{"id":281877,"date":"2025-06-08T17:09:31","date_gmt":"2025-06-08T17:09:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/adventure\/what-to-expect-at-a-ger-camp-in-western-mongolia\/"},"modified":"2025-06-08T17:09:31","modified_gmt":"2025-06-08T17:09:31","slug":"what-to-expect-at-a-ger-camp-in-western-mongolia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=281877","title":{"rendered":"What To Expect At A Ger Camp In Western Mongolia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Four burly Mongolian men huddle around the black, steaming vessel. Words incomprehensible to my ears are uttered under breath as glances bounce between eight intense eyes.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Then, in one fell swoop, the lid is removed. Great wafts of steam exude from the pot, culminating in fragrant swirls of smoke. One by one, hot stones are removed with tongs and placed on a shiny steel plate. The whole process resembles a medical procedure \u2013 each movement is exact, and done with the precision of a surgeon.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Dinner with a local Tuvan family<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>But this ain\u2019t no operation. What I\u2019m witnessing here is the opening scene to a memorable dinner date spent with a local Tuvan family. Along with the rest of the group on Intrepid\u2019s first-ever Uncharted Expedition, we\u2019ve been invited into a traditional ger in Tsagaan Gol Valley, inside <a href=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/mongolia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">western Mongolia\u2019s Altai Tavan Bogd National Park<\/a>,\u00a0 to experience a staple of the Mongolian culinary landscape. We trekked 20 kilometres to get here.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_38271\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38271\" class=\"size-full wp-image-38271 lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Mongolia_Altai_Tavan_Bogd_Hikers-e1569892868561.jpg\" alt=\"A small group of hikers in Mongolia\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Mongolia_Altai_Tavan_Bogd_Hikers-e1569892868561.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Mongolia_Altai_Tavan_Bogd_Hikers-e1569892868561-425x239.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Mongolia_Altai_Tavan_Bogd_Hikers-e1569892868561-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Mongolia_Altai_Tavan_Bogd_Hikers-e1569892868561-585x329.jpg 585w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38271\" class=\"lazyload size-full wp-image-38271\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Mongolia_Altai_Tavan_Bogd_Hikers-e1569892868561.jpg\" alt=\"A small group of hikers in Mongolia\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Mongolia_Altai_Tavan_Bogd_Hikers-e1569892868561.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Mongolia_Altai_Tavan_Bogd_Hikers-e1569892868561-425x239.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Mongolia_Altai_Tavan_Bogd_Hikers-e1569892868561-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Mongolia_Altai_Tavan_Bogd_Hikers-e1569892868561-585x329.jpg 585w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-38271\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We\u2019ve hiked 20 kms to get here!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/mongolia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>EXPLORE OUR RANGE OF ADVENTURES THROUGH MONGOLIA HERE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Known as\u00a0<em>khorkhog,<\/em>\u00a0or a Mongolian barbecue, this traditional meal involves cooking pieces of meat (in this case, goat) inside a deep pot containing hot stones which are heated from the outside. It\u2019s a laborious affair, but the results are worth it, we\u2019re told. Meanwhile, over on the communal table, fermented mare\u2019s milk is offered to us all, and I oblige. It\u2019s cheesy and sour but I\u2019m starting to get the hang of it ever since taking my first (hesitant) sip as we crossed into Mongolia from Russia at Tsagaannuur.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_38272\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38272\" class=\"size-full wp-image-38272 lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Mongolia_Altai_Tavan_Bogd_Tsagaan_Gol_River_Ger-e1569892903541.jpg\" alt=\"A woman walks into a ger. Two horses stand in the background\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Mongolia_Altai_Tavan_Bogd_Tsagaan_Gol_River_Ger-e1569892903541.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Mongolia_Altai_Tavan_Bogd_Tsagaan_Gol_River_Ger-e1569892903541-425x239.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Mongolia_Altai_Tavan_Bogd_Tsagaan_Gol_River_Ger-e1569892903541-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Mongolia_Altai_Tavan_Bogd_Tsagaan_Gol_River_Ger-e1569892903541-585x329.jpg 585w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38272\" class=\"lazyload size-full wp-image-38272\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Mongolia_Altai_Tavan_Bogd_Tsagaan_Gol_River_Ger-e1569892903541.jpg\" alt=\"A woman walks into a ger. Two horses stand in the background\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Mongolia_Altai_Tavan_Bogd_Tsagaan_Gol_River_Ger-e1569892903541.