Plan
Plan a Mongolia trip.
Three questions, two recommendations. Or talk to Baska and design your own.
Most travelers reach this page with one of three constraints: time, season, or interest. The grid below names what we recommend for each combination, drawn from the 24 fixed itineraries we run.
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Under a week, June–August, first time in Mongolia.
Central Mongolia. Karakorum, the Orkhon Valley, Tovkhon Monastery, Tsenkher Hot Springs. The 5-day variant fits a tight window; the 7-day adds Terelj or Terkh White Lake.
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Two weeks, June–August, want the country wide.
The Gobi-and-Central 10-day combines the four landmark Gobi sites with the Central core in one loop. It is the most popular itinerary we run.
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Twelve to twenty days, summer, drawn to the reindeer culture.
The 12-day Tsaatan trip rides three days into the Darkhad Valley to live with reindeer-herding families. The 20-day grand tour combines that with Central and the Gobi.
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Early October, want the Golden Eagle Festival.
The 8-day Golden Eagle Festival tour flies to Bayan-Ölgii for the festival in early October, plus the Altai Tavan Bogd peaks and a visit with a Kazakh eagle hunter family.
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July 11–13, want Naadam.
Mongolia's national festival runs July 11–13 in Ulaanbaatar with horse racing on the steppe outside the city. The 4-day tour pairs the festival with a day at Terelj. Book months ahead.
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A weekend out of Ulaanbaatar.
Terelj National Park is the closest landscape to the city, granite formations and the Chinggis Khan equestrian statue on the way. The day tour is a one-day round trip; the 2- and 3-day variants add overnight ger camp stays.
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Two weeks or more, summer, want the Altai.
Western Mongolia is 1,500 km from Ulaanbaatar. The 14-day drives the country and back; the 22-day grand expedition splices Northern Mongolia (with the Tsaatan) into the western route.
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None of the above fits.
Talk to Baska. Most fixed routes flex to your dates; everything else is built custom.
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