Reindeer Trails and Taiga Nights

This is an expedition, not a comfort tour. You need to be ready for long, bumpy drives, basic sleeping arrangements, cold nights, limited washing facilities, hiking through forest and marshy ground and several days far outside ordinary travel routines. A solid fitness level and a flexible mindset are genuinely important here.

You will be disconnected for a meaningful part of the trip, with limited or no phone signal and little access to electricity. That remoteness is part of the experience, but it also means you should come prepared, patient and comfortable being away from modern conveniences.

Most nights are in multi-share accommodation, including tourist ger camps, guesthouses, family gers and Tsaatan tents. Food options are limited at the reindeer camps, especially for vegetarians. Vegan, gluten-free and lactose-free diets cannot be catered for on this trip.

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Accommodation includes 3 hotel nights, 3 nights in Tsaatan tents, 1 night in a family ger, 3 nights in guesthouses, 2 nights in tourist ger camps and 1 night on an overnight train. Much of the trip uses multi-share rooms or tents, and privacy is limited.

Facilities vary widely. Some nights have no shower, some use outside pit toilets, and the Tsaatan camp has no electricity, no phone coverage and very basic sleeping arrangements on the ground with mattresses. Tourist ger camps at Khovsgol Lake are more developed, with electricity and shared shower and toilet facilities.

The overnight train uses four-person compartments with bedding provided and shared toilets at the end of each carriage. Depending on group makeup, you may share with travelers outside the group.

Mika Hotel, Foreign Embassy's Street, 1st khoroo, Sukhbaatar district, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia 14210. Phone: +976 70005077.

If you book an arrival transfer through EurotourClub, please provide your flight details no later than 14 days before departure. Your driver will meet you at the airport with a EurotourClub sign. If you cannot find the driver or experience delays, contact the local emergency number listed in your trip documents.

If you are making your own way to the hotel, use an official airport taxi and agree on the price before getting in. The ride should cost around USD20-30.