ADVENTURE TRAVEL - Mongolia!

Hi everyone,

It has become a tradition that each year that we arrange a MTB expedition, in the true sense of the word, to outer Mongolia.

Last year, we were 10 riders on a mission to promote democracy.

Please see for pictures: http://picasaweb.google.com/Cyclosportschina/Mongolia2008#

The trip is organized by the Mongolian Cycling Federation and Cyclo Sports China. A few Mongolian riderslive in Beijing and their colleagues at the Federation have asked me to launch their new routes in the North of Mongolia.

Last year, we rode in the far West near Kazachstan. This year we’ll go north towards the direction of Russia.

We will be an expedition with MTB mounted on jeeps, local drivers and equipment. We’ll stay in hotels andYurts along the outback.

Expect to go in a few hours from desert, to shrub land, to mountains to end near glaciers. Mongolia is simplyastonishingly wild and remote.

The expedition is a way for the Federation to supplement their meager income and budget. In return, we are able to use their resources, guidance and expertise to organize a unique trip.
We have a limited window period to organize this trip (or multiple trips depending on the dates and turn out):

Basically, we have 3 “good months”: June, July and August to ride in Mongolia. Other months are too cold!

Therefore, I have proposed to them the following three periods for travel.

• 9 days in June: From Friday June 12 until Sunday June 21
• 9 days in July: From Friday July 17 until Sunday July 26
• 9 days in August: From Friday August 21 until Sunday 30 August

The cost of the ride will be determined on the amount of riders. We need a minimum of 5 riders and can accommodate many more.

We will organize for you: accommodation, transport and sustenance during the trip. A ball park figure for this trip, assuming a 5 person group, will be 12,000RMB excluding airplane tickets from Shangers.

To reduce the price we need the group(s) to be as big as possible. If you are interested in this trip, please contact me directly with your preferred date to travel.

Tom@cyclosportschina.com / cell: 139 102 80053

Also, if you think you can get a group of 5+ persons together outside these periods, we can work on that too.

Finally, please let me know what other questions or concerns you may have about this trip!
Cheers,
Tom

Tom Lanhove runs cyclosportschina.com and has been in China living and riding (and working) for quite some time.