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Mongolia_Altai_Tavan_Bogd_Tsagaan_Gol_River_Ger-e1569892903541-425x239.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Mongolia_Altai_Tavan_Bogd_Tsagaan_Gol_River_Ger-e1569892903541-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Mongolia_Altai_Tavan_Bogd_Tsagaan_Gol_River_Ger-e1569892903541-585x329.jpg 585w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-38272\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">There are only around 3000 Tuvans in Mongolia.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>It\u2019s estimated that there are only around 3,000 Tuvans left in Mongolia, although their brothers and sisters in the Tuva Republic in Russia healthily boost that number up 100 fold. Like other nomads in Mongolia, Tuvans relocate seasonally as they move to newer pastures. This family has been here since June, and on average move four times a year \u2013 sometimes more if the grazing isn\u2019t good.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/expeditions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>INTERESTED IN AN INTREPID EXPEDITION? CHECK OUT OUR RANGE OF ADVENTURES NOW<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_38274\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38274\" class=\"size-full wp-image-38274 lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Mongolia_Altai_Tavan_Bogd_Tsagaan_Gol_River_Tuvan_Family-e1569892981587.jpg\" alt=\"A group of travellers with a Mongolian family and a horse\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Mongolia_Altai_Tavan_Bogd_Tsagaan_Gol_River_Tuvan_Family-e1569892981587.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Mongolia_Altai_Tavan_Bogd_Tsagaan_Gol_River_Tuvan_Family-e1569892981587-425x239.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Mongolia_Altai_Tavan_Bogd_Tsagaan_Gol_River_Tuvan_Family-e1569892981587-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Mongolia_Altai_Tavan_Bogd_Tsagaan_Gol_River_Tuvan_Family-e1569892981587-585x329.jpg 585w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38274\" class=\"lazyload size-full wp-image-38274\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Mongolia_Altai_Tavan_Bogd_Tsagaan_Gol_River_Tuvan_Family-e1569892981587.jpg\" alt=\"A group of travellers with a Mongolian family and a horse\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Mongolia_Altai_Tavan_Bogd_Tsagaan_Gol_River_Tuvan_Family-e1569892981587.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Mongolia_Altai_Tavan_Bogd_Tsagaan_Gol_River_Tuvan_Family-e1569892981587-425x239.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Mongolia_Altai_Tavan_Bogd_Tsagaan_Gol_River_Tuvan_Family-e1569892981587-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Mongolia_Altai_Tavan_Bogd_Tsagaan_Gol_River_Tuvan_Family-e1569892981587-585x329.jpg 585w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-38274\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our intrepid gang of travellers. And a horse.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cWhen winter hits later this year, they\u2019ll settle in a nearby valley,\u201d Timur, our local guide, translates for us as we feast on fatty goat alongside a seemingly endless supply of salads and sides. Winters are particularly tough here: average temperatures regularly drop below 40 degrees Celsius. Traditionally cattle-herding nomads, they tend to livestock including goats, camels, reindeer and yaks throughout the year. After tonight\u2019s dinner, however, there will be one less goat to herd.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/vegetarian-guide-to-mongolia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>RELATED: VEGETARIAN? HERE\u2019S HOW TO GET AROUND MONGOLIA WITHOUT GOING HUNGRY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_38273\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38273\" class=\"size-full wp-image-38273 lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Mongolia_Altai_Tavan_Bogd_Tsagaan_Gol_River_Horse_Family-e1569892935627.jpg\" alt=\"A Mongolian family stand alongside a horse\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Mongolia_Altai_Tavan_Bogd_Tsagaan_Gol_River_Horse_Family-e1569892935627.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Mongolia_Altai_Tavan_Bogd_Tsagaan_Gol_River_Horse_Family-e1569892935627-425x239.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Mongolia_Altai_Tavan_Bogd_Tsagaan_Gol_River_Horse_Family-e1569892935627-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Mongolia_Altai_Tavan_Bogd_Tsagaan_Gol_River_Horse_Family-e1569892935627-585x329.jpg 585w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38273\" class=\"lazyload size-full wp-image-38273\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Mongolia_Altai_Tavan_Bogd_Tsagaan_Gol_River_Horse_Family-e1569892935627.jpg\" alt=\"A Mongolian family stand alongside a horse\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Mongolia_Altai_Tavan_Bogd_Tsagaan_Gol_River_Horse_Family-e1569892935627.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Mongolia_Altai_Tavan_Bogd_Tsagaan_Gol_River_Horse_Family-e1569892935627-425x239.