Are you looking for an off the beaten track destination for your gap year or next adventure? Are you keen to discover a totally different country and culture? Plan a trip to explore the highlights of Mongolia!
Best Mongolia Small Group & Overland Tours
Nomadic Mongolia Tour
• 14 days
• Price from £1,687
Travel to Mongolia
Whether you are looking to go backpacking in Asia, take a gap year or just explore the world, in Mongolia you can meet some of the friendliest people on the planet, do exciting activities and see spectacular places.
On an overland tour you could spend time camping with the nomads of Mongolia in their traditional Ger Camps or experience the hospitality at an overnight homestay with a local family. Partake in all manner of exciting activities, such as ice-fishing and husky dog sledding, snowmobile trips and trekking. Then to round it all off, relax in the warmth of an inviting sauna.
Trans-Mongolian Railway
The very mention of the name Trans Siberian Railway conjures up images of the frozen wastes of Siberia and great plains and deserts of Central Asia, yet these unique journeys spanning the continents of Europe and Asia are far more than a simple train trips, as you will discover.
A multitude of ‘off train’ options offer you the chance to experience first hand the authentic highlights of life, culture and scenery of Russia, Mongolia and China. But with travel to Russia not recommended for the foreseeable future, perhaps a trip on the Trans-Mongolian Railway might appeal.
Accommodation on board the train is in comfortable 2nd class, 4-berth uni-sex compartments. The convivial atmosphere provides plenty of opportunities to swap stories with your fellow train passengers: disembark at the end of your trip with a host of newly found friends! Food is local in flavour, with a restaurant car on the international train services.
Some local trains are also used, and whilst these do not have a restaurant car, you can stock up with goodies before you board. Specialities include smoked salmon, or perhaps even caviar, at bargain prices. Wash this down with champagne – a steal at a few dollars a bottle – and you have a decadent, yet affordable, meal!
This is, in short, a journey of extremes and superlatives. Travel past The Great Wall of China, the planet’s longest man-made structure and traverse some of the most remote and coldest places on earth. These exciting destinations combine to form the highlights of what many would consider to be the Greatest Railway Journey in the world. Search railway tours today.
