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When you choose to travel Mongolia, one of the primary things your outing guide would ask is “What about facilities? Concerning spending plan Accommodations can be unique. There are two sorts of facilities. Tourist Ger camp, Local family Ger camp or even nomadic family?”
Yet, you have no clue about what it implies. Here we have every one of the clarifications about Tourist ger camps, Local Ger camps, and nomadic families.
First thing first, every one of them is Mongolian Ger. Then, at that point, what is Mongolian customary dwelling, Ger?
Round molded, wooden dividers and segments, the felt-shrouded customary dwelling has been intended to keep its glow in the amazingly chilly wintertime, remain cool and waterproof in the sweltering, stormy late spring, not to be passed up solid breezes in the springtime. Ger has been utilized over hundreds of years as fit to its unforgiving environment and Mongolian nomadic way of life. At times unfamiliar individuals call it Yurt yet it has been created north of 1,000 years and presently it’s exceptionally cutting-edge and assuming that you get to realize a lot of one could appreciate the knowledge of Mongolian predecessors. At the point when you travel to Mongolia, you get to stay in Ger wherever you visit yet never going to get exhausted how intriguing it is.
Tourist Ger camps:
Tourist Ger camp is frequently found at the perspective of the region, a certain sort of convenience that serves clients with Gers rather than rooms and other administrations like restaurants, drink bars, cutting edge washing offices such as shower, latrine, sauna. Restaurants of tourist camps serve Mongolian or European-style food and veggie lover nourishments.
Most of them will give their clients room service, horse or camel riding services, climbing courses, and some of the time offer neighborhood folklore concerts. Each of the Ger has 2-4 beds with delicate mats, one table 4 chairs and tea kettles, and mugs based on fundamental needs. In most cases, restaurants and sanitary ware are found inside a certain separate from Gers, not together.
In most cases, restaurants and sanitary ware are located within a certain distance from Gers, not together.
A few tourist ger camps are associated with the central power system and have 24 hours of electric power. But a few of the tourist ger camps which are located distant absent from the settlement zone have a solar generator and on it in the evening for the lighting and off before individuals rest within the tourist ger camp. Also lighting from solar-charged batteries is available permitting you to have light for utilizing the washroom offices, reading, charging your camera equip, etc.
Price can be a little different depending on each camp but usually starts from 50 USD per night, with breakfast.
Local family camps – More like local families guest houses
Some local families who live around national park areas have their own small business for ger accommodation for travelers. Simply it’s just a local family with a few extra gears that can serve 4-16 tourists with their Gers. One of the best treats of staying in local families besides the cheap price is a connection with them. Staying with locals will allow you to share the daily life of your hosts and take part in their tasks.
Even they are not completely nomadic, those families are also local nomads with a few livestock animals such as horses or camels. It’s difficult to give details about each family, but can generally say that:
They have 4 – 5 extra Gers and each ger has 4 to 6 beds, but not good quality. There will be kitchen Gers for travelers to prepare their meals. There will be wooden toilets and a solar heating shower room or Gers.
Electricity is only available during 8-11 pm and they use lighting from solar-charged batteries since most of them are not connected to the central electricity system. They can offer their guests horse riding or camel riding opportunities.
This type of accommodation is a great offer for budget travelers and prices will start from $5 – $25 depending on comfort levels such as beddings or sanitary ware.
Nomad Family homestay
Staying in a Nomad family is essentially you may be part of their family and live like them. It’ll be an incredible chance to find their unique way of life, culture, and history. Taking care of animals, milking cows and goats, making dairy items to assist to circular up the group, etc, you may get to be one of the nomads amid this stay.
Visitors usually spend 1 or more days with a nomadic family and get used to daily life It’ll be a lifetime chance to learn about famous nomadic hospitality. Basically, nomadic families will have 1 additional ger adjacent to them for visitors to stay, and when visitors first come to their home they will offer you milk tea, dry curds, extraordinary liquor drink Airag (fermented mare’s milk).
They use solar-charged batteries power amid night time for lightning, and to watch TV, and have wooden toilets but no shower. Most of the time you do not have to pay them with cash, but they will appreciate your presents.
Camping in Mongolia
In Mongolia, it’s practically similar to everybody can camp wherever in nature. Mongolia is wild, colossal stretches, the ideal spot to camp. You can be distant from everyone else in your little corner of heaven, by a stream or in the desert, in the sound of nature, with the stars that can not be counted. While setting up camp you can appreciate looking at stars since there is no light contamination, having a huge fire.
So the most ideal choice is to track down a protected region for your tent and ideally a place where the morning sun sparkles from the get-go to your tent to dissipate the cold of the evening.
Every one of them has its uniqueness.
➔ Tourist ger camps are the most comfortable and safe.
➔ Local ger camps and Nomadic families are the most genuine experience.
➔ Setting up camp would be the nearest to nature.
Pick what is the best for you! Upon your financial plan, you can stir them up as well.
Whichever you decide to stay will be a great experience. Geru Travel can satisfy your assumptions regarding your facilities as we work with the best neighborhood accomplices.
Since you’re making plans to travel to Mongolia, now you must be wondering if it’s better to self-organize everything or go with a tour operator who can speak your language at least.
Organizing and traveling on your own means you’ll be fully responsible for securing your own accommodations and transportation and of course communication as well. Also, you will need to navigate yourself around to look for food and drink. Plus, the language barrier may become a problem. While traveling you will need to rely solely on what you have researched about Mongolia to get you from one side to the next while looking for internet and travel apps you can enjoy yourself in Ulaanbaatar and more urban places, but once you leave the city there is only vast land without any electricity or internet connection. So, that’s where the problems would start.
But, if you choose to travel with a local tour operator company, here is what you can expect from your trip.
Travel Itinerary that confirmed everything.
Tour companies know exactly how to organize tours since they have the experience they will save you from the hassle of making an itinerary that is best for you. Tour operators will even customize one based on your preferences. Also, there is a chance that you can get group discounts. The more people in your travel group, the more cheap your travel expenses will be. So where to find travel mates? Tour operators!
Knowledge about Mongolia and travel.
If you can not choose where to visit, the tour operator companies are here to rescue, since they have intimate knowledge about Mongolia and tourism. For sure no language barrier if you seek our tour operator. Our travel guide and tour managers all speak Japanese and English.
Safe and secure
Tour companies can secure your safety during your adventure activities. During the trip, you will be accompanied by a professional tour guide who can speak Japanese and English fluently, and of course full of knowledge about Mongolia. They know exactly how to keep you safe and sound during horse or camel riding, hiking, or just while sightseeing. Since your guides will be knowledgeable about local weather conditions and the environment, they will be aware of all the potential danger zones and avoid any risks.
For all these reasons, we highly recommend you choose a tour operator company to organize your journey to Mongolia.
So, now one last thing left. Hit us up, and we will create your dream trip!