Go Mongolia Part 4: Camels and Dunes | Khongor Sand Dunes | Gobi Desert

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Of the 50,000km of roadways in Mongolia, only about 10% are paved. This means that most of the time you’re either traveling by dirt road, or you’re off roading all together. At first we thought that the lack of pavement would slow us down, but we were wrong. Very, very wrong.
KHONGOR SAND DUNES:
When we arrived at our camp, we were awe struck by the towering dunes just a few hundred meters away. The dunes are simply massive… running for a length of 180 kilometers over a total area of nearly 350 square miles… This place instantly became our favorite camp of the entire trip, and we were eager to ascend the dunes. But first, we had other business to attend to…The sounds of the shifting sand blown by the wind has given Khongor the nickname “Singing Sand Dunes”, and at 300 meters high we were mentally unprepared for how difficult it would be to climb. Every single step forward caused the sand to shift backwards so it was quite literally an uphill battle. It took a solid 45 minutes of fighting to conquer this behemoth but like everything in life, the harder the fight the greater the reward.
Thank you for watching: Go Mongolia Part 4: Camels and Dunes | Khongor Sand Dunes | Gobi Desert
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  • @skyehagenstein7883
    @skyehagenstein78838 жыл бұрын

    Awesome!!!! Noah, your response when you reached the top was priceless. made me cry.

  • @becausewecamp

    @becausewecamp

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Skye Hagenstein thank you for understanding us, this moment was really special for us and it still stands out as a highlight in all our 2 years of backpacking. Coming over that dune, seeing the sun set and seeing out until forever was incredible. Your reaction was mine (Lynn) too!

  • @SarahWheeleeTravels
    @SarahWheeleeTravels9 жыл бұрын

    Incredible! I'm not going to lie, when you guys got to the top and saw the view it was a little emotional for me. How beautiful! It is awesome (in the truest sense of the word)

  • @becausewecamp

    @becausewecamp

    9 жыл бұрын

    Sarah Wheelee Looks like we did our job then :) And we totally agree, it was definitely an emotional experience. It's a cliche, but the cameras really don't even come close to capturing how amazing the dunes really are. Anyway, thanks so much for watching as always!

  • @SarahWheeleeTravels

    @SarahWheeleeTravels

    9 жыл бұрын

    Because We Camp ya good job. I didn't think that Mongolia would be on my list of must sees, but this experience. I don't just want it I need to go there. Thanks for making such a cool series! I cannot wait to see what's next!

  • @becausewecamp

    @becausewecamp

    9 жыл бұрын

    Sarah Wheelee Haha we know exactly how you feel, we never thought of going to Mongolia either until we saw some videos from a friend of ours. I'm so glad we did, it's been one of the most authentic places we've visited so far. I really hope you go someday :) As for what's next, we started the first bits of work on a Japan series today... hopefully it won't take too long haha

  • @SarahWheeleeTravels

    @SarahWheeleeTravels

    9 жыл бұрын

    Because We Camp awesome, ya your experience didn't seem too touristy like the other stuff all of us encounter. An authentic experience for sure. I'm a incredibly motivated to visit mongolia now. my friend is working for the peace corps over there. She's loving it. I am excited to hear about japan! Tiaan and I are planning on going to S. Africa in Oct still. BUT Thailand for the month of January and a little of February!!! EEP! if you are in asia we should plan a meet up soon! i think that would be incredible!

  • @becausewecamp

    @becausewecamp

    9 жыл бұрын

    Sarah Wheelee Wow the piece corps in Mongolia, that sounds like an amazing opportunity... I remember reading about your South Africa plans and it's great to hear that you're still going. How long are you both planning on being there? Africa is definitely on our list so we'll have to pick your brain when you get back haha. I hope you make it to Thailand as well, I can honestly say that it's one of our favorite countries. In fact, as excited as we are to hit the road again, we keep going back and forth about finding work here so we can stay longer haha. It would be a blast to hook up in person. Our plans always seem to change so who knows where we'll end up but for now, we're planning on heading to Myanmar for a month near the end of September when our Thai visas run out. After that we're probably going to head to India with a possible stop over in Sri Lanka first... but like I said our plans are always up in the air so we'll keep you posted on where we'll be so hopefully we can cross paths :)

  • @Munecovudu666
    @Munecovudu6669 жыл бұрын

    CAMEL NOOB QUOTES 2015 "I want the one with three humps! "

  • @becausewecamp

    @becausewecamp

    9 жыл бұрын

    JADE That will go on my headstone. - Lynn

  • @krzysztof7648
    @krzysztof76487 жыл бұрын

    Wow, this country is very interesting for me. It's so spacious everywhere...

