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MZUNGU Expeditions
Moscow, Russia · 2 tours
Moscow company founded by the photographer Alexey Kolbov ('Mzungu'). It runs group ethnographic and photo expeditions worldwide, several with the Russian Geographical Society. Its about page says the company began 7 years ago. For Mongolia it sells two linked July expeditions for 7–12 participants, each with an English-speaking local guide and a Russian-speaking team leader: Northern Mongolia (reindeer herders and Lake Khuvsgul) and Mongolia (Naadam, Altai eagle hunters and the Gobi). The 2027 editions were listed on 2026-09-23, and the half-year page marks Northern Mongolia 2027 as in development with advance booking open. The 2026 editions (1–10 and 10–22 July 2026) are still online.
Published tours
Northern Mongolia: photo expedition to the Tsaatan reindeer herders, yak herders and Lake Khuvsgul
Name on the operator’s site: СЕВЕРНАЯ МОНГОЛИЯ
10 days · 2 890 долларов США при 11 – 12 участниках
Per person with 11–12 participants; 3 050 USD with 9–10 and 3 290 USD with 7–8. Single supplement 450 USD (hotel nights only). International travel is extra; the page estimates Moscow–Ulaanbaatar return flights from 1000 USD and Istanbul–Ulaanbaatar from 650 USD.
Photography · 7–12 participants · July · 1–10 July 2027. The cost block on the Russian page still says 1–10 July 2026, while the header and day-by-day give 2027. Can be combined with the Mongolia expedition of 10–22 July 2027.
Includes: Hotels in Ulaanbaatar and Mörön and a tourist camp, twin or double rooms, Gers with a nomad family and a family tepee (chum) with the reindeer herders, 4x4 vehicles (Land Cruiser 200 or similar) and a UAZ Purgon, Airport transfers, Full board, 2 litres of drinking water per person per day, English-speaking guide throughout, Own horse for the ride to the reindeer herders, Camping equipment and cutlery, Entrance fees to protected areas and national parks, Special permit fee for the state reserve, Visits to nomad families and all entrance fees in the programme, Group team leader with Russian interpretation
Mongolia: photo expedition to the Gobi Desert and Altai eagle hunters
Name on the operator’s site: МОНГОЛИЯ
13 days · 3 690 долларов США при 11 – 12 участниках
Per person with 11–12 participants on the Russian page; 3 990 USD with 9–10 and 4 190 USD with 7–8. The English page lists 2 990, 3 150 and 3 290 USD for the same group sizes. Single supplement 680 USD. International flights and the Ulaanbaatar–Ölgii–Ulaanbaatar domestic flights (estimated at 400–500 USD) are extra.
Photography · 7–12 participants · July, including the Naadam festival in Ulaanbaatar on day 2 · 10–22 July 2027. On the Russian page the day-by-day headings from day 2 still carry 2026 dates. Can be combined with the Northern Mongolia expedition of 1–10 July 2027.
Includes: Hotels and tourist camps in the Gobi, Ölgii and Ulaanbaatar, twin or double rooms, Gers with Kazakh eagle-hunter families, Full board, 2 litres of drinking water per person per day, 4x4 Land Cruiser 200 vehicles for the whole route (Land Cruiser 100 or 105 around Ölgii), Airport transfers, English-speaking guide full-time, Group team leader with Russian interpretation, Entrance fees to protected areas and national parks, Special permit fee for the state reserve, Visits to nomad families and all entrance fees in the programme