surroundings. After viewing the museum and video inside the Chinggis Khaan statue, visit the ger of a Kazakh family living in Nalaikh District. Try traditional Kazakh dishes. The Kazakhs living in Bayan-Ulgii Province, the westernmost province of Mongolia, are famous for hunting with golden eagles. After that, visit an Islamic mosque. Arrive at your Ulaanbaatar city hotel around 16:00. Free time.

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Overnight at a city hotel, standard class🏨
6
Day

9/09
Ulaanbaatar ✈ the airport
Transport: Bus / Airplane

Depart the camp and we take you to Chinggis Khaan International Airport.

Check in at the MIAT Mongolian Airlines counter. Baggage up to 24 kg is free. Return home on flight OM501. Arrive at the airport. Thank you for your hard work.

Breakfast: ○-

*Itinerary and times may change depending on weather and road conditions.

Highlights and Information

September 6It is decided to be held!!

A Mongolian steppe marathon that does not run on asphalt. The prize for the half marathon winner, both men and women, is one horse. Because it is a grand steppe run with no markers at all, runners get lost every year, but follow-up by a human wave of staff is thorough. A tour combining participation in the Mongolian steppe marathon and running on the grand steppe with visits to nomad homes and souvenir hunting.

Mongolia Grand Steppe Marathon Tour

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Itinerary and tour points

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* The above itinerary and times may change locally depending on the weather and road congestion on the day. In that case, we kindly ask for your understanding and to follow the instructions
of the local staff.
*Meals may become box lunches, and the hotel / restaurant / ger may each be changed.
Various prizes: "one horse" for the half marathon winners, men and women
Venue:
Central Province National Racecourse, Mongolia
Events: 1 km, 3 km, 5 km, 10 km, half marathon (from children to the elderly)
Eligibility: anyone in good health
Included:
General $115(including commemorative T-shirt and steppe party fee) Accommodation, meals, English guide fee, Terelj sightseeing, horse riding, camel experience, city sightseeing and more...
Co-organized by: Mongolian Athletics Federation
Supported by: Japanese Embassy, Japanese Association, JICA Office, Mongolia-Japan Center, JUGAMO

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  • The above price is the per-person price when the tour runs with2people. Depending on the number of participants, a more economical price plan may be available.
  • Accommodation is the hotel listed above or a hotel of equivalent class.
  • In Ulaanbaatar city hotels, two people normally share one room.
  • If one person uses a room alone, an additional charge of $40 per night applies.
  • At tourist camps, rooms (gers) are normally shared by 2–4 people.
  • If you use a tourist camp ger as a single, an additional charge of $25 per night applies.
  • An English-speaking guide stays with you throughout, and a professional licensed driver is arranged.
  • The vehicle is a private vehicle suited to the number of people: sedan, minibus, 4WD, etc.
  • Meals: as stated in the itinerary (standard three-course meals)
  • Sightseeing and meals may change due to local conditions such as weather or flight delays.
  • We also accept requests for additional arrangements such as extra nights, a private guide or a private car, and for hotel specification or upgrades.
    *Please consult us when booking.
  • We can arrange Mongolia flight tickets. If you wish, please clickMongolia discount flight tickets.
  • Based on this itinerary, we can also arrange extending your stay or adding destinations. Please feel free to consult us.

Operating conditions and notes

Booking deadline

For tour bookings, please book at least 15 days before departure (excluding public holidays). If a booking is made after that, we will first reply to you by email to confirm that we can reach each other reliably before we start the arrangements. Bookings 7 days or more before departure will be accommodated as far as possible, so please consult us. (Cancellation charges start from 10 days before, so please note.) Please check the usage guide before booking.

Price notes

This course operates from 2 people, but we can accept a booking for 1 person. In that case an additional charge for a one-person departure and a single-room supplement apply. Please ask us for the price of a one-person departure before booking.

Payment method

After you reserve by email and phone, we will send a travel confirmation and an invoice to your email address. After checking the invoice, transfer 50% of the tour price to our bank account. The booking becomes official after we confirm receipt. The remaining 50% is paid by bank transfer before the trip starts.

Included in the tour price

Meal costs and service charges stated in the itinerary
Accommodation costs and service charges stated in the itinerary
Sightseeing costs stated in the itinerary (guide fee, admission fees)
Domestic flights or free internet and water

Not included in the tour price

Round-trip international airfare or international train fare

Optional tour fees

Overseas travel insurance

Personal souvenirs

Beer, liquor and other alcoholic drinks

Cancellation fees

From 18:00 local time 10 business days before the tour date to 18:00 local time 8 business days before: 20% of the total booking amount

From 18:00 local time 7 business days before the tour date to 18:00 local time 5 business days before: 30% of the total booking amount

From 18:00 local time 4 business days before the tour date to 18:00 local time 2 business days before: 40% of the total booking amount

From 18:00 local time 2 business days before the tour date to 1 business day before: 50% of the total booking amount

On the tour date: 100% of the total booking amount

 

How to Book

How to Book

1. Inquiry
Please tell us your dates, number of people and flight information.

2. Itinerary and quote
We will send you an itinerary and a quote.

3. Booking
Please send a copy of your passport (up to 15 days before departure).

4. Travel confirmation and invoice
We will send you a travel confirmation and an invoice.

5. Payment
Transfer 50% of the invoiced amount (the booking is confirmed after we confirm receipt). Please transfer the remaining 50% before departure.

For participation conditions, cancellation rules and more, please seeMongolia Travel Guide/Basic Information.

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