North of Khangai is the mountainous Khuvsgul region- and yet another one of Mongolian’s many scenic personalities. Defined by the 3.000-meter-high Sayan Range along Russian border, this region has s real taste of Siberia, with densely forested taiga that is home to Reindeer People. To south the landscape turns to wooded steppe, swampland, lakes and increasing arid landscape. To see BLUE PEARL of Asia, this majestic clear-watered lakes contains 65%of all the fresh water in Mongolia and furthermore, 1%of the world’s fresh water supply.
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Mongolia is home to the southernmost indigenous reindeer-herding people in the world, the Tsaatan or Dukha. One of the 20 ethnic groups in Mongolia is the Darkhad people or Tsaatan know as Reindeer Herders. They live in tepees near Khuvsgul Lake and in the taiga forest of the remote northern area of Khuvsgul Province. They herd reindeer for their existence and use reindeer for many purposes: transport, meat, milk, skins for clothes, blood-horns for traditional medicine and other uses. A visit to the Tsaatan community of reindeer herders is great experience. Ii is rare chance to see their unique traditional way of lifestyle.
We will serve you international meals. You can have Mongolian traditional meals. For example: Steamed and fried dumplings, soups, BBQ… When you stay a nomadic family, your guide will be cooking for you. All our guides have had basic cooks training and experience. When you stay nomadic family, you can have dairy products and share your foods. Please let us know, if you have any food restrictions, or following a special diet and vegetarian and vegan.
We use mixture of tourist camps, local nomadic families, and tent in Mongolia depending on location and availability.
Ger camps
Tourist ger camp has gers for guests. Gers are traditional Mongolian dwellings made with wooden frames and layers of felt. The gers have wooden floors and are beautifully decorated in traditional nomadic style with hand-crafted furnishings. Ger camps is seasonal in the summer and is collapsible. Tourist ger camps have the advantage of offering restaurant dining and sanitary facility. The camps we stay at will have 4 beds per ger with mattresses, linens, and extra blankets.
Hosted by local family
Staying with local nomadic family is the best way to see real lifestyle of Mongolian nomads and discovery beautiful nature. Also, it is the best way to help for nomads. You will become member of the family. You will eat what they eat, do what they do. The nomads in Mongolia live very simply and move their cattle along the same routs their parent’s travelled hundreds of years ago. You will stay family and experience the hospitality of the nomads. They have all five animals. When you stay with them, you will ride a horse to the mountain, camel ride to the sand dunes. You can milk their goats and sheep, then try to make your cheese and yogurt in summer. Of course, they will teach everything: to make dairy products, traditional games by ankle bones and dung collection.
Tent
If you would like to explore Mongolia close to nature this is the best option for you.
We provide you with a tent, mattresses and sleeping bags on this trip.
Depending on how many tourists. More than three people we will provide Russian or Korean Vans.
The Russian van is the most useful car in Mongolian countryside. It is very comfortable for 6 people traveling on off-road, bumpy and muddy roads.
