An open country with happy people The nearly 15 day tour of Mongolia I took with Discover Mongolia has one of the trips of my life -- and I have been traveling extensively for last 25-30 years. The iternerary - from Gobi in the south to Lake Khuvsgul in the north -- was well planned and each day was different as was each place.
What made the trip so much better and enjoyable was that we had a fabulous guide in Mayagmar Uugantsetseg (Oka for us) and The United Kingdom (UK) suu who was the man behind the wheel. These two became our window to Mongolia. They looked after us with extreme love and care and not for a moment we got the feeling that we are in a foreign country.
The two are lifelong friends for me now. They were the best ambassadors of Mongolia, a country which is extremely beautiful blessed with natural diversity and happy and friendly people.
We Discovered Mongolia - fantastic 14 day trip!! Four of us (all female) experienced the Discover Mongolia 14 day tour with 'Discover Mongolia'. We arrived home last week exhilarated, exhausted and smiling from ear to ear!
The trip was a journey of a lifetime and our fantastic guide, Oyuna and driver, Nandia, made sure it exceeded all expectations. We spent a day in Ulaanbaatar with Hishi, who made sense of the complicated history of Mongolia and its independence for us as well as taking us to a super restaurant before our trip. We flew south, near the border with China, to the Gobi desert where we met our guide and driver and then drove, mostly off road, through the desert and then north through the beautiful steppes and mountains and on to Lake Huvsgul in the north near the Russian border.
It was a huge journey, worth every second Wow - what a way to discover the landscapes, people, religion, culture and even learn some of the language (very slowly, day by day from our patient driver!). We explored Bhuddist monasteries, rode camels and horses, trekked through Eagle Valley, soaked in hot springs, climbed to the edge of a volcano, climbed the highest sand dune (tough but worth every moment sitting on the edge at the top), and the highlight was meeting several nomadic families in their own gers. We felt truly priviledged to meet Nandia's Uncle and be treated as guests, to understand their way of life through the seasons and share in a truly delicious Mongolian BBQ.
I participated to the 11 days beauty of Mongolia tour in the first half of September and had an amazing experience. Our guide and drivers were well prepared.
I spent 2 weeks touring wonderful Mongolia in August and it was a fantastic experience. Impeccable organization and great people. Highly recommended.
I was nervous about booking a trip to Mongolia - it was very far, a long time off of work, and very expensive for us. Using Discover Mongolia made it easy - from booking to arrival.
We did 2 tours with Discover Mongolia: 4 Day Goby Dessert Tour with and the Day tour to Turtle Rock. Both guides where excellent. Sleeping on Ger with our family, visiting nomad families, horse riding, camel riding, sand dunes climbing. Every detail was incredible. Food on the tour was also delicious.
Previous our arrival to Mongolia we talked on the phone several times with Bat (the owner) as we traveled with a 1-year-old child and wanted to have everything settled. He was extremely kind to all of our requests, and all his advice and recommendations were very good.
We definitely recommend to families to do the goby dessert tour in Mongolia as it is a great education for kids and also shows them new forms of life.
Thanks, Discover Mongolia for this incredible experience!
