5 Days Living in Mongolia's Gobi Desert - A WILD Adventure!

Visiting the Gobi Desert has always been on our bucket list because it seems like one of those places that just can't be real. Traveling to Mongolia's Gobi Desert made us realize why so few people come here - it is hard to traverse! The Gobi Desert is harsh and unforgiving, and getting lost out here could easily be deadly no matter what season you visit. This is one part of the world we would always recommend getting a guide for because traveling here independently would be dangerous and extremely challenging. We booked our 5-Day Gobi Desert tour with 4 Seasons Travel, a local travel agency that offers all kinds of tours in Mongolia. To book your own trip with them, visit, mongolian4seasonstravel.com/ or call [phone] (What'sApp works!).
The Gobi Desert is HUGE and we saw so much of it in 5 days. Turns out, only 5% of the Gobi Desert actually has sand which we saw on day 3 when we arrived at the singing sand dunes. The views from the top of the sand dunes was one of the most incredible of our lives. We felt so insignificant next to the powerful dunes and would have stayed al night if it had been possible.
Besides the sand dunes, the Gobi Desert in Mongolia has so many incredible landscapes. On day 1 of our tour we visited Tsagaan Suvraga (White Stupa) which felt like it belonged in the movie Ice Age. If a dinosaur had walked past us I don't think any of us would have been surprised! On day 2 we visited the Flaming Cliffs, which had the same prehistoric atmosphere. The best part of these places is that there was hardly anyone there, even though we visited in high seasons! The remoteness of this part of the world combined with the difficult navigation required to get here makes this an incredible tourist destination. We were hardly ever sharing the scenery with anyone else!
One of the main highlights of the Gobi Desert Tour was having the chance to sleep in a Mongolian ger. Each night, we would join the rest of our tour mates and the five of us slept in one big ger together. Getting the chance to sleep in the traditional house of the nomadic Mongolian people is exactly what we hoped for during our travels in Mongolia! Seeing how many Mongolians live in this tough environment made us respect these people and their way of life even more. They have adapted so impressively to the challenging climate while keeping their nomadic life in tact in so many ways. We loved getting the chance to see this lifestyle and participate in a small way by staying in the Gobi Desert.
Going on a tour of the Gobi Desert is not for the faint of heart. You cannot be squeamish, have to be ready for anything (and we really mean ANYTHING), and should enjoy going with the flow. You never know what the desert is going to give you and to get the most out of this remote part of the world you have to be prepared to roll with whatever punches the Gobi send your way. She'll probably send a few, and that will make the adventure worth telling :)
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== Chapters ==
0:00 This is going to be epic
1:33 First impressions of the Gobi
3:42 The White Stupa
6:41 Our first ger tour!
10:15 Driving in Mongolia
12:12 Trying Mongolian food
13:32 Wonder why they're called the Flaming Cliffs
17:24 Day three is going to be the best!
20:12 A proper sandy desert
21:31 We might need some eczema cream
23:45 The hardest (and best) part of this trip
28:37 Day 4 surprised us
30:45 Ankle bones?
32:46 Sid and Africa for a laugh
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[@nicoleandmico]

What to do you think? Are the hours and hours of driving worth the incredible views???

[@leapintothewild]

Absolutely!!!

[@nicoleandmico]

Love this!!! We totally agree 😍😍

[@nncadi1]

YES!

[@ChimdeMgerel]

I miss my country

[@nicoleandmico]

We thought so too 😍😍

[@Odbayar007]

As a Mongolian, I can surely say that the time literally stops in Gobi desert. It is the ultimate breakthrough from the modern life surrounded with crowds, cars and electronics. Your whole body, your brain and your heart will be thanking you.

[@nicoleandmico]

That is exactly how we felt! We loved our time out there 🤩

[@nncadi1]

you all have put Mongolia on my bucket list....thanks for this awesome video.

[@nicoleandmico]

Yay! We love hearing that! It’s such a good feeling to share a little-known country with people 😊😊

[@rozalhamaa9411]

You guys made my country look and sound so magical witch is true 😊.Writing from USA missing home ❤

[@nicoleandmico]

It’s so beautiful we just had to share it with as many people as we can! 😍🤩

[@maxplanck9055]

This is completely different from Japan,thanks for sharing it’s an education, fun to discover Mongolia with you two ✌️❤️🇬🇧

[@nicoleandmico]

It is so different from Japan! We loved every minute of it though 😊 Thanks for being here to watch it, Max!

