Mongolia Travel Packing List by Season and Tour Types
Your Mongolia tour packing list depends on your tour type, length, region, and the time of the year. We recommend you keep your luggage as light as possible. Especially when taking a tour, including domestic flights, trekking, and horseback riding. The luggage limit on the domestic flight is 15 kg, including the handbag. Extra per kg of luggage costs 2-3 USD, depending on your destination. Although, you can leave some of your items at your hotel if it is unnecessary for the countryside trip.
Mongolia Discovery Tour Packing List
Bringing washable clothes is the most convenient as you will not have much time to get the laundry service during your day-by-day moving travel
Torch/headlamp will be practical when going to bathrooms in the evenings and at night at ger camps.
Windproof/waterproof lightweight jacket at the end of June, July, and the first half of August. Please bring a warm windproof/waterproof jacket (suitable minimum -8°C) in May, the first half of June, the last half of August, September, and October. You better have a warm jacket even in the summer month if you travel to the western and northern mountainous parts of Mongolia.
Zip-off lightweight travel trousers would be ideal for most summer days, and better to have layers of trousers to keep you warm.
T-shirts (long-sleeve T-shirts protect your arms from the sun and help you stay warm)
A fleece jacket/sweatshirt could be handy when the weather cools down.
Woolen hats, gloves, scarf, and layers of undergarments help you stay warm in spring and autumn (the last half of August through the first half of June).
Waterproof walking boots are suitable throughout the year, and a sturdy pair of walking sandals when walking around ger camps. Some ger camps do not have slippers in their gers.
Pajamas/tights help you to stay warm at night.
Shorts and other suitable clothes for warm weather up to +38°C during the daytime. The evening/night temperature drops to +8 to + 18°C after the +38°C warm day. Please consider t temperature fluctuation on the same day.
Bringing your eyeglasses is preferable instead of lenses on dusty roads, during spring and autumn occasional storms.
Sun cream, lip balm, sunglasses, and a sunhat are vital.
Insect repellent
Some pills for common symptoms you may have while traveling. Pill recommendations are travel sickness pills, allergy pills (there is a vast expanse of grasslands), Pepto-Bismol for the inevitable upset stomach, and Antibiotic cream for cuts, scratches, and insect bites. Please carry the pill in the original package and clearly labeled container in your handbag.
The backpack is ideal. Rolling suitcases are suitable, but some ger camp paths are not even and stony to pull them
Comfortable shoulder strap day pack
Shampoo, soap, lotions, deodorant, and toothpaste are all available extensively in Ulaanbaatar. However, they are not available at some ger camps and during camping.
Towel, dry/wet tissues, and hand sanitizer will not go wrong when having picnic meals in the countryside and when nature calls you along the way. Ger camps provide small and large towels. But not the nomads if your itinerary includes a nomadic family stay.
Travel and medical insurance, passport, and other documents.
Camera with a spare battery or with a mobile charger.
Power bank - please check the power bank capacity allowance with your airlines, and put them in your carry-on bags.
Cables and adaptors for charging phones, cameras, and tabs.
Ziploc plastic bags help you protect your documents, phone, money, camera, binoculars, and other items from wetness, sand, and dust.
Small gifts for nomad children if you do not mind. Visiting nomads and learning about this unique culture is an inseparable and experiential part of our trips. Expressing thanks for your sudden and uninformed visits to nomads and their hospitality is a nice feeling for either of you. Giving little gifts to the nomads is not a must and is up to you. Candies are an ideal gift for both children and adults to keep things simple. Other gift ideas are small toys, hair ribbons, children’s books, educational materials, paper, and pencils. Sewing kits, face or hand cream, cigarettes, cigar-related items, or snuff tobacco for adults.
Mongolia Horse Riding Tour Packing List
Please make sure your clothes are not flappy when riding the half-wild Mongol horses
Washable underwear and t-shirts
Torch/headlamp is vital.
Riding pants
Waterproof over trousers and lightweight travel pants. Having layers of clothes is better in cooler months, including trousers.
Pajamas/tights or something similar to stay warm at night.
Clothes suitable at high up to +38°C during daytime in summer months. The temperature could drop to 0°C just after +30 °C. Therefore, expect and prepare for the weather fluctuation within a day. The rain turns into snow in the higher elevated areas either in summer.
T-shirts (long-sleeve T-shirts protect your arms from the sun and help you stay warm)
A fleece jacket/sweatshirt
Woolen hats, gloves, scarf, and layers of undergarments help you stay warm in spring and autumn (the last half of August through the first half of June)
Bringing your eyeglasses is preferable instead of lenses on dusty roads, during spring and autumn occasional storms.
Sun cream, lip balm, sunglasses, and a sunhat are vital.
Shampoo, soap, lotions, deodorant, and toothpaste is all available extensively in Ulaanbaatar. However, they are not available at some ger camps and during camping. Please bring your supply
Towel, dry/wet tissues, and hand sanitizer. Ger camps and hotels provide small and large towels. But, please use own towel during the camping.
