Be Part Of A Bigger Travel Philosophy
Established by Jessica & Turuu in 2010, we’re a small (150 bookings per year) Mongolian registered company and social enterprise driven by a set of ethics and values including making a difference through tourism that doesn’t harm the liveability of Mongolia. As part of our philosophy, we don’t outsource the logistics of our trips to those already working the tourism circuit. Instead, we want to show that everyone has great potential and so we invest – nurturing our own local operations and providing long-term employment opportunities to those often overlooked by other companies and supporting them in their aim to be the best they can be. This includes our free training programme for Mongolian women who want the opportunity to work in tourism – we’re proud that all of our guides are Mongolian women.
Every trip on our website helps to fund our work and is researched and put together by us – designed to promote and encourage the skills and development of our team as well as to provide long-term support to a range of Mongolian people and families that we work in long-term local community partnership with as well as projects that focus on improving life in Mongolia. We work side by side with each and our experiences are put together in a way that benefits and support each family or project, rather than disrupting their lives or work. These partnerships represent all spectrums of society and help break down the typical tourism stereotypes and clichés of Mongolia.
Experience Mongolia With Us
Three videos created by our guests showcasing experiences created & arranged by us.
‘Under A Mongolian Sky’ – living alongside the Kazakh eagle hunters we work in long-term local community partnership with.
Travel through Mongolia’s Darkhad Depression – where the Darkhad and the Tsaatan reindeer herders make their home.
We promote low season travel. These are the landscapes of the central heartland and northern Mongolia captured in April.
Impactful Travel
… our thoughts, campaigns and stories …
As a business working in tourism, we have a responsibility to help combat problems including those created by tourism itself. We believe that travel can and should be a positive experience for both the visitor and for the destination country itself. One of our core values is to produce positive change within Mongolia.
Although we believe travel has to be beneficial to all concerned we also understand that it is not currently beneficial to our planet. But this is not about cancelling international travel but it is about travelling better – travelling in a more conscious way. As an industry, we need to come together and act to make our sector more sustainable. We’ve recognised that we need to be a part of the solution, we need to do our bit and then some.
Where We’ve Been Featured
… we’re small but we’re proud of the diversity of publications where our trips or travel philosophy have been featured …
Our Mongolia Trips And Holidays
We don’t follow the typical stereotypes of a tour company – we have nothing to do with ‘big groups’, ‘must-sees’ or ‘all-inclusive packages’. Instead, the vast ‘eternal landscapes’ of Mongolia and the broader context within which Mongolians live their lives within those landscapes runs deep through everything we do. If you’re looking to experience the real Mongolia as the locals live it then welcome to the community that is EL. True, Mongolia can challenge as much as it beguiles & we ask you to be prepared to face the same irritations and frustrations as the locals do. But if you do, you’ll fall in love with the immensity that is Mongolia. Explore our website for our Mongolia tours, ideas and inspiration. Don’t see what you’re looking for? Just contact Jess by email or phone. We look forward to welcoming you.
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