South · Gobi
Khongoryn Els
The singing dunes at sunrise. Three hours of climbing for ten minutes of sliding down — worth every step.
An independent magazine about Mongolia — the endless steppe, the singing dunes of the Gobi, the reindeer herders of the taiga and the families who still move with their herds four times a year.
The singing dunes at sunrise. Three hours of climbing for ten minutes of sliding down — worth every step.
The blue pearl. Water so clear the stones at four metres look close enough to touch.
Granite turtles, ger camps and the first horseback ride an hour from the capital.
The eagle hunters of the Altai. Golden eagles, fox pelts and winter festivals at -30°.
From Dalanzadgad to the flaming cliffs of Bayanzag — the desert road that follows the wells. Two-humped camels at the watering point, dinosaur eggshells in the red sandstone, and silence you can hear.
A slow itinerary by Russian van, sleeping in family gers where the stove never goes out.
Read the Gobi guide →Four days around the lake shore. Fermented mare's milk and the coldest swim of your life.
Reindeer herders on the Russian border. Teepees, not gers, and milk that tastes of pine.
Skip the stadium. Wrestling, horse races across the steppe and ankle-bone shooting in Murun.
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