Travel and medical insurance, passport, and other documents.
Camera with a spare battery or with a mobile charger.
Power bank - please check the power bank capacity allowance with your airlines, and put them in your carry-on bags.
Cables and adaptors for charging phones, cameras, and tabs.
Ziploc plastic bags help you protect your documents, phone, money, camera, binoculars, and other items from wetness, sand, and dust.
Lightweight helmets. Alternatively, we can provide the helmets.
Sleeping bag - rated comfortably down to -5°C for summer trips, -10°C to -15°C for spring and autumn trips. We can provide synthetic sleeping bags, but not specializes in proper temperatures.
Comfortable shoulder strap day pack to keep your water and cameras on horseback
Waterproof day backpack cover
Backpack
Insect repellent
Some pills for common symptoms you may have while traveling. Pill recommendations are travel sickness pills, allergy pills (there is a vast expanse of grasslands), Pepto-Bismol for the inevitable upset stomach, and Antibiotic cream for cuts, scratches, and insect bites. Please carry the pill in the original package and clearly labeled container in your handbag.
Small gifts for nomad children if you do not mind. Visiting nomads and learning about this unique culture is an inseparable and experiential part of our trips. Expressing thanks for your sudden and uninformed visits to nomads and their hospitality is a nice feeling for either of you. Giving little gifts to the nomads is not a must and is up to you. Candies are an ideal gift for both children and adults to keep things simple. Other gift ideas are small toys, hair ribbons, children’s books, educational materials, paper, and pencils. Sewing kits, face or hand cream, cigarettes, cigar-related items, or snuff tobacco for adults.
Mongolia Biking Tour Packing List
Bringing washable clothes is the most convenient as you will not have much time to get the laundry service during your day-by-day moving travel
Bike shorts
Active socks
Cycling jerseys
Bring some gears such as your pedal, seat, etc., or use our TREK bikes with its factory gears
Shoes match the pedal you bring or shoes suitable for standard flat pedals
Arm/Legwarmers in colder months
Lightweight headband or hat
Helmet (or use ours. Should inform in advance)
Biking gloves
Torch/headlamp will be practical when going to bathrooms in the evenings and at night at ger camps.
Windproof/waterproof lightweight jacket at the end of June, July, and the first half of August. Please bring a warm windproof/waterproof jacket (suitable minimum -8°C) in May, the first half of June, the last half of August, September, and October. You better have a warm jacket even in the summer month if you travel to the western and northern mountainous parts of Mongolia.
Lightweight water/windproof trousers and extra trousers to wear in chilly weather.
T-shirts and long-sleeve T-shirts
A fleece jacket/sweatshirt
Woolen hats, gloves, scarf, and layers of undergarments help you stay warm in spring and autumn (the last half of August through the first half of June).
Waterproof walking boots are suitable throughout the year, and a sturdy pair of walking sandals when walking around ger camps and camping sites.
Pajamas/tights help you to stay warm at night.
Bringing your eyeglasses is preferable instead of lenses on dusty roads, during spring and autumn occasional storms.
Sun cream, lip balm, sunglasses, and a sunhat are vital.
Comfortable shoulder strap, waterproof day pack a day pack
Both backpack and suitcase work as a support vehicle will follow you. But, please consider the uneven earthen surface.
Shampoo, soap, lotions, deodorant, and toothpaste are all available extensively in Ulaanbaatar. However, they are not available at some ger camps and during camping.
Please bring your towel, dry/wet tissues, and hand sanitizer. Hotels and ger camps provide large and small towels. Although use own towel during the camping.
Travel and medical insurance, passport, and other documents.
Camera with a spare battery or with a mobile charger.
Power bank - please check the power bank capacity allowance with your airlines, and put them in your carry-on bags.
Cables and adaptors for charging phones, cameras, and tabs.
Ziploc plastic bags help you protect your documents, phone, money, camera, binoculars, and other items from wetness, sand, and dust.
Insect repellent
Some pills for common symptoms you may have while traveling. Pill recommendations are travel sickness pills, allergy pills (there is a vast expanse of grasslands), Pepto-Bismol for the inevitable upset stomach, and Antibiotic cream for cuts, scratches, and insect bites. Please carry the pill in the original package and clearly labeled container in your handbag.
Small gifts for nomad children if you do not mind. Visiting nomads and learning about this unique culture is an inseparable and experiential part of our trips. Expressing thanks for your sudden and uninformed visits to nomads and their hospitality is a nice feeling for either of you. Giving little gifts to the nomads is not a must and is up to you. Candies are an ideal gift for both children and adults to keep things simple. Other gift ideas are small toys, hair ribbons, children’s books, educational materials, paper, and pencils. Sewing kits, face or hand cream, cigarettes, cigar-related items, or snuff tobacco for adults.
