There is an incredible and unique tribe who herding reindeers and lives in the northern regions of khuvsgul province in Mongolia. There are 2 groups named ''east taiga'' and ''west taiga''. So far there is only over 500 tsaatan people/ reindeer people/, over 1500 reindeers, competely different type of life style and condition, they live in a teepee, surrounded by high wild forestous mountains rivers,small springs and wild animals. the tribe has shamanical worship and pray for blue sky. The main thing of life is reindeers. They use reindeers for their all needs. reindeer skin, meat,milk and bones,horns are all used for meat, diary products,clothes and souvenirs for tourists. Impossible imagine them without reindeers. Can say that no civilization there, no signal, no internet, just wild life, the nearest civilization is Tsagaan nuur town, the tribe moves several times a year following their reindeers, so depending on season of the year the tribe will be 30-50km away from the nearest civilization the town Tsagaan nuur. Because the reindeers need a cool area during summer, then they move the more north to the high mountain ,more far away from the town in summer, but in winter they come down getting close to the town. They travel to the Tsagaan nuur by reindeer to buy some stuff,food ,that looks fabulous and also exotic. But especially in summer it is not accessable for cars to reach there, cos the road is so swampy and mudy, so only horses and reindeers could reach there. But in winter is obviously accessable for any transportations, because all would be frozen.
Their life style ,conception to life,culture,unbeliveable incredible customs take people into the different period and the world !
This day we pick you up at your place in Ulaanbaatar and head Bulgan province. we will drive around 5 hours and We stay in a nice wooden house forest side. We could climb up the old volcanic errupted mountain ''uran togoo'' at 20000-25000 years ago.
After breakfast we head for Ulaan-Uul town in Khuvsgul province. I honestly say it takes around 8 hours driving,and also we will hit around 200km on earth road. finally we reach a beautifull town where is suurounded by gorgeous forestous mountains ,steep peak of high mountains.
This day we reach the reindeer tribe and explore their amazing life. We drive around more than 3 hours to reach there, if it is summer, we should get on horses to access the swampy road, horsetreking will take us around half day.
We will keep exploring the reindeer tribe and their incredible life,visiting the teepees, working and helping their daily work,herding the reindeers,milking them, eating together, talking to the reindeer people and sleeping in a teepee. this day would be active and busy.
This day , we will stay half day in the tribe and afternoon we say good bye to the reindeer people and all together take some memorial pictures and head Tsagaan nuur town.
This day we will head provincial city Murun and stay in a ger guesthouse. We drive around 280km on the earth road.
After breakfast we drive to the same place where we stayed first night. It takes around 4 hours and we will stay there .
In the morning after breakfast we head Ulaanbaatar. We will drive around 5 hours.
about meal, tour fee includes only breakfast ,lunch, dinner and pure drinking water but excludes alcoholic drinks and special coffees
personal expenses such as toilet paper, mosquito oil, any sprays
This tour can be customized. Please get in touch with me.
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia to Bulgan, Mongolia