An English couple had seen the description of a trek in Western Mongolia in the book "World's 100 Best Trails" and wanted to do it.  There was only a simple narrative to follow, including the name of the village at the start point and a few landmarks such as river confluences and mountain passes.

▲  Very remote hiking, we met only a few herders along the way.

▲  The joy of very wild camping.

▲  A camel was hired to carry the luggage, but it became weak on Day 2 so a replacement had to be found in the middle of nowhere. A local herder along the way took over with his camels; it turned out he had been the guide for the author of the book. What a coincidence !

▲  Afternoon tent party.

▲  The trek led to Mount Kharkhiraa and Mount Turgen, and down the wild and beautiful "Yamaat" valley.

▲  The steep descent into Yamaatiin valley is spectacular and simply cannot be captured in a photograph. The local guides sing to the camels to coax them gently down the mountain path.

▲  After 8 days hiking, the trek finished at a village inhabited by Kazakh people. This certainly is one of the best treks in the world.

  The plan: to start operating Mongolia's very first motorcycle tours. Following extensive research, "Yamaha" WR250F motorcycles were chosen and shipped from the UK to Mongolia.

  Working with Chinese Government organization "CYTS" a tour in Beijing was arranged as well as train tickets to Mongolia.

The Great Wall of China is an appropriate start for a tour that includes both China and Mongolia.

▲  The first section of the Trans Siberian Railway passes through the Great Wall as it goes from Beijing northwards to Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia.

▲  The train passes through Inner Mongolia, an autonomous region of China.

▲  The first night at a ger camp in Mongolia. what a contrast to Beijing !

▲  The layout of the ger and the materials with which they are made, are always the same.

▲  Hiking in a valley in Arkhangai province.

▲  It is common to be invited into a family ger and offered various milk products.

  In 2005 mid- winter a Kamaz 6x6 expedition bus was brought from Copenhagen, Denmark across Russia to Mongolia.

▲ Having been stuck at the Finland-Russia border for 2 weeks at new year because border officials were on vacation, the rest of the journey took 10 days, driving continuously day and night.

▲  The Kamaz expedition bus is known for its great off-road capability, and for looking cool of course.  All our tour support vehicles are well-suited to Mongolia's difficult terrain and there is no better vehicle than the KAMAZ 43114 "Polar Bear":

Video: Some of our own support vehicles