Many of us spend a vast percentage of our day connected to the internet or texting on our mobile phones. We effect digital stress. We will try to help you cut stress and make time for more worthwhile activities, try to have a natural detox.
We will visit Khustai National Park where the best place to lose your digital stress. The Park is a must especially for animal and nature lovers. Imagine hiking along amazing picturesque mountain, wild flowers and open green pastures-on the horizon. The sunset at the hillside is mesmerizing. You can spend a fascinating and unforgettable time.
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This tour itinerary dedicated for short time travelers who wants to explore Mongolian. During this trip you will see great views of Mongolia;-Khustai National Park-100 kilometers to the west from Ulaanbaatar. The place forested steppe is home to the last true wild horse in the world, the Przewalski’s horse or Takhi horse. Enjoy hiking to see wild horse, the Przewalski’s horse or Takhi horse.
Today we will drive to Khustai National Park. Khustai was established in 2003. Unique wild horse – Takhi reintroduction project at Khustai National Park started in 1992. Keep drive to Elsen tasarkhai /Khugnu Khan Nature Reserve Area/ which is mountains, forests, steppes, Gobi desert and mineral water sources all in one location represents three different natural zones. Stay a nomadic family.
No driving day. Full day we have time to explore last nomadic lifestyle and Khugnu Khan Natural Reserve. Around area is nice place to hiking, climbing. You will visit to older family to explore the nomadic lifestyle and to have talking with nomads about their life and tradition. We will ride a camel to sand dunes, horse to mountain. After dinner you have a chance to play Mongolian traditional game by ankle bones with nomads. Stay in nomadic family.
Drive back to Ulaanbaatar. We’ll enjoy folk performance of “Tumen Ekh” ensemble, with traditional throat singer and traditional instrument of horse head fiddle.
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.
