🏕"Nomadic Soul: Journey Into Mongolia’s Timeless Way of Life"
Step away from the noise of modern life and into the heart of Mongolia, where time slows down and simplicity becomes sacred. This unforgettable journey invites you to experience the authentic magic of nomadic living—not as a tourist, but as a welcomed guest.
Ride horseback across open steppes. Sleep beneath the stars in a cozy ger warmed by a crackling fire. Share tea, stories, and laughter with nomadic families who open their homes and hearts to you. Learn age-old traditions passed down through generations—from herding animals to crafting dairy delicacies with your own hands.
Overview
Duration: 7 days
Availablity: June 1st- Sep 20
Trip From: Ulaanbaatar
Price From: US$1,882 p/p
Distance: 1,196 km/ 743 miles
DURATION: 7 Days | Steppes • Lakes • Nomadic Culture
GROUP SIZE: 4 MIN
Day 1: Urban to Steppe
Route: Ulaanbaatar → Dashinchilen (4.5-hour drive)
"Where city watches fade into goat bells"
Immersion:
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Become family: Enter a nomadic ger through the sacred door (never step on the threshold!)
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Read the land’s clock: Herd goats at sunset when shadows grow long
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Evening ritual: Help dig the earth oven for tonight’s horhog (stone-roasted feast)
Hands-On:
🐐 Milk a stubborn goat (spoiler: you’ll fail gloriously)
🔥 Collect dried dung—the desert’s most precious fuel
Stay:
Authentic family life—no electricity, just:
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A sky so starry it hurts your eyes
Purpose: Let the steppe rewrite your definition of time
Key Lesson: "The nomads don’t follow the sun—they dance with it."
Day 2: Where Water meets the Sky
Route: Dashinchilen → Ögiy Nuur (4-hour journey through rolling steppe)
Immersion:
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Volcanic treasure hunt: Search for obsidian glass shards along the shore—each one a frozen piece of the earth's fiery history
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Sunset silence: Join our "no cameras allowed" meditation as the lake mirrors the sky (30 sacred minutes)
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Local legend: Learn why herders call this "The Lake That Swallows Clouds."
Hands-On:
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🔍 Find the perfect skipping stone (locals believe they carry wishes)
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📿 Leave a strand of hair at the shoreline shrine (ancient protection ritual)
Stay: Eco-ger camp featuring
Purpose: Let Mongolia's waters teach you reflection—both in the lake and in yourself
Key Lesson: "You can't rush a sunset over Ögiy Nuur—some things demand your full presence."
Day 3: Where History Breathes
Route: Ögiy Nuur → Tsetserleg (4-hour drive through mountain passes)
Immersion:
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Living Museum: At Zayan Gegeenii, hold a 17th-century Buddhist manuscript still used in ceremonies
Hands-On:
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✋ Trace your finger over sutras handwritten in gold ink
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📿 Spin a prayer wheel that’s turned daily for 300 years
Stay:
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Fairfield Guesthouse—your oasis with:
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Blazing hot showers (with proper water pressure!)
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Fluffy beds after nights in gers
Purpose:
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Touch history that hasn’t been shelved—still warm from daily use
Key Lesson:
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"In Mongolia, the past isn’t preserved behind glass—it’s mended with needle and thread each winter."
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Day 4: Where the Mountain Still Sings
Route: Tsetserleg → Khorgo Volcano → Terkhiin Tsagaan Nuur (3-hour drive through lava fields)
Immersion:
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🌋 Walk Inside the Earth: Stand in an 8,000-year-old volcanic crater where the ground still smells like sulfur
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💎 Find the "Dragon’s Glass": Hunt for obsidian chunks along the rim (locals believe they ward off evil)
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❄️ Polar Plunge Ritual: Dive into the lake’s crystal waters—so cold your bones sing
Hands-On:
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🧗 Climb the "Mongolian Stairmaster" (45-min hike with 360° payoff)
Stay: Family Ger Camp featuring.
Purpose: Let Mongolia’s fiery past and icy present rewrite your definition of "alive."
Key Lesson: "Mountains don’t erupt forever—but neither do we. Make it count."
