Cycling Tours in Mongolia – Ride the Last Great Frontier by Bike

Good solid company and enjoyable cycling trip in the Orkhon Valley

Five of us just finished this wonderful trip through the Orkhon Valley National Park. Accompanying us were five staff from Mongolian Biking - one guide and one bike mechanic rode with us, one cook, and two drivers for the iron clad vans which carried us and carried supplies. There were six days of cycling, with the remaining days spent either at ULBT attending the Nadaam Festival or driving to and from the National Park.

Before the trip, it was Dashka who communicated with us. Dashka was very helpful, provided accurate information and very responsive to inquiries. Our guide Chuka picked us up at the airport, and doubled as guide in the city and cycling lead in the vast Mongolian Steppes. Chuka was sincere, hard working and helpful. Throughout the trip, we were pampered with excellent food and safe driving. Our cook was top notched and truly impressive. There was a night we stayed in a hot spring type resort in a Ger, with a fancier looking restaurant but the restaurant food was really inferior to our camp food!

Perhaps one thing Chuka can improve on is to be more aware of the ability and stamina of the team as a cycling leader, and send the second cycling escort to take care of members of the team who have some troubles catching up with the fast group. However, Chuka seemed eager to learn and we liked him a lot. I am sure with more experience, his language skills and leading skills will get better very quickly.

Date of experience: July 2024

True Cultural experience with Mongolia through Biking

Jul 2024 • Friends

Had an absolutely wonderful time in Mongolia with this trip. The iternary was catered to out group and travel time. We were taken care of from the time we arrived at the airport to our flight out. We had a mix of cultural events and sight seeing locations mixed with the mountain biking rides. We were well supported with 2 vehicles and 5 crew members with our group of 5. The food was absolutely amazing. Chef was top notch with a mix of traditional Mongolian cusines to western catered tastes. The operation seems to be a smaller outfit and doesn't have much of the larger corporate restrictions on flexibility. This meant they were able to adjust as needed to the plan and cater to the events, weather, road conditions and other possible issues. The communication was good, but just functional enough to make sure the plan/itinerary was executed. In other words, don't be expecting a Rick Steve's to guide you on your rides. However I cannot speak highly enough of how the crew took care of us. One of our riders had their wallet stolen in the city and the guide went out of his way to support him with the police and reports. This is a top notch team if you want an intimate experience with Mongolia.

Thanks to Dashka at Mongolia biking  for an awesome day, had a great time riding amongst the hills and gers and horses on Friday!