Mongolia Hiking Tour Packing List
Washable underwear and t-shirts
Torch/headlamp
Waterproof, durable hiking boots and sandals
Lightweight, portable hiking sticks
Raincoat/waterproof bag cover
Light, windproof/waterproof warm jacket helps you to stay warm in the evening while camping. The jacket should be warm enough even in the summer months.
Pajamas/tights or something similar to stay warm at night.
Clothes suitable at high up to +38°C during daytime in summer months. The temperature could drop to 0°C just after +30 °C. Therefore, expect and prepare for weather fluctuation within a day. The rain turns into snow in the higher elevated areas either in summer.
T-shirts (long-sleeve T-shirts protect your arms from the sun and help you stay warm)
A fleece jacket/sweatshirt
Layers of undergarments
Woolen hats, gloves, scarf, and layers of undergarments help you stay warm in spring and autumn (the last half of August through the first half of June)
Bringing your eyeglasses is preferable instead of lenses on dusty roads, during spring and autumn occasional storms.
High protection sun cream, lip balm, sunglasses, sunhat/face cover, and light scarves to hide neck while hiking
Travel-sized razorblades, shampoo, soap, lotions, deodorant, and toothpaste
Towel, dry/wet tissues, and hand sanitizer. Ger camps and hotels provide small and large towels. But, please use your own towel during the camping.
Travel and medical insurance, passport, and other documents.
Camera with a spare battery or with a mobile charger.
Power bank - please check the power bank capacity allowance with your airlines, and put them in your carry-on bags.
Cables and adaptors for charging phones, cameras, and tabs.
Ziploc plastic bags help you protect your documents, phone, money, camera, binoculars, and other items from wetness, sand, and dust.
Lightweight helmets. Alternatively, we can provide the helmets.
Sleeping bag - rated comfortably down to -5°C for summer trips, -10°C to -15°C for spring and autumn trips. We can provide synthetic sleeping bags, but do not specializes in proper temperatures.
Comfortable shoulder strap day pack to keep your water and cameras while hiking
Waterproof day backpack cover
Insect repellent
Some pills for common symptoms you may have while traveling. Pill recommendations are travel sickness pills, allergy pills (there is a vast expanse of grasslands), Pepto-Bismol for the inevitable upset stomach, and Antibiotic cream for cuts, scratches, and insect bites. Please carry the pill in the original package and clearly labeled container in your handbag.
Small gifts for nomad children if you do not mind. Visiting nomads and learning about this unique culture is an inseparable and experiential part of our trips. Expressing thanks for your sudden and uninformed visits to nomads and their hospitality is a nice feeling for eithe of you. Giving little gifts to the nomads is not a must and is up to you. Candies are an ideal gift for both children and adults to keep things simple. Other gift ideas are small toys, hair ribbons, children’s books, educational materials, paper, and pencils. Sewing kits, face or hand cream, cigarettes, cigar-related items, or snuff tobacco for adults.
Mongolia Winter Tour Packing List
A torch/headlamp will be useful when going to the bathroom in the evening while staying with nomads and at ger camps.
A warm jacket can protect you at -35 0°C. Layers of warm clothes are another good idea (fleece jacket/sweatshirt). The layers of clothing allow efficient heat retention and protect against the cold and chill wind. A three-quarter length, (and full-length) jacket is advisable. For added warmth, we can provide full-length, traditional cloth “deel” on request.
Pajamas/tights or something similar to stay warm at night.
Sheepskin-lined warm boots/warm boots and a good pair of thermal wool socks.
Woolen hats, gloves, scarf, and layers of undergarments
Sun cream may protect your skin from the sunlight reflected in the snow.
Shampoo, soap, lotions, deodorant, and toothpaste are all available extensively in Ulaanbaatar. However, they are not available at ger camps, local hotels, and when staying with the nomads.
Please bring your towel, dry/wet tissues, and hand sanitizer. Hotels and ger camps provide large and small towels. Although, better to use your towel when staying with the nomads.
Travel and medical insurance, passport, and other documents.
Camera with a spare battery or with a mobile charger.
Power bank - please check the power bank capacity allowance with your airlines, and put them in your carry-on bags.
Cables and adaptors for charging phones, cameras, and tabs.
Some pills for common symptoms you may have while traveling. Pill recommendations are travel sickness pills, allergy pills (there is a vast expanse of grasslands), Pepto-Bismol for the inevitable upset stomach, and Antibiotic cream for cuts, scratches, and insect bites. Please carry the pill in the original package and clearly labeled container in your handbag.
Small gifts for nomad children if you do not mind. Visiting nomads and learning about this unique culture is an inseparable and experiential part of our trips. Expressing thanks for your sudden and uninformed visits to nomads and their hospitality is a nice feeling for either of you. Giving little gifts to the nomads is not a must and is up to you. Candies are an ideal gift for both children and adults to keep things simple. Other gift ideas are small toys, hair ribbons, children’s books, educational materials, paper, and pencils. Sewing kits, face or hand cream, cigarettes, cigar-related items, or snuff tobacco for adults.