Mongolia, yes but well prepared!
Cécile and Laurent already know Mongolia well. They will be drawing up a guide for 4x4s and camping cars. It will be the first of a series devoted to Asia.
They are leaving on the 15th of June and will spend 4 months in the beautiful country of Mongolia.
Why Mongolia?
"4x4 travellers are becoming more and more attracted to Mongolia for its savage and majestic scenery. Its increased popularity is also due to the fact that people are turning away from the African continent because of security and health problems"
In this vast country where neither English nor French arespoken and where maps are approximate, you’ll need to know how to get about and which routes to choose.
"To date there isn’t a guide for travellers with their own vehicle, who want to travel safely knowing the specificities and challenges of each itinerary"
(source: overlandaventure.com & mongolie4x4.com)
Who are they?
Laurent is an adventurer who has already toured the world on his bike. He wrote and published "The motorcycle adventure” The Bible for adventurous bikers who want to travel around the world.
Cécile is a geographer and passionate traveller, particularly in Africa. She’s visited dozens of countries using all means of transport, particularly 4X4s.
More info over theirweb site.
Their vehicle
They have chosen a solidToyota HZJ78, equipped partly byEuro4x4parts!
Cécile and Laurent told us: "to face up to the conditions in Mongolia we will need the robustness and the off road qualities of the HZJ 78. This vehicle will go anywhere! We’ve equipped it to allow us to live independently for a number of weeks."
The Guide
The Guide will be published in April 2016, and will include:
1. Practical information that will help you to prepare your trip and answer questions such as:
- What papers to obtain before you leave?
- How to pass the customs?
- How to cope with Russian and Mongolian and the Cyrillic characters?
- Where to get fuel?
- Water?
2 Information on the selection and preparation of the vehicle, the choice of season, budget required, etc.
3. Detailed itineraries supported by maps, GPS points and road-books, which describe the easiest / interesting routes to get to Mongolia, those that are passable with a “standard” motor home and whose which require an equipped 4x4 vehicle.
4. Articles on the history of Mongolia, the different landscapes, the diversity of cultures and traditions, fauna and flora, geological curiosities, etc. in the main tourist sites but also off the beaten track.
5. Plus a number of anecdotes and loads of photos.
(source: overlandaventure.com)
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