Healing Trails
Healing Trails
Nomadic Trails pioneered the therapeutic benefits of horseback travel in exotic Mongolia for people with Autism. This story was made famous in the book and movie called “Horse Boy” by Rupert Isaacson who brought his autistic son on just such a journey and then shared their tale with the world.
They are now offering similar journeys for cancer sufferers. It is well established that alternative treatments can play an important role in the healing process, even for very aggressive cancers like mesothelioma.
There are possibilities of travelling on this tour either going to north or doing it easier to central part of Mongolia. North Mongolia will be opening the door with very different edge of the world with rein deer herders who are so connected to the nature. This kind of trip involves harder horse riding and bit rough driving through some areas in the north Mongolia. But clients who have been there enjoyed a lot. Central part of Mongolia is rather easier and smoother driving involved. This trip allows you more comfortable riding and more connect to the local herds people and so on. You can meet shaman in here with full 2 days. More detail should be asked Mt. Tulga directly to:
The Mesothelioma Cancer Alliance website has a lengthy listing of alternative treatments which advocates for better nutrition, physical activity and getting away from the stress of conventional treatments to improve the mesothelioma prognosis. You can enjoy all of these benefits in the beautiful landscape and ancient culture of Mongolia with a trip booked through Nomadic Trails. Spirituality and physical healing have long gone hand in hand. This is especially true for conditions like cancer, which frequently defy conventional treatments and are not well understood by modern medicine. Make your own pilgrimage of hope and healing. See local shaman and consider the wisdom of an older form of medicine. Revel in the beauty of the untamed landscape. Get back to nature. Get to know a culture that was old before the United States of America was born. Live more fully. Stay in tents in the countryside and four-star hotels in the city. Trips available for varying levels of horsemanship, from beginner to advanced riders. Modern chemicals and pollutants are known causes of cancer. Get away from the poisons of modern life for a time, give your body a break from such known stressors, and give yourself a chance to heal both body and soul. As recommended by The National Institutes for Health, consider this or any alternative treatment as an adjunct to your regular therapy. See also these travel tips to help you better prepare for your journey and ensure it is a wonderment and adventure of the most positive sort. Please see the Gallery for breath taking, inspirational photos giving your imagination a taste of things to come. For additional information to help you plan your vacation of a lifetime, please contact Nomadic Trails at info@nomadictrails.com. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… *How is the weather in Mongolia? Spring: April – June Summer: June – September Fall: Sep – October Winter: October – March Summer is little more crowded (not so crowded that it would spoil your trip). The weather in Fall is usually change from bright sun to thunderstorm and back again several times ina day. Autumn is another good time to visit, when the leaves are turning color. Winter is cold, though blue skies are the norm. Month Temperature Precipitation in avarageJune +18.0 C; 48.5 mmJuly +24.0 C; 72.6 mm August + 20.0 C; 47.8 mmSeptember + 15.5 C; 24.4 mm * How to get there? Gateways to Mongolia are Beijing, Moscow, Osaka and Seoul. Mongolian International Airlines (MIAT), Korean Airline and Air China operate Boeing and Airbus planes on flights toUlaanbaatar. *Do I need Mongolian Visa? What is duration of validity of the Mongolian visa or visa fee? Single entry/exit and transit visas are valid for entry within 90 days from the date of issue. Multiple entry visa is valid for a period of 6 months. Mongolian Embassy and Honored Consuls in foreign countries will issue a visa. If there is not any Embassy Consular Office and also Honored Consul in your country (or country,where you are available to apply) you can get a visa at the immigration office of Mongolian border. In this case, you have to inform us at least one week before your arrival. We will fix official documents and also visa request letter to the Border Immigration Office. If Embassy Consuls and Honored Consul request an invitation letter for a visa we will provide with it. List of countries without visa fee 1. India – All type of passports need a visa, no visa applications, photos and fees required 2. USA- USA- no visa for all type of passport holders, including A, H, J visas within 90 days. Visit more than 90 days need visa, service charge – $131, no visa fee requiredList of countries and regions with non-visa regime for all types of passport holders-Hong Kong – 14 days for all type of passports. There is no visa fee for diplomatic and official passports. Ordinary passport holders pay visa fee if they travel for more than 14 days. 3. Israel – 30 days for all type of passports-Kazakhstan – 90 days for all type of passports-Malaysia – 1 month for all type of passports-Philippines – 21 days for all type of passports-Singapore – 14 days for all type of passports *Is there any online Mongolian visa