Mongolia is home to a vast array of varying landscapes. In this path, we venture into the South of the Gobi desert where we are enveloped into the mysticism of singing sands and rolling dunes. Then we’re off to the Orkhon Valley, with its green pastures and cool rivers.

From the capital, we take a short flight to Dalanzadgag-not only getting us there in a fraction of the time but allowing us to take to new heights, with stunning bird’s eye views of the rugged, raw Mongolian landscape. Amongst others, we explore the “Flaming Cliffs”,a place of great natural beauty named after its fiery colour, and the “Three Beauties of the Gobi”, an extension of the stunning Altai Mountains deep into the desert where we visit a dramatic ravine, covered in ice until summertime. Dinosaurs have roamed these lands, and their remnants are still being found scattered about. For the most part, the Gobi consist of arid desert steppe, with only few sand dunes far between-one of which is the Hongor Sands, the most famous dunes of Mongolia where the sands sing to the blowing of the winds.

We hop from camel to horseback when we continue into the Orkhon Valley. Here, we settle into a polo camp, disconnecting from networks in favour of horse-riding and star-gazing. From rock climbing to kayaking, the valley is yours to explore. You may wish to try your hand at polo, an ancient sport that trained the Mongol cavalry in the middle ages. This where the authenticity and rough nature of a camp is met with the luxury of impeccable service and holistic amenities, like Ayurvedic treatments.