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Mongolia_Altai_Tavan_Bogd_Tsagaan_Gol_River_Horse_Family-e1569892935627-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Mongolia_Altai_Tavan_Bogd_Tsagaan_Gol_River_Horse_Family-e1569892935627-585x329.jpg 585w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-38273\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This family has been here since June.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The evening passes quickly. Timur translates as questions and answers bounce between our intrepid group of 11 adventurers and the extended Tuvan family. We learn about their way of life and their traditional customs and beliefs \u2013 did you know that Tuvans, like other nomadic tribes in Mongolia, are afraid of water? We also learn that Mongolian hospitality is as legendary as its reputation. We even hear a traditional story that doesn\u2019t seem to have an ending. Indeed, Mongolian epics are notoriously long: some literally taking an entire month to recite \u2013 no kidding.<\/p>\n<p>Eventually, we retire to our tents under a starry sky. Belly full, I sink like a stone into a food coma that lasts all night.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Musical entertainment with Kazakhs<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>I\u2019m sitting cross-legged inside a Kazakh ger in Ulgii, in far-western Mongolia. It\u2019s been another long day of driving through the central plains of the country on this Uncharted Expedition, and after checking into our ger camp 15 minutes earlier, our bellies are rumbling in protest. But they won\u2019t be for long.<\/p>\n<p>Every October, thousands come to Ulgii to attend the famous Golden Eagle Festival, where the ancient tradition of eagle hunting is put on full glorious display. But we\u2019re here for another reason. In true Mongolian hospitality, we\u2019ve been invited over for dinner in the home of a local Kazakh family. And apparently they have a surprise for us \u2013 but we\u2019ll have to wait until after dinner for that, we\u2019re told.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_38277\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38277\" class=\"size-full wp-image-38277 lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Mongolia_Ulgii_Kazakh_Dinner-e1569893362917.jpg\" alt=\"A traditional Kazakh dinner in a ger in Mongolia\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Mongolia_Ulgii_Kazakh_Dinner-e1569893362917.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Mongolia_Ulgii_Kazakh_Dinner-e1569893362917-425x239.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Mongolia_Ulgii_Kazakh_Dinner-e1569893362917-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Mongolia_Ulgii_Kazakh_Dinner-e1569893362917-585x329.jpg 585w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38277\" class=\"lazyload size-full wp-image-38277\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Mongolia_Ulgii_Kazakh_Dinner-e1569893362917.jpg\" alt=\"A traditional Kazakh dinner in a ger in Mongolia\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Mongolia_Ulgii_Kazakh_Dinner-e1569893362917.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Mongolia_Ulgii_Kazakh_Dinner-e1569893362917-425x239.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Mongolia_Ulgii_Kazakh_Dinner-e1569893362917-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Mongolia_Ulgii_Kazakh_Dinner-e1569893362917-585x329.jpg 585w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-38277\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dinner is served.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>In the interim, we dine like kings. \u201cWhat we\u2019re eating here is a very popular Kazakh dish,\u201d Timur tells us, as we eat with our hands in the traditional way. Satellites of side dishes orbit around a central platter of mutton, beef and pork on a communal table, and we all stuff ourselves silly on cucumber and tomato salad, hard cheeses (such as the white\u00a0<em>qurt<\/em>, made from goat, sheep and cow\u2019s milk), carrots and potatoes. Fermented mare\u2019s milk, known as\u00a0<em>kumis<\/em>\u00a0in the local Turkic language, is used to wash it all down.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/road-tripping-mongolia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>RELATED: WHAT IT\u2019S LIKE TO ROAD TRIP THROUGH MONGOLIA<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Unlike other nomadic tribes in Mongolia, who look to Buddhism and Shamanism for spiritual guidance, Kazakhs derive their spiritual comfort in Islam, which was first introduced to the region during the eighth century when Arab missionaries entered Central Asia. To this day, the Kazakh community is tightly knit, and Kazakhs are the predominant ethnic group in this part of Mongolia.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_38269\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38269\" class=\"size-full wp-image-38269 lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Mongolia_Ulgii_Kazakh_Dinner-2.jpg\" alt=\"Travelers sitting around a table in a ger, ready for dinner\" width=\"500\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Mongolia_Ulgii_Kazakh_Dinner-2.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Mongolia_Ulgii_Kazakh_Dinner-2-225x300.jpg 225w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38269\" class=\"lazyload size-full wp-image-38269\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Mongolia_Ulgii_Kazakh_Dinner-2.jpg\" alt=\"Travelers sitting around a table in a ger, ready for dinner\" width=\"500\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Mongolia_Ulgii_Kazakh_Dinner-2.