This was my fourth trip with travel buddies. This time however, Zol arranged the eagle hunting Festival tour for 13 of my friends. She went above and beyond. The advantage of working with a smaller travel agency is the personalize service. Every single person is valuable and special and a friend. She also helped me arrange a medical conference of 200 attendees. She scouted out the venue, coordinated with the hotel and even found us off site dinner locations. Everything was super. It was a real adventure. Without exaggeration probably, they were at least 300 emails that went back-and-forth regarding the trip. But she was always patient and accommodating!! Mongolia is beautiful and I would recommend that any trip be coordinated by Zol at travel buddies! She can arrange absolutely anything and her Patience is a boundless. Always a smile and always wanting to go above and beyond.

Our trip with Zola of Travel Buddies is now one of my most favourite travel adventures. Our family of 4 thoroughly enjoyed every part of this exciting tour, the beautiful people and this suprising country. Zola is an admirable woman, full of grace and knowledge. She is also a thoughtful and informative guide who delivered us a seemless trip. We appreciated her ease and flexibility as she tirelessly lead us through a myriad of experiences. We mostly stayed in Ger camp accommodation but also in the home of a nomadic family. Each night our tent and bed was identical to the last but the location was impressively different. The beds are wooden base with no mattress and very little padding and the pillows are filled with stone. Sounds dreadful but wasn’t at all, however, if you like cushioning you should bring along some padding to lay on and a small pillow. My back often suffers in hotel beds yet funnily enough I had no trouble after sleeping on these extremely hard beds and stone filled pillows. Each day we rose happily for what new experiences we would gain. We were in awe as we travelled over the vast and rugged terrain of the Gobi Desert, through mountains or across the green grassy plains. The contrast was amazing. We rode camels and drank the milk, ate dried curd, experienced a sandstorm, hiked an ice valley, climbed 350m sand dunes and were in elation at the wild life. The hours in transit were filled with sightings of an array of magnificent birds, desert rodents, impressive wild horses, yak, goats and camels. We travelled 2300kms and most of it was off road, without signage or gps. The drivers were incredibly skilled and competent. We felt very safe even in the most remote areas. Mongolia is full of outrageously picturesque landscapes. We smiled all day every day. We were super impressed with the professionalism of the Travel Buddies company and can’t thank them enough for the amazing experiences.

We had a fabulous time with Zola on our 10 days in Mongolia. She is very knowledgeable about her country and always willing to pass on information. Our drivers were also fabulous and made a positive impact on the group. We travelled long days but the vans were comfortable and the company was always fun. Accommodation and food was way above our expectations.- meeting locals was fabulous. Highly recommend this tour company.