Personal Mentorship

Certainly the most individual package of Follow The Tracks is called Mentorship. It enables you to join Max in person on one of his adventure workshops in Mongolia in 2020, as he will guide you from Gobi Desert to the Altai Mountains to give you helpful advices and to share his photography secrets first hand.

2018 Mentorship

Mentorship Features

You will travel in 4x4 UAZ Patriots and Landcruisers on a special route across Mongolia, enjoy the nights around the campfire, meet the famous Eagle Hunters for a special photo session and master your photography skills guided by Max

10 participants ONLY

Personal 1 to 1 workshop with Max Muench.

LEARN EVERYTHING

About adventure photography and editing, post production and social media marketing.

MASTERCLASS INCLUDED

Follow The Tracks Masterclass and an ADOBE Creative Cloud Photo Subscription included.

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“Experiencing Mongolia through the lense of the camera alongside the Master is an experience which I would never forget. Max teaches you everything you need to know and gives everything he has - no secrets! BE WARNED though: this Mentorship workshop and the experience Max provides is highly contagious - and you might get addicted!
I certainly am - these trips have become an annual adventure for me and even though I’ve been through the workshop before, I still continue to learn new things! Wouldn’t want to experience the country in any other way!”

Alina But-Gusaim
Freelance Photographer (GB)
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What's included

Journey Includes

Professional local drivers (four 4x4 UAZ patriots), translator and cook (vegetarians & vegans welcome)
3* Hotel rooms and local ger stays
Food, fuel and domnestic flight
Breakfast boxes from CBD Manufaktur
iKamper rooftop tent for maximum camping comfort and spacious Heimplanet tents
Go worry-free with the flow and enjoy an incredible crew and a beautiful country

Step up your Photography Game

Max Muench guides you personally
Online Photography Masterclass included
Free SD Card
Pre-arranged photo-ops with camel herders, nomad family, traditional musicians and the legendary eagle hunters
Special preparation and editing sessions
Take part in the new photo challanges (coming 2020) and win epic prizes

Things not included

Flights to and from Mongolia
VISA costs
Travel health insurance
Travel luggage insurance
Travel cancellation insurance
Travel accident insurance
Personal snacks
Sleeping bags

The Mentorship Route

Day 1-2 Arrival

After landing you'll be picked up by one of our Followthetracks/SIXT staff members - simply look out of the sign in the arrival hall. You'll be brought to a 3* hotel in Ulaanbaatar and handed out a local SIM card with call and internet package. Before the road adventure starts, we will not only explore Ulan Bator, the vibrant capital of Mongolia but also dive into your own camera gear and prepare you for the upcoming photography days.

Day 3-7 Gobi Desert

You will drive a paved road to southern Mongolia before leaving the beaten paths and going off-road for the following days. Max Muench will guide you to some incredible places like White Stupa, Yolyn Am Canyon and Flaming Cliffs. At Khongoryn Els you have the chance to ride camels and photograph them during sunset in the desert.

Day 8-9 Steppe

It might sound strange to you but the most amazing part of traveling across Mongolia is to drive through the endless steppes, seeing the landscapes change quickly and forgetting about the rush and stress at home and clearing your mind completely. After not seeing water in a while, you’ll camp right next to a beautiful lake, well known for its bird colonies. Afterwards we’ll hit the paved road to western Mongolia.

Day 10-13 Altai Mountains

After being in the desert and the steppes for a while, it’s time to see some real mountains. Snowy peaks await you in the Altai Mountains where you’ll stay with a real nomad family to get as close to the Mongolian culture as possible. Help them with herding the goats and horses, milk the cows and enjoy Mongolian hospitality. Head further west to meet the legendary eagle hunters and stay with a Kazakh family for two nights, ride horses, watch the eagle hunter training his majestic bird and get amazing portraits during sunset and sunrise. The last night you’ll spend in the capital of the region, Ulgii, and visit with Max some of his favourite spots to shoot sunset over the city.

Day 14-16 Ulan Bator Departure

Leave Ulgii by plane in the morning and enjoy a scenic flight over the entire country. Spend your two last nights in a 3* hotel in the vibrant capital and edit your images together with Max. Later on you will end your Mentorship experience with Max during a tasty goodbye dinner before a driver will pick you up at the hotel and bring you to the airport the next morning.

Choose your trip

May 2020

31.05. - 14.06.2020 / Mentorship Tour

from 6.000,00 € p. P. for 1 person/s

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September 2020

06.09. - 20.09.2020 / Mentorship Tour

from 6.000,00 € p. P. for 1 person/s

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starting at 1.999 Eur
per person

starting at 6.000 Eur

Personal Mentorship