Yoga vacation in Mongolia

Planet

CARBON REDUCTION
For this trip two internationals are required. However once you reach our destination your carbon emissions are low.
We provide a conscious packing list for our guests.
We serve vegetarian meals on this retreat.

ENVIRONMENT AND WILDLIFE
Our Mongolian hosts have been operating low impact off-grid camps for 25 years. Their focus is on low impact sustainable tourism and they work with numerous community groups/enterprises and conservation initiatives around Mongolia. Their philosophy is to offer a slow paced, low impact travel experience and we are proud to co-create our retreats with them.

Our camps are off grid and low impact. Solar panels and windmills provide electricity, while heating comes from a traditional stove and local fuel, such as animal dung or wood. The toilets are long-drop style, allowing for natural decomposition with the help of bacteria. Showers are provided in a separate small gers with water heated on a stove. Water is collected from a spring in the Gobi and a river in Khan Kentii.

The remote locations of our camps makes some use of gasoline-powered vehicles unavoidable but we travel by train into the Gobi and all other transfers are taken as a group.

Due to Mongolia’s geography and climate, many foods must be imported. Where-ever possible we purchase our food products from local nomadic families, and use Mongolian-grown vegetables. Most of the trash produced by traditional nomads would have been naturally biodegradable. To cope with the modern increase in trash, our hosts have implemented a socially responsible waste management plan and pay additional fees to private recycling plants for the trash to be processed. Food waste is buried, while any recyclable materials are returned to Ulaanbaatar and then passed to recycling plants.

People

LOCAL ECONOMY
Our Mongolia retreat is created with Nomadic Journeys- a Mongolian woman owned business. Both camps are operated by Mongolian crews made up of extended family members and local herders, many of whom have been employed by the company for 15+.

EMPLOYMENT, INCLUSIVITY AND DIVERSITY
The retreat location is woman-owned, and around 90% of the people involved in delivering this retreat are Mongolian. All local staff are employed on fair wages with benefits. We bring a small team from abroad—our yoga teacher, host, a chef to work alongside the local chef team and massage therapist—but the majority of roles are local. This trip is LGBTQ+ friendly and led with inclusivity in mind. While the retreat is not suitable for guests with significant mobility challenges, we are committed to growing our accessibility strategy. We have been a certifiied B Corp since 2023.