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really need feedback. We need to know what was good and what was bad.
That way we can make the good better and eliminate the bad. Please remember, however you may go to a very remote place. This can be true "Adventure Travel". We will try to make it "less remote", but it is. Sometimes we will have to leave sooner than you want especially if it rains. The roads turn to mud and hidden rocks can puncture a gas tank. We may suggest not stopping at a place, but we have reasons. Closing times? Better the next day? Below is some feedback we have obtained.
"This was an amazing adventure. Into the real hinterland of Inner Mongolia. The Mongolians are very different than the Chinese. They look similar but are vastly different. The Mongolians treasure nature. It is not by accident that they were Shamanistic people. The powers around them said to stop, but the people went underground instead.
The Mongolians are amazingly hospitable. When you enter a small town, you think it is a small Chinese town untill you see the Mongolians, and hear the Mongolian language spoken 100% It may be in a shop that makes traditional Mongolian clothes or in a "village" of Mongolian tents.
My most memorable experience was in a Mongolian tent for four days without running water or electricity. I had to walk across the grassland to charge my PDA by a wind driven generator. Otherwise, there was no electricity.
Food was mutton, mutton, and mutton interspersed with Mongolian milk tea, Mongolian Cheese, and bread.
The topography of Inner Mongolia is a mixture of vast grasslands and roaring rivers amongst forests and hills.
Ghengis Khan first was in the North, by the Russian boarder, and moved one night when there were too many Russians coming. To this day you can still see the statues of the early Russian settlers."
A Western Visitor from 2008
There are many testimonials. Some say Hailar is great but others say the Adventure Travel out of UlanHot is tops, but some people say Hailar is terrible. Some say the grassland is wonderful and amazing, but some say there are too many bugs. Some say one should not see a sheep killed, but others would never miss this.
Here are some more testimonials. You are free to contact the person directly for any details, questions, or "how were they".
You can ask if our site leaves some things out.
"A few friends and I went on a weekend trip to Inner Mongolia in July 2008 with Nara. I would highly recommend her tour service for travelers who don't speak Chinese but want to get a unique and authentic taste of Inner Mongolia. Nara arranged everything: hotel accommodations, car and food, plus some extras such as the Japanese Caves in Hailar, horseback riding on a Mongolian ranch, fishing in small village (she provided the rods and reels herself!) and lunch at the home of an Inner Mongolian family.
Without an English-speaking guide, travel in China can be quite daunting, especially if one ventures to the vast grasslands of Inner Mongolia. Nara is the solution to that problem. In an industry where organized tours can turn even the most extensive travelers into apathetic tourists riding blindly through a town on an air-conditioned tour bus, Nara is able to preserve the culture of Inner Mongolia for those who are looking for the trip of a lifetime."
Colleen Quirk
Traveled to Hailar
colquirk@xxxhotmail.com
The Beijing Center at the University of International Business and Economics: Summer 2008
Loyola University
Rome Center
Rome, Italy: 1998-1999
(Remove the xxx if you want to write her.)
A couple in 2011 to Ulanhot left too early. They rode horses for 3 days, a motorcycle for 1 day, hiked and visitesd Mongolian families for a day, then it started to rain. Rain. Rain. The dirt roads turned to mud mixed with animal droppings. They wanted to ride horses again, but we had to leave early due to the rain. On the days it was clear they had a 110% good experience. On the last day they had a negative experience. Sorry. I cannot control the rain. The people above, Colleen Quik, loved the rain. To each their own.
That way we can make the good better and eliminate the bad. Please remember, however you may go to a very remote place. This can be true "Adventure Travel". We will try to make it "less remote", but it is. Sometimes we will have to leave sooner than you want especially if it rains. The roads turn to mud and hidden rocks can puncture a gas tank. We may suggest not stopping at a place, but we have reasons. Closing times? Better the next day? Below is some feedback we have obtained.
"This was an amazing adventure. Into the real hinterland of Inner Mongolia. The Mongolians are very different than the Chinese. They look similar but are vastly different. The Mongolians treasure nature. It is not by accident that they were Shamanistic people. The powers around them said to stop, but the people went underground instead.
The Mongolians are amazingly hospitable. When you enter a small town, you think it is a small Chinese town untill you see the Mongolians, and hear the Mongolian language spoken 100% It may be in a shop that makes traditional Mongolian clothes or in a "village" of Mongolian tents.
My most memorable experience was in a Mongolian tent for four days without running water or electricity. I had to walk across the grassland to charge my PDA by a wind driven generator. Otherwise, there was no electricity.
Food was mutton, mutton, and mutton interspersed with Mongolian milk tea, Mongolian Cheese, and bread.
The topography of Inner Mongolia is a mixture of vast grasslands and roaring rivers amongst forests and hills.
Ghengis Khan first was in the North, by the Russian boarder, and moved one night when there were too many Russians coming. To this day you can still see the statues of the early Russian settlers."
A Western Visitor from 2008
There are many testimonials. Some say Hailar is great but others say the Adventure Travel out of UlanHot is tops, but some people say Hailar is terrible. Some say the grassland is wonderful and amazing, but some say there are too many bugs. Some say one should not see a sheep killed, but others would never miss this.
Here are some more testimonials. You are free to contact the person directly for any details, questions, or "how were they".
You can ask if our site leaves some things out.
"A few friends and I went on a weekend trip to Inner Mongolia in July 2008 with Nara. I would highly recommend her tour service for travelers who don't speak Chinese but want to get a unique and authentic taste of Inner Mongolia. Nara arranged everything: hotel accommodations, car and food, plus some extras such as the Japanese Caves in Hailar, horseback riding on a Mongolian ranch, fishing in small village (she provided the rods and reels herself!) and lunch at the home of an Inner Mongolian family.
Without an English-speaking guide, travel in China can be quite daunting, especially if one ventures to the vast grasslands of Inner Mongolia. Nara is the solution to that problem. In an industry where organized tours can turn even the most extensive travelers into apathetic tourists riding blindly through a town on an air-conditioned tour bus, Nara is able to preserve the culture of Inner Mongolia for those who are looking for the trip of a lifetime."
Colleen Quirk
Traveled to Hailar
colquirk@xxxhotmail.com
The Beijing Center at the University of International Business and Economics: Summer 2008
Loyola University
Rome Center
Rome, Italy: 1998-1999
(Remove the xxx if you want to write her.)
A couple in 2011 to Ulanhot left too early. They rode horses for 3 days, a motorcycle for 1 day, hiked and visitesd Mongolian families for a day, then it started to rain. Rain. Rain. The dirt roads turned to mud mixed with animal droppings. They wanted to ride horses again, but we had to leave early due to the rain. On the days it was clear they had a 110% good experience. On the last day they had a negative experience. Sorry. I cannot control the rain. The people above, Colleen Quik, loved the rain. To each their own.
Updated: 08/08/2011