application? Yes, please visit to following official website http://www.mfat.gov.mn/images/dwfile/VISAAPPLICATIONFORMMONGOL.pdf *How long does it take to obtain a visa? Usually it takes 2-5 working days. It is impossible to give a firm answer. Most applications are assessed initially within 24 hours upon their receipt. *Are there any health requirements? Do I need immunizations to enter Mongolia? There are no mandatory immunisations for travellers to Mongolia. You should be up-to-date with Typhoid, Tetanus, Polio and Hepatitis A. We recommend that you seek advice fromyour local GP or travel centre as to the correct immunisations and preventative treatments. We also recommend: • That if you have any pre-existing medical conditions which might affect you on tour, you make these known to us at the time of your booking. • A dental check-up prior to travelling. • That you know your blood group in case of emergency. To be on the safe side you can also check on www.fitfortravel.scot.nhs.uk. *Top five tips for staying healthy: • Ensure you have the correct vaccinations before you travel and that you have an adequate supply of any prescription medication to take with you. • Remember – high factor is recommended. • Make sure you drink plenty of (clean) water – dehydration is very common when travelling – but avoid ice cubes as they may be made from un-purified water. • Wash your hands regularly. You can buy antibacterial dry hand gel or take some wet- wipes. • Use insect repellent and long sleeves to avoid getting bitten, even in non-malarial areas. *I have autistic kid, could my kid ride a horse? Most people do not own a horse, so taking day tours or short rides and using different horses whenever you can is a good way to see where you stand.Riding lessons are perhaps the best way to get to know how to ride and prepare yourself for different situations. Professionals can teach you how to sit properly, as well as falloff. There are numerous skills to learn and many are near impossible to pick up without some sort of training. Size of Mongolian horse would allow you to lead your horse or walknext to it with your kid is riding on it and you feel more comfortable with it. *Equipment & Luggage: Travelling in Mongolia is a relatively easy pastime and therefore you should bring whatever you feel comfortable with. However, as a guide we suggest a packing list like this: Kit List: • 4 x Light cotton shirts or T-shirts, short sleeved and long. • 2 x Lightweight jumpers or sweatshirts • Good quality fleece or warm jumper • 2/3 pairs of cotton trousers. If preferred, women can wear sensible dresses and skirts. • Set of thermals • Set of waterproofs • Swim suit or trunks • Sun hat or cap • Pair of comfortable hiking boots/shoes • Pair of recreational shoes • Pair of flip flops – useful for showers • Sleeping bag liner/sleep sheep (cotton, fleece or silk) • Towel, travel soap and toiletries • Water bottle • Socks, thick ones for walking as well as light weight ones for evenings etc. towel, travel soap and toiletries • Torch (a headtorch keeps your hands free) • Plug adapter (see ‘Film and Photography’ section) • Rucksack, duffel bag or soft case (no hard suitcases please) • Additional snack supplements – see food section. A small daypack is practical for keeping general items (e.g. camera, books, wallets etc.) at hand when your main pack is out of reach. It is also handy for day trips and excursions. Optional Extras: • Ear plugs (if sharing a room / camping) • Alarm clock • 3-4 plastic carrier bags are very useful for dirty washing, dirty shoes and rubbish • Binoculars • Small packs of tissues • Money belt or secure pouch for money and passport etc. • A bandanna or large handkerchief is useful for dusty tracks, as are eye patches if light affects your sleep! • Sewing kit • Sunglasses • Writing materials • Swiss Army knife • Calculator (for currency conversion) • A trekking pole NB: If you wear glasses, it is advisable to bring a spare pair since opticians are uncommon. If you wear contact lenses you may find that climatic changes and dust can create visualirritation, therefore, it is advisable to bring a pair of glasses.You might be tempted to buy a few souvenirs here and there, so leave a little room for those extra purchases!! *Hand Luggage: Although it is very rare that luggage goes missing it has been known to happen and so it’s a good idea to carry a spare t-shirt, toothbrush, wash kit, spare underwear and anyother essentials in your hand luggage so that you can at least freshen up while waiting for your bags to catch you up. If you wear your sturdy shoes/boots it will also reduceweight in your luggage and keep them safe. *Cultural Sensitivity: On our tours we frequently interact with local people, each with their own distinct customs and traditions. We therefore ask you to be considerate and to treat them withrespect. Your tour leader will be able to advise you accordingly. *Why should I bring a electric converter? Throughout Mongolia, 220 volt/50 cycle is used. Appliances designed to operate at 110 volts will need a Converter. Two-phase and three-phase sockets are commonly used inhotels. You may also need an adapter plug in order to use your electrical appliances. In case you forget it, try to ask the room service. *How about the money stuff? It is of course, entirely up to you how much you choose to bring, but £200 (or equivalent) per person should be more than enough to cover