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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

Jalman Meadows

Jalman Meadows Wilderness Ger Camp Khan Khentii Strictly Protected Area Introduction Just three hours of drive north of the Mongolian capital Ulaanbaatar, yet remotely located in the uppermost parts of the Tuul River Valley, lies Jalman Meadows Ger (yurt) Camp, a beautiful pasture teeming with wildflowers in the summer. It is located within the Khan [...]

Ikhnart Rocks Winter

Ikhnart Rocks Wilderness Winter 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 Nart [...]

Wildlife Trails of the remote East Gobi

Wildlife Trails of the remote East Gobi Goviin Hulan Introduction From many tours to Mongolia that you can choose from, this one will lead you through Eastern Gobi Desert, unexplored Mongolian Nature and its true wildlife. Ride a camel through the Eastern Gobi Desrt, visit the Khamar Monastery and the Golden Mountain. East Gobi Desert [...]

Ulaantaiga Expedition

Ulaantaiga Wilderness Expedition Pack camel supported trek'n float Introduction Located in a full day drive distance from Mörön or Lake Khuvsgul (Khövsgöl), the Ulaantaiga Wilderness expedition is a great addition to any Mongolian river adventure for kayaking and rafting experience. We negotiate the jeep tracks into the remote taiga life zone, entering the border area [...]

Amarbayasgalant Monastery

Hangai Forest steppes Amarbayasgalant Monastery Amarbayasgalant monastery Amarbayasgalant Monastery was not totally destroyed destroyed during the purges of 1937-38. However, all its senior monks were brutally executed.  Today this spectacular monastery has some 60 novices and ordained monks who practice dharma in residence. Amarbayasgalant is located at the foot of the Burenkhan Mountain on a [...]

Birding in the East

Birding in the East Introduction Mongolia is a superb birding destination. The Eastern Mongolia is rich with wildlife and endless steppes with lakes, all remote, beautiful, fascinating and full of birds. It is home to around 497 species of birds which include globally scarce species such as Bar-headed Goose, Swan Goose, Siberian Crane, Hooded Crane, [...]

Jalman Meadows Wilderness

Jalman Meadows Wilderness Ger Camp Khan Khentii Strictly Protected Area Introduction Just a three-hours drive northeast of the Mongolian capital Ulaanbaatar, yet remotely located in the uppermost parts of the Tuul River Valley, lies Jalman Meadows. It is a beautiful pasture teeming with wildflowers in the summer. It is located within the Khan Khentii Strictly [...]

East Gobi

The Gobi East Gobi East Gobi East Gobi is the easternmost location for Asiatic Wild Ass in the world. The Trans Mongolian railway line bisects the province. Despite good infrastructure, it is rarely visited. There are petrified forests here, as well as dinosaur finds. Ikh Nart Nature Reserve is an upland of Gobi rock formations [...]

Must 5 places to visit in Mongolia

Must 5 places to visit in Mongolia 1. Gobi The Gobi or Gobi desert is known as in the west, is mostly semidesert. Rather than a sandy desert, it is mostly bare rock. Contrary to popular belief, it is not a barren, remote and unexplored place. The Gobi is a vast area encompassing at least [...]

Darhad Depression & Taiga

Khuvsgul Darhad Depression & Taiga Darhad Depression & Taiga This fantastically beautiful place with some 200 lakes is the lake district of Mongolia at lower altitude than Lake Khuvsgul.  The lakes are surrounded by steppes, along with deep Taiga forests bordering Siberia (Sayan Mountains) and Tuva. A remarkable nomadic people called the Dukha (Tsataan by [...]

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