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Getting a slice of this traditional nomadic lifestyle, you\u2019ll travel across steppe and summits in the remote Western reaches of the country.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">On this captivating journey, you\u2019ll shake off the insistent noise and pressures of daily life; dining beneath the stars in the wild Orkhon Valley, sand-sledding down the dunes of Bayangobi, and riding with Kazakh eagle hunters in the mountainous aimag (province) of Bayan-\u00d6lgii. Along the way, you\u2019ll be welcomed into the homes of some of Mongolia\u2019s warmest guides.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">What matters is here, right before your feet. You\u2019ll take your mind off the \u201cold\u201d world \u2013 of emails to answer, events to plan, messes to tidy. In their place, we give you distraction.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a realm of sacred mountains, sweeping desert and sprawling pastures, 40% of Mongolians live as nomadic herders. 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