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Surf around our site to learn more about Mongolia and what Karakorum Expeditions can offer you. Please don't hesitate to hit the 'Contact Us' button for further information. Active Adventures Karakorum Expeditions aims to match activities and locations to produce a great experience - no two are the same but all share the common themes of safety, adventure, fun and commitment from our staff. This is not to say that our holidays are only for ultra-endurance sportsmen and women. We offer a range of itineraries to suit all interests and levels of fitness. In fact, we place more emphasis on time with the local people than burning up the miles. With our head office in downtown Ulaanbaatar we're in the heart of the action and ready to help with your inquiries. Our team of Mongolian, Australian and American staff are busy planning, running and researching new trips all year round. When not on the job, you can usually find at least one of us on a river, up a mountain, or drinking airag in a herder's ger! Our full-time staff is complemented by a fantastic team of herders, park rangers and drivers, spread throughout the country, who provide their local knowledge and skills to make every trip special. By training local people and involving them in a Karakorum Expedition we do our best to contribute to the local communities where our trips go. Introducing the team  Graham Taylor, Principal. Graham founded Karakorum Expeditions in 1997 at the completion of a 1,200-mile horse trek through central Mongolia sponsored by the Australian Geographical Society. Graham is no newcomer to adventure and brings many years' experience as a cyclist, canoeist, mountaineer and adventurer. You will find more about his personal adventures in Mongolia at (www.mongoliadreaming.com). A Mechanical Engineer by profession, he is our lead trekking guide (not to mention our vegetarian menus…!)
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Imagine a country of wide open spaces where nomadic herders tend their animals on seas of emerald green grass; herds of camels wander the Gobi desert; eagles soar high above majestic peaks in the Altai mountains. 
Many tour operators pack their visitors into a jeep or bus for a journey of jarring discomfort. Facts are that in this country, roads are bad, distances are great, and 'sights to see' few and far between. 
Ichinghoroo Tsend-Ochir, Director. Tsend-Ochir brings over thirty five years of experience in the Mongolian travel industry, and has been involved with the company since its inception. As the first employee of the former state-owned 'Juulchin' travel company (in 1965), he has held various positions in sports administration in Mongolia including International Director for the Mongolian Olympic Committee. Tsend-Ochir maintains our government and industry contacts, and actively contributes to development of cultural itineraries.
Namnan Bat-Erdene, Accountant. Baggi keeps our books in line and up-to-date with the authorities. A wiz with Excel, we have just upgraded to Quickbooks and he is relishing the challenge of getting all that carefully structured financial information into the new system. In the summertime Baggi rides to work on his trusty old 10-speed - remind us to upgrade him to a Diamond Back mountain bike!
