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Great local guide Nara with strong English skills. Nara was open to adapting daily schedules and we appreciated her flexibility, especially with last-minute flight change accommodations. Good experience at the festival and a great stay at the national park/ger camp. May consider warning future tourists of traffic conditions in UB to set expectations.

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Guru ger camp

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Maksum hotel

basic - only 2 beds - one cot (which was very uncomfortable)

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did not speak English

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Chinggis Khaan Hotel

Ulaanbaatar

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The Mongol Nomadic Experience (Stopover to/from Hustai)

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Ulgii trip (Cultural Experiences, and Arts and Crafts Shopping)

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Eagle festival in September

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Ulaanbaatar - Khustai NP

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Meeting with Kazakh eagle hunter family (a day trip)

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Terelj national park

Terelj National Park

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Horse riding in Khustai national park

Khustai National Park

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Ulaanbaatar city tour with Chinggis Equestrian Statue

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The highlight of the trip is witnessing the Sagsai Golden Eagle Festival in the Ölgii province. Watching the Kazakh eagle hunters and the magnificent eagles was a mesmerizing spectacle. The guide's local connections allowed our group to interact closely with the hunter and family. Riding horses through Terelj National Park was great fun. The Terelj National Park was relaxing with wonderful Ger camp accommodations. At Khustai National Park, we learned about the reintroduction wild horse, conservation efforts, and seeing wild horses in the mountains was highly memorable.

We had a great time in Mongolia. Our guide Khishgee was super nice and very professional, also our driver (Zorgo ?) was a very nice man and driver. The highlight of the trip were the four days horse riding. After we complained after 1.5 days about the route being too close to the street, they changed the route for riding more in remote areas. The horse guide shall in general know that we do not come to Mongolia to do a horse riding tour along a busy country road. All the hotels/Ger Camps we stayd were very good and we enjoyed at the end having everytime our own bathrooms attached. The hotel in Karakorum was really good and nice to have after four days without a shower and toilet. Gobi Desert was really nice too and we truly enjoyed that we had expressed the wish that we do not change Camps every night in Gobi but rather stay in one camp for three nights. It meant maybe a little more driving but it was much more relaxed not having to pack and unpack very day. Plus it enabled our teenaged children to skip either a morning or afternoon excursion. The Dream Gobi Ger Camps was a very good camp to stay in. Also the Best Western Hotel in Ulaanbataar was a very nice hotel and top location. Maybe we could have left Ulaanbataar on the second day earlier to avoid more traffic and arrive earlier in the Hustai Ger Camp. Otherwise, we were very lucky during out trip that we only had rain showers in the evening with being in a camp or tent and otherwise, we had dry, warm and sunny days and in Gobi not too hot days.

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Best Western Premier Tuushin

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Hustai Ger camp

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Tent camping

The tent were generally ok, but one tent we used in the first night was not water tight when it rained stronger. We changed tents and the driving then slept in the car which was fine for him.

Ikh Khorum luxury ger camp

Really very nice modern hotel. We had rooms in building B which were super nice and large.

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Durvun Berkh

We stayed in little huts not the gers as the huts have bathrooms attached. This was very nice. Absolut top was the food. Very tasty.

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Gobi Mirage

Very well run Ger camp. Very niche staff, very good food. Nice atmosphere.

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Orkhon Waterfall

Mongolia

It is quite a drive to the waterfall and then yes nice to see but not spectacular.

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Khavtsgait Petroglyph

Mongolia

We found it really interesting to see this and it is a nice little hike.

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Horse riding (15 - 25 km), arrive in Karakorum

Mongolia

Very nice horse guides. They were very friendly and good people. We were only not so happy with the route they had in mind which was too close to a busy country road but they changed that after we complained. The food was nice, and they catered well for us when we decided not too eat too much meat all the time.

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Bayanzag (Flaming cliffs) - a dinosaur native land

Mongolia

Really interesting to see the museum, watch the film with the history of the original excursion, and then see the cliffs

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The Gobi Museum of Nature and History

Mongolia

Very good modern museum

Free half day in Ulaanbaatar (self-tour)

Ulaanbaatar

We enjoyed in particular the Chinggis Khan museum. Very well done.

Tuvkhun monastery

Mongolia

Really worth the drive and the hiking.

Horse riding days to Karakorum (15 – 45 km ride each day)

Khashaat

Really super nice experience. Well organised. We had good guides and a nice cook. Great experience, but the guides shall stay away from any roads.

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Wow - what an incredible trip to Mongolia! We (my friend and I - two women in our late 20s) had a phenomenal time exploring the diverse landscapes of Mongolia and the incredible hospitality of locals. We had Zaya as our tour guide and she was amazing at her role. We felt safe and well taken care of the entire time. Her knowledge is unmatched and she is a very talented translator. Our drivers (Mogi and I apologise but I am forgetting the name of the second equally amazing driver) were both wonderful and went above and beyond expectations to look after us (lots of photo stops, toilet stops, joined us horse riding, played card games with us, cooked for us etc.).

I feel so lucky to have experienced two weeks (15 days) in this country, exploring the north, central and south. We went horse riding to the west taiga tribe, visited Gobi Dessert, went camel riding, attended Nadam festival, visited Hutsai National Park and saw so many Przewalski's horses, milked horses, goats and yaks, visited a stunning waterfall and stayed in the ger's of many welcoming locals.

Thank you thank you thank you for such a fantastic trip!

We recently completed a cultural tour of Mongolia and had an amazing time. We went to Mongolia outside the peak period at the onset of winter but Crystal managed to put together an amazing itinerary over 13 days.

We travelled to west to stay with Kazak eagle hunters and to the north to stay with the Tsaatan reindeer herders. We also saw natural wonders including the Lake Khovsgol, Jargant river and the wild Takhi horses. A visit to Mongolia wouldn’t be complete without historical sites and memorials

Our guide, Zaya, was excellent, working overtime to make sure we were always comfortable. Zaya’s historical and cultural knowledge were an essential part of the immersive experience.

Travelling in rural Mongolia can be challenging given the sparse landscape and weather conditions. However, Zaya worked tirelessly with our drivers and the local communities to ensure our tour always went smoothly and without issues.

I would definitely recommend a trip to Mongolia with Crystal for anyone looking for an adventurous experience wrapped in a premium tour.