{"id":88554,"date":"2025-12-01T11:18:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T00:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/?p=88554"},"modified":"2025-12-10T02:46:44","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T15:46:44","slug":"mongolia-reindeer-herders-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/mongolia-reindeer-herders-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"Stay with nomadic reindeer herders in Mongolia\u2019s remote taiga forest"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Writer Sarah Gillespie discovers how travellers will get the chance to live among the itinerant Tsaatan people as part of a new Intrepid expedition for 2026.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wherever they roam, a nomadic Tsaatan reindeer-herding family typically starts the day early in the morning. The wife wakes first to make the fire and tea. Later, the husband gets up to check the reindeer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After breakfast, they milk the reindeer if it\u2019s milking season; then, together they attend to odd jobs, such as carpentry, cutting trees for firewood and working reindeer hides into harnesses, bridles, belts and saddles. The women sew clothes and make reindeer milk into cheese, yoghurt and curds, while the men repair equipment such as reindeer sleds and guns for hunting. In winter, they butcher reindeer meat for food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Intrepid\u2019s new trip, <a href=\"\/mongolia\/mongolia-expedition-reindeer-herders-166504\">Mongolia Expedition: Reindeer Herders<\/a>, you\u2019ll get the chance to share in this simple, sustainable way of life, by following in the footsteps of the Tsaatan people while staying with them for two nights to eat, sleep and better understand their way of life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Read more: <a href=\"\/adventures\/the-goods-2026-new-trips-experiences\/\">26 totally new Intrepid trips and experiences<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Intrepid-Travel-Mongolia-Tsaatan-Reindeer-herders-shutterstock-1261773238-1.jpg\" alt=\"A family group of Tsaatan people in Mongolia.\" class=\"wp-image-88559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Intrepid-Travel-Mongolia-Tsaatan-Reindeer-herders-shutterstock-1261773238-1.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Intrepid-Travel-Mongolia-Tsaatan-Reindeer-herders-shutterstock-1261773238-1-425x239.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Intrepid-Travel-Mongolia-Tsaatan-Reindeer-herders-shutterstock-1261773238-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Intrepid-Travel-Mongolia-Tsaatan-Reindeer-herders-shutterstock-1261773238-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Intrepid-Travel-Mongolia-Tsaatan-Reindeer-herders-shutterstock-1261773238-1-1170x658.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Intrepid-Travel-Mongolia-Tsaatan-Reindeer-herders-shutterstock-1261773238-1-585x329.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Stay with some of the 300 Tsaatan living in Mongolia today<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About the Tsaatan way of life<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Tsaatan, who call themselves Dukha, live in <a href=\"\/mongolia\">Mongolia<\/a>&#8216;s northern taiga: dense, coniferous forest on the edge of Siberia. This taiga blankets the land, stretching to the high, jagged mountains where the reindeer graze on their favourite food: moss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Tsaatan are Turkic people; the name \u2018Tsaatan\u2019 means \u2018those who have reindeer\u2019 in Mongolian. They are a sub-group of the Tuvan people of nomadic, tent-dwelling tribes, who mostly live in what is now the Tuvan Republic of Russian Siberia. When borders were redrawn in 1944, a few thousand Tuvans \u2013 from a total of 264,000 \u2013 ended up in Mongolia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of the Mongolian Tuvans, only a tiny fraction \u2013 around 300 \u2013 are Tsaatan following the traditional lifestyle. Unlike other Mongolian Tuvans, who live in gers (yurts) and practice Buddhism, the Tsaatan are a shamanistic people who live in ortz \u2013 similar to teepees. They speak both the Dukhan language and Mongolian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The taiga\u2019s unforgiving landscape has shaped the Tsaatans\u2019 lifestyle. \u2018In the thick forest, it&#8217;s almost impossible to have any other animals,\u2019 says Timur Yadamsuren, the Intrepid leader who&#8217;ll be leading the first Mongolia Expedition. \u2018So, their only option is to raise reindeer.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Timur, the reindeer\u2019s main uses are, in descending order of priority: meat, milk and leather. \u2018They used to use the hides for making teepees, but these days the hides are expensive, so they also sell them and use canvas to cover the teepees instead,\u2019 he says. \u2018Sometimes, baby reindeer die at a young age. Their hides are very expensive, so they bring in cash.