Our Services

Off The Map Tours are members of PATA (Pacific Asia Travel Association) and we are committed to the protection of Mongolia's wonderful natural environment and responsible travel in Mongolia.



We are members of the Responsible Travel organisation and we support Sustainable Travel International so you can be sure that your holiday in Mongolia will be ecologically and culturally friendly. Years of experience in organizing trips to Mongolia for people from all over the world means that you can be sure of receiving the best services before, during and after your tour.

Hotels In Ulaanbaatar


Nowadays there are many hotels in Ulaanbaatar, some better than others. Our choice for accommodation in Ulaanbaatar is the Continental Hotel
Outside The Continental Hotel . It has been enjoyed by all our past clients because it is only a few minutes walk from the center of Ulaanbaatar and most of the good bars and restaurants are within walking distance. This is one of the newest hotels in Ulaanbaatar and it has good facilities
Continental Hotel Facilities including a fine restaurant, bar , cashmere shop, gym, sauna, business center and a modest swimming pool.


Ger Camps


Outside Ulaanbaatar accommodation for tourists is at traditional ger camps which are set up in places that are particularly important, beautiful or much visited. These ger camps
Ger Camp are so much more authentic and thrilling than hotels in Mongolia. The gers are furnished in traditional style and have a wood-burning stove in the center for colder evenings. There is a hole in the roof for the chimney and you can see the amazing Mongolian night sky as you lie in comfort.

Camping


Mongolia is an absolutely ideal country for camping holidays. Indeed, many of our hiking, horse riding, mountain biking and motorcycling tours in Mongolia are in such remote places that there isn't any other option. During the summer tourist season in Mongolia from June through to September, the weather is at its best, but weather conditions in Mongolia are unreliable and we have chosen the high performance Force 10 Baltoro and the Vango Storm 300
Vango Storm 300 Three Man 4 Season Tent which can withstand summer snowstorms up in the high mountains of Mongolia, fierce wind and rain. They have an entrance at both ends to allow air through on very hot days, and mosquito netting to protect from insects.


Food & Drink


These days there are plenty of excellent restaurants in Ulaanbaatar serving all kinds of international dishes. When you are traveling in Mongolia out in the countryside and stay at ger camps, there will be a restaurant where standard meals are served. If you are on one of our camping tours in Mongolia you may eat in the dining tent
Dinning Tent & Mess Tent and a professional cook will serve three substantial meals each day throughout your tour in Mongolia. The food may be Mongolian, European or Asian and they can cater for vegetarians if warned in advance.


Toilet and Washing Facilities


Do not be anxious about the toilet and washing facilities whilst traveling in Mongolia. At ger camps there are Western-style latrines and showers, usually with hot water served by solar power. On camping holidays in Mongolia we set up a protective and private windshield or tent with a pit latrine which is ecologically friendly. Our campsites on remote tours in Mongolia are often next to a river or lake and on hot days you can enjoy swimming. Sorry, no hot showers in this part of the world ! We are members of Responsible Travel and you can read our Responsible Travel policy here.


Airport & Railway Station Transfers


When you first arrive in Ulaanbaatar at the beginning of your vacation in Mongolia, someone will be waiting to greet you and take you to the hotel in one of our company vehicles
Mitsubishi Delica 4 X 4 Transfer Vehicle. During your Mongolia tour, if you are going to fly down to the Gobi Desert or any other part of Mongolia. We will take you to the airport for your domestic flight and will pick you up when you return to Ulaanbaatar.


Train & Aeroplane Tickets


If your tour in Mongolia involves a domestic flight to another part of the country, such as the Gobi Desert or Lake Khovsgol, we will provide your aeroplane tickets and this is included in the price of your tour in Mongolia. We can also supply aeroplane tickets for international flights to Beijing, Irkutsk, Moscow, Berlin or Seoul for flights from Mongolia which originate in Ulaanbaatar. If you have booked a tour in Mongolia with us and you want to travel to Mongolia by train from Beijing or Moscow, we can provide the train tickets. We can also supply train tickets from Ulaanbaatar to Beijing, Irkutsk or Moscow.


Communication Equipment


For our trekking, horse riding, mountain biking and motorcycle tours in Mongolia where travel is in remote parts of the country with no mobile phone reception, we have satellite phones to use in case of emergency. We use the Globalstar network which has complete international coverage and we work with Monsat, Globalstar's official distributor in Mongolia so that we can be sure of having reliable communications from anywhere in Mongolia.

All our support vehicles are fitted with long distance two-way radios so that there will be contact between the tour leader and drivers for distances of up to fifty kilometers. The equipment is supplied by http://www.wildtalk.com


Emergency Rescue


Adventure tours in Mongolia, especially mountain biking, horse riding and motorcycling holidays, all carry an element of risk and many of our tours in Mongolia are literally "off the map" as we go to some of the most remote parts of the country. Emergency rescue by Mi-8 Helicopter
Mi-8 Helicopter will be arranged with a local aviation company. They are on standby 24 hours a day and would be called from our sat phone and provided with our GPS reference in order to mobilize the rescue team.


Support Vehicles


All our vehicles are new or nearly new. They belong to us, are maintained by us and are driven by our own company drivers. We do not hire vehicles and we do not use drivers who we do not know. For overland expeditions in Mongolia and for groups of up to 28 people we have a new Kamaz 6 x 6 expedition bus. This has been the Dakar Rally winner in the truck section seven times and was designed for Arctic conditions.



Most of our support vehicles for trips in Mongolia are Russian UAZ Forgons which are excellent 4 x 4 people carriers. They carry up to 12 people and can manage any kind of off-road conditions in Mongolia. Just like the famous Land Rover Defender, the style of the Forgon has altered little over the past 40 years during which it has served the Russian and Mongolian Military.


Group Tours


Our scheduled group tours in Mongolia are for people who want to enjoy the friendship and reduced costs of traveling in a group (usually between 4 and 12 people). Each year we offer a choice of hiking holidays, horse back riding vacations, mountain biking tours and motorbike trips during the tourist season in Mongolia, which is from June to September. We also do overland expeditions across the Gobi Desert and Central Mongolia as well as a trip which includes Beijing and the Trans Siberian Railway to Ulaanbaatar.


Tailor-Made Tours


If you want a special tailor-made trip to Mongolia for your own group of friends, for a club or organization, we can arrange cycling tours, off-road motorcycle trips, horse riding, camel riding and hiking vacations in Mongolia at dates of your choice. Look at our tailor-made itineraries numbered 1 - 11 for some ideas. You don't have to be young or super-fit to enjoy a holiday in Mongolia. The fantastic scenery, fascinating culture, ancient and religious Mongolian art and sculpture are for everyone.