Mongolia, written by
the people who guide it.
Regions, seasons, festivals, practicalities, and the life of the steppe. 129 stories and counting.
PlanningHow to Choose a Mongolia Tour Operator: 12 Questions to Ask Before You Pay a Deposit
Outside Ulaanbaatar there are a few thousand kilometres of tarmac and 1.5 million square kilometres of country. The guide and…
Mongolia GuideThe Best Ger Camps in the Gobi: Where We Stay and Why
Three Camel Lodge, Gobi Nomad Lodge, Gobi Erdene and the other camps we use around Yolyn Am, Bayanzag and Khongoryn Els: what…
Mongolia GuideThe Best Hotels in Ulaanbaatar: An Honest Guide From People Who Live Here
Grand, boutique, business, family and budget: the hotels we actually put our guests in, sorted by need rather than stars, with…
Mongolia GuideThe Best Restaurants in Ulaanbaatar: Where We Actually Eat
Twelve places we eat on a Tuesday and with guests: Mongolian, modern Mongolian, steak, Indian, Japanese, hot pot, two cafes and…
Mongolia GuideBuddhist Meditation Retreats in Mongolia
Mongolia keeps a living Buddhist tradition rebuilt by hand since 1990. This guide covers where to sit, which monasteries open…
Culture and FestivalsMongolian Poetry: The Steppe as Muse
Mongolian verse runs from the oral epics Geser and Jangar through D. Natsagdorj's 1929 lyric My Native Land to the contemporary…
Mongolia GuideMongolia Birding: 200+ Species, Where and When
Mongolia hosts more than 470 bird species across steppe, forest, desert and lake. For visiting birders, the practical questions…
Mongolia Guide20 Mongolian Phrases That Will Make Your Trip Better
Mongolian is a Turkic-adjacent language written in Cyrillic and Mongol Bichig. Twenty phrases that turn you from tourist to guest.
Mongolia GuideHiking the Khan Khentii: Routes, Permits, Season
The Khan Khentii rises northeast of Ulaanbaatar, a roadless 1.2 million hectare reserve of taiga and alpine meadow where the…
Travel InspirationWhy Mongolia Belongs on Every Serious Traveller's List
The last frontier of terrestrial wildness that is also politically stable, safe, and reasonably accessible. The case for…
Expedition StoriesThe Trans-Mongolian Grand Journey
14 days. Eight people maximum. Western Altai to eastern Dornod. The longest expedition we run, and the most demanding.
JournalAltai Tavan Bogd: High-Altitude Trekking in Mongolia
Altai Tavan Bogd National Park contains Mongolia's five highest peaks, including Khuiten at 4,374 metres. Multi-day treks cross…
Culture and FestivalsKhovsgol Ice Festival: Mongolia's Frozen Blue
Early March. Lake Khövsgöl frozen two metres deep. Ice sculptures, horse-drawn sled races, and shamanic ceremonies on the…
JournalMongolian Cuisine: From Buuz to Khorkhog
Mongolian food is meat and dairy centred. Buuz dumplings, khorkhog hot stone lamb, airag fermented mare's milk, suutei tsai milk…
JournalShamanism and Buddhism in Mongolia: Living Traditions
Mongolia's spiritual landscape blends shamanism, Buddhism, and ancient animism. Shamanism predates Buddhism by millennia. The…
JournalMongolian Throat Singing and Musical Heritage
Khoomei throat singing produces multiple notes from a single voice. Morin khuur (horse-head fiddle) carries epic poetry. These…
JournalThe Gobi: Mongolia's Desert. Where to Go, When, and What to Actually Expect
The Gobi spans south-central Mongolia. Khongoryn Els dunes, Yolyn Am ice canyon, Bayanzag flaming cliffs. Distance, season,…
JournalNaadam Festival 2027: The Three Games at Mongolia's National Celebration
Mongolia's Naadam runs 11-13 July 2027. Wrestling, archery, horse racing. National tournament in Ulaanbaatar versus hundreds of…