At a Glance
Dates: All year round
Group Size: Priced 2-6 but larger groups are welcome
Duration: 1 Day
Trip Style: Immersive, cultural, wildlife
Price: US$ 340 – US$ 165
Key Experiences
Time with the Batchuluun family, part of the Bayansonginot pastoralist community
Hands-on cookery and felt-making lesson with the Batchuluun family
Visit to Khustai National Park’s information centre
Introduction to the park’s wildlife and conservation work
A walk to a hilltop viewpoint overlooking steppe and sand dunes
Details & FAQs
Khustai National Park Day Tour: Landscape, Wildlife & Local Life
Like many companies, we offer a one-day journey to Khustain Nuruu National Park. If you choose ours, you’ll begin with our long-term local partners, the Batchuluun family from the Bayansonginot pastoralist community, preparing lunch together in their home and learning the basics of felt making — a skill promoted by the women of the cooperative.
From the family’s home you then travel by vehicle into the park, stopping at the information centre to meet a ranger or biologist from the local NGO team. The park is run as a non-profit within the framework of the Hustai National Park Trust, and visiting in this way helps direct income back into the protected area. They will introduce you to the wildlife of the region and the work being done to protect it.
Before returning to Ulaanbaatar in the afternoon, you’ll take a short walk to a hilltop viewpoint overlooking the surrounding steppe and sand dunes — one of Jess’s favourite eternal landscapes views — helping to put the wider landscape into perspective.
This journey can be extended into an overnight stay, which works particularly well for birders, allowing time to explore the Tuul River basin in the south of the park. It can also be adapted to include a visit to the Mongol Nomadic Camp, which is often a good fit for families or those wanting a fun introduction to Mongolia’s nomadic culture.
Practical Notes
The cookery lesson can be adapted for vegetarians and those with dietary requirements, but please let us know in advance of booking.
Toilet facilities are available at Khustain Nuruu National Park, with an outside toilet at the family ger.
If a ranger or biologist is not available on the day, one of the local visitor centre guides will join instead.
What to Bring
Comfortable shoes suitable for walking on uneven terrain
Layers for Mongolia’s changeable weather.
Sun protection (hat and sunscreen) or a waterproof, depending on conditions!
Binoculars and a camera (a tripod is useful if you have one)
Drinking water
A flexible attitude
- Final group size of 1 guest: US$ 390 pp
- Final group size of 2 guests: US$ 235 pp
- Final group size of 3 guests: US$ 220 pp
- Final group size of 4 guests: US$ 190 pp
- Final group size of 5-6 guests: US$ 165 pp
- For groups bigger than six, get in touch for details.
Map Of Route
Included in the price
- A local lunch with a felting experience
- The support of one of our great intergenerational teams - made up of a male Mongolian driver and one of our English-speaking female trip assistants—helping to create an immersive and well-supported experience.
- Transportation to and from Khustai from your accommodation in Ulaanbaatar
- Entrance fees to the national park
Not included in the price
- Gratuities
- Photography and video fees
Every journey you take with us is guided by one of our intergenerational Mongolian teams — a female trip assistant and a male driver — who support the day-to-day flow of the trip while sharing insight, conversation, and good company along the way. Our teams use tourism to build more secure, confident futures for themselves and their families, and our female trip assistants — women from backgrounds often overlooked by mainstream tourism — sit at the heart of this work. As our guest, you become part of their personal and professional growth, not just a bystander to it.
Throughout your journey, you’ll be accompanied by one of our intergenerational Mongolian teams, where different ages and life experiences come together. This structure helps navigate social and cultural barriers — from gender roles to expectations around age and authority — softening social boundaries, encouraging shared decision-making, and creating a more open, supportive environment.
We work with and support our team year-round, rather than through short-term or seasonal contracts. These long-standing relationships are built on trust, shared experience, and mutual care. That continuity matters — and it shapes how your journey unfolds on the road.
Our female trip assistants are central to this approach. For many, tourism provides an opportunity to support their families while developing confidence and professional skills over time. They are not performing a role; they are growing into it, alongside us, and shaping their own futures through the work they do.
You’ll also be welcomed by local families with whom we’ve built enduring community partnerships. Their hospitality comes from familiarity and friendship, forming a quiet but meaningful part of your experience.
Behind the scenes, Jess & Turuu (Founders) and Tuya (Office Manager) remain closely involved throughout your journey, offering coordination and support — so even in Mongolia’s most remote places, you are never far from help.
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