Mongolia Travel Tips

Our time in Mongolia was a huge contrast to travelling through Russia. The almost empty wide open expanses were humbling. Seeing a country of horse riders from the back of a horse was great and living with nomads was an experience we will remember forever. Mongolia is vast and despite travelling for many hours we…

Our best organised group travel so far

Another must-do for us in Mongolia was a trip to the Gobi desert. We could have winged it, but for ease and to make sure we see all the different sights we booked a tour with Khongor guesthouse in Ulaanbaatar. We chose the 7 day Gobi and Terelj NP tour but cut off the last…

Living with Mongolian Nomads

Our workaway with Mongolian Nomads got off to a rocky start. We had arranged for our driver to collect us at 7pm and take us to his family’s homestay in Ulanbataar, before leaving early the next morning. This was all arranged through a third party via Facebook. So when we recieved a message the day…

Horsetrek

One of our must-dos in Mongolia was horse riding, mainly as a way to get more in touch with the real traditional Mongolia. We had met a few other travellers who had bought horses and done independant horse treks for weeks through the Mongolian countryside. But after hearing their stories of horses running away or…

Ulanbatar and chinese visa

We met another German backpacker on the bus who stayed in a different hostel, but since it was the same way we all got the bus together and helped her to find her accommodation before getting to ours. Our hostel was basically a converted flat with one dorm and two double bedrooms, a very small…