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Mongolia Treks: Travel with Mongolian Herdsmen, Horses, Camels, and Yaks

Mongolia Treks: Travel with Mongolian Herdsmen, Horses, Camels, and Yaks

Below you will find a selection of treks that are offered as fixed departures. They are very much similar in service level to any Himalayan trek, the difference being that we travel with Mongol herdsmen, their animals, be it camels, yaks or horse.

The type of animal support is determined by the lifestyle of each Mongolian region. All equipment and luggage’s will be loaded on to the traditional carts or on to the back of pack-animals.

Camel carts are usually used in the more arid Gobi areas, and but also in true steppe. Yak carts, are used mostly in northern areas where precipitation is higher. Certainly yaks in Arhangai and northern Töv provinces. In high elevation mountain terrain we use pack-animals. Such as pack-camels in the remote Altai Mountains, slopes being too steep for carts. We usually trek no more than 15-20 km a day if over level ground. And shorter in the mountain’s.

We provide tents and bed cots, reliant on trip with full bedding. Please, enquire and read carefully if sleeping bag is needed for your trek or not. We use in Gobi areas, usually full stand-up Tentipi (tepee from Scandinavia), and on northern areas Marmot Limestone 6p full stand up tent’s, shared by two persons. On some expeditions, Hilleberg three-person tunnel tents, shared by two participants. A ger (yurt) is usually brought along as a “mobile restaurant” if there are 6 or more participant’s in the group. Our standards are maximum ten to one group, to keep the experience small and intimate. The camel trek is fully ger-based, why max number of participant’s is eight.

Our Treks

Happy Naadam

Happy Naadam Program of Naadam Festival The 813th anniversary of the Great Mongolian State The 2228th anniversary of the First Statehood, Hunnu The 98th anniversary of the People’s Revolution July 10, WEDNESDAY   08:00-11:00 Hyzaalan race for 4 years old horses at the Hui Doloon Hudag 08:00-22:00 Opening of Anklebone shooting tournament, at the Anklebone shooting [...]

Hustai National Park

Hustai National Park Takhi re-introduction Introduction Hustai National Park is the site of a unique re-introduction scheme of Przewalskii’s horse (Equus Prze-walskii), by Mongolian’s called Takhi. It became extinct in the wild in the 1960s, and has since 1992 been success-fully re-introduced to Hustai and other parts of Mongolia, from zoos around the world. Hustain [...]

Ikhnart Rocks Wilderness Ger Camp

Ikhnart Rocks Wilderness Ger Camp Argali Sheep of Dornogobi Introduction A journey to the Eastern Gobi is an intimate and very unique experience. The Ikh Nartiin Chuluu Plateau has rich and unique landscapes consisting of granite rock formations, but also semi-arid steppes, small vernal pools, and springs with small stands of elms and poplars. Ikh [...]

Högnö Khan & Karakorum-Erdenezuu Monastery

Orkhon Valley & Karakorum Erdene Zuu & Tövkhön monasteries Introduction This 5 day trip combines ancient history, religion and the diverse and beautiful landscapes of Central Mongolia. We visit Harhorin, or Karakorum, as the ancient capital of the Mongol empire was called during the 13th -14th cen-turies. Before it was destroyed by the Chinese Ming [...]

TOP 5 REASONS TO TRAVEL IN MONGOLIA

TOP 5 REASONS TO TRAVEL IN MONGOLIA I. Sleep under thousands of stars in a ger A ger or yurt, as it is sometimes called outside Mongolia, is a simple round dwelling used by many ethnic groups in Central Asia. The ger has existed for more than three thousand years; its design makes it both [...]

South Gobi

South Gobi Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park Introduction This journey will take us to the desert steppe and moun-tain areas of the Southern Gobi, the least populated prov-ince of Mongolia. We explore the "Flaming Cliffs" of Bayanzag, equally renowned as an important paleonto-logical site and as place of great natural beauty. Close-by the Gurvansaikhan Mountains, the [...]

Birding Holidays

Birding Holidays Introduction Mongolia is a superb birding destination. The vast Gobi Desert, which covers one third of Mongolia, the endless steppes with lakes, the Khangai mountains and the rich taiga forest – all remote, beautiful, fascinating and full of birds. It is home to over 440 species of birds which include globally scarce species [...]

Ulaanbaatar Naadam Festival

Ulaanbaatar naadam Festival Introduction These ancient medieval games have survived and are celebrated throughout Mongolia before mid-July. In 2010 the Naadam Games have been inscribed on the UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The National Naadam is held in and near the capital on July 11th and 12th, commemorating the 1921 revolution. After [...]

Birding in the West

Birding in the West Introduction Mongolia is a superb birding destination. The vast Gobi Desert, which covers one third of Mongolia, Altai Mountain range and the endless steppes with lakes and rivers all remote, beautiful, fascinating and full of birds. Western Mongolia is home to almost 500 species of birds which include globally scarce species [...]

Arburd Sands

The central grasslands Arburd sands Arburd sands Arburd Sands, the northernmost sand dunes of the Gobi, are a reasonable 4 hour drive south from Ulaanbaatar. Combined with the sacred Zorgol Hairhan Mountain, which is 35 km away, this is a fascinating classical Mongol area, not visited by many tourists. As it is in the Gobi [...]

What our guests say

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  • Living the mongolian way

    Great place to stay and experience mongolian way of living, no tv, wifi, phone. Just nature and great company of the staff and livestocks of mongolia. The toilet is a hole in the ground covered by a shed. It is clean, but can be smelly to those used to city life. Not hot water supply, inform the staff that you like to hot water half an hour earlier so that they can boil it over camel dung 🙂

    5 star rating

    joycel
  • Living the mongolian way

    Great place to stay and experience mongolian way of living, no tv, wifi, phone. Just nature and great company of the staff and livestocks of mongolia. The toilet is a hole in the ground covered by a shed. It is clean, but can be smelly to those used to city life. Not hot water supply, inform the staff that you like to hot water half an hour earlier so that they can boil it over camel dung 🙂

    5 star rating

    joycel