The 4 Best Nomad Family Homestays in Mongolia

1.Overnight Semi-Gobi Tour with Nomadic HomeStay

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 6 reviews · from $234Our pick

Leave Ulaanbaatar for the Elsen Tasarkhai sand dunes, ride a camel, eat with a nomadic family, and sleep in a traditional ger. Guide Bachi, also listed as Baji, may lead the trip. The $234.88 price includes transport, meals, lodging, and fees, with a small group capped at 15.

“Bachi is a great guide with a wealth of knowledge and the family you stay with is very kind and giving. There’s some beautiful scenes and lots of yummy traditional Mongolian food. The Camel ride is actually only about 10-15 mins but still very enjoyable”

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2.Mongolia Nomad Trek • On-Foot & Horseback ~ 15 Day

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · from $8,250Top rated

Spend 15 days crossing Mongolia’s western Altai Mountains with guide Eddie Frank and a Mongolian support team. Ride Australian-saddled horses, hike beside glacial rivers, camp near Khoton Lake and Potanin Glacier, meet Kazakh and Tuvan families, and learn about eagle hunting and nomadic traditions.

“I recently sent this unsolicited email to Eddie Frank the CEO of Tusker and the actual leader of a fabulous adventure in Mongolia the summer of 2022. He suggested I post this review of the trip.”

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3.5 day Central Mongolia and Nomad stay tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 4 reviews · 5 days · from $1,092

Travel by private 4WD from Ulaanbaatar through central Mongolia, stopping at Terelj, Turtle Rock, Aryabal Monastery, the Chinggis Khaan Statue, Elsen Tasarkhai, Orkhon Waterfall, and Kharkhorum. Expect rustic ger stays, long drives, included meals, camel and horse riding, and an English, Japanese, or Korean-speaking guide.

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