New book inspires Mongolia visits
Intrepid travellers looking for destinations that are genuinely off the beaten track have been inspired by a new book by the Australian adventurer Tim Cope in which he describes a journey by horseback following in the steps of the legendary Genghis Khan.
The book, “On the Trail of Genghis Khan: An Epic Journey through the Land of the Nomads”, is an account of an extraordinary feat: the traversing on horseback of the entire Euroasian steppe from Karakorum, the ancient capital of Mongolia, through Kazakhstan, southern Russia, the Black Sea coast of the Crimea, coming to a conclusion some 6,000 miles later on the banks of the Danube River in Hungary.
The journey - not undertaken since the days of the Mongol empire – took almost three years, along the way providing Cope with a range of unique experiences and encounters – and temperatures that went from -50C to +54 C.
According to World Expeditions, an adventure travel specialist, publication of the book and publicity surrounding it have generated a surge of interest in trips to more remote locations with a 50 per cent increase in the number of enquiries about trips specifically to Mongolia.
“With so many places in the world now offering Starbucks coffee and Wi-Fi on demand, Tim’s account of his travels seems to have fired the imagination of those looking for something that is really remote,” said Gordon Steer of World Expeditions. “In his journey he really did get out into the wild and spend time with peoples that are still leading a nomadic lifestyle.”
Genghis Khan, the fearsome warrior who in the 12th and 13th centuries was responsible for extending the Mongol empire into Europe, still forms a huge part of the mindset in a country in which horseback and archery are still prized skills – and where a very large number are said to be his descendants.
For those wanting to get a deeper insight into Tim Cope’s experiences, World Expeditions offers a tour – “Mongolia in the Footsteps of the Nomad” - which is led by the author and involves spending some 18 days in some of the remotest parts of western Mongolia.
More information
On the Trail of Genghis Khan: An Epic Journey through the Land of the Nomads is published by Bloomsbury Publishing. RRP £20.
For details of the World Expeditions trip, see worldexpeditions.co.uk
The book, “On the Trail of Genghis Khan: An Epic Journey through the Land of the Nomads”, is an account of an extraordinary feat: the traversing on horseback of the entire Euroasian steppe from Karakorum, the ancient capital of Mongolia, through Kazakhstan, southern Russia, the Black Sea coast of the Crimea, coming to a conclusion some 6,000 miles later on the banks of the Danube River in Hungary.
The journey - not undertaken since the days of the Mongol empire – took almost three years, along the way providing Cope with a range of unique experiences and encounters – and temperatures that went from -50C to +54 C.
According to World Expeditions, an adventure travel specialist, publication of the book and publicity surrounding it have generated a surge of interest in trips to more remote locations with a 50 per cent increase in the number of enquiries about trips specifically to Mongolia.
“With so many places in the world now offering Starbucks coffee and Wi-Fi on demand, Tim’s account of his travels seems to have fired the imagination of those looking for something that is really remote,” said Gordon Steer of World Expeditions. “In his journey he really did get out into the wild and spend time with peoples that are still leading a nomadic lifestyle.”
Genghis Khan, the fearsome warrior who in the 12th and 13th centuries was responsible for extending the Mongol empire into Europe, still forms a huge part of the mindset in a country in which horseback and archery are still prized skills – and where a very large number are said to be his descendants.
For those wanting to get a deeper insight into Tim Cope’s experiences, World Expeditions offers a tour – “Mongolia in the Footsteps of the Nomad” - which is led by the author and involves spending some 18 days in some of the remotest parts of western Mongolia.
More information
On the Trail of Genghis Khan: An Epic Journey through the Land of the Nomads is published by Bloomsbury Publishing. RRP £20.
For details of the World Expeditions trip, see worldexpeditions.co.uk
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