Inner Mongolia Horses

Many people want to ride horses on the great, green, vast and untouched Mongolian grasslands. Many people want to ride a horse and play POLO too.

Nara has a Mongolian friend way out on the grasslands an hour from Hailar with 100 horses. One cost US$30,000.00. You can easily ride horses in an area untouched by tourists by a beautiful lake. You can choose a safe slow horse or a wild untamed horse. Just be careful.

If you want to play POLO on the vast, green grasslands, maybe in the near future you can. The grasslands extend as far as the eye can see.

Mongolians here are just now learning to play POLO. There is no stadium or polo grounds. Only the vast grasslands. You can be on the cutting edge of both playing and teaching it to Mongolian grassland people. People here do not even know the word POLO, although an ancient woodcut shows a Chinese Tang emperor playing POLO over 1,000 years ago. There is a "hotel" there in the middle of the grasslands. A small cluster of Mongolian and Ewenki teepee houses. It is very primitive but gorgeous. It is like KOA camping.

If you want, you can stay there. They have a lot of food, drink, and song. But remember, you must walk to the restrooms. There is no running water or toilet in your Mongolian tent. but the price is right.

If you get up early, you may see "The Mongolian Milk Lady" buying fresh milk there. She is a good friend whose job is buying fresh milk, and making cheese and yoghurt. She will save a portion of fresh milk (no chemicals) if you want to learn how to make Mongolian yoghurt, Mongolian cream, or Mongolian cheese.

You can also shoot arrows at the archery range which is only a target on the grasslands. Mongolians have 3 sports of a man. Archery, horse riding, and wrestling.
Here you can practice archery and ride a horse. Anyone can wrestle with you, but be careful. The ladies can easily win or break a bone. You have to see to believe.

We can provide you a bare bones experience including transfers from Hailar Airport to the grasslands, staying in a Mongolian tent, all meals, and drinking water.
You must pay extra for horse riding by the hour ("about" Rmb 50/hour) or day ("about" Rmb 200/day). There will be no car daily for sightseeing. You must stay only
on the grasslands. The cost for this varies with the number of persons, but is very competitive. Usually about $75.00 to $100.00 per person per day. More if you want
more. Maybe less if you really want very, very little. Costs drop a lot if you can speak some Mongolian or Chinese. Some of our guides speak very little English.

I highly suggest you pay extra for a car always available. There is a lot to see in the grasslands that you would miss otherwise.

I know Hohot has similar experiences, but the grasslands
in Hailar are MUCH nicer, and the Mongolian families real. Hailar is not a tourist place. People complain there because tourists do not come there (now).

We can even drive from the Hailar airport direct to a Mongolian tent (real one or a tourist one). The next day after breakfast you can ride horses to a small town and have lunch. We can meet you there with the car and drive anyplace you want. Or variations of this. We have done this and it is easy. We have friends along the way. There are no restaurants or hotels where you can ride to. We use a close friends house.

 

Updated: October 1, 2008