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IKARUS TOURSIKARUS TOURS GmbH

Königstein im Taunus, Germany (Am Kaltenborn 49-51) · 1970 · 3 tours

German long-haul tour operator founded in 1970 by Horst and Ursula Kitzki; its managing director is Nicolas Kitzki. The site says it offers over 600 trips in about 130 countries and carries more than 5,000 travellers a year. Its Mongolia page listed four offers on 2026-09-23, recorded here as three products: a 19-day small-group expedition with flights from Frankfurt, an 18-day winter photo tour led by the photographer Thorsten Milse, and a 14-day private guided tour sold in a 2026 edition and a 2027-2028 edition.

Published tours

Great Mongolia Expedition
Name on the operator’s site: Große Mongolei-Expedition
19 days · ab 4.350 €
Per person in a double room, including return flights from Frankfurt. 4,350 € for the June 2027 departure and 4,560 € for the July and August departures; single supplement 670 €. A 2% early-booking discount on the base price applies when booked five or more months ahead.
Package with flights · 6-12 participants · June–August 2027 · 12.06.2027 - 30.06.2027; 03.07.2027 - 21.07.2027; 07.08.2027 - 25.08.2027
Includes: Scheduled flights with MIAT Mongolian Airlines or similar from/to Frankfurt, including taxes and fees, Rail&Fly train travel within Germany (2nd class), Hotel in Ulaanbaatar, otherwise gers, Meals as listed in the itinerary, Transfers, sightseeing, touring and activity programme including entrance fees, A travel handbook of your choice, German-speaking tour leader throughout
Mongolia photo tour with Thorsten Milse
Name on the operator’s site: Fotoreise Mongolei mit Thorsten Milse
18 days · ab 16.190 €
Per person in a double room for the listed departure. The page gives 10,890 € per person for the main programme with 4 participants and 8,590 € with 6. Single supplement 669 €. An optional 8-day Gobi pre- or post-programme (Dalanzadgad, Khongoryn Gol, Bayanzag) costs 6,829 € per person in a double room. Travel to Ulaanbaatar is not included. The inclusions list shown for the main tour is identical to the one for the optional Gobi programme (1 night at the Shangri-La, 1 night in Dalanzadgad, 6 ger nights with a nomad family, camel photo shoots at Khongoryn Gol and Bayanzag); those items do not match the 18-day itinerary, which spends four nights at the Shangri-La and does not go to Dalanzadgad, so they are left out here.
Photography · 2-6 participants · February 2027 (winter) · 05.02.2027 - 22.02.2027 (two more bookings needed to guarantee it when checked)
Includes: All transfers, Accompanied by photographer Thorsten Milse, German-speaking tour leader, Meals as listed, National park entrance fees, Travel in 4x4 Land Cruiser jeeps, 0.5 L drinking water per person per day
Mongolia – In the footsteps of the nomads
Name on the operator’s site: Mongolei - auf den Spuren der Nomaden
14 days · ab 3.990 €
Per person in a double room, private tour from/to Ulaanbaatar, 2027 and 2028 seasons; single supplement 830 €. The 2026 edition of the same tour (tour code I629002) is listed from 4,150 € with a 550 € single supplement. Travel to Ulaanbaatar is not included. The page sells it as a private trip on a date of choice for 2 people. The header gives 14 days, but the day-by-day itinerary is headed '15-Tage Tour' and runs to day 15.
Private · Private tour · May–October · On request between 1 May and 31 October (2026, 2027 and 2028 seasons listed)
Includes: Private round trip from/to Ulaanbaatar, Hotel in Ulaanbaatar, otherwise gers, Meals as listed in the itinerary, Transfers, sightseeing, touring and activity programme including entrance fees, German- or English-speaking guide throughout from/to Ulaanbaatar

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Contact

Email: info@ikarus.com
Phone: +49 6174 29020
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ikarustours/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IkarusTours/

Languages

German
English

Trip styles

Package with flights
Small-group join-in
Photography
Winter
Private

Regions

Central
Khuvsgul
The Gobi
Altai / west

Sold to

Sells to travellers from other countries

How you book

Each trip page lists dated departures with an online 'Jetzt buchen' (book now) or 'Jetzt anfragen' (enquire) button, and the trips can also be booked through travel agencies. The expedition needs 6-12 participants. If the minimum is not reached, IKARUS may run it as a smaller group at a surcharge or cancel up to 21 days before departure. Flight prices are based on group fares with limited seats, and later bookings may pay a surcharge. The expedition has a 2% early-booking discount on the base price when booked five months or more ahead. Each product page names a Mongolia specialist with a direct phone line.

A 20% deposit is due within 14 days of receiving the booking confirmation and security certificate. The balance is due no later than three weeks (21 days) before departure. Payment goes directly to IKARUS by bank transfer, even when the trip is booked through a travel agency, or by Visa, Mastercard or American Express through a secure link at no extra charge.

The trip pages refer to the general terms, whose cancellation charges per traveller for the 'Ferne Welten' and 'Auf meine Tour' programmes are: more than 65 days before departure 20%; 65-51 days 30%; 50-15 days 40%; 14-8 days 60%; 7-2 days 80%; 1 day before, on the day or no-show 95%. Changes of tour, date or accommodation count as a cancellation and rebooking.

Licence and membership

Registered at the Königstein court, HRB 1202. Trips are package holidays, and payments are taken only after the customer receives the insurer's security certificate (Sicherungsschein).

Last checked: 2026-09-22

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