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Zavkhan Trekking Newsletter,
June 2008
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Read our December newsletter
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Hi
guys, just wanted to say what a fantastic bunch you all were, I loved
every single minute of our trek and haven't stopped raving about it to
everyone I've met....(Barbara, 2007) |
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Hi All,
It's been a fair while since our last newsletter. We
have had a busy time in the lead-up to the 2008 season, and all our
scheduled trips are now fully booked, except for the Altai and Eagle
Festival trip departing 30th September. If you had your heart set on
one of our other treks, do still get in touch - sometimes people
change their mind.
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Riding through purple fire
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For those of you who are lucky enough to be
coming to Mongolia this year, I'm looking forward to meeting you
all. If you haven't yet booked flights, it would pay to
look in to it as soon as possible.
Start by talking to your local travel agent.
If you are in the UK, try calling Leanne at Trailfinders, and
mention us:
leanneg@trailfinders.com 01227 865 700. Once you have seen
what a travel agent can offer, if necessary you can then have a
look on the internet, to see if you can find any better deals.
But do not be surprised if the fares seem rather expensive - the
Olympics have made travel to this part of the world even more
difficult than usual (but it is worth it!).
For further help, just ask us. |
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| This season we have decided to stay in a
western-standard hotel while in UB at the start and end of
each trip. While a local guesthouse may have more character,
it is also less likely to have hot water. The consensus seems
to be that after two weeks in the countryside a reliable hot
shower is more important than any amount of character! See
what to expect here:
http://www.ubcontinentalhotel.com/
If you are arriving early, or staying in UB for a few days
after your trip, we can arrange extra accommodation here (or
in our original guesthouse if you prefer)
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| If you think you're tough
enough, how about a trip to Mongolia in winter? This is a
beautiful time of year. By November it is getting rather cold,
but by January temperatures of -30 C are not uncommon.
Tosontsengel, in Zavkhan aimag where we ride, is often the
coldest place in Mongolia in winter - you can see what -40 C
feels like! It is still possible to ride and travel in
winter, and the weather is still almost always sunny. In fact it
has been said that a 0 C winter in London is far less pleasant.
Let us know if a winter trip appeals. |
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| When applying for a visa, if you
need to supply an address for your 'travel organiser' or
similar, please provide the contact details of our sister
company in Mongolia: Black Shaman,
Ulaanbaatar, BZ district 2nd khoroo,
Tsergiin Khotkhon 1st. 8-405,
Ph. (976) 99186251 |
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Mongolia's rich natural heritage is in decline,
due to poaching, over-grazing, illegal logging and mining
amongst other reasons. We are looking forward this season to
running trips to the Altai region, where we hope to be able to
demonstrate that tourism can have real benefits for the local
people. By encouraging sustainable livelihoods through
responsible tourism, we may be able to help slow the loss of
biodiversity. Maybe one day we will see snow leopards in the
mountains rather than stuffed in the local museum! |
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As
usual, if you know of anyone who might want to receive our
newsletter, please forward it on, and get them to drop us a line at
info@zavkhan.co.uk so we can
add them to the mailing list. Alternatively, if you don’t want to
receive the newsletter anymore, just email us and we will remove you
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Bayartai, and hope to see you in
Mongolia
in 2008.
John,
Sam,
Jenya and Ogi
www.zavkhan.co.uk
info@zavkhan.co.uk
Small-group horse riding adventures in
Mongolia
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Pre-Mongolian 'Man stone'
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