Hey There!
It's a long shot, but my partner and I are looking for 2 or 3 other people to travel to western/ north western Mongolia with starting ~ 18h/ 19th/ 20th May. We set off on a 32 day trip with 2 other people we'd met here on throntree 11 days ago, but sadly one of them became very ill and had to fly back to UB today, hence our plans have been scratched and our journey ended. (Get well soon Eddy!)
We can't afford to carry on travelling by ourselves and we're going to take 3 or 4 days to travel back to UB from our location now; Moron, in Khovsgol province, but we don't want this to be the end of our trip!!!!
Have already visited the very north west of Khovsgol province where we trekked for 5 days visiting the Tsartan (Reindeer people) which was amazing, but obviously we won't want to do that again. We are most interested in visiting the north west around Lake Uvs, and the far west in the Tavan Bogd national park where we want to visit the Kazakh nomads and do a 6 day trek through the mountains. Any other ideas or suggestions are of course welcome, we are really very flexible and just want to carry on travelling in this beautiful country with fantastic people!
We're an easy going couple travelling on a small budget, mostly interested in the people and the landscapes. We're not interested in riding horses, camels, visiting museums, temples or staying in tourist camps. We will mostly camp or stay in local gers and try to travel as far off the beaten path as possible. For us the most interesting places are often the parts in between destinations where you find genuine local people and genuine local hospitality - not necessarily the destination itself!
We really need to find some people to share a vehicle with! Anyone interested please message me asap!
Or email me: leedavidmarshall@hotmail.co.uk
Look forward to hearing from anyone! :)
PS. We already know a very reliable and friendly driver who speaks limited english with a Russian mini van which has been costing us $39 a day + fuel through 'Idre's Guesthouse'. Cooking equipment and some warm clothing included. Fuel has been averaging 15L/ 100km )~ $10. Between 4 people we we're paying average $25 a day each including periodically hiring guides and horses to carry our luggage - all inclusive.