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Mongolia_Ulgii_Kazakh_Dinner-2-225x300.jpg 225w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-38269\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Colour is EVERYWHERE in these gers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Besides practicing Islam, there are some other noticeable differences between the Kazakhs and other nomadic groups in Mongolia. For example, Kazakh gers are more colourfully decorated, and this ger is no exception. Richly patterned tapestries adorn walls built on a lattice skeleton frame, while colourful rugs embroidered with deep reds, vibrant yellows and hot pink cover the floor. Everywhere I look, I\u2019m hit with an explosion of colour.\u00a0\u201cThe city and the surrounding villages survive heavily on textiles,\u201d says Anton, our trip leader who\u2019s been with us since the start of Uncharted, all the way back in Nur Sultan, Kazakhstan.\u00a0Tomorrow, we\u2019ll visit a local artisan workshop to see how traditional Kazakh embroidery and textiles are made, before continuing on to Khovd.<\/p>\n<p>But this evening is all about another art form. Turns out, the family we\u2019re dining with is rather famous on the musical circuit. Known as the Kugyershin Family, they tour the world playing Kazakh music; they\u2019ve even recorded their own albums. Tonight, the father of the family and his son, wielding traditional <em>dombras<\/em>, will put on a special show for us.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/astana-kazakhstan-travel-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>RELATED: HOW TO SPEND 24 HOURS IN NUR-SULTAN, KAZAKHSTAN<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_38278\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38278\" class=\"size-full wp-image-38278 lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Mongolia_Ulgii_Kazakh_Dinner_Music-e1569893398907.jpg\" alt=\"Musicians playing traditional instruments in a ger\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Mongolia_Ulgii_Kazakh_Dinner_Music-e1569893398907.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Mongolia_Ulgii_Kazakh_Dinner_Music-e1569893398907-425x239.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Mongolia_Ulgii_Kazakh_Dinner_Music-e1569893398907-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Mongolia_Ulgii_Kazakh_Dinner_Music-e1569893398907-585x329.jpg 585w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38278\" class=\"lazyload size-full wp-image-38278\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Mongolia_Ulgii_Kazakh_Dinner_Music-e1569893398907.jpg\" alt=\"Musicians playing traditional instruments in a ger\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Mongolia_Ulgii_Kazakh_Dinner_Music-e1569893398907.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Mongolia_Ulgii_Kazakh_Dinner_Music-e1569893398907-425x239.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Mongolia_Ulgii_Kazakh_Dinner_Music-e1569893398907-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Mongolia_Ulgii_Kazakh_Dinner_Music-e1569893398907-585x329.jpg 585w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-38278\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Evening entertainment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>With its long neck, the teardrop-shaped <em>dombra<\/em> resembles the lute. Made from wood, this two-stringed instrument is used as a solo or accompanying instrument. Traditionally, strings were made of sinew (sheep or goat guts); today, nylon gets plucked. It\u2019s one of the most common traditional instruments of the Kazakh people, and plays a key role in Kazakh traditional music.<\/p>\n<p>For the next 30 minutes, our group is serenaded with traditional Kazakh music. Father and son\u2019s torsos rock and sway gently from side to side, their toes pivoting every now and then. Occasionally, bursts of quick, rhythmic strumming fill the air, as vocal lines dovetail in unison before splintering off into velvety harmonies, heavy on vibrato. It almost sounds like Hawaiian music to my ears.<\/p>\n<p>It will be another long day of driving tomorrow, so we return to our ger camp satiated and elated by the night\u2019s musical entertainment. I make a note to look at up the Kugyershin Family on Spotify when I get home \u2013\u00ad they\u2019ve just recruited a new fan.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Lunch with the Zakhchins<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>One by one, we\u2019re welcomed into the ger, smiles beaming all round. In traditional Mongolian form, we\u2019re offered tea and told to sit down around a communal table covered with curd, cheese and candy. Wolf pelts hang from the walls, next to fading wedding photos and sports medals. It\u2019s been a long morning of driving through the plains of Mongolia, and we\u2019re happy to stretch our legs.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_38276\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38276\" class=\"size-full wp-image-38276 lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Mongolia_Khovd_Zahchin_Lunch_Ger-e1569893072347.jpg\" alt=\"A group of travellers eating on the floor of a ger\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Mongolia_Khovd_Zahchin_Lunch_Ger-e1569893072347.