Guides
Guides to Mongolia.
Practical pieces I've been meaning to write — about the festivals, the routes, the markets, and the parts of the country tours often skip or get wrong.
Mongolia 101 · Naadam
Naadam in a village vs. Naadam in Ulaanbaatar
Mongolia's national festival is on July 11–13. Most tours sell the stadium version. Here's the village version — and how to actually see it.
June 2026 · 6 min
Mongolia 101 · Staying with a family
Before you stay with a nomad family: the ger guide
Staying overnight with a nomad family in their own ger — what a family ger is, what to bring and gift, ger etiquette, and the things foreigners worry about that don’t matter.
June 2026 · 8 min