Mongolia Nomad Homestay at Terelj national park
Learn to Live Like a Local Nomad in Mongolia
A Mongolia Nomad Homestay that allows you to Live Like a Local with nomadic families in terelj National Park
Have you ever just desired to live like a nomad in Mongolia?! We’ll you can! GER to GER offers this special Nomadic Lifestyle Adventures homestay program so that you’ll have an opportunity to live with nomadic family in their homes, as well as to assist them! Imagine rest, relaxing or herding and handling animals such as horses, cows, goats, sheep, or even learning some local cuisine by helping the hostess in the kitchen… If you really want to go local, you can even assist with collecting water or perhaps gathering fire fuel by ox cart in their daily routines… this experience is all about “your endeavors” – you always have the option to assist or just take it easy and rest for the day or mix it up how you desire… you never have to feel like that you must be overly committed – this experience is 100% at your own pace. So if you deeply desire to be lazy for 7 days and just chill e.g. eat, rest, sleep and do your own thing – the please by all means – do it! More power to you!
7 days / 6 nights Community Fee with Guide (Interpreter)
Group size/USD Price:
1per = $614
2per = $439
3per = $380
Difficulty of Trip: Easy
Method of Travel: ox-carts, walking and some horse riding
Departures: Limited
Day One of Nomadic Homestay in Mongolia – Bus Ride to Terelj National Park / Dung collecting challenge and milking cows (L, D – Overnight in a Genuine Nomadic Ger): Upon arrival at the nomadic family, you will be welcomed with a nomadic lunch and tea. After lunch you have the option to assist the family in their daily routines e.g. collect dung according to nomadic ways using traditional equipments. The task will be completed when the one who first fills the wooden vessel (basket) to its brim. In the evening you can help women to milk cows and fence sheep, goats in sheep pen and calves in the ‘calf shed’ with the children. Then you will have a dinner with family members.
Day Two of Nomadic Homestay in Mongolia – Terelj National Park / Herd and milk sheep/goats (B, L, D – Overnight in a Genuine Nomadic Ger): Your next challenge is waiting you today. After breakfast you have the option to assist the family in their daily routines e.g. herd sheep and goats with a kid. In the afternoon time you will herd them back home and tie-up the sheep and goats for milking. After milking the sheep and goats you will have a lunch to which you will continue to herd sheep and goats till evening. In the evening you will herd them back and fence-in the sheep, goats and offspring separately into their pens.
Day Three of Nomadic Homestay in Mongolia – Terelj National Park / Collecting fallen trees and water by ox cart (B, L, D – Overnight in a Genuine Nomadic Ger): After breakfast you have the option to assist the family in their daily routines e.g. traveling by ox cart with a host into forest to collect fallen woods. In the afternoon you will be served a lunch to which you will travel again by ox cart to fill and carry water jugs to/from the River. Afterwards, you will have a chance to cool down and swim in river with kids before returning for evening dinner.
Day Four of Nomadic Homestay in Mongolia – Terelj National Park / Learn how to make yogurt and dried curds (B, L, D – Overnight in a Genuine Nomadic Ger): After breakfast you have the option to assist the family in their daily routines e.g. learn how to make yogurt (tarag). Tarag is considered to be an essential food and not a drink for its highly nutritious quality; hence Mongols say ‘eat tarag’ but not drink. Tarag is usually, made of sheep and cow’s milk. Tarag of sheep milk becomes very thick like liver so it’s called as ‘elgen’ or ‘liver tarag’ and it’s very delicious. After yogurt, you will have an opportunity to learn how to make dried curds; Aaruul (dried curds) is made of curds by mixing it with sugar and wild berries and cutting the curd into different shapes and patterns. In the evening you will served a dinner.
Day Five of Nomad Homestay in Mongolia – Terelj National Park / Keep an eye on the horses and learn how to catch a horse (B, L, D – Overnight in a Genuine Nomadic Ger): After breakfast you have the option to assist the family in their daily routines e.g. travel by horseback with the host to watch over his horses on the pasture; today’s journey will be 20kms round trip. If he needs more horses, you will help him to catch the horses and herd them home. Afterwards you will have free time and be served a dinner.
Day Six of Nomadic Homestay in Mongolia – Terelj National Park / Learn how to make nomadic food (B, L, D – Overnight in a Genuine Nomadic Ger): After breakfast you have the option to assist the family in their daily routines e.g. help the kids to herd the cows and sheep to pasture and clean the yard around the sheep pen. In the late afternoon you will help the hostess to distill vodka; to make distilled spirit, fermented yoghurt is put in a 16-18 liter pot on the fireplace. Before making a fire, you will prepare the utensils for distilling then fill the pot with water and continue making fire. As soon as water in pot is heated, change the water with cold once or twice – after this process the distilled spirit is collected; generally, it takes 2-4 hours for 1-5 liters of vodka to be produced.
Day Seven of Nomadic Homestay in Mongolia – Look over horses on the pasture and catch horses (B, L): After breakfast you have the option to assist the family in their daily routines e.g. early in morning you can help boil milk in a pot and make white butter; milk is boiled and stirred till a thick layer of skin is formed. To make white butter, it takes one hour – this will be your breakfast. Afterwards you will have free time and can walk around, if you want you can travel by horse or ox cart surroundings. In the afternoon you will have a possibility to participate in making nomadic food with a hostess for your farewell lunch to which you will depart to UB city.
Important Notes for Mongolian Homestay Travel and Mongolia Homestay: These are “non-touristic” nomadic cultural lifestyle adventures with nomadic families – please do refer to the ‘terms and conditions’ for further clarifications. Winter itineraries are provided for “reference” there will always be changes in activities, methods of travel, etc., to maintain the ‘health/safety’ of travelers and nomadic families. Please double confirm itineraries via email. ONLINE Itineraries are subject to change owing to weather, cultural circumstance, terrain, lifestyles, etc., distances will change in accordance with Nomadic pastures, weather, culture, lifestyles and other factors. Kindly refer to the Pre-Trip online learning area for more details in how to prepare via this link
Included services:
- Visiting nomadic family
- All nomadic breakfast, lunch and dinner which are stated on itinerary
- Herder Guide service on route
- English Speaking Guide/Interpreter services
- Sightseeing
- Stay overnight at families’ extra Ger
- Horse riding according to itinerary
- Traveling by ox cart according to itinerary
- Pack animals on route
- Cultural activities (making Mongolian cuisines, playing ankle bone game etc)
- Boiled water on route
- Two ways bus tickets between UB and Terelj (other unspecified bus routes you’ll have to arrange independently)
Not included:
- Camping equipments /sleeping bag /
- National park fee
- Personal use
Upgrade Options:
- Private vehicle (transfer to and back)
- Interpreter/Guide