Experience the rich nomadic lifestyle in the grasslands of Inner Mongolia. Share in their simple way of life as you stay in the beautiful Gers, unwind, share a meal, ride a horse and feel like a nomad.
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Rough it up with Lonely Planet author Michael Kohn as he adventures through the Beijing loop of the Trans-Siberian Railway. Travel with the locals from Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia to Beijing, China all the way to Ulan Ude, Russia. Sleep on three tiered bunks, ballroom dance on the streets of Beijing, brave some snake elixir and spend endless hours riding through the raw countryside.
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Lonely Planet author Michael Kohn recommends Mongolia as the kind of country where you can just turn up and be guaranteed adventure. Not a surprise when nomad culture is alive and their hero is Ghengis Khan.
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