Day 5: Living a Day with Mongolia’s Nomads
Location: Full day with the Tsenkher nomad family
Immersion:
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🔥 Sacred Fire Circle
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🤠 Lasso School: Learn why Mongolian kids master this by age 6 (you won’t)
Hands-On:
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🐄 Cow Milking: Get outsmarted by a 1,200-pound "professor."
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🍵 Tea Ceremony: Earn the honor of pouring for elders (don’t spill on the deel!)
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🎪 Ger Assembly: Try (and fail) to tie the perfect felt wall knot
Bonus Adventure:
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🪂 Chuluut Canyon Zipline at Golden Hour—Soar Where Eagles Nest (included!)
Stay: Same nomad family’s winter camp
Purpose: Trade your pride for wonder—nomad-style
Key Lesson: "Dung fires don’t judge. Neither do children. The steppe is the world’s kindest classroom."
Day 6: Desert Oasis Luxury
Route: Tsenkher → Elsen Tasarkhai (5-hour drive through ever-changing landscapes)
Immersion:
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🐫 Camel Caravan: Ride through singing sands at golden hour (pro tip: lean back when they stand!)
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💆 Spa Alchemy: Try the "Black Stone Massage" with heated desert rocks
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🌅 Dune Chromatics: Watch the sands transform gold → copper to violet like living paint
Hands-On:
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🏜️ Barefoot Meditation: Walk the dunes at dawn (cool sand between toes)
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📿 Sand Mandala: Create temporary art with colored sands (then let the wind reclaim it)
Stay: Luxury Resort Gers, featuring:
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Private bathrooms with hot showers
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King beds
Purpose: Let the desert pamper your body while awakening your soul
Key Lesson:
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"True luxury isn’t thread count—it’s knowing when to ride camels at dusk and when to soak in silence."
Day 7: Whispers of the Steppe: A Farewell to Freedom
Route: Elsen Tasarkhai → Hustai NP → UB (6-hour journey)
Immersion:
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🦄 Wild Horse Ballet: Track Przewalski's horses – the only truly wild horses left on earth (look for blonde manes glowing in dawn light)
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🍵 Farewell Ritual: Receive a hand-sewn pouch with "The Taste of Mongolia" (tea spices + dried curds)
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📜 Steppe Goodbye: Write a wish on silk paper to burn at the park’s sacred ovoo
Hands-On:
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🔭 Spotting Challenge: Count how many horses you see before your guide does
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📸 Silent Photo Rule: First 10 minutes—no cameras, just watching
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🧳 Pack a Memory: Choose one stone from Hustai to carry home
Stay:
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Journey’s end in UB:
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Optional farewell dinner
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Airport transfer with your guide’s personal send-off song
Purpose: Let Mongolia’s wild heart beat in your chest long after you leave
Key Lesson:
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Key Moment: That quiet realization you're already planning your return
Private Tour—Price 2025/26
US$ 1882 per person
* A private tour price is based on a group of 2 adults sharing one room.
* If there are more people in your group of family or friends, there will be more discounts.
* This tour package can be fully customizable to fit your travel plan between 1 June and 20 Sep!
What’s included in the price?
✅ Private English-speaking guide at all times,
✅ Accommodation based on twin/double and twin share (Tourist camp)
✅ All meals as listed: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner
✅ Private Transfers/Transport with comfortable vehicles
✅ All entrance fees are as mentioned in the program
✅ A Cultural Show - featuring traditional performances, (depending on the season)
✅ Camel/horse riding.
✅ Complimentary drinking water during the tour
✅ All service charge, local and government taxes
✅ Visa invitation letter, if required
What’s NOT included in the price?
❌ Visa to Mongolia (Get in advance),
❌ International flights & travel insurance
❌ Hotel early check-in and late check-out
❌ Tipping and other personal expenses
❌ Other services not mentioned in the itinerary
❌ Excess luggage charges—$1.5 per kg for internal flights
Just a Kindly Reminder
🙌 A private tour guide and a driver with an air-conditioned car will serve only you. No other travelers will join your group.
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