Mongolia, written by
the people who guide it.
Regions, seasons, festivals, practicalities, and the life of the steppe. 129 stories and counting.
Travel InspirationWhy Mongolia is the Last Great Undiscovered Travel Destination
Mongolia covers 1.56 million square kilometres. Its population is 3.3 million. The remaining 1.8 million are distributed across…
Travel InspirationWildlife of Mongolia: What Animals You Can See and Where
Przewalski's horses at dusk. Snow leopard tracks in the snow. The thundering migration of half a million gazelles across the…
Travel InspirationThe Yolyn Am Ice Canyon: A Frozen Gorge in the Gobi
You descend into the gorge through Gobi heat and emerge into cold. Ice forms in the depths of this desert canyon, persisting…
Mongolia GuideWhat to Expect on Your First Trip to Mongolia
Mongolia is one of those places that rearranges you. Not gently. What to pack in your head before you land in Ulaanbaatar.
Mongolia GuideMongolia Travel Guide 2027: Everything You Need to Know
Our flagship guide to Mongolia, written by the team that has been guiding here for ten years. Where to go, when to go, what it…
Culture and FestivalsMongolian Music: Morin Khuur, Yatga, Tovshuur
Mongolian music is built on three instruments older than the empire: the morin khuur (horse-head fiddle), the yatga (zither),…
Culture and FestivalsTsagaan Sar: Mongolia's Lunar New Year
White moon. New year. Three days of visiting elders, a thousand buuz in a single family, and the most important holiday of the…
Mongolia GuideGetting Around Mongolia: Vehicles, Flights, Roads
Mongolia has vast distances and limited paved roads. How do you actually move across the country? Flights for long hops, 4WDs…
Culture and FestivalsThroat Singing: Mongolia's Ancient Vocal Tradition
Khöömei. Two notes from one throat. A brief introduction to Mongolia's most recognised musical art form, and where to hear it…
Mongolia GuideAltai Mountains: The Last Wild West of Asia
The Altai Mountains are Mongolia's westernmost range, where eagles still hunt with men and the Kazakh minority has kept their…
Expedition StoriesThe Gobi by Camel: Five Days in the Sands
Bactrian camels, singing dunes, dinosaur bones, and stars so thick they cast shadows. An honest account of five days crossing…
Mongolia GuideBest Time to Visit Mongolia: Month-by-Month Detail
Mongolia has four radical seasons. Peak summer vs frozen winter vs muddy spring vs gold autumn. Our month-by-month detail,…
Culture and FestivalsThe Eagle Festival: A Guide to Bayan-Olgii in October
Kazakh hunters, golden eagles, and the oldest living bond between human and raptor on earth. What the Bayan-Olgii festival looks…
Expedition StoriesLiving With Reindeer: Three Nights With the Tsaatan
They are the last reindeer herders in Mongolia. Forty families, living at 2,500 metres, migrating eight times a year. A…
Mongolia GuideTerelj National Park: Mongolia's Yellowstone
Gorkhi-Terelj National Park sits 80 kilometres from Ulaanbaatar but feels like another world. Granite spires, alpine meadows,…
Expedition Stories7 Days on Horseback Through the Khangai
500 kilometres across Mongolia's forested heartland. What a week on a Mongolian horse actually feels like, honestly told.
Expedition StoriesEastern Mongolia: The Under-Visited Steppe
Everyone goes to Gobi or Khuvsgol. Few travellers see the Eastern Steppe, which is the real heart of Mongolia: vast grassland,…
Expedition StoriesHorse Trekking in Mongolia: Everything You Need to Know
Mongolia is the original horse culture. Three and a half million horses, a language with over 300 words for horse coat colours,…