Offroad & Photography Mongolia Tour

“My name is Max Muench. I'm a travel photographer from Berlin and I fell in love with Mongolia and its culture after visiting for the first time in 2016. Although it seemed a bit difficult to find my way around in the beginning, I kept returning over and over to get to know the country even better. That's how Follow The Tracks was created: I wanted to make it possible for my friends at home to explore this country on their own - all while profiting from my knowledge that I gathered throughout the years as well as from my extensive network of friends and local businesses, which I have acquired over the years, so eventually they would be able to experience all the things, that have made my visits so special.”

Max Muench
Founder Follow The Tracks
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What is Follow The Tracks?

... is the first self-drive 4x4 trip through Mongolia that takes you and your friends to incredible places along Max' favourite locations, away from the tourist spots and immerses you deeply in the culture of the country: during your trip you will meet desert and steppe nomads as well as the eagle hunters! You will stay with them for a few nights and experience Mongolia up close.

You can discover the country on different routes; our new app on a tablet guides you safely through the country and gives you exciting information about every location.

Navigating through Mongolia without a guide? Here's how.

Tour Features

OFFROAD ADVENTURE

Explore Mongolia in a 4x4 UAZ Patriot or Toyota Landcruiser off the beaten paths

DIGITAL GUIDE

You'll find a tablet with our navigation app, safety & location videos in your car

EXPERIENCE CULTURE

Stay with local nomads, do camel and horseback riding and meet the Eagle Hunters* (*Eagle/Horse Route)

ACCOMMODATION INCLUDED

3* hotels & ger camps are pre-arranged, sleep in your roof-top tent from time to time

Our Tours

SHORTEST

Fox Route

The Fox Route brings you to the green heart of Mongolia, to majestic waterfalls and volcanic landscapes, broad lakes and to the former capital of Ghenggis Khan’s empire - Karakorum.

Duration 7 Days
Type of Travel Round Trip
Best travel time June - September

Highlights
Ulaanbaatar • Hustain National Park • Horseback Riding • Ugii Lake • Karakorum • Orkhon Valley • Waterfalls • sand dune at a lake
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Gobi Bear Route

Your adventure starts in Ulaanbaatar before visiting Gobi Desert. There, you will sleep at a camel herder family’s ger, visit the Great Dune as well as the “firy” Flaming Cliffs and the typical Mongolian Steppes.

Dauer 7 Days
Reiseart Round Trip
Beste Reisezeit May - Mid-June & Mid-August - Mid-October

Highlights
Ulaanbaatar • Gobi Desert • Camel Back Riding • Flaming Cliffs • Manzushir Monastery • Yolyn Am Canyon
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NEW: LUXURY EDITION

Falcon Route

The Falcon Route is our Shangri-La Ulaanbaatar Special Edition. While the luxury hotel marks start and end of the tour, it brings you to the green heart of Mongolia, to majestic waterfalls, volcanic landscapes and to the former capital of Ghenggis Khan’s empire - Kharkhorin.

Duration 9 Days
Type of Travel Round Trip
Best Time To Travel July - September
Route active from July 2023

Highlights
Shangri-La Ulaanbaatar • Kharkhorin • Waterfall • Khujirt Spa Hotel • Elsen Tasarkhai • Khustai National Park
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Camel Route

Your trip starts in Gobi desert where you will stay at a camel herder and his family. Afterwards you will explore the green heart of Mongolia with its waterfalls, volcanic landscapes and wild horses.

Duration 14 Days
Type of Travel Round Trip
Best Time To Travel May - October

Highlights
Gobi Desert • Camel riding • Flaming Cliffs • Orkhon Waterfall • volcanic landscapes • Karakorum • Przewalski horses • sand dune at a lake
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BESTSELLER

Eagle Route

This tour leads you across Gobi Desert where you will stay at a camel herder and his family. Travel further across the steps to the Altai Mountains and meet the famous Eagle Hunters.

Duration 16 Days
Type of Travel Round Trip
Best Time To Travel May - October

Highlights
Gobi Desert • Camel riding • Flaming Cliffs • Buuntsagaan Lake • Altai Mountains • Eagle Hunters • Bayan-Ulgii • Horseback riding
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LONGEST

Horse Route

The Horse route takes you all around the country: from Gobi Desert across the steppes to the Altai Mountains and along the northern lakes to the lush heart of Mongolia and its waterfalls as well as Kharkhorin.

Duration 22 Days
Type of Travel Big Round Trip
Best Time To Travel May - October

Highlights
Gobi Desert • Camel riding • Flaming Cliffs • Buuntsagaan Lake • Altai Mountains • Glacier Hike (optional) • Eagle Hunters • Bayan-Ulgii • Horseback riding • Khyargas Lake • Khorgo Volcano • Karakorum
Explore Horse Route

Choose your individual self drive tour from one of the following departures or reach out to us for custom dates.

Choose your trip dates

September 2023

30.09. - 13.10.2023 Camel Route

from 3.000,00 € per Person

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30.09. - 13.10.2023 Camel Route

from 3.750,00 € per Person

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30.09. - 08.10.2023 Gobi Bear Route

from 3.000,00 € per Person

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October 2023

05.10. - 20.10.2023 Eagle Route

from 6.000,00 € per Person

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14.10. - 22.10.2023 Gobi Bear Route

from 2.500,00 € per Person

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June 2024

27.06. - 12.07.2024 Eagle Route

from 6.000,00 € per Person

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28.06. - 06.07.2024 Fox Route

from 3.000,00 € per Person

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29.06. - 07.07.2024 Gobi Bear Route

from 3.000,00 € per Person

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30.06. - 13.07.2024 Camel Route

from 3.750,00 € per Person

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August 2024

13.08. - 03.09.2024 Horse Route

from 6.900,00 € per Person

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31.08. - 13.09.2024 Camel Route

from 3.750,00 € per Person

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Couldn't find your preferred departure date?

“As a photographer the country is everything you could ask for. The diversity, the colours, the people, the huge landscapes. We would stop many times throughout our drives to appreciate and photograph things we had never seen before and the people who lived there. For the vast incredible wilderness, the beautiful culture, and for the unlimited potential for photography, Mongolia has easily become our favourite place we have ever traveled.”

Jeff Spackman
Eagle Route, June 2019
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One more thing...

To those of you who want to take their vacation photos to the next level: you will get free access to Max Muench’s photography masterclass, which was filmed along your route. Don't worry, if you are not an experienced photographer! Give it a try with your camera or smartphone. The Masterclass is designed for everybody from zero experience to advanced photographers. You can also simply enjoy Mongolia without camera.

Masterclass included

Make more out of your vacation photos and upgrade your skills out in the field

Get featured

Use our hashtags to get featured on the @followthetracks account!

Expert Podcasts

Other photographers and creatives give insights in their work in exclusive podcasts for you to listen while traveling (from 2024)

Photo Challenges

We teamed up with our partners to challenge your skills: you can regularly win epic prizes or even get a paid job!

Offroad & Photography Mongolia Tour

Max MuenchFounder Follow The Tracksmuenchmax

What is Follow The Tracks?

Tour Features

OFFROAD ADVENTURE

DIGITAL GUIDE

EXPERIENCE CULTURE

ACCOMMODATION INCLUDED

Fox Route

Gobi Bear Route

Falcon Route

Camel Route

Eagle Route

Horse Route

September 2023

October 2023

June 2024

August 2024

Jeff SpackmanEagle Route, June 2019namkcaps

One more thing...

Masterclass included

Get featured

Expert Podcasts

Photo Challenges

Max Muench
Founder Follow The Tracks
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Jeff Spackman
Eagle Route, June 2019
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