  • @becausewecamp

    @becausewecamp

    7 жыл бұрын

    It's the most spacious country we've ever been to!

  • @krzysztof7648

    @krzysztof7648

    7 жыл бұрын

    Awesome views! Is it true that mongolian people tend to steal things from foreigners there?

  • @becausewecamp

    @becausewecamp

    7 жыл бұрын

    Like most countries we’ve visited, Mongolia is perfectly safe for foreigners. But just like anywhere, you also need to take personal responsibility for your own safety, and that includes taking steps to prevent yourself from being taken advantage of.

  • @Batkuz

    @Batkuz

    7 жыл бұрын

    do you guys know horse milk in mongolia it means airag

  • @neoyorke
    @neoyorke9 жыл бұрын

    Holy Shit that's an amazing view!! Love the vids!

  • @becausewecamp

    @becausewecamp

    9 жыл бұрын

    neoyorke Thank you so much! It was totally mind blowing...

  • @Guntar131
    @Guntar1319 жыл бұрын

    Those dunes were the best things in Mongolia so far this series. Amazing view! It doesn't look real. The group you're with seems very cool, very lucky to travel with decent folks. Thanks for sharing this.

  • @becausewecamp

    @becausewecamp

    9 жыл бұрын

    Guntar131 Yea the dunes are still our favorite part of the tour. It's a shame really because the camera doesn't even come close to doing them justice. They're easily one of the most epic things we've seen since we've been out. And yea, we got really lucky being with such an excellent group of people. Thanks for watching and commenting :)

  • @MaxPMagee
    @MaxPMagee5 жыл бұрын

    Oh my goodness. What an amazing reveal at the top of the dunes. Brought tears to my eyes. My 3 year old daughter now wants to visit Mongolia- she wants me to tell you, "It's a fun place." 🤣

  • @cindyvu4748
    @cindyvu47489 жыл бұрын

    You guys did it again!!! Completely binge watching like I don't have to wake up tomorrow and cater to my two year old son. So worth the wait!!!!!!!! Love it, you guys are amazing. Love love love from Sydney.

  • @becausewecamp

    @becausewecamp

    9 жыл бұрын

    Cindy Luong from Sydney! Thank you sooooo much for watching and for your views. We really hope you enjoy the series and *hugs* to your little guy for sharing you with us, even if it's just for a little while. ;) Thanks again!

  • @chingu1432
    @chingu14328 жыл бұрын

    You didn't slide down on a piece of tarp? That is the fun part of climbing sand dunes in Mongolian Gobi desert. Especially the singing sand dunes in Mongolia makes weird noise. If you like the movie Star Wars, you would've liked it.

  • @becausewecamp

    @becausewecamp

    8 жыл бұрын

    Nope, we didn't have tarp handy but I'm sure that would have been fun. Either way the dunes are a blast. I only wish that we could have stayed a bit longer. Thanks for watching!

  • @bine6345
    @bine63459 жыл бұрын

    wooooww, just wow! what a nature! i am so looking forward to see all of this with my own eyes! what is the cost of living? like in vietnam?

  • @becausewecamp

    @becausewecamp

    9 жыл бұрын

    Bine Stern Hmm, well I'm honestly not sure what the cost is. The families that live in the countryside are pretty self sufficient, so I don't know what their costs are, but I imagine they're pretty low. However, the cities are surprisingly expensive...

  • @DA-ug6ox

    @DA-ug6ox

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Bine Stern When my family went back to Mongolia for 5 months we spent about 200 dollars a month. Family of 5

  • @mhajas725
    @mhajas7259 жыл бұрын

    What a great group of people you guys was with, yep I know what climbing dunes is like, the camels most have been cool to ride on, hanks again for the adventure ☺

  • @becausewecamp

    @becausewecamp

    9 жыл бұрын

    matt Hajas Yeah, we really lucked out with such a great group of people. What dunes did you climb? That was intense!

  • @mhajas725

    @mhajas725

    9 жыл бұрын

    Because We Camp I pretty much grew up in the desert, place in Nevada and in CA nothing to huge but is like that sand dunes, we would go horse back riding just for the fun of it then, thanks for the reply

  • @ChriistiinaAlice
    @ChriistiinaAlice5 жыл бұрын

    Hey :) This trip looks amazing. I'm doing some research on traveling Mongolia and I was wondering what hostel you guys were staying at in Ulandbator. And if you know approximately how much this tour cost. Thank you in advance :)

  • @becausewecamp

    @becausewecamp

    5 жыл бұрын

    We stayed and traveled with Sun Path tours. Tell Doljmaa we sent you. Regarding cost, it usually depends on how many others are going on the tour with you. I'm not sure what they're charging these days, or how much we paid as it was quite a while ago. Have fun :)

  • @kchung9209
    @kchung92099 жыл бұрын

    "can I move now or whats up".......WAY too funny.....I would have filmed that segment from AFAR!!!!!

