Mongolia provides the backdrop for a family holiday like no other –
What suits best – adventure, education, exploration…? Whether you want to hike, camp, ger homestay, camel trek, horse ride or just relax in some hot springs. You would have your own private vehicle and your own dedicated EL trip assistant.
For ideas and inspiration look throughout our website at the other itineraries we offer. Alternatively, be inspired by the reviews and use our informal drop-down calendar to see what you can experience during the main school holidays.
- Children under 15 travel for free those and from 15 to 18 years of age, travel for half price (excluding domestic flights and accommodation in Ulaanbaatar). There is no catch.
I just wanted to say a big thank you for the most amazing trip you organised for us. We couldn’t have asked for more to stay with such wonderful people and experience the life of a herder. I fell in love with Mongolia, as did Flo and I will not be able to stay away for long. The beauty of the landscape and the warmth of the people were incredible.
No need for a five star hotel, when you can be surrounded by so pleasant people and their great hospitality … the program you have put together for us was spot on and with new experiences and explorations to indulge in everyday. We have gotten much closer to people and their animals, than we had dreamed possible.
We truly did experience the real Mongolia living with families for the two weeks. They opened their homes to us. Dog sledding, staying in a ger, eagle hunting, playing UNO. The stillness of the landscapes. It was a unique package – not mainstream – and a true taste of the heart of Mongolia.
My kids’ new standard for a perfect holiday. This holiday was truly an exceptional experience and we are so very grateful for everything Eternal Landscapes did to make it happen. Returning to Mongolia is on the top of my kids’ wish list; plenty of exploring left to do, so we’ll be back!
It remains a stand out adventure. And it was possible thanks to the special way you built EL and tailored our trip. It could easily be much less interesting and involving without your deep relations with the herders and families. So thank you for making it a real Mongolian exploration and not just a hover above the surface.
The landscapes we camped in, the culture we were able to experience, the food we tasted, the people we met was just beyond our expectations. Our children will have an imprint of Mongolia in their minds for a lifetime. It opened up their minds and eyes, so much so that they were really sad to leave.
Overview February Half Term Mongolia Experiences
Mongolian Lunar New Year is known as Tsagaan Sar in Mongolian (White Month) and is one of the most important and traditional of celebrations in Mongolia bringing together family members.
There are limited domestic flights in the winter months. Options closer to Ulaanbaatar include a homestay with the Naraa and Bujee family at Gorkhi-
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Overview Easter Holiday Mongolia Experiences
March is the most industrious time of year for herders and Mongolian children get a long school holiday so they can go home to help. It’s a great time to get hands-on learning about the herding way of life.
Depending on when Easter falls, another option would be to visit the Kazakh eagle hunters in western Mongolia –
There is also the Thousand Camel Festival in the southern Gobi Desert organised by a local NGO to help protect the Bactrian camel and the essential role it plays in the lives of the nomadic herders in the region. There is also an Ice Festival held at Khovsgol Nuur in northern Mongolia – it would be possible to explore the frozen lake by horse sleigh leading up to the festival.
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Overview May Half Term Mongolia Experiences
Spring is in the air although it’s still out of season and quiet. May in Mongolia is great for getting more active with day-hikes, horse rides and camel treks. Camping is also an option. The longer days make this a great time for exploration and discovery. The work of herding families is still close to the ger so it’s still possible to get hands-on learning about the herding way of life.
Accommodation Options – tent camp, ger accommodation provided by rural families, local hotels
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July is peak-
Other festivals include:
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August 7th –
Summer is one of the busiest times of year for Mongolian herding families and most work takes place away from the ger which means there is not always so much interaction. This makes summer is a great time for tent camping (allowing you to reach beyond the most visited places) for exploration of the landscapes. It’s also possible to walk (or go by vehicle for those with shorter legs!) ‘ger to ger’ –
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Overview October Half Term Mongolia Experiences
Naturally, autumn is a time of spectacular colour. Herding families start to have more time to spare and are freer and more relaxed. International visitor numbers have substantially dropped off.
In western Mongolia, late September and early October are the beginning of the Kazakh eagle-
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Overview Christmas Holiday Mongolia Experiences
Winter in Mongolia is a time of year when families have more time to spare and are freer and more relaxed. Our winter trips are shared adventures in that you will stay alongside the rural families we work with and experience their way of life and spend time with the families and their children in their home environment. The landscapes are also extraordinarily beautiful at this time of year.
Our winter trips can usually be adapted to fit with the arrival and departure of the Trans-
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