At only 1 goat per person, per week, it's a relaxing, yet affordable and down-to-earth accommodation that caters for your basic needs.
24 hour yurt service will be provided.
During my stay, I was waited on by Qo'ai-marael Bat-Uul (or Steve, as I affectionately came to refer to him as).
For as little as 50,000,000 Togrog(The local currency) or 0.034USD you can get a constant supply of fermented yak's milk brought to your dwellings.
Set deep in the barren wastelands of southern Siberia, the harsh weather, limited food, blood-thirsty hoards and toothless smiles really give you a sense belonging.
Indeed, after wandering away from camp and getting lost for 3 days, I was glad to be back inside my yurt, draped in reindeer fur and smashed as tits off yaks milk.
With it's extreme continental climate and tribal warfare, C13 era Mongolia is not for the average jet-setter, though will prove a rewarding escape from the trappings of 21st Century living.
13th Century Mongolia is best visited in late Spring when the weather, though not at it's peak, means that food is plentiful and you are less likely to be invaded by a neighbouring tribe. For the more adventurous among you, consider early December to add a little vigour to your stay. Blizzards, sub-zero temperatures and the worry of the impending food shortages really keep the locals on their toes...as it will you.
That's all for us this week, join us again next week when the X-Files' David Duchovny takes a trip to Berlin, during the previous Ice-Age.
I join former US Olympic hopeful, now hopeless cripple Nancy Kerrigan on a jaunt round 1844 Ireland to see whether local eateries really did suffer during the potato blight.
And John Cleese brings us a little culture, the way only he can, when he visits Rome sometime towards the end of Emperor Nero.
I hope you join us, thanks for watching.
Until next time, good night.
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