Women Power & Longevity in Mongolia

Day 1 · July 10

Direct flight from Frankfurt to Ulaanbaatar

Since there are no direct flights from France, we fly direct from Frankfurt, Germany. Round-trip flights from Frankfurt are included, and flight dates cannot be changed. The flight leaves Frankfurt at 2:30 PM on July 10, 2027, and the return lands at 1:10 PM on July 26, 2027. Please allow plenty of time for your connection in Frankfurt, which is a busy airport.

As Europe shrinks beneath the wings, let go of what you’re leaving behind. The journey has begun.

Stay on board Transfer flight Frankfurt–Ulaanbaatar

Day 2 · July 11

Arrival in Ulaanbaatar and the Naadam festival

We land in Ulaanbaatar in the morning, and our Mongolian team is waiting for you at arrivals. On July 11 and 12, the whole city lives to the rhythm of Naadam, the greatest festival of the steppe empire, celebrated since Mongolia’s independence in 1921. At the central stadium you’ll see the opening ceremony with songs, music and dance, along with ankle-bone shooting (shagai), archery and Mongolian wrestling, surrounded by Mongolians in their finest deel. In the evening we settle into the yurt camp and share our first dinner together.

Stay yurt camp, Ulaanbaatar Meals full board Transfer from the airport

Day 3 · July 12

Naadam: the great horse race

We drive to Khui Doloon Khudag, a beautiful valley 25 km (15 miles) from Ulaanbaatar, for the famous Naadam horse race. Young riders in traditional dress gallop across the steppe in a blend of competition, tradition and popular fervour. We return to the yurt camp for a last night in the city before heading out to the countryside.

Stay yurt camp, Ulaanbaatar Meals full board

Day 4 · July 13

At the foot of the Khugnu Khan mountains

An early departure for Khugnu Khan. The monastery welcomes us in its silence. Among rocks shaped by centuries and whispering larches, we walk slowly, breathe, and let the stark beauty of this place do its work. A guided meditation gently opens the day, and in the afternoon we take an easy hike in the mountains, letting each step ground us in the body, the earth and the moment.

That evening, around the fire, Chonos Chogostkhaan takes up her drum. The sound reaches your chest before your ears, and the vibrations travel down into the belly, the centre of life and creation that women carry within them. In Mongolia, the female shaman has kept the cycles and mysteries of womanhood for millennia. She leads the eight-step Moon ritual with ancestral invocation, which opens the door to Mongolia for you. Each woman sets an intention: not a wish, but a decision.

Stay yurt, Khugnu Khan Meals full board

Day 5 · July 14

The stones that remember: Karakorum

The road to Karakorum crosses landscapes that call for silence, not out of sadness but out of sheer grandeur. Karakorum was the ancient capital where Genghis Khan built the largest empire in history. In nomadic societies, women have always held an important place: regents who ruled for years, shamanesses who advised the khans, warriors whose names have crossed the centuries. At Erdene Zuu, Mongolia’s oldest monastery, the great white walls lined with stupas hold a memory the body senses before the mind understands. The afternoon brings the local market, the museum and encounters with local people.

Stay yurt, Karakorum Meals full board

Day 6 · July 15

The water that sets you free: Tsagaan Sum hot springs

Three hours of dirt tracks across the steppe, and then the valley reveals a secret few travellers know: the Tsagaan Sum hot springs. The water rises from the earth at 72°C (162°F). It is rich in sulphur and sodium, and has been prized for generations for its benefits to the joints, skin and circulation. Guarded by a Goddess, it comes from the womb of the earth. Something old dissolves: tension in the hips, a guardedness in the belly, fatigue stored in the pelvis.

In the evening, around the fire, the shaman calls the ancestral spirits with her drum. Each woman entrusts to the smoke what she wishes to leave behind, then sets a clear intention, like a seed planted in the night. You come away lighter.

Stay yurt with nomadic herders Meals full board About 3 hours on tracks

Day 7 · July 16

What the nomads pass on

A morning with the nomadic families of Tsagaan Sum is a lesson without words. These women milk the mares at dawn, make dried cheese, run the yurt, and raise their children in fresh air and freedom. Their power isn’t claimed: it’s lived.

In the afternoon we hike for three hours in the Tuvkhni mountains. The climb is gentle and the larches keep us company. At the top, perched like a prayer above the world, Tuvkhni temple offers a breathtaking view. Dinner is khorkhog by the fire, lamb cooked with stones heated in the river, and one of the best meals of the trip.

Stay yurt with herders Meals full board 3-hour hike

Days 8–12 · July 17–21

The heart of the journey: the Orkhon Valley

These five days are the beating heart of Women Power, guided by Chonos Chogostkhaan. Camp is set between the Orkhon River and rolling hills, where eagles circle high above and the wind smells of grass and damp earth. Here we live at the pace of the steppe, of the nomads, and of what is truly happening inside us.

The full moon on the night of July 18 lights up our nights under canvas, and the full moon ceremony with Chonos Chogostkhaan is one of the high points of the journey. Each morning, energy rises gently with the sun. The shamanic ceremonies work deeply on the female lineage: what has been passed down, strengths and wounds alike, what we choose to keep, and what we choose to give back to the Mongolian earth.

Between ceremonies come horseback rides across the steppe, time by the river, laughter, meaningful silences and conversations that go deep. These days also include four workshops:

• structuring your energy before any undertaking, in four steps (half a day);
• leadership and natural authority (half a day);
• energizing your voice and speaking in public (half a day);
• reconnecting with your feminine centre, the source of creativity (three evenings).

Stay tents, Orkhon Valley Meals full board On site, on horseback and on foot

Day 13 · July 22

The lake and time regained: Lake Ogii

Lake Ogii appears out of the steppe like a surprise. Its calm waters mirror an endless sky, and its shores are home to migrating birds and raptors circling slowly overhead. There are no ceremonies and no programme for these days. The body has worked and something has opened; now it needs time to settle. You walk along the shore, write in your journal, talk with the woman beside you, whom you’ve come to know over the days. You look at the horizon and understand what it means to have space within yourself.

Stay yurt, Lake Ogii Meals full board

Day 14 · July 23

Lake Ogii, second day

A second free day by the lake, with no ceremony and no schedule. Just you, the lake and infinite space: the rare luxury of belonging to yourself.

Stay yurt, Lake Ogii Meals full board

Day 15 · July 24

The road back

The drive back to Ulaanbaatar is long and beautiful. The steppe rolls past one last time, and you see it differently now, with the gratitude of someone who has received something great. In the evening, we share a warm farewell dinner in a yurt with the whole Mongolian team.

Stay yurt camp, Ulaanbaatar Meals full board

Day 16 · July 25

A day in Ulaanbaatar

A day in the city, with a visit to Gandan Monastery and then the local market, perfect for a last look at Mongolian crafts. Last night at the yurt camp.

Stay yurt camp, Ulaanbaatar Meals full board

Day 17 · July 26

Going home. Whole.

The driver arrives early, in the cool of the night. Bags are loaded. You look at each other: women you didn’t know two weeks ago, and whose paths you can no longer imagine not having crossed. The plane takes off and Frankfurt draws near. You return to your life, but you are not quite the same. Something has fallen back into place: a warmth in the belly, a grounding in the pelvis, clarity in your decisions. Mongolia doesn’t let go easily. That’s why people come back.

Transfer flight Ulaanbaatar–Frankfurt