all your incidental expenses, bottledbeer /cokes, laundry in guesthouses, presents, etc. Bring US dollar travellers’ cheques andUS dollars in cash-clean notes would be ideal. Travellers Cheques offer a safe means of carrying money around although are sometimes difficult to exchange and incur afee for the process. Credit cards are handy at some hotels and at airline offices in Ulaan Baatar, but you won’t be able to buy anything on credit outside the capital. US dollars dated before 2002 are unacceptable. Newer notes offer the best means of currency within the country for flexibility and ease. In Mongolia the unit of currency is the Tugrik. NB – please do not change more than you think you will need as in some cases you will not be able to change it back into hard currency. *What suggestions do you have for the first-timers? Join a group and visit the most popular places before you explore this special world by your own. With a mind of adventures and good will, expecting minor changes or not smoothminutes due to cultural or material differences, relax yourself and enjoy your trip. The Mongolian people are friendly to foreign visitors, your guides would be trained,experienced and your most reliable help. Follow his /her directions and your trip will be smooth and most enjoyable. *What are the ger and ger camp like? White felt tent, known as a GER and seen all over Mongolia, is probably the most identifiable symbol of the country. The word YURT is a Turkic word introduced by the Russians.Ger is one of the Mongolian Nomad traditional accommodation which can be assembled in one to three hours depending on the size. Mostly 5 or more gers in together and restaurant, toilet and shower buildings in separate, that is a picture of ger camp in the countryside. Gers can be surprisingly comfortable, supplied with electricity, stove, bedsbasicly. Toilets and showers are in the separate building. *What is it the Mongolian food and do we have it throughout the trip? An old Mongolian saying goes something like: ‘Breakfast, keep for yourself; lunch, share with your friends; dinner, give to your enemies’. The biggest and most important meals for Mongolians are breakfast and lunch, which will usually consist of boiled mutton with lots of fat and flour and maybe some dairy products or rice. The Mongolians are big teadrinkers and the classic drink is süütei tsai (salty tea). Men who refuse to drink arkhi (vodka) are considered less manly, while herders make their own unique home brew airag,which is fermented horse’s milk with an alcoholic content of about 3%. Many Mongolians distil it further to produce “shimiin arkhi”, which boosts the alcohol content to around 12%. Mongolia is a meat-eating country, but vegetarians can be accommodated on our trips with advance notice. The variety of restaurants in Ulaanbaatar continues to expand, and currently includes French, Korean, Mexican, Thai, Russian, Italian and Indian. Meals in the Ger camps and at our backcountry campsites are prepared for you by cooking and trekking staff, and are as varied as possible given their remote locations but still offer a great spread of food. Please let us know your requirements as soon as possible so we can make any arrangements to cater for your needs. Food to consider bringing: • Flavoured salt is useful for spicing up bland food • Nutri-grain bars are a good stand-by option. • Ground Coffee Bags (Lyons) are a treat and easy to pack • Condensed milk in a tube – very useful for adding to coffee • A wee dram should you not prefer local vodka or fermented horses milk. *Treats: In many of the regions Nomadic Trails travels through edible treats are often very hard to come by. We have found it is therefore a good idea if we all bring something a little bitspecial from home to share out at picnics, on long jeep drives or while having a drink in the evening. Favourite treats are Wurther’s Originals, dried fruit and mixed nuts, marmite,special fudge or toffee and boiled travel sweets. We even had a homemade fruitcake once – which with a bottle of Whisky in it was very welcome indeed. It is no problem if youforget but if you can it is certain to be well appreciated. *Guide Books and Maps: You might like to read up on Mongolia’s interesting history and sites prior to your tour. We recommend a variety of guidebooks such as Lonely Planet, Odyssey Guides, The Rough Guide, Footprint Guides the Horse Boy. All these publications have good general information as well as more specific country information that will help orientate you in the areas you visit. Good books and maps of Mongolia are available at Stanfords in Covent Garden, London or online at www.stanfords.co.uk. *Time: Mongolia is 8hrs ahead of GMT.A useful website to check the time zone differences is www.worldtimezone.com *Keeping in Touch: The time may arise on your trip when you need to contact someone at home (or vice versa). This can always be done via a message to our office in London. Your own mobilephone may work in Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia) if it is roaming facility enabled. Contact your network provider to check. Coverage is generally restricted to large towns. E-mail is available in the capital but once out in the countryside the email and phone facilities are very limited but in a every villages we can have mobile phone signals. *Flexibility: Please be aware that arrival times and the itinerary may change due to