Where the steppe runs out of horizon
From Kazakh eagle-hunting valleys and the glaciers of the Altai to the singing dunes of the Gobi and the reindeer taiga of the north — a field guide to the places we know best, written by the people who guide them.
Mongolia is nearly three times the size of France, with only about three and a half million people. Distances are long, roads are few, and every region keeps its own rhythm — so choosing where to go is the most important decision of your trip.
Start with a region, then browse the individual places inside it. Every destination below links to a full guide with seasons, travel times and the tours that visit it.
Six regions, six rhythms
Each region is a different trip. Pick the landscape that pulls at you and we will build the route around it.
01 · WESTWestern MongoliaKazakh eagle hunters, glaciers and Mongolia’s highest peaks.Explore region
02 · SOUTHThe Gobi DesertTowering dunes, fossil cliffs and ice-filled canyons.Explore region
03 · CENTRECentral MongoliaThe UNESCO Orkhon Valley, monasteries and old Karakorum.Explore region
04 · NORTHNorthern MongoliaLake Khövsgöl and the reindeer herders of the taiga.Explore region
Placeholder · eastern steppe photo needed05 · EASTEastern MongoliaEndless grassland, gazelle herds and Chinggis Khaan’s homeland.Explore region
06 · CAPITALUlaanbaatar & surroundingsMuseums and monasteries, then wild horses an hour away.Explore region
Places worth the journey

Altai Tavan Bogd National Park
Glaciers, alpine lakes and Khüiten Peak, Mongolia’s highest summit at 4,374 m.
Explore Altai Tavan Bogd National Park
Khoton & Khurgan Lakes
Twin alpine lakes joined by a river, with sandy spits, larch slopes and summer herding camps.
Explore Khoton & Khurgan Lakes
Tsambagarav Mountain
A glaciated massif rising above Kazakh and Uriankhai herding valleys.
Explore Tsambagarav Mountain
Tolbo Lake
A high, wind-swept blue lake on the road between Ölgii and the Altai.
Explore Tolbo Lake
Bayan-Ölgii Province
Mongolia’s Kazakh heartland and home of the Golden Eagle Festival.
Explore Bayan-Ölgii Province
Khongoryn Els
Mongolia’s largest sand dunes, rising above a green oasis — best at sunset.
Explore Khongoryn Els
Bayanzag Flaming Cliffs
Red sandstone cliffs where the first dinosaur eggs were discovered.
Explore Bayanzag Flaming Cliffs

Orkhon Valley
A UNESCO cultural landscape and the cradle of Mongolia’s nomadic empires.
Explore Orkhon Valley
Ulaan Tsutgalan Waterfall
A basalt-gorge waterfall in the upper Orkhon, wildest after summer rains.
Explore Ulaan Tsutgalan Waterfall
Khustai National Park
Home of the reintroduced takhi wild horse — an easy day from Ulaanbaatar.
Explore Khustai National Park
Khövsgöl Lake
Mongolia’s “Blue Pearl”, ringed by taiga and Tsaatan reindeer herders.
Explore Khövsgöl LakeWe don’t resell other people’s trips. Every route on this page is run by our own team on the ground.
Born in the regions they guide — many from Kazakh and herding families.
Experienced off-road drivers who know every river crossing.
Cooks and camp crews who make remote nights comfortable.
See these places with us
Ready to see Mongolia with the people who call it home?
Join one of our small-group tours, or tell us what you dream of seeing and we’ll design a private route around it.
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