Mongolia Winter Tours

The Gobi desert winter travel is unique as it is the earth's coldest desert where the nomads live herding their animals, wild animals roam, the landscape varies, stars glaze in the cloudless sky, and the horizon stretches as far as you can see.

The six-day Taste of Mongolian Winter tour is exclusively devoted to travelers who wish to have an authentic Mongolian experience. Mongolian winter is harsh and cold but not extremely cold due to dryness. You will see how beautiful the Mongolian winter is when traveling through snow-covered hills, wide-open steppes, forested mountains, and dunes in cooling fresh air.

This winter tour highlights the giant statue of Genghis Khaan, a picturesque winter view of Gorkhi Terelj National Park, gigantic Turtle Rock, an authentic nomad experience, horse and camel riding, and a hike in Hustai National Park in search of the earth's truly wild horses.

This is a unique and authentic tour of Mongolian winter while mingling with the locals and discovering the nomadic life. You will discover the huge and distinctive landscapes of western mountainous areas, central Mongolian hilly steppes, and the semi-desert within one travel. Winter is the best time to visit the eagle trainers.

Mongolian Kazakhs have been keeping their tradition and custom at their origin for hundreds of years. You will stay at a home of an eagle hunter, ride horses and go to the mountains to see how the Kazakhs train and hunt with their eagles.

The Khovsgol Ice Festival is some of the finest, most colorful, and full of events festival held in Mongolia in winter on the frozen Lake Khovsgol. As you will travel overland to the remotest northern part, the tour covers a huge territory of steppes, mountain steppes, and forested mountains.

A tour to experience the nomadic life in the semi-desert area and celebrate Mongolian Lunar New Year with the nomads. Mongolian Lunar New Year Tsagaan Sar is one of the two most important national holidays in Mongolia, celebrated throughout the country for three days. During Tsagaan Sar, families prefer to have plenty of food and be at the utmost of clean and dressy.

Attend the Camel Festival, a highlight of Mongolian winter festivals, while discovering the Gobi desert beauties. The camels in the Mongolian desert are an inseparable part of the Gobi desert nomads' life. The nomads will compete with camel-related traditions, customs, and fun games. The camels are the prettiest in their winter cloth.

You will witness eagle hunting, eagle training, Kazakh customs, and traditions not traveling far west. About 20 eagle hunters come to the area from western Mongolia to show us how they train eagles for hunting. Traditional music and dance performances, Kazakh games, and equestrian competitions are part of the festival.