  • @becausewecamp

    @becausewecamp

    9 жыл бұрын

    kchung9209 Lol yea... I was dedicated to getting the shot I guess... it wasn't worth it

  • @edithr2028
    @edithr20289 жыл бұрын

    I love the panda jacket!🐼

  • @becausewecamp

    @becausewecamp

    9 жыл бұрын

    Fatima Ramirez Thank you! It was sooo cozy

  • @pink0902f1
    @pink0902f17 жыл бұрын

    amazing video and back music is nice

  • @becausewecamp

    @becausewecamp

    7 жыл бұрын

    Thank you again!

  • @iinarrab19
    @iinarrab198 ай бұрын

    Oh my god! We also met the same dog!!! He's really sweet.

  • @martaaramini4709
    @martaaramini47094 жыл бұрын

    Amazing

  • @HappinezSanchez
    @HappinezSanchez5 жыл бұрын

    Totally worth the climb

  • @CakeOwO
    @CakeOwO7 жыл бұрын

    Hello! Love your Mongolian travel series so much. What camera did you use to film this?

  • @becausewecamp

    @becausewecamp

    7 жыл бұрын

    Hello! Thanks for watching and we're glad you enjoyed the series. We used a combination of a Canon Powershot s120 and a sony PJ820E camcorder.

  • @bangtanbts7559
    @bangtanbts75595 жыл бұрын

    ❤️❤️💙💙💙💙💙

  • @Sargewa57
    @Sargewa578 жыл бұрын

    I am about to go to Mongolia with the Peace Corps, and I would really like to document my time there. I am curious what kind of camera have you guys been using? A DSLR? Also, I love your videos! Very well made! Thank you for sharing your experiences with everyone!

  • @becausewecamp

    @becausewecamp

    8 жыл бұрын

    Thank you +The Portungles! Wow that's cool! What kind of work will you be doing there and for how long? Regarding camera stuff, we do have a DSLR that we use now, but during the Mongolia trip we only had a point and shoot and a Sony camcorder. It just depends on what your goals are, if you plan to vlog or capture any kind of audio, you'll probably want to make sure you have something that will allow you to record audio without tons of wind noise; this was the mistake that we made with our Mongolia videos (which made editing a lot harder) and if we had it to do over again, we would have brought a setup that would have allowed us to cancel out the wind noise (lav mic, or external mic with wind sock) If your goals are to just make music videos then audio isn't really a big deal but given your situation, I would strongly suggest figuring out a good audio setup before you head out. I know I keep harping on the audio side of things but it almost matters more than good picture quality. If you have sound taken care of, then it really doesn't matter what you use to record video since pretty much all cameras today are capable of capturing full HD or better. Hope this helps and thanks for the views!

  • @Sargewa57

    @Sargewa57

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Because We Camp That is great advice, I have a pretty nice GoPro right now because I love the timelapse features it has. But I think a decent DSLR with a good mic setup would do well for me, I have a decent sized group of Brazilians that follow me and they would love if I were to Vlog about my time in Mongolia and other places I am sure i will travel to. I am going to be teaching Secondary Education English with the Peace Corps. Also, I just noticed you guys are from Seattle thats awesome! I am also from Seattle haha! Though I am a WSU graduate :P If you guys are in Seattle now I would love to meet you guys, maybe grab some coffee near Pikes Place haha! Thanks for your response!

  • @becausewecamp

    @becausewecamp

    8 жыл бұрын

    +The Portungles Oh very interesting... how long will you be there? Also, how does it work with the peace corps, do you get assigned to certain things or do you have some say in where you go? It sounds like a really interesting opportunity and I bet you'll have a blast Yea if you plan on vlogging then you'll definitely be better off with a non-gopro solution. There are a lot of nice point and shoot cameras that can do the trick as well, the only real downside to using one is the lack of clean audio in wind. You could use a point and shoot plus a lav mic setup if you don't fancy the idea of carrying around a heavier dslr... Also, what a small world! We're in Thailand at the moment but we'll be heading home via Europe in a couple of months, so if you're still in town by February-ish we should get together!