adverse weather conditions, road closures, unforeseen delays or events such as festivals and publicholidays. However, we shall endeavour to ensure all sites are visited and that your tour runs as smoothly as possible but please note that Mongolia does not always run likeclockwork, therefore do not expect the streamlined travel arrangements associated with some other continents. Things do not always go to plan; there will be times when youwill need to be patient and philosophical about your travels. Please remember your sense of humour! – You will enjoy your tour much more.Lastly, your tour leader tries to be conscious of everybody’s views, but sometimes they will have to make an unpopular decision and your flexibility will be appreciated. Please bear in mind that the tour leader does have your best interests at heart. *Final Recommendations: We recommend that you leave copies of your documentation with a close relative (ideally someone who has knowledge of your medical history). You should include copies of thefollowing: • Full itinerary • Passports • Travellers Cheques • Insurance Certificates • Credit Card details (in case they need to be stopped or cancelled). *Do’s and Don’ts DON’T • let a post or fence come between you if you are walking with Mongolians • whistle inside a ger or house belonging to a Mongolian • let your feet point in the direction of the altar (which will be on the north side) when sitting in a ger • let people walk over your outstretched legs • tread on the threshold of the ger when you walk over it • lean against a support column, a piece of furniture, or a wall of the ger (they represent stability and a link with heaven) • stamp out a fire or put water or any rubbish on it; fire is sacred • walk in front of an older person • turn your back to the altar and religious objects at the back of the ger • touch other people’s hats • have long conversations in your own language in front of hosts who don’t understand it • point a knife in the direction of anyone, or touch the hearth with it (the hearth symbolizes ties with ancestors) • pass anything to a Mongolian with just two fingers • take food from a plate with your left hand • spill milk inside a ger • wave your sleeve, as it is a mark of protest, or extend the little finger of your right hand, as this is a sign of disrespect • Hold a cup by the bottom, and not by the top rim DO • keep your hat on when entering a ger if you are wearing one, but lift it as a sign of greeting • Keep your sleeves rolled down, if you have any (or pretend to, if you have short sleeves); try not to expose your wrists • receive things with your right hand or both hands and ensure that your sleeves are rolled down • ensure you remove your gloves when shaking hands if you are wearing them • walk around inside the ger in a clockwise direction • receive food, a gift, or anything similar from a Mongolian with both hands or with your right hand, supported at the wrist or elbow • take at least a sip or nibble of the delicacies offered • pick up things with an open hand, palm facing upwards • grab the hand of a Mongolian if you have accidentally kicked their feet • sit cross-legged with your feet underneath you • leave a small gift, other than money, for your hosts • Sleep with your feet pointing towards the door • Leave weapons outside
You held our hands across the steppe and up to Siberia. You found the shamans. I owe you a lot. Without you we could not have done it. Rowan gets better an better! Thank you isn’t enough Tulga! Rupert’s family
Nirit Raviv Pélo is doing good. There is no specific change for the moment but generaly speaking I find her calmer and more on earth, more in her body. I wish to continue the healing in a manner or another. I’m sure it opens fields and it reconnect things bit by bit. Claire Doyon We want to thank you for this most beautiful journey, and all the good care we enjoyed from you and your crew! Perhaps we’ll meet again, who knows. This would be very nice some day…Team was very kind, and gave us excellent service! Lieve Verhelst. The trip was a great experience for me. I enjoyed the view, the group, the activities and of course the company. We got all the help we asked for and everything was well organised. Gilad Send your inquiry to;
If you have a group of friends or relatives, or are part of a club or organisation, and would like to travel on a private tour organised by Nomadic Trails – either using an existing Nomadic Trails itinerary, guide and departure date or by tailor-making a trip of your own – we’d be happy to help. In fact, we feel this offers the best of both worlds, enabling you to tailor-make your holiday, travel when you like, and with exactly who you want! Not only that but by arranging your own group you can qualify for significant discounts. If you manage to get 10 passengers we will give 1 place free of charge; if you get 8 passengers we will give the lead booker a 50% discount; and if you get 6 passengers we will give the lead booker a 25% discount.* ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
We miss Mongolia and we miss you. Daniel is doing better every day. He is back in school, and the teachers
say that he is a changed man. There is a lot of improvement.
We all came back healthier, energetic and re-charged from Mongolia.
It was a very good trip for us and we love your amazing country.
Mr. Tulga
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