MONGOLIA:
Arkhangai
Nomadic Resilience
$25,306 RAISED
Dive into Mongolia's untouched natural wonders and traditional nomadic lifestyles in the stunning Arkhangai region.
Join us in supporting local leaders and families as we work to revitalize Mongolia’s water sources through well restoration. Your involvement helps provide sustainable access to clean water, strengthens rural livelihoods, and preserves the region’s natural beauty for generations to come.
Partnering with local leaders, Trek Relief hosts events that educate the public and promote environmental stewardship, resource development, and sustainability. Work with local volunteers, stay in traditional yurts, and explore ancient monasteries, hot springs on horseback, and breathtaking landscapes in all-terrain vehicles.
Join us on this epic journey and make a lasting impact. Whether you participate, donate, or fundraise, your involvement matters.
Empower Communities. Restore Life.
Water Resource Development and Sustainability
Background
As the most sparsely populated sovereign country in the world, Mongolia contains some of the most untouched natural wonders. One-third of Mongolia's families live semi-nomadic or nomadic lifestyles, moving their yurts and livestock with the seasons across the landlocked plateau.
Their traditional way of life has depended on groundwater for their livestock and daily needs. Climate change, desertification, and overgrazing have led to the degredation of pasturelands and the depletion of natural water sources. Many traditional wells have dried up or fallen into disrepair, forcing herding communities to travel long distances in search of water, placing additional strain on their way of life and livestock health.
Join Our Mission
This isn't just a call to travel; it's a call to action. Participants have opportunities to work with local volunteers and budding green leaders and be welcome guests in Mongolian yurts with nomadic families. Outdoors, you will embark on an exploratory journey to discover ancient monasteries, sparkling sand dunes, natural hot springs, and other national treasures, while on horseback and/or camelback and in an all-terrain vehicle.
Join us and help ignite a beacon of hope and resilience in the heart of Mongolia.
Project Scope & Impact
Water for All
The grassroots movement for environmental sustainability in Mongolia is just beginning, and now is the time to make the greatest impact. This extraordinary journey through Mongolia’s wilderness allows you to join local communities as they fight for the land they’ve called home for generations. Funds will help restore critical water sources, supporting nomadic herders and preserving Mongolia's unique cultural heritage. Trek Relief partners with local leaders to create opportunities for education, positive action, and environmental stewardship, all while working towards a brighter, more sustainable future for the land and its people.
Charitable Partners
“Our trip was a fully immersive dive into the magic that is Mongolia...For one, it felt so good to help contribute to Mongolia’s reforestation efforts, but it also allowed us to connect a little deeper with the local community and to not feel like a tourist simply just passing by.”
Upcoming Trips
August 2-13th, 2025
12 days
General Itinerary
Day 1: Arrive to Ulaanbaatar (guesthouse); welcome dinner
Day 2: Day trip to local culture sites, national park, & monastery (guesthouse)
Day 3: Transport to Arkhangai (guesthouse)
Day 4: Project volunteering (guesthouse)
Day 5: Project volunteering (guesthouse)
Day 6: Project volunteering (guesthouse)
Day 7: Horse trekking (nomadic homestay)
Day 8: Horse trekking (nomadic homestay)
Day 9: Horse trekking (nomadic homestay)
Day 10: Day trip: hike/hot springs (ger camp)
Day 11: Return to Ulaanbaatar; farewell dinner
Day 12: Departure
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ASAP: please let us know your intent to join us by signing up below.
1 month prior: Donate/raise the deposit of $700.
2 weeks prior: Donate/raise the remaining minimum contribution of $2400.
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Group size: 5-10
Fundraising Goal
Reach these benchmarks by donating, fundraising, or offering skills in exchange.
Trip Cost:
$1,450
Covers all logistics, food, and accommodation required to make your travel and trek comfortable, safe, and enjoyable.
Charitable Donation:
$1,450
Directly funds the charitable project hosted by our local partner, covering the materials, logistics, and volunteer work.
Total Contribution: $2,900
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Tax-deductible donations to support Trek Relief’s programs
Volunteer work and donation to local Mongolian charities
Coverage for local homestays with nomadic families
An embodied experience of what we mean to travel consciously
Food, accommodations, and land transportation within trip dates (starting from orientation dinner to final checkout)
Premier tour services with quality guides; comfortable accommodations including beds, blankets, heating, as well as necessary permits and equipment for trekking.
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International airfare to/from Ulaanbaatar (UBN)
Airport transportation
Travel/health insurance
Gratuities for our driver(s) and trekking guide(s)
Support the Project
Whether you join a trip or not, you can donate directly or start your own fundraising campaign to help sustain a healthy landscape and population in Mongolia. Every donation, big or small, brings us closer to our mission of providing vital assistance to those in need.
Meet Your Team
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Julia Roca
PROGRAM DIRECTOR & TRIP LEADER
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Murray Benn
PROJECT FACILITATOR
& TOUR OPERATOR