Nomad Family Stays in Mongolia: The 10 Best

1.Cooking Class in a Traditional Ger Home in Ulaanbaatar Suburbs

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 84 reviews · from $199Our pick

Cook Mongolian dishes in Bee and Soy’s traditional ger, share tea and stories, play shagai, and see why this private Ulaanbaatar outing earns top marks.

“What an amazing excursion. I work in tourism and have seen many activities over the years that lack sincerity and enthusiasm. This was not one of them. From the very beginning Bee and Soy were extremely welcoming into their home Read more”

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2.MONGOLIAN NOMADS: 2-Day Horse Trekking & Cow Milking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 23 reviews · 2 days · from $369

Spend two days with a Mongolian nomadic family, ride across open country, herd animals, milk cows, eat local food, and sleep in a ger.

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3.Overnight Semi-Gobi Tour with Nomadic HomeStay

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 6 reviews · from $234

Spend two days from Ulaanbaatar among sand dunes, camels, and a nomadic family, with meals, transport, and a ger stay included.

“Bachi is a great guide with a wealth of knowledge and the family you stay with is very kind and giving. There’s some beautiful scenes and lots of yummy traditional Mongolian food. The Camel ride is actually only about 10-15 mins but still very enjoyable”

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4.2D,1N Gobi desert and Old city Kharkhorum stay with Nomadic family

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · from $500

Spend two days in Mongolia's Mini Gobi, ride camels, sleep with nomads, and explore Kharkhorin with meals and private transport included.

“This tour fulfilled and even exceeded my entire expectations for traveling to Mongolia. It has everything -- an adventure to Bayangobi or the mini desert, a camel ride, exploring the ancient city of Kharkhorin and more. My guide and driver UsuRead more”

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5.5 day Central Mongolia and Nomad stay tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 4 reviews · 5 days · from $1,092

Review of a five-day Mongolia tour with Terelj, camel riding, Orkhon Waterfall, Kharkhorum, ger stays, and long drives.

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6.3 Day Nomadic Real Life Experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · from $550

Spend three days living with Mongolian herders, riding horses, tending animals, cooking in a ger, and sleeping beneath wide open skies.

“Turu was an excellent guide! Very friendly and helpful, he made this trip an unforgettable one :)”

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7.4 Day Nomadic Life Experience In Northern Mongolian

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1 reviews · from $225

Spend four days with a Mongolian nomadic family, riding trains, making dairy products, tending cattle, and exploring Saikhanii Hutul.

“The first and last days are mostly mobile, so it's actually the second and third days when you're most active, but it's a fulfilling experience!”

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8.Mongol Nomadic & Khustai National Park Private Full Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1 reviews · from $205

Review of a private Ulaanbaatar day tour combining Mongolian nomadic culture, lunch, archery, folk music, and wild horses at Khustai.

“Enjoyed a lot the day tour. Nomadic camp is not far from UB in a beautiful spot. Their put nomadic cultural exhibition and show were authentic and interesting. The food was excellent. It was only 1h to reach out Hustai national park. I was guideRead more”

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9.2 Days Hustai National Park and Nomadic homestay tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 1 reviews · from $465

Spend two days with Mongolia’s wild takhi horses and a nomadic family, with a private ger stay, meals, monuments, and optional riding.

“Peace and quiet inside the park. Walking with the wild horses, stalking red deer in the mountains. Night camp in a herder's yurt with most modern comfort for a large temporary tent.”

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10.Nomad Ride

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1 reviews · from $255

Ride Mongolian horses through Terelj National Park, meet a nomad family, see Turtle Rock and Ariyabal Temple on this private day tour.

“We had an extraordinary experience with Tour Mongolia and the country itself.”

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