Overnight Semi-Gobi Tour with Nomadic HomeStay

Overview

Available languages

English

48 hours

Mobile ticket

The Gobi desert is far away for a short weekend or a day's visit; therefore, this "semi-Gobi" in central Mongolia is your chance to experience desert life. Imagine a picture that consists of the Rocky Mountains in the back, sand dunes extending over dunes, green trees in and by the dunes, and a river flowing along the dunes. That is what Semi-Gobi looks like! Camel riding or horse riding is also included in this tour. Overnight home-stay in nomadic family is great way to explore the way of living nomadic culture.

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Specialized infant seats are available

Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What‘s Included

Lunch

Driver/guide

All Fees and Taxes

Dinner

Overnight accommodation

Transportation

Camel ride

Personal expense

Optional activity cost

Travel Insurance

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Travel Mongolia Guesthouse

Seoul Street 7/1, 5th Khoroolol, 2nd Khoroo Ulaanbaatar Mongolia

Best Western Premier Tuushin Hotel

15 Prime Minister Amar Street, 8 Khoroo Ulaanbaatar Mongolia

Ulaanbaatar Hotel

Baiga Toirog Street, 8th Subdistrict Ulaanbaatar Mongolia

Shangri-La Ulaanbaatar

19 Olympic Street, Sukhbaatar District-1 Ulaanbaatar Mongolia

Blue Sky Hotel & Tower

Peace Avenue 17, Ulaanbaatar Mongolia

What To Expect

Day 1

Travel Mongolia

Day 1. After you are picked up in the morning from your hotel in Ulaanbaatar, you will be driven to Semi Gobi Sand Dunes /280 km/, a semi-desert type beautiful landscape with big sand dunes. Your lunch will be served at a suitable spot on the way. The mountain is home to hundreds of birds, deer and gazelle. You will be able to go hiking around the area or ride a camel for a couple of hours to the small sand dunes nearby called “Elsen Tasarkhai". Later, you will visit a local nomad family where you will have an opportunity to experience their way of life, their culture and traditions. Overnight at nomad family. Day 2. After breakfast with nomad family we drive back to the city and will be arrived in Ulaanbaatar by late afternoon.

8 hours • Admission Not Applicable

Day 2

After we have breakfast at the nomadic family we will drive back to the city and arrived by later afternoon.

Ulaanbaatar

After we have breakfast at the nomadic family, we will drive back to the city and arrived by late afternoon.

7 hours • Admission Not Applicable

Options

SemiGobi

SemiGobi
Pickup included

Reviews

4.17

12 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Foods at ger
Oh P,
Oct 12, 2025
- Review from Viator
3.00
Good tour program but poor foods at ger. Excellent activities such as riding camels, walking on the desert, and tracking at a small hill.
Stay in a Yurt
Happiness798750,
Sep 24, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
3.00
To be frank just to have a selfie for a stay in a Yurt in .ongoing was not worth spending so much of money,when Yurts are available in the UB itself.
If you want to experience Mongolian life!
nanakod2025,
Sep 9, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Drive to and from your hotel and be treated to real local gel and Mongolian food! It comes with a camel ride, and if you want to ride a horse, they will let you do it for less than an extra 1,000 yen! The language is mostly Mongolian, so you may need a translator.
Ger accommodation need to be upgraded.
onglink,
Aug 21, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
2.00
Overall the tour was fairly decent if not for the ger accommodation which was far below expectation. There was no current supply or wash room facilities except for 1 miserable toilet hut far out in the open compound and the hygiene upkeep was poor. We didn't expect much but basic facilities must be available. However we did enjoy the camel ride and the sight seeing along the way.
Ger in the Wild
John M,
Aug 20, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
It was truly an experience to meet a Mongolian family in the wilderness and to stay in their guest Ger. I was so impressed that I extended this tour by one more day to visit Erdene Zulu Monastery Museum and again spend the night at a contemporary ger campground. The tour guide “Bochi” was knowledgeable, friendly, kind and considerate ! Very happy with this experience!
Mongolia trip
Quest07127987811,
Jul 5, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Good driver! He’s will stop the car let us to take a good pictures. Good and peaceful views in Mongolia ,I love the sand dune and the grassland with underneath the stars. It’s good experience to know there culture and lived on the Mongolia yurt, the local people are nice ,
Great experience
Lily F,
May 9, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Bachi is a great guide with a wealth of knowledge and the family you stay with is very kind and giving. There’s some beautiful scenes and lots of yummy traditional Mongolian food. The Camel ride is actually only about 10-15 mins but still very enjoyable
The Most Amazing Experience
Traveler04731461683,
Aug 30, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
(A long overdue review!) I solo travelled during end of 2023, with an amazing tour guide Bachi! I had the most out of this world experience during my stay in the semi gobi desert. We travelled from the city centre of Ulaanbaatar into amazing stretches of snow and mountains. The car ride lasts about 5 hours or so, which may seem long but the wonderful sights of the white covered desert, migrating animals, glimpses of Mongolian cowboys, the Trans-Siberian Railway, paired with Bachi's rocking music taste of Mongolian artists and knowledgeable stories, was a very much enjoyable experience, that I will remember forever! We stopped a few times along the way to eat, stock up at the supermarkets, take in the scenery and stopped at a shaman statue, where Bachi kindly shared a traditional ceremonial offering. The family I stayed with were lovely and accommodating, the older gentleman took me to see the deer in the morning which I was not expecting! So that was a great surprise. The camel ride was super super fun, seeing all the wild animals around was lovely too. The food was homemade, hearty and filling, perfect for the winter season. My whole trip was planned around this tour, and it was the best decision made, I learnt a lot about the culture and history! Thank you again Bachi and the family for this truly memorable experience! :) I hope you are all well! Tip: If you are travelling during the winter season, stock up on plenty of body warmers! It was about -25 c when I was there, and I was told it was -40 c the week before arriving. The yurt is warmed by a single furnace, which dies down over time, so it can get very cold. I brought my own sleeping bag which is made for below freezing temperature and would recommend this to others, though the family were very accommodating with keeping me warm, with lots of hot soups! As previous reviewers have noted, bring toilet rolls and be comfortable with doing your business outside as there are no bathrooms, or go during the stops along the car journey. The desert is extra beautiful in the winter season though, so definitely worth it!
Do not book via Viator
Ayodya A,
Oct 12, 2023
- Review from Viator
2.00
This is not worth the money. The experience we had was indeed nice, the views were break taking, the nomad family was nice, tour guides were nice and helpful. HOWEVER, the package we booked included Hustai national park and we were never taken there. The local tourist guys informed that they have asked to update Viator but Viator has not updated their website. We ended up paying $470 which didn't even include the full package that was listed in the website. Super disappointed and would tell anyone to not book trips via Viator specially in Mongolia.
モンゴル来たら必須！
Departure00287658751,
Jul 31, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
It was a great experience! We rode on a camel, took a lot of pictures, enjoyed a looooong(5-6 hours?) endless road trip to the ger with Mongolian musics that our guide Bachi selected. Talking about Bachi, he was so talented and has a various kind of experience in his life, so what he has storytelled amused us and never got bored thanks to him. The highlight is the overnight staying at a nomad fam gar. It was definitely once in a lifetime experience. Btw, if we could have also been to the hustai National park then it would be even better.