The nomadic lifestyle little changed since the days of Chinggis Khaan, is still the way of life of nearly half the population. If your intention is to get as far from the twenty-first century as possible, then this is the place for you. In a country the size of Western Europe, there are one and a half people per squire kilometer. The glory of Mongolia lies outside the city in the vast open landscapes – the mountains, desert and open steppe inhabited only by nomadic families with their herds of horses, camels and yaks. Hospitality is an important tradition is this sparsely populated land and you’ll help take care of livestock, learn how to produce the vital dairy products that sustain the community. These programs are able to feel and experience nomadic way of lifestyle in their homeland and real life.

For thousands of years, reindeer herders have roamed the taiga of northern Mongolia, a hauntingly beautiful wilderness of mountains, forest, rock and ice which straddles the country's border with Siberia.