4-tägige Mongolei-Tour Wüste Gobi

I contracted with TourRadar for a 4 day trip to the Gobi Desert for my husband and me. It was supposed to include round trip air tickets from Ulaanbaatar to the Gobi and back. I didn't understand that TourRadar is a booking company only and once they assign it to another tour company, they have nothing to do with the planning or any logistics even if the trip turns out to be something different than what I signed up for. They gave it to Agate Travel which turned it over to a local company, Amicus. Agate was very difficult to deal with and I received nothing about the plane reservations from Ulaanbaatar. I think that's because they didn't make any. They had a "back-up" plan of driving 10 hours in case the flight got cancelled. The day before we were to leave we were notified that it was cancelled. They were also supposed to make additional hotel reservations at a local hotel and when we checked on them, the hotel couldn't find them. It took several hours to straighten that out. I kept asking Agate for a detailed itinerary and details about what we should expect and a packing list. I received nothing. Amicus is a good local company and provided good service and a knowledgeable guide and friendly driver. Unfortunately, we had to drive back 10 hours with them because our flight got delayed 15 hours and we needed to be back in the city before then. We're still waiting to receive the paperwork from them so we can submit it to our travel insurance. i also requested the information for the first leg of the flight from Agate because I believe they never made them. I asked for a refund for the cancelled flight and they returned $60 for a flight that cost over $300. The guide and the driver had to make the trip to meet us but they charged us $300 to drive 10 hours. If I had to book this trip again, I would go directly to Amicus and leave out the first two companies altogether. They provided us with 2 fun days of sight-seeing and made the 20 hours in the car less painful.

My sister and I had an amazing time on this tour. Our driver was excellent and our guide so fun and full of information. The scenery and experiences were incredible, the food delicious, and the ger accommodations cozy and warm. Buya made this whole process easy and simple for us, organizing everything down to the last detail (including airport transfers). We loved every minute of our trip!

My wife and my two teenage kids spent 8 days in the company of Muugii (driver) and Olunya (guide) on a circuit that took in the most fascinating changes in landscape through the parched deserts of the South Gobi to the verdant plains of Central Mongolia. This trip whilst a long drive was interspersed with fascinating visits to local people, enjoying a rich cultural experience from some of the warmest and most generous spirited people on God’s earth. It is sometimes said that Mongolia (13,000 USD GDP per capita) is one of the richest places on earth (Copper and Gold predominantly) inhabited by the poorest people. But as often the case, these Nomadic people are some of the most contented people on the planet (they even fight big corporations to prevent the exploitation of their national patrimony despite government offering to shares the riches). Olunya was incredibly knowledgeable and so proud of her people. It was a true pleasure to be with this team for the duration of the trip and we all came away refreshed and cleansed of the stresses and strains of life in the city. Incidentally, no one wears mask on Mongolia and know one appears to be petrified of COVID since. The borders with China are closed which means the tourists you encounter are mainly Russians and Turks