  • @Sargewa57

    @Sargewa57

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Because We Camp I will be there for 27 months, and you do have somewhat say in where you go. It's usually a pretty competitive process so what you do is apply to several different countries and then wait for a response from the Peace Corps, then there is a long interview process, followed by a long wait till you receive any notification that you are going to be invited. And now I am in the process of applying for my visa, going through the background checks, and getting medically cleared to go haha! I know that on my GoPro I can change the aspect ratio to something much closer and it's not too bad but the sound would still be a bit of an issue... I have a decent little Cannon point and shoot but I may just get a DSLR and mic with me in case, worse comes worst I and use the DSLR to take better zoomed pictures than the GoPro will allow haha! I will be here until May so that would be perfect! Let me know when you guys get back! Here is my email, sebastianzusi@gmail.com

  • @becausewecamp

    @becausewecamp

    8 жыл бұрын

    +The Portungles Sorry for the late response here.. again, we’ve been all over the place these days hehe… Wow that does sound involved. I honestly always assumed that it would be easier to get into the corps given the fact that so many of the positions require a huge commitment. But I guess it’s comforting to know that there’s an apparent overabundance of good hearted people such as yourself who are willing to get out there and make a difference. It sounds like you’ll want something with a good zoom lens. Either a dslr or a mirrorless would work. Hell you could even take a camcorder if you wanted some seriously good zoom. In fact several shots including the closing dunes shots in this video were filmed with our camcorder; it’s a much more convenient choice if you don’t care about using different lenses. We should be back while you’re still in town so I’ll hit you up! Until then, good luck on picking a camera… there are too many good options out there these days lol

  • @tahsinassami3049
    @tahsinassami30497 жыл бұрын

    I used to think that you're supposed to sit on the camel's hump rather than between the humps lmao! silly me lol. but the view from the top of the sand dune was absolutely mesmerizing! I can't even begin to imagine how it seemed in real life!! and as always #teamlynnoah haha!

  • @becausewecamp

    @becausewecamp

    7 жыл бұрын

    It took me FOREVER to climb that dune so it made the view all the more incredible since I struggled so hard to get there. ;) In the van, the couple that we were with tried to tell me that there was a rare camel with 3 humps and I almost beleived them, so don't feel bad lol. ;) Thanks for watching these Tashin, this series and the Japan one we did are one of my personal favorites. - Lynn

  • @tahsinassami3049

    @tahsinassami3049

    7 жыл бұрын

    Because We Camp yess! The Japan one is next on my watchlist!! :D

  • @becausewecamp

    @becausewecamp

    7 жыл бұрын

    Yay! Let us know what ya think

  • @batsaihanbaasanjav6573
    @batsaihanbaasanjav65733 жыл бұрын

    nice video.

  • @wendybayman7321
    @wendybayman73219 жыл бұрын

    wow!!

  • @becausewecamp

    @becausewecamp

    9 жыл бұрын

    Wendy Bayman xoxoxo

  • @Sanaa2k
    @Sanaa2k8 жыл бұрын

    I think if the audio and the video color would've been little bit good then it would be top quality travel video man.

  • @becausewecamp

    @becausewecamp

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Amarsanaa Ravdansambuu Thank you for watching! - Lynn

  • @NmberOneNetsFan
    @NmberOneNetsFan5 жыл бұрын

    I would have been drunk all the time with all that airag for free!

  • @NicolasVanhove
    @NicolasVanhove5 жыл бұрын

    Which month of the year did you travel? How warm is it in July?

  • @menslifemongolia
    @menslifemongolia3 жыл бұрын

    Hello, 5:08 what music name is it?

  • @NewmilestonetoursMongolia
    @NewmilestonetoursMongolia4 жыл бұрын

    What month did you go to Mongolia? It looks like you missed the nice and green lush summer.

  • @becausewecamp

    @becausewecamp

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yea it was around fall time. Still warm enough to enjoy without freezing too bad!

  • @evanbuchan7034
    @evanbuchan70348 жыл бұрын

    Cool vid what month did u travel in ?

  • @becausewecamp

    @becausewecamp

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Evan Buchan Thanks! I think we were there in September... if I remember correctly (I think I say what month in Part 8)

  • @sincity5268
    @sincity52686 жыл бұрын

    What was that town called?

  • @becausewecamp

    @becausewecamp

    6 жыл бұрын

    I have no idea :) That's one of the things that's so fun about traveling through Mongolia.

  • @info.channel

    @info.channel

    4 жыл бұрын

    That’s in sought of the Mongolia province calling dalanzadgad if you go through in sought country many dunes around there -;)

  • @cadencrocker9054
    @cadencrocker905417 күн бұрын

    That song in 4:27 is exactly the one in my Mongolia video kzread.info/dash/bejne/qZp4qNWsmbm7nbw.html

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