Debbie and Mike, from the USA. July 2011

Dear Selena Travel,

Now that we are home in Thailand, we want to thank you for all of your help in arranging our Discover True Mongolia tour this past month. We had an absolutley fantastic time, from beginning to end, on our recent trip to Mongolia. Many thanks, too, go to our tour team of Joe, Sodoo and Hoyga. We could not have been more pleased and impressed with their constant attention to detail and comfort for their guests. We had so many good belly laughs with our group of travelers, tour leader and drivers; they made this trip a dream come true. We have long wanted to go to Mongolia and am so pleased to have seen and experienced all that we did with Selena Travel.

Joo Kee from Singapore, June-July, 2011

Hi Crys,

Just to let you know that we had a wonderful time during the trip. It was a very good horse trekking tour of getting a taste of the nomads' lifestyle, the Mongolian horses, the horse rides and the beautiful landscape. Complemented by the close attention given by Dorjo the tour guide, the horseman, the medical student cook and the retired army leutenant driver, I left Mongolia fully satisfied.
Terelj National Park was simply stunning, Gun-Galuut a sunset was captivating. The refreshing air was filled with nothing but sounds of bird chirping, horses galloping and sheep baaing. Patches of the green land were flooded with arrays of colorful flowers.
To describe the enjoyment of the trip and the beauty of Mongolia in such a short passage does not do justice to Chinggis Khan's homeland. The next best thing is to share my precious photos with others in order to feel my experience. Hope to return to the Land of blue skies soon.

Lieven Marien from Belgium, Jul- Aug, 2010

Hi Selena Travel, I take the opportunity to repeat and underline what we already wrote on the feedback forms at the end of our journey, in the beginning of august:

"All of the members of the team who accompanied us on our tour in Mongolia are amongst the most wonderful people we ever met: apart from being highly professional, they all became real friends, so that are Mongolian journey became a most unique and unforgettable experience.
" Whatever we asked, whatever needed to be done, all team members always stood ready to do more than their best to make things go right ; their dedication was really beyond compare.
"Thanks to all team members, we have had the opportunity to get a really fantastic impression of your country; Mongolia should be proud of such "ambassadors".
"All 3 drivers' skills deserve a very special mention: had it not been to the exceptional ability, both in driving and in mechanics, of Sodoo, Batcha and Baska, some parts of our tour would not have been possible to make; of course, this does not detract anything from the merits of the other team members, each for his or her own part of the job.

Kind regards, Lieven Mariën, Belgium on behalf of the "Cnudde party - Hilde 9 pack"

Virginia from the USA, Jul-Aug 2010

Dear Zola,

Please accept my sincere gratitude and appreciation for your kindness, attention and prompt professionalism in organizing everything for me......including choosing and booking additional hotel nights, the Naadam Festival (you were a splendid guide!) and for contacting Nyamka of Solid Ways in my behalf to help me purchase flights PEK-ULN. She did so promptly and with grace and attention to my dilemma.
In one of your early emails, Zola, you stated "We will not disappoint you". This certainly was the case! This tour was the perfect one for me and more than exceeded my expectations. Gorgeous sunsets,ever changing vast and beautiful vistas, calm, peace, tranquility, a multitude of beautiful animals and birds, gorgeous wild flowers, wonderful monasteries and congenial, friendly, gracious staff at the ger camps, and many activities and opportunities to learn about Mongolia and her rich culture.
Steppe Nomads camp was the perfect setting as a last stop before returning to UB., including the most delicious buffet breakfast I ever had.
I felt very healthy and energized during this tour, and it was wonderful not to have be exposed to the media....not a care in the world.. I wish to extend a special thank you to Jak. He was such a gentleman, an excellent and competent driver always mindful of the safety of his passengers as well as the care and respect of his vehicle. I am in the process of contacting friends and acquaintances to recommend Selena Travel and Zola, their magnificent sales manager.
Discover True Mongolia Tour tops my list of my most memorable experiences. Mongolia is beautiful and the people so kind and welcoming! My only disappointment was that I had to leave!

I have been back from Mongolia for a month and have spent so much time looking through the photographs again and again… My friend, Leng, and myself really want to thank Selena Travel for giving us such memorable experiences.

Before we set off to Mongolia, all our friends ask us: "What is there to see in Mongolia except grass? How can horse riding be fun except whole day on a horse?" Well, after returning from our trip, we shared our photos and experiences with them in complete satisfaction. Our tour guide (Dorjoo), the driver and horseman were all so friendly, dedicated and responsible. This is our first horse riding trip and they guided us so well that we were so comfortable and carefree with our horses just after half day of riding. Throughout the horse riding journey, we chitchat and enjoyed beautiful sceneries as the horse trotted through the grassland; many times we get adventurous and we galloped for a distance. We simply fell in love galloping on horseback…. and the staffs were always just beside me to ensure our safety. We really had an awesome time in Mongolia. Even overnight in the wild land, sleeping in tent, telling stories and joking under the starry skies is a memory that is so unforgettable to us. We will definitely recommend this Mongolia Horse Riding trip to all my friends…. It’s a different experience of a lifetime. We not only missed the vast grassland and Mongolian horses, but also the nature, mountains, lakes, fresh air, and amazing people from Selena Travel.

