Mongolian Ways

Economic responsibility
As a company whose future depends on Mongolia, its beautiful nature, environment and vibrant local communities, we make efforts to ensure that our business contributes to the development of these assets. We ensure that our trips are designed to involve local communities by purchasing products and services for our guests from local people as much as possible, including accommodation, food, renting horses and camels, and hiring local guides.

We support local development that leaves communities better off but as authentic and unique as we found them, by contributing to the adoption of appropriate modern practices and technologies that do not clash with old customs and traditions.

Environmental responsibility
We are committed to ensuring that our tours are ecologically and environmentally friendly, and that they contribute to the sustainability of Mongolian culture and the traditional way of life. All our staff is trained in Leave No Trace ethics and our trips adhere to the principles of low impact travel and eco-tourism.

As part of our commitment to the environment and Mongolia’s ecosystems, Mongolia Ways’ staff is highly involved in different educational projects led by the World Wildlife Fund, The World Bank and local National Park authorities. Through these projects Mongolian Ways staff is educating local people about how to benefit from the tourism industry while understanding how to prioritize and integrate the conservation of environmental and cultural assets into their local development plans.

Mongolian Ways is a proud member of The International Ecotourism Society, and supports local conservation organizations with their efforts to protect wildlife and educate people about Mongolia’s endangered species

Social responsibility
We put great effort into enabling our guests to gain a deeper understanding of Mongolia, its unique culture, environmental challenges, and social affairs. During part of almost every trip (all except short excursions) we also stay with a nomadic family, giving our guests the chance to learn about nomadic culture and how modern nomads are adjusting to a more centralized market economy, questions of pasture management and conservation, and other day to day concerns of pastoral herdsmen.

We continuously work with local communities in order to educate them about environmental, social, and development issues related to tourism. Our Code of Responsible Travel includes a set of Responsible Travel Guidelines which we provide a briefing to all our guests on at the start of each trip.