Instead, it offers a traditional Mongolian ger set beside a flowing river, a mobile Starlink connection that travels with you across the entire journey, and a landscape that has supported nomadic life for over two thousand years.
Most remote work setups change the location but keep the same routine. This journey changes both.
Work sessions are built into the structure of each day — allowing real productivity without removing the sense of movement and exploration. The environment creates natural breaks between sessions rather than forcing a continuous screen-bound schedule. When the workday ends, the steppe begins.
For those who understand that location independence is meaningless if spent somewhere ordinary — Mongolia offers something genuinely different: space, silence, and clarity.
8 days. Fully connected. Completely elsewhere.
Work remotely using Starlink — 50–200 Mbps, suitable for video calls, file transfers, and cloud-based work
Watch Przewalski's wild horses in Khustai National Park — the last truly wild horses on Earth
Ride a Bactrian camel through the dunes of Elsen Tasarkhai
Live and work from a luxury ger in the Orkhon Valley — private desk, electricity, heating, river view
Visit Kharkhorin — the ancient capital of the Mongol Empire
Spend an evening with a nomadic herder family — stories, airag, and open sky
Ride horses across the open steppe after your workday ends
Hike to Tövkhön Monastery — a remote mountain monastery perched above the Khangai forest, built in 1648
Journey Overview
Why This Journey
Is This Journey For You
Accommodation
Quick Facts
Region: Central Mongolia — Orkhon Valley
Duration: 8 Days / 7 Nights
Travel Type: Overland + remote work
Best Season: May–October. September ideal for focus
Access: Road travel from Ulaanbaatar
Group Size: 2–8 travelers. Led personally by Baaska
From Ulaanbaatar, the route moves west — reaching Khustai National Park within 90 minutes of departure. The evening wildlife drive here, watching takhi move across the hills at dusk, sets the tone for everything that follows: unhurried, genuinely wild, and entirely present.
Day 2 continues northwest to Elsen Tasarkhai — sand dunes rising unexpectedly from steppe and forest — before arriving in the Orkhon Valley via a nomadic family visit in the afternoon.
The main base in the Orkhon Valley is established on Day 3. The luxury ger includes a proper desk, reliable electricity, heating, and a Starlink connection already active on arrival. Four working days follow here — each with a different midday or afternoon activity within reach of the base.
Kharkhorin is 30 minutes away. The Orkhon Waterfall is 45 minutes. Tövkhön Monastery requires a short drive and a 45-minute hike. Horseback riding goes directly from the ger across open steppe.
Day 8 returns to Ulaanbaatar.
Day 1 — Ulaanbaatar → Khustai National Park
Day 2 — Khustai → Elsen Tasarkhai → Orkhon Valley
Day 3 — Orkhon Valley — Work Day + Kharkhorin
Day 4 — Work Day + Orkhon Waterfall
Day 5 — Work Day + Horseback Riding
Day 6 — Work Day + Tövkhön Monastery
Day 7 — Final Morning in the Valley
Day 8 — Departure
Included ✅
Airport transfers
Private 4WD vehicle and experienced driver
English-speaking guide (Baaska or senior guide)
All accommodation — ger camps + luxury ger with workspace (5 nights)
All meals throughout the journey
Mobile Starlink internet — active throughout
Camel riding at Elsen Tasarkhai
Horseback riding in the Orkhon Valley
Nomadic family visit
All entrance fees and site visits
What To Bring
For Work
Laptop and charger
Backup power bank for field days
Noise-canceling headphones (for calls from the ger)
Any necessary peripherals — mouse, keyboard, external drive
Personal hotspot as backup (rarely needed, but worth having)
Custom route available
Private departures for groups
Family & photographer friendly
per person ~ Based on double occupancy
Pricing depends on group size, travel dates, and customizations. Private departures and tailored experiences are available.
Frequently Asked Questions