Sarah and Donald McLester from the USA, July 2008

Hello, as we've now been home just a week, I wanted to share with you the experiences in Mongolia with your company. This trip represented almost three years of dreaming and planning, and I have to say we were nervous about it. The remarkably talented, humorous, and bright Nara surely put our fears to rest! I imagine that all of your guides are competent and friendly, but Nara is really something special. You are very fortunate to have such a flawless English speaker, passionate historian, and tremendously likable person as Nara to represent Selena Travel.

Our trip was an unparalleled success, and I hope that telling of our experience will help increase responsible tourism in beautiful Mongolia so that others will come to love the country as we do. Again, thank you for a wonderful vacation that we will never forget.

Please feel free to use my comments in your promotional material or pass along my email address to any future clients as a reference. I did have a short interview with National Public Radio while we were there that you might enjoy hearing--I regret that they edited out Nara and Baagii's names and did not permit me to mention Selena Travel, but if I have any other opportunities to promote your company, I will surely do it!

I am including several pictures from our trip for you; one of the highlights, that wouldn't have happened without Baagii, was Donald getting to wrestle at Naadam (in Khatgol). Baagii's wrestling experience and willingness to help Donald learn about Mongolian wrestling was invaluable, and Naadam day was Donald's dream come true. My dream was a bit more prosaic, to ride a yak, and Nara helpfully located one for me in Huvsgol! Because of these and so many other requests cheerfully accomodated, we are thrilled with our Mongolia vacation!

Ted & Michelle Ressell from USA. July-August 2008

Hi Everyone,
We hope that everyone has comfortably eased back into their usual routines after the wonderful Mongolia tour. I (Ted) have been busily plowing through the photos on my two cameras and have more-or-less gotten them in order, I've whittled them down to a little over 200 from over 1200 and created a web slide show for anybody interested. It is viewable at: http://www.worldadventurequest.com/Mongolia2008/

I've concentrated (mostly) on "pretty pictures" of the people and landscape, I'll try and put up something different, more focused on our group, at a later date.

For the totality shots, that is obviously not how it looked over time. There are 2 series of 4 shots (one from the first few seconds of totality, one as totality was ending). The 4 shots are different exposures: recommend camera setting, 1 stop under exposure, 5 stops underexposure, and 1 stop over exposure).
Good luck to all, hopefully we'll run into each other again at various points.

Ted and Michelle

Ms. Meta Mertens from the USA, June-July 2008

Dear Zola,
In the event you haven't noticed it, I have a love affair going with Mongolia. My third visit within two years clinched it for me. I can't think of a better place to spend my vacations than your country.

As in prior years, my fourth Holiday with Nomadic Family was an unmitigated success. Ariunaa tirelessly translated, cooked and cared for me and educated me about the intricacies of Mongolian culture.

The Ganbolds and their friends made me a member of their horse racing team and we had the best time preparing our horses for Naadam. More than anything else, it is their friendship that will bring me to Mongolia over and over again.

I thank you Zola for all your assistance and support. Count me in again for next year!

Meta

Ms. La Vonne and Glen from the USA, July 2007

Dear Zola,
How can we praise you enough for the fantastic trip that you arranged for us? We were expecting to have a wonderful time but everything exceeded our expectations. We had the time of our lives.....both Glenn and I enjoyed every minute of every adventure. We were so happy to get to share the Naadam Festival with you. You were great to take us to all the events and spend the time with us. It was such a great experience that we'll never forget. I am trying to get my pictures so that I can e-mail some to you. I am not good on the computer but I will keep trying.

Zola, thank you so very, very much for everything you did to make our trip so special.

Ms. Yiman Ng from Canada, July 2006

Wondering where you should go for your next trip? I would recommend Mongolia. WHY??? I had such a great and unique travel experience throughout my stay in this beautiful country. Whether it was visiting the nomads, attending the Naadam Festival, traversing the sweeping landscapes, experiencing its culture, learning its fascinating history, watching wildlife, or riding a yak, the trip captures the essence of Mongolia.
Meeting the nomads was such a great way to learn about their way of living in such an authentic and intimate manner. I had developed a deep appreciation of their resilience, tenacity and ingenuity in living with nature. As well, I was very much taken by their hospitality.

Zola, thanks for your great help, patience in answering all my emails in such an informative and prompt manner, and planning this trip.

Mr. Galoy Gilbert (from Belgium) About Taimen Fishing trip

A taimen fishing trip in the north of Mongolia is a true challenge. The fisherman is a globe-fisher and the sporting fish has all it sense and merge the geographical variety, cultural and human of the deeply felt Mongolia. Beautiful country, fantastic adventure and fishing trip.

Gary Campbell from the UK, Sep 2005

Hi Zola,
I just wanted to tell you that we had a fantastic time in your country. Baya the guide was excellent as were the drivers. I would have no hesitation recommending your company to anyone.
Many thanks, Gary Campbell.