[@JosiahTaschuk]

The drone shots look awesome guys! Beautiful

[@nicoleandmico]

Thanks Josiah! We love countries with few drone rules 😂

[@veetour]

Those aerial views of the landscape are epic! Looks almost like an alien world.

[@nicoleandmico]

Thanks! We totally agree. It felt like we landed on Mars a couple of times

[@tsenguunbat-ochir8880]

Fun fact, some of the land scape, clothing and culture from Star wars movies was based on Mongolian culture and nature

[@kimesn01]

MICO!!! YOUR STAR SHOTS TURNED OUT SO GOOD. SO WORTH THE LATE NIGHTS! This video looks like you both put so much love and work into it. 🥹❤️ Thank you for documenting a trip of a lifetime!!

[@nicoleandmico]

Awe thank you so much! I remember just being so cold and grumpy out there haha but really wanting to make the most of the opportunity. Glad I did because they turned out so well! Glad you enjoyed the video - we had such a great time and we’re glad we could immortalize our journey together!

[@michaelstenseth2460]

Thanks guys taking your time to edit and perfect the vid before upload . Safe travels! Keep 'em coming :)

[@nicoleandmico]

Thanks for being patient! It took some time, but we love how it turned out 😊

[@brobro7770]

Heyy loved the video, I am actually from Mongolia and it made me so homesick because i am living abroad, and I used to be a guide for tourists on the side while studying. This video gave me so much nostalgia from my tour guide days, wish I could have been your guide. One thing I wanted to point out is that we use the same alphabet as the russians, the Cyrillic alphabet, and i think its very useful for westerners to at least learn to read and pronounce the letters, in Mongolia we have a saying: "If you know languages, your feet will never be bare". Hope you guys comeback, Good luck

[@nicoleandmico]

We’re so glad you enjoyed the video! You’re right, we would love to learn the Cyrillic alphabet!

[@1800tbsfunny]

Mongolia isn’t for the faint hearted. You two did well! Your drone work is amazing, by the way. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@nicoleandmico]

Thank you so much!

[@CosmicAgency]

Amazing video, guys! Very enjoyable to watch. You are pros!

[@nicoleandmico]

Thank you so much!

[@namuunonon4918]

You guys are soo warm and lovely.. Your Mongolia videos made me romancise my home country❤

[@nicoleandmico]

Awe that’s so nice to hear! We’re so glad to be able to share your beautiful country ☺️

[@babysakuraa2477]

Wow, that was spectacular! I wish I could see more stary nights like that.

[@nicoleandmico]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Saya_rose]

that nothingness is the beauty of nature ^_^ it brings you endlessly relaxation and chill

[@nicoleandmico]

Couldn't agree more!

[@DLFH]

Like your time spent in the Wadi Rum desert this is another spectacular video. I've said this many times, but I truly appreciate your care, love, and respect for the local fauna. From facetious monkeys and now to your walk with Sid your interactions are a great part of the channel. Questions: How did you deal with your soreness? What were your favorite snacks? Did it not cool down at night as much as you thought it would?

[@nicoleandmico]

Hey! Thanks so much for the lovely comments about our respect for the fauna. We do our best to be as respectful and ethical as possible during our travels, and animal tourism is such a big part of that. You may have already seen, but we answered your other questions in this weeks' update 😀

[@DLFH]

@@nicoleandmico Thank you for answering my questions in the update.

[@SelenaTravelMongolia]

Absolutely mesmerizing! Mongolia's stunning landscapes and rich culture are beautifully captured in this video. ❤✨

[@nicoleandmico]

Glad you enjoyed it 🥰 it’s such a beautiful place

[@ariunzulgantumur5658]

Gobi is one of the most incredible place in the world 🇲🇳💚

[@nicoleandmico]

So beautiful 😍

[@munkhdulguuntsedenbal1173]

Hi guys, hope you guys doing well, I'm from Mongolia and I really liked your video, I live in Netherlands and I'm too far away from my country , I just wanted to tell you guys thank you so much, this video reminding my country I was feeling like im in my country in Mongolia, and I hope you guys enjoyed out there in Mongolia .