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Mongolia_Khovd_Zahchin_Lunch_Ger-e1569893072347-425x239.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Mongolia_Khovd_Zahchin_Lunch_Ger-e1569893072347-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Mongolia_Khovd_Zahchin_Lunch_Ger-e1569893072347-585x329.jpg 585w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38276\" class=\"lazyload size-full wp-image-38276\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Mongolia_Khovd_Zahchin_Lunch_Ger-e1569893072347.jpg\" alt=\"A group of travellers eating on the floor of a ger\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Mongolia_Khovd_Zahchin_Lunch_Ger-e1569893072347.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Mongolia_Khovd_Zahchin_Lunch_Ger-e1569893072347-425x239.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Mongolia_Khovd_Zahchin_Lunch_Ger-e1569893072347-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Mongolia_Khovd_Zahchin_Lunch_Ger-e1569893072347-585x329.jpg 585w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-38276\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Anton, our leader, explains what we\u2019re eating.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>We\u2019ve just arrived in Khovd, in western Mongolia. Home to more than 17 different ethnic groups, this town is known for its multi-cultural population. But today, we\u2019ll be breaking bread with the Zakhchin, an ethnic subgroup of the Oirats who originated in the Altai mountains of Mongolia and Xinjiang in China. Like most other Mongolian tribes, the Zakhchin practice Tibetan Buddhism and Shamanism. There are just over 32,000 of them in Mongolia at present.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/central-asia-musts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>RELATED: 6 REASONS CENTRAL ASIA SHOULD BE ON YOUR TRAVEL RADAR<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Besides learning about the family \u2013 they have five kids and one grandchild, and the father was once head of the local communist party branch for seven years \u2013 we also learn about more general aspects of Mongolian culture, such as the importance of ghee. \u201cWe put ghee in everything, even in tea. Just one teaspoon of ghee in winter can help you stay warm,\u201d Timur explains as we\u2019re each served a bowl of\u00a0<em>tsuivan<\/em>, a traditional fried noodle dish with meat and veggies. It\u2019s delicious and I have two bowls.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_38275\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38275\" class=\"size-full wp-image-38275 lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Mongolia_Khovd_Zahchin_Food-e1569893026483.jpg\" alt=\"A bowl of noodles\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Mongolia_Khovd_Zahchin_Food-e1569893026483.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Mongolia_Khovd_Zahchin_Food-e1569893026483-425x239.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Mongolia_Khovd_Zahchin_Food-e1569893026483-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Mongolia_Khovd_Zahchin_Food-e1569893026483-585x329.jpg 585w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38275\" class=\"lazyload size-full wp-image-38275\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Mongolia_Khovd_Zahchin_Food-e1569893026483.jpg\" alt=\"A bowl of noodles\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Mongolia_Khovd_Zahchin_Food-e1569893026483.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Mongolia_Khovd_Zahchin_Food-e1569893026483-425x239.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Mongolia_Khovd_Zahchin_Food-e1569893026483-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Mongolia_Khovd_Zahchin_Food-e1569893026483-585x329.jpg 585w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-38275\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tsuivan, a fried noodle dish.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>We need to get back on the road to continue our journey to Tsenkher Cave, famous for its ancient rock paintings that are estimated to be between 15 to 40,000 years old. But not before a quick photo shoot with the family \u2013 and their horse \u2013 outside the ger. It\u2019s a riot of laughs and gestures. Before getting back in our van, we decide to walk off lunch with a stroll through the town, past statues of Soviet war heroes, government buildings and the local school.<\/p>\n<p>We part ways with the Zakhchin family after our brief city tour, once again amazed by Mongolian hospitality and the sheer diversity of its nomadic tribes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Experience life in a nomadic ger camp on Intrepid\u2019s 18-day small group adventure from Kazakhstan to Mongolia; (or check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/mongolia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">full range of trips in Mongolia here<\/a>).\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>All photography by Shaun Busuttil.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Four burly Mongolian men huddle around the black, steaming vessel. 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