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Read more: <a href=\"\/adventures\/the-goods-new-indigenous-experiences\/\">10 new ways to connect with Indigenous culture<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Intrepid-Travel-Mongolia-Tsaatan-Reindeer-herders-GettyImages-1013497008.jpg\" alt=\"The nomadic Tsaatan, moving with the seasons. \" class=\"wp-image-88562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Intrepid-Travel-Mongolia-Tsaatan-Reindeer-herders-GettyImages-1013497008.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Intrepid-Travel-Mongolia-Tsaatan-Reindeer-herders-GettyImages-1013497008-425x239.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Intrepid-Travel-Mongolia-Tsaatan-Reindeer-herders-GettyImages-1013497008-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Intrepid-Travel-Mongolia-Tsaatan-Reindeer-herders-GettyImages-1013497008-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Intrepid-Travel-Mongolia-Tsaatan-Reindeer-herders-GettyImages-1013497008-1170x658.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Intrepid-Travel-Mongolia-Tsaatan-Reindeer-herders-GettyImages-1013497008-585x329.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Get a taste for the Tsaatan&#8217;s simple, nomadic way of life<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What to expect from the homestay<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Tsaatan move four times a year, according to the seasons. In summer, they move to the coolest, highest mountains to avoid the heat. \u2018Reindeer don\u2019t sweat,\u2019 says Timur. \u2018They cool themselves down like dogs, with their tongues hanging out.\u2019 In the winter, the Tsaatan move closer to fixed settlements, which makes it easier for schoolchildren to travel between school and the camps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the Mongolia Expedition, you\u2019ll spend three days off grid, living with the Tsaatan and sleeping in their ortz. You\u2019ll help with daily camp activities, including milking, herding, preparing firewood, fetching water and singing traditional songs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018Travellers should expect a spontaneous, simple, nomadic way of life \u2013 reindeer herding in the most remote, hard-to-get-to corner of Mongolia,\u2019 says Timur. \u2018The Tsaatan are very nice people. Their lifestyle is amazing; even as a Mongolian, I was amazed. And the Tsaatan people will cook us food; mainly beef. They make their own bread and cook some vegetables, too.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More than anything, these three days are a chance to ground yourself in the Tsaatans\u2019 nature-first, sustainable lifestyle. \u2018The base of any nomadic philosophy is, &#8220;Do not touch the land,&#8221;\u2019 says Timur. \u2018The land is the holy temple. They let only the animals touch the land and they make a living from the animals.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The experience of living with the Tsaatan contrasts significantly with more manufactured tourist activities in the area. Around the popular beauty spot of Khovsgol Lake, it\u2019s common for groups to bring reindeer for photo opportunities \u2013 a practice that, as well as being inauthentic, is harmful to the animals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Read more: <a href=\"\/adventures\/the-goods-new-asia-trips\/\">14 new trips and experiences in Asia<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide is-style-rectangular\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Intrepid-Travel-Mongolia-Tsaatan-reindeer-herders-chores-cooking-meat-GettyImages-683712583.jpg\" alt=\"A local Tsaatan women performing daily chores.\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">You&#8217;ll join in with daily chores on the Mongolia Expedition<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How the Tsaatan live in the modern age<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Tsaatan, meanwhile, have stayed true to their roots even as technology and globalisation march on. This is thanks in part to the Mongolian government, which pays a monthly allowance to each Tsaatan to encourage them to maintain their lifestyle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Like any other nomadic people in Mongolia, they do have some modern devices for convenience: satellite dishes, solar panels, cars, motorcycles and internet banking. &#8216;These add a bit of comfort to their life and a bit of connection with the rest of the world,\u2019 says Timur. &#8216;Otherwise, they live on their own in geographical isolation; they\u2019re not deeply affected by modernisation as it&#8217;s so hard to get to them. So, I&#8217;m not deeply worried about their future.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Timur says that \u2013 so far \u2013 the Tsaatan are relatively unaffected by climate change. \u2018Their land is in the high mountains and no logging activity takes place at all. It&#8217;s just left to them, still untouched; nobody disturbs them except a few border patrols and some military units. It\u2019s almost negligible in terms of cultural or physical influence.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018The sustainability and ecological sense of nomadic people is great,\u2019 he adds. &#8216;They&#8217;re physically fit and mentally healthy. Their life is dictated by the weather and the climate. 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