[@nicoleandmico]

So glad you like the videos! It’s such a beautiful country and we are just in awe whenever we look back at all the footage. We know that the camera only captures just a small glimpse of how spectacular it really is but it’s enough to make us want to go back! Thanks for watching!

[@alisongalloway1455]

Stunning!

[@nicoleandmico]

Thank you! 😊

[@enkhbumtsend]

Thank you so much for amazing content about Mongolia. I really enjoyed watching you guys.

[@nicoleandmico]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@BluSlade]

What an epic adventure, so cool... The drone shots were great, and the food looks so yummy.

[@nicoleandmico]

Glad you enjoyed it! The landscapes are so incredible. So glad we had a drone to capture it and relive the moments

[@atventurejournal]

What an incredible adventure 🤩

[@nicoleandmico]

We loved it! 🥰

[@Amyuulee]

Love ur positive energy guys❤❤❤

[@nicoleandmico]

Thank you 😊

[@BatuKhan1242]

Incredible journey! good job gyus! . Thank you

[@nicoleandmico]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@donnawilson5514]

What a great trip!

[@nicoleandmico]

We had the best time!

[@LukeGeeTravels]

Amazing video guys! I actually would love to visit Mongolia 🇲🇳. I went to Namibia 🇳🇦 this past November which is the SECOND least populated country in the world right after Mongolia!

[@nicoleandmico]

Namibia is on our list! We would love to visit one day!

[@LukeGeeTravels]

@@nicoleandmico I should have my videos ready and out by November so if you guys don’t go before then, it’ll be there!

[@keangwooichoo6138]

Thank you for showing your adventure in mongolia

[@nicoleandmico]

Our pleasure 😋

[@daboogiedeel]

thank you for respecting us and being such wonderful humans I hope you have had a great time here

[@nicoleandmico]

You are so kind! We had an excellent time. Such a beautiful place to visit 😊

[@mitchandjan]

Great video guys! Never thought of Mongolia before and now it’s on our list! All thanks to the Vietnam E-Visa! Lol. The Gobi dessert looks absolutely amazing!!

[@nicoleandmico]

I can’t believe it either but we are so glad that those visas fell through! We never would have discovered Mongolia otherwise. Best kind of travel blunder 😝 glad you enjoyed!

[@erkhembayarbayart3966]

wow, enjoyed all of ur videos of Mongolia. Mongolian from Dallas, TX

[@nicoleandmico]

Glad you enjoy the videos! Mongolia is so beautiful and we love that more people are discovering it 😊

[@dobuMergenl]

Addicted to Mongolia's series even though i am Mongolian , really interesting to watch from you guys pov.

[@nicoleandmico]

Glad you enjoyed it 😋

[@Zacharypp]

It should go viral! ☄️🪐💫 You guys are absolutely on amazing level. Epic travel vlogs. So amazing. I'm inspired. 🌋🔥💧☄️

[@nicoleandmico]

Thank you so much! We loved making this video because the landscapes were so stunning

[@Zacharypp]

@@nicoleandmico Surely, you guys on a thrilling adventure [Wow!] 🏕🗻🛤

[@Zacharypp]

@@nicoleandmico 🪵🪐🌺🌸✨

[@amangill3154]

awsome vlog love the beatiful views

[@nicoleandmico]

Thanks so much!

[@onemoretime3453]

Sid 😂 Love it! 💕

[@nicoleandmico]

Glad to hear! 😊

[@mrsamice3416]

Absolutely fantastic! Who new Mongolia is such a unique and beautiful country! For the mapket - P in Cyrillic = R.

[@nicoleandmico]

Thank you for telling us about the P! We had a feeling it was something to do with the translations. Mongolia is a 😊stunning place to travel

[@narabaasanjav6048]

Thank you for visiting us in my heart ❤country. I hope enjoy your trips. Thank you for sharing and each others. I living in Vancouver BC. Unfortunately I am not going back in Mongolia last 13 years. Thank you again 😊

[@nicoleandmico]

Wow, we can imagine how much you miss it. We are from Calgary Alberta - not that far from you!

[@narabaasanjav6048]

@@nicoleandmico WoooW thank you for replying me. If you visit Vancouver just let me know.

[@nicoleandmico]

Thank you!!

[@senderkersting9245]

Wunderschön ❤

[@nicoleandmico]

Thank you 😊

[@kaaadar]

gobi desert huge sand mountains amazing timing

[@nicoleandmico]

So huge! So amazing 🤩

[@user-ff2hb5bg4r]

It's amazing 🤩🎉

[@nicoleandmico]

Thanks 😄

[@howgoodbaking]

Wow your KZbin video is really amazing

[@nicoleandmico]

Thank you! We really like how it turned out 😊

[@nickloong]

This must be the adventure side of the tour, i guess! 😅

[@nicoleandmico]

It was definitely full of adventure!

[@byambakhurelkhurelchuluun6743]

Wow. How wonderful are there? ✨🥰😍

[@nicoleandmico]

The best!

[@user-eh4ng1yj8z]

Wow that trip was amazing! ..did you sit out and watch the stars for a while? I did in Zambia ....I thought without light pollution the stars look 3 times bigger! ........ps your Mico and Nicole cartoon heads you used on your map are very cute.....Martin bristol

[@nicoleandmico]

Glad you enjoyed Martin! It was a spectacular night sky. We hope one day we can see if from Zambia too :)

[@enkhtsetsegvetsch9919]

❤❤❤?! You guys awesome!!!

[@nicoleandmico]

Thank you! 😊

[@user-mr3of2up7c]

The khongoriin els amazing dune !!

[@nicoleandmico]

Amazing!

[@Iveellenn]

You guys motivated me to travel my county🥰 I just realized that our people don’t really do travel vlogs in Mongolia which is really odd XD And for me who is Gen Z, I usually watch yt and scroll social media so I didn’t see any of these views by my surroundings. I’m truly appreciated that to see that amazing views and making me to decide travel🤗

[@nicoleandmico]

So happy you enjoyed it! It was so fun to capture and share this beautiful country and we can’t wait to visit again one day!

[@jessicaireland1947]

This is awesome! What time of year did you go? I would also love to know what budget you recommend and how much time you recommend there! Looks beautiful!

[@nicoleandmico]

Glad you liked it! Actually our next video is gonna me a Mongolia tips and q&a snd we will be covering these questions and more. In case you don’t see it, we went in June and the weather was great. We were definitely on a budget but we will cover that in more detail in our video (after we’ve wrangled all the numbers together 😊)

[@Asuur_]

hey welcome mongolia ❤

[@nicoleandmico]

Thank you!

[@raven_pubgm5329]

as an mongolian i want see you guys going to khuvsgul lake its very beatiful

[@Four-Season]

Thank you for traveling with us @Nicole and Mico, if anyone interesting Mongolia tour please contact with us.

[@nicoleandmico]

Thank you so much for the great trip!

[@leapintothewild]

AMAZING 😮 Did the tour van bring water tanks or was there a water-capture set up at the camps? And guessing it was a camp-swipe type of keeping yourself clean along the way? This is exactly what I would hope for a Mongolia adventure - thanks SO much for sharing this! ❤ (edit: The tour site doesn’t give prices, but can you share a ballpark of how much a trip like yours costs, just so we have a rough idea?)

[@nicoleandmico]

So glad to hear you enjoyed the video! to answer your questions - our guides brought a bunch of bottles water from Ulaanbaatar that we used along the way (we got 1.5L each day), but we also bought extra 4L jugs along the way to share as a group. And yes we did some baby wipe "showers," but we also actually had 2 real showers as well! One of them we paid extra for (it was located at another camp that we drove to), and the second one was located at our camp on night 3. And the price for this tour was $650 USD per person for our group size. The price can go up or down depending on how many seats they can fill in the vehicle 😄

[@leapintothewild]

@@nicoleandmico Thanks for answering - and what a great value! Have saved this series and the tour link to my sparse Mongolia folder! I’m a longtime hiker and camper, so used to no showers, but usually in the woods so no issues with water - or lack of cover for a pee break 😂 These folks look like they really take care of you.

[@nicoleandmico]

@leapintothewild Awesome! We hope you get the chance to visit one day, it’s truly a one of a kind trip! During our time in Mongolia we also rented a 4x4 with a roof top tent and drove around on our own for a few days. That’ll be our next video and sounds like it might be your kind of adventure too!

[@leapintothewild]

@@nicoleandmico YES!! 🙌

[@carbonproxima]

tysm im mongol ёосто баярлаа

[@Saya_rose]

yeah the drivers are just amazing. they navigate without anything, just with their brain and heart I would say :P I think men are good at navigate but those drivers are just next level, they just know where to go and no one knows how xD

[@nicoleandmico]

It’s so incredible how they just know where to go. So so cool and impressive!

[@movethemoon]

11:23 heyy i love your videos and in mongolia we say market not mapket because it kinda looks similar in english letters but it is is mongolian “маркет”

[@nicoleandmico]

That’s so great to learn, thank you for sharing with us!!

[@ImJotaroKujo]

can you stargaze at night? or does the dust hide the view at night?

[@nicoleandmico]

100% you can stargaze! The night was so clear and very little clouds.

[@nominzayanamuunpurev2256]

I are so lucky u are not visiting Mongolia in winter

[@nicoleandmico]

For sure! We are Canadian and get very cold winters as well, so we knew to avoid Mongolia in winter time 😅

[@Erdenebat21]

You guys are experiencing something even most Mongolians don’t experience at all in the age of tech and screen.

[@nicoleandmico]

It was an awesome experience and we feel so lucky!

[@truenorth3957]

Looks like the Alberta Badlands. Are you in an abnormal hot spell? Why so warm?

[@nicoleandmico]

We thought the same thing! We're Calgarian and often thought about how much of this area looks like Alberta. I don't think we the weather was abnormal, its just not what we expected haha

[@Amar60gal]

👍❤👍

[@nicoleandmico]

Thank you!

[@theworldofjos]

The word "МАРКЕТ" is written in Cyrillic alphabet, not Latin. In Cyrillic, the letter that looks like "p" actually represents the sound of "r" in Mongolian.

[@nicoleandmico]

Thanks for the info! We never knew!

[@OchitosBuritos]

nice trip, lol @ wild horses, there are no wild horses in Mongolia, there are only Przewalski's horse that is wild, all other horses have owners, they just roam for days.

[@nicoleandmico]

Good to know!

[@chimgeechimgee7916]

that super market sign is not translated and just converted by how it sounds like so understand that 😅

[@nicoleandmico]

That is perfect!

[@undrakhchimeddorj4855]

Am all readdy in mongolia becuse i live there

[@nicoleandmico]

Woohoo!🎉

[@keangwooichoo6138]

Trust me, my.mother visited xinjiang China years ago. The toilet is similar. But really bad and smelly. Bus journeys are long, but you try not to drink too much water.

[@nicoleandmico]

We would love to visit again one day!

[@user-ff2hb5bg4r]

Hi i was born in mongolia

[@hoolidii]

There are many games that you can play with bones.

[@nicoleandmico]

So we heard! We only learned one but we’re curious what else we could do with them

[@vladkhvan1326]

"P" in Cyrillic = "R" in Latin alphabets.

[@nicoleandmico]

That makes sense!

[@BlurtSicko0822]

P in cryllic us just R so MAPKET is just market

[@nicoleandmico]

Good to know!

[@user-dx6ys4es8z]

hi im mongolia

[@nicoleandmico]

Hi! Glad to have you here!

[@MrEstebandee]

You can get the pinoy to mogolia but you can't get the pinoy away from the tapsilog (meat - egg - rice) holy trinity

[@nicoleandmico]

Haha exactly! He lives for it 😁😅

[@KdjsLover]

11:10 funfact: the cyrillic "r" looks like the latin p!

[@nicoleandmico]

Good to know!

[@Patproductions06]

we’re fed

[@nicoleandmico]

😊😊

[@user-bc6db4tx6j]

i m mongolia

[@nicoleandmico]

Amazing country!

[@Azstar_]

market the r is written p like that because in the alphabet R is P

[@nicoleandmico]

That makes sense! Thanks for sharing

[@carbonproxima]

t

[@nicoleandmico]

😊

[@vernonandmaryana]

Wow! What an adventure ❤

[@nicoleandmico]

It really, really